Binion's Gambling Hall News - Page 5

The pressure is mounting at Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel in downtown Las Vegas, where the final day of the World Series of Poker is being held to honor the city's centennial.

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Goldline International, Inc. has secured the largest known quantity of the $10,000 notes formerly owned by and displayed at Binion's Horseshoe Casino.

VirtGame Corp.has been contracted by Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, owned and operated by MTR Gaming Group, Inc.

Roger Szepelak, MTR vice president and chief operating officer, says that MTR hopes to revive Binion's glory days as epitomized by its longtime owner, the late Benny Binion.

A rebounding economy, roller-coaster gasoline prices, corporate mergers, and record earnings were stories with national implications that had local undertones.

Jurors today found Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish not guilty of killing millionaire casino figure Ted Binion but guilty of conspiring to commit burglary and/or larceny as well as guilty of burglary and grand larceny.

MTR Gaming Group, which owns the downtown hotel-casino, said it will take over management and rename the property simply Binion's on March 11.

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has decided not to extend a one-year option to manage Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas and will instead transfer management of the historic casino to MTR Gaming Group Inc. in March.

Jack Binion, the original host of the first World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe Casino, is returning to serve as host of the 2005 World Series of Poker.

The championship event for the the World Series of Poker gets under way today at Binion's Horseshoe with an estimated 2,500 to 2,600 participants and a prize pool of more than $20 million.

The lack of responsible gaming training was cited in discussions about an alleged Binion's Horseshoe incident under investigation by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

World Series of Poker kicks off the first of 32 public games today at Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas.

New carpet is laid and the brass is polished for today's reopening of Binion's Horseshoe, but hundreds of former and returning workers remain stuck with unpaid medical claims and damaged credit ratings.

Harrah's Entertainment will reopen Binion's Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on April 1, in time to host the 35th annual World Series of Poker.

As part of a move by Harrah's Entertainment Inc. to settle all pending claims against Binion's Horseshoe, Harrah's has paid a former dealer who alleged wrongful firing $25,760 in backpay.

Former Horseshoe workers both literally and figuratively moved closer to their old jobs Thursday after they met with officials from Harrah's Entertainment Corp.

Harrah's Entertainment crews were scrambling Monday at Binion's Horseshoe to wrap up $1 million in improvements and ready the downtown landmark for its planned April 1 reopening.

Harrah's Entertainment and MTR Gaming Group completed their long-delayed buyout of Binion's Horseshoe on Thursday, setting the stage for an April 1 reopening and the World Series of Poker's final run at the landmark downtown property, Harrah's spokesman David Strow said.

Harrah's Entertainment and MTR Gaming Group's plan to take over the Binion's Horseshoe property cleared its final known hurdles Wednesday.