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Small casinos keep it simple, friendly
22 August 2008
A few small casinos across the Las Vegas Valley say they have not experienced the downturn that has affected larger properties such as those of Station Casinos and Boyd Gaming Corp., which owns the Coast chain.
McCarran sees largest traffic decline since 200222 August 2008
Traffic at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas fell 8.6 percent in July to about 3.9 million arrivals and departures.
Campaign 2008: Tourism gets push in election22 August 2008
The lobbying arm of the nation's $740 billion travel industry will use Las Vegas and Orlando, Fla., to gain a stronger foothold in the presidential race.
Recurring currency22 August 2008
Binion's newest owner is bringing back a renowned tradition at the downtown Las Vegas casino, and it isn't swift and thorough beatings for people dumb enough to get caught cheating at cards.
Palms parties in Playboy fashion20 August 2008
Though the Palms is about 283 miles from the Playboy Mansion, Las Vegas’ N9NE Group brought Hugh Hefner’s infamous Midsummer Night’s Dream party to the Palms on Saturday night.
Booze photos spark firings20 August 2008
Two more union workers have been fired from CityCenter after being identified in photographs as drinking alcohol and entering the construction site.
Officials trim airport plans20 August 2008
Some 10 projects totaling $360 million to be deferred or cut in next five years.
No cards ... only computers19 August 2008
Poker players at Excalibur heading into the casino's poker room will find a fully automated poker room.
Gay festival heats up Las Vegas19 August 2008
The clock is ticking towards summer's end, but the heat keeps rising with the line up of gay events in Las Vegas.
Excalibur makes the move to electronic poker tