Las VegasCaesars
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'Hangover' movies have been a PR bonanza for Caesars, Vegas
(5/22/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- “Did Caesar live here?” Those four words, uttered by Zach Galifianakis’ Alan upon arriving at Caesars Palace in 2009’s “The...
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Caesars Entertainment announces changes in executive positions
(5/21/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Caesars Entertainment has appointed a new president of hospitality. Tom Arasi comes to the role after a stint with Las Vegas Sands. His responsibilities...
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Caesars Entertainment leadership changes announced
(5/20/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Caesars Entertainment Corp. shuffled its upper management Monday, appointing former Las Vegas Sands Corp. Tom Arasi as president of hospitality.
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Caesars Entertainment still on shaky ground, loses $200 million in first quarter
(5/1/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Caesars Entertainment narrowed its losses during the first quarter but still saw revenue fall 2.9 percent, from $2.21 billion to $2.14 billion, and...
4 Total Articles on this Issue
International Game Technology
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IGT China Research and Development Office receives ISO Certification
(5/22/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- International Game Technology (IGT), a global leader in casino gaming entertainment and systems technology, today announced it has received ISO 9001:2008...
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Quarterly results offer IGT chief degree of vindication
(5/6/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- There are victory laps and then there are VICTORY LAPS. International Game Technology Chief Executive Officer Patti Hart took the latter last month.
2 Total Articles on this Issue
Manila Casino
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Okada's Universal Entertainment calls Philippines payment unnecessary
(5/22/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Universal Entertainment Corp., the Tokyo-based company controlled by gaming magnate Kazuo Okada, called a $25 million payment at the center of an FBI...
1 Article on this Issue
Sands Corp.
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Jury sides with businessman in Vegas Sands lawsuit
(5/22/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A jury on Tuesday dealt another defeat to casino mogul and GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson in his nine-year fight with a Hong Kong businessman, awarding...
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Gambling Lawsuit: Court Orders Sheldon Adelson To Pay Former Consultant $70 Million
(5/15/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen was award on Tuesday $70 million by a court in Nevada after he sued billionaire casino boss Sheldon Adelson, owner of...
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LVS found by jury to owe middleman for casino license
(5/15/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. must pay USD70 million to a Hong Kong businessman for his help in obtaining a Macau casino...
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Casino owner Sheldon Adelson hit with $70-million verdict
(5/14/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A Hong Kong businessman hit a $70-million court-awarded jackpot Tuesday when a jury agreed that he had helped the casino empire run by billionaire Sheldon...
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Jurors return $70 million verdict against Las Vegas Sands
(5/14/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The jury in the Richard Suen trial on Tuesday returned a verdict of $70 million in the breach-of-contract case against Suen’s one-time client, Las...
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Jury sides with businessman in Las Vegas Sands lawsuit
(5/14/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A jury has awarded a Hong Kong businessman a $70 million judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corp., the casino giant run by billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
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Sands Ordered to Pay $70 Million in Macau Dispute
(5/14/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A Nevada jury on Tuesday ordered Las Vegas Sands to pay a Hong Kong businessman $70 million for helping the casino giant enter the lucrative Macau...
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Jury still deliberating in Las Vegas Sands case
(5/13/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A Las Vegas jury is still weighing whether it will award Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen a judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corp., the casino giant run...
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Jury begins deliberation in Las Vegas Sands case
(5/11/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Jurors began deliberations in a nine-year-old breach of contract case against casino giant Las Vegas Sands Friday after hearing conflicting stories from...
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Sands denies Beijing gave help on Macau casino license application
(5/11/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A lawyer for Las Vegas Sands Corporation said the Chinese government had no part in the awarding of gaming licences in Macau for the casino operator...
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Las Vegas Sands Says Beijing Had No Macau Licensing Role
(5/10/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A lawyer for Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS), the casino operator controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, said the Chinese government had no part in the...
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Suen attorney draws comparison in closing argument
(5/10/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- For more than a month, jurors in the Richard Suen trial have heard a lengthy roster of Chinese names, customs, and sections of constitutional law, all in...
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Adelson won't return to witness stand
(5/8/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Sheldon Adelson ended the suspense on Tuesday night by deciding to forgo another trip to the witness stand in the breach of contract case brought by...
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Expert witnesses in Sands trial debate influence, relationships
(5/7/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- An expert on business and politics in China testifying for Richard Suen on Tuesday appeared to come away with a subtle but visible advantage over one for...
14 Total Articles on this Issue
Wynn Resorts
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On top of big salaries, companies like Wynn Resorts pile on perks for CEOs
(5/22/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Wynn Resorts kept a suite open all year at its tony Las Vegas hotel and casino for founder and CEO Steve Wynn, at a cost of nearly $452,000.
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Wynn Resorts and Okada Must Freeze Their Legal Battle to Let the Feds Pursue Okada’s Alleged Casino Bribery
(5/3/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Two casinos have been at each other’s throats, Wynn Resorts Ltd and those owned by Kazuo Okada; the owners used to be on good terms, but when Wynn...
