Las Vegas News - Page 314

Las Vegas property's $50 Million transformation continues with refined Palms tower rooms.

Aaron Todd profiles some of the top blunders -- from tilting the odds in the players' favor, to putting out the wrong results -- made by gambling operators.

J Todd reports on new charges in the Full Tilt Poker case, as Howard Lederer and Ray Bitar get in deeper and deeper. Also, the first online poker affiliate has been licensed in Nevada.

Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced Monday it would rename the Imperial Palace as The Quad Resort & Casino.

Miller replaces Anton Nikodemus, who was named president of casino marketing for MGM Resorts last month.

The Haunted Hotel Ball checks in to the Las Vegas Strip's Mandalay Bay on Saturday, October 27, 2012 with a live performance from Havana Brown.

Up to two of the 10 nominees will be inducted during the WSOP Main Event festivities in Las Vegas in late October.

Total visitor volume for July was down 0.8 percent from the same month in 2011, according to the monthly Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority count.

The Bacchanal Buffet - the latest incarnation of the Caesars buffet, set to open Tuesday - is designed as an over-the-top experience to evoke memories both of the old Bacchanal and the word itself.

Last month, MGM Resorts executives told investors that CityCenter's total cash flow (pretax earnings) was a record $71 million for the second quarter that ended June 30.

Gay tourism is on the rise in the city, propelled by word of mouth, new programming and targeted efforts by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

This is the town that gave the world the casino dice clock, regardless of who you believe created it.

DoubleDown Casino will have its application hosted on the Hard Rock Hotel's website.

Focusing on the gambler is what helped the two Arizona Charlie's casinos survive a crippling recession.

Phelps, a few days after winning six medals at the London Olympics, hit Caesars Palace last weekend for the big win.

The idea of leasing out retail, club, sports book or restaurant space to a third-party operator is now woven into the fabric of the Las Vegas resort industry.

After talking, planning and collecting since 1996, the Neon Museum finally has an opening date.

Las Vegas hotel-casinos expect a busy Labor Day weekend this year with projections for tourist volume, spending and hotel rates all higher than last year.

LVH, formally LVH-Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, has been in receivership since last September.

The deal will expand the company's presence in downtown Las Vegas.