Main Street Station Casino Brewery and Hotel News - Page 3

A wide variety of dining deals will be available on Father's Day, June 19, at properties such as The Orleans Hotel and Casino, Suncoast Hotel and Casino and Fremont Hotel and Casino.

Boyd Gaming properties throughout the Las Vegas Valley will be hosting special events and promotions, March 3-7, including live entertainment and a charity auction benefiting Speedway Children's Charities.

In addition to new interiors throughout the casino and public areas, Boyd will upgrade and redesign the California's 500 hotel rooms and suites. The property will also make additional restaurant changes.

Downtown gaming revenue has increased in eight consecutive months, including September's 9% jump.

On Nov. 1, Jeff Victor will become vice president of operations for the Derek Stevens-owned group of casinos, which includes the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate.

Culinary Workers Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 said Tuesday it reached agreements on new five-year contracts covering non-gaming workers at the Fremont and Main Street Station, which are are owned by Boyd Gaming. The agreements still need to be ratified.

The Las Vegas-based company said Wednesday it had its best first quarter in five years from Main Street Station, Fremont and California Club, all of which benefited from a cavalcade of market-changing events downtown.

The authorization comes after a more than a year-and-a-half of negotiation with the casinos, Culinary Local 226 spokeswoman Bethany Khan said.

Mark Pilarski informs readers of the sad truth that there are no longer Las Vegas casinos that offer 100x odds in craps.

The poker room at the off-Strip Gold Coast, which closed last month, has transferred its business to The Orleans.

Las Vegas casino and hotel workers struck a tentative labor deal Monday with two downtown properties, setting the stage for more pacts between casino owners and unionized employees elsewhere on Fremont Street.