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Judge puts civil case between Wynn, Okada on hold
(5/2/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The messy lawsuit over the way Wynn Resorts Ltd. forcibly bought back the entire stake of Kazuo Okada, its former largest shareholder, has been put on...
3 Total Articles on this Issue
Labor & Unions
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Culinary votes to raise dues in event of strike
(5/21/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Culinary Workers Local 226 members voted overwhelmingly Monday to raise dues by $25 in the event of a strike this year against Strip and downtown resorts.
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With Strip contracts expiring, Culinary Union votes on increasing strike funds
(5/20/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The Culinary Union is preparing for the worst. Thousands of its members gathered at Cashman Field on Monday to vote on an increase in dues to plump up the...
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Union ties: The fates of Culinary and the Strip are inextricably linked
(5/6/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- It’s a recent afternoon in front of the Cosmopolitan and more than 2,000 picketers from the Culinary Union are yelling. “Cosmopolitan, look...
3 Total Articles on this Issue
Poker Tournament
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Carnivale Of Poker Returns To 2013 World Series of Poker
(5/18/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- In a blast from the tournament circuit past, the World Series of Poker has announced that the Carnivale of Poker will return for the 2013 summer series.
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What’s new at the 2013 World Series of Poker
(5/15/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Two years ago, the World Series of Poker naysayers were out in full effect. Following the U.S. Justice Department shutting down the three most popular...
2 Total Articles on this Issue
MGM Resorts
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Dubai World official says it would be willing to sell shares in MGM Resorts
(5/14/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- One of the largest shareholders in MGM Resorts International said Tuesday it would be willing to sell its stake in the hotel-casino operator for the right...
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MGM Resorts International reported a surprise profit
(5/5/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- MGM Resorts International reported a surprise profit for its first quarter on the strength of room bookings and gambling tables on the Las Vegas Strip and...
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Jim Murren talks online poker, MGM’s park on the Strip and the Rolling Stones
(5/3/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- MGM Resorts International reported its best quarter in five years Thursday. Chairman and CEO Jim Murren reflected on the financial turnaround and looked...
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MGM pulls out of downturn with record earnings at CityCenter
(5/2/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Boosted by an all-time earnings record at its CityCenter development and its best-ever first quarter in Macau, MGM Resorts International shifted from the...
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MGM Resorts beats earnings expectations
(5/2/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- On Thursday morning, before the New York markets opened, the China unit of MGM Resorts International (MGM +5.43%) reported record performance for the...
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MGM Resorts reports best quarterly report since 2008
(5/2/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Strip casino giant MGM Resorts International reversed a first quarter net loss from a year ago to report the company’s best quarterly results in...
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MGM Resorts tops analysts, reports best quarter since 2008
(5/2/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A single penny turned out to be the difference between MGM Resorts International’s first profitable quarterly earnings since 2008 and another net...
7 Total Articles on this Issue
Sheldon Adelson
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Adelsons fund more than politics
(5/13/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- As much attention as Sheldon Adelson received for the estimated $93 million he gave to Republican politicians last year, he has also been a benefactor in...
1 Article on this Issue
PokerStars
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STUTZ: Atlantic Club awaits its future
(5/12/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- On a seasonably pleasant Friday afternoon in late April, Atlantic Club Chief Operating Officer Michael Frawley and PokerStars spokesman Eric Hollreiser...
1 Article on this Issue
Nevada Online
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Las Vegan wins first real-money online poker tourney in U.S.
(5/10/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A winner has been crowned in the first ever real-money online poker tournament in the United States.
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Las Vegas man wins first legal online poker tournament in United States
(5/10/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas resident Daniel Healey made history last weekend, becoming the first poker player to win a legal, real-money online tournament in the U.S....
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Station Casinos says it knows Ultimate Poker has shortcomings, but being first was more important
(5/8/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- To the experienced online poker player, Station Casinos' Ultimate Poker website can feel like a trip back to the Stone Age. Players have complained...
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Ultimate Poker Launches Multi-Table Tournaments, Players React
(5/7/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- On Sunday, Ultimate Poker became a pioneer in American online poker yet again by successfully running the first ever U.S.-regulated online poker...
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EDITORIAL: Online poker
(5/6/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Years of urgent work by Nevada entrepreneurs, elected officials and gaming regulators paid off Tuesday when UltimatePoker.com opened for business,...
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Editorial: Online poker
(5/5/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Years of urgent work by Nevada entrepreneurs, elected officials and gaming regulators paid off Tuesday when UltimatePoker.com opened for business,...
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Nevada takes legal gaming online; how far behind is Mississippi?
(5/4/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A Las Vegas NV firm this week became the - 1st to launch legal online gaming in the - United States, & it likely will have a major impact on casinos...
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New Nevada online poker site deals out 100,000th hand
(5/3/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Ultimate Poker has registered thousands of users from every U.S. state and 20 different countries. That’s in just 72 hours. By Thursday evening, the...
