Sahara Hotel and Casino News

Federal agency alleges worker harrassed because of Egyptian heritage.

"Raw Talent Live," a 75-minute, high-energy experience featuring interactive live performances of the next generation of World Dance with live, original music and exclusive, high-tech video illusions, will make its debut on the Las Vegas Strip at the Sahara Hotel & Casino in August 2008.

Clark County commissioners this week approved remodeling plans for the Sahara, which include a new high-rise hotel tower.

Unlike its Rat Pack-era contemporaries, the Sahara has been spared a date with a demolition team.

Los Angeles-based SBE Entertainment on Wednesday officially took over ownership of the 1,720-room Sahara, completing an estimated $300 million to $400 million purchase of the 55-year-old Strip resort.

SBE Entertainment Group and Stockbridge Real Estate Funds have completed their acquisition of the Sahara Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Gordon Gaming Corporation

Nevada gaming regulators on Thursday gave the Navegante casino management group final approval to take over operations of the Sahara possibly as early as next week.

Nevada gaming regulators on Thursday gave the Navegante casino management group final approval to take over operations of the Sahara possibly as early as next week.

Independent casino operators are a dying breed on the Strip, a playing field controlled by growing chains with billions of dollars at their disposal.

Builders of the coming Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino will host a traditional Japanese wine-pouring ceremony Monday to celebrate the first upward construction of the resort at Harmon Avenue and the Strip.