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Las Vegas Web Site Is Test for Legal Online Gambling
(5/2/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- As the nation’s first legal, pay-to-play poker Web site embarks on a 30-day trial period, players from every state and Europe are logging on, even...
9 Total Articles on this Issue
Sahara Closing
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Former NASCAR Cafe demolished as part of Sahara renovation
(5/10/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Demolition work continued Friday at the Sahara where workers began dismantling the former NASCAR Cafe.
1 Article on this Issue
Sports Betting
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COOLICAN: Why Nevada needs to look at Dotty’s one way, sports book kiosks another
(5/8/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- For the first time in years, the Nevada Legislature is seriously discussing gaming policy. As R&R Partners gaming lobbyist Pete Ernaut said, “...
1 Article on this Issue
Social Gaming
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Playstudios launches new social casino game with the Mirage brand
(5/3/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Playstudios is launching a new social casino game, MyVegas Mirage Secret Gardens, that taps into MGM Resort International’s well-known Mirage resort...
1 Article on this Issue
Other News
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Gaming industry research in spotlight at Las Vegas conference
(5/23/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The largest gaming conference on the planet is coming back to Las Vegas. It’s the 15th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking, and...
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Palms introduces new website
(5/23/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The Palms on Thursday rolled out a new website, another upgrade made to the off-Strip property that has spent $50 million in the past year remodeling .
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Thrill ride between two Rio towers planned
(5/23/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A zip line-like thrill ride will connect the two towers of the Rio and send guests soaring more than 400 feet above the off-Strip hotel-casino. The...
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Boyd casinos drop the green flag on new NASCAR slot machine
(5/23/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Ladies and gentlemen, start your gaming engines: Bally Technology’s new NASCAR slot machine will make its Las Vegas debut at several Boyd Gaming...
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MORON ALERT: Crazy Horse III halts use of name Crazy Horse Too, but rival club is opening anyway
(5/23/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Today a judge in Las Vegas ruled that the club once known as Crazy Horse Too is not legally authorized to use that famous name.
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Third person charged in death of bird at Flamingo's Wildlife Habitat
(5/23/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Clark County prosecutors have charged a third University of California, Berkeley law student in connection with the October beheading of an exotic bird on...
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Rio Las Vegas opening zip line on top of casino
(5/22/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino is bringing a new thrill ride to its property.
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Guilty fraud plea in $5.6M Las Vegas embezzlement
(5/21/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with the embezzlement of $5.6 million from the prominent builder of residential high-...
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Derek Stevens integral to downtown revival
(5/20/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- If Tony Hsieh is the savior of downtown Las Vegas, then Derek Stevens is at least the savior of Fremont Street. Not to take anything away from Hsieh. The...
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Las Vegas' Downtown Grand to hire 800
(5/20/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Fifth Street Gaming is looking to hire more than 800 people for the Downtown Grand hotel, the company’s chief executive said Monday. The company...
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Newsbite: International Gaming Awards Twitter Spat
(5/20/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A new Twitter spat has erupted between John “PokerAddict” Mehaffey and the International Gaming Awards organization.
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Cowboy out, Silver Sevens on the way
(5/20/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The signs at Terrible’s Hotel & Casino are changing as the property shifts directions to go with a new identity.
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GLI Certifies Ultimate Gaming's Intrastate Interactive Gaming System for Nevada
(5/20/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), the world's leading gaming testing laboratory and technical consultancy, has completed its testing and...
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Sophisticated Online Compliance Training From NEWave and JOSEPH EVE Now Available for Subscription Purchase Through NEWave
(5/20/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Compliance officers across the United States now have a valuable ally in meeting compliance training regulations thanks to an online training solution...
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Health reforms could penalize some Nevada Indians
(5/19/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- On one hand, Angie Wilson said she’s looking forward to when the health care overhaul takes full effect in 2014 — it’ll allow the...
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95-year-old billionaire casino mogul missing, held hostage
(5/19/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- A 95-YEAR-OLD US casino mogul has been missing for months and is being held hostage by his lawyers, his ex-wife claims. Kirk Kerkorian, who made his $2.9...
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Terrible's Casino neon cowboy riding off into sunset
(5/17/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- Another Las Vegas casino is undergoing a name change, marked with the removal of its familiar outdoor signage next week.
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Terrible's Casino to become Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino
(5/17/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The cowboy is headed for boot hill. Affinity Gaming will begin the process next week of renovating the company’s off-Strip Terrible’s Casino...
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Riviera reports $7.5 million first quarter loss
(5/17/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The owner of the Riviera posted a modest first-quarter loss as the company experienced a major decline in walk-in traffic because of its location on the...
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Eclipse nighttime pool party at Mandalay Bay debuts with Axwell
(5/16/2013)
(Las Vegas) -- The nightclub scene in Las Vegas has become the most amped-up game of one-upmanship in town. Last month, Hakkasan nightclub opened at the MGM Grand. But...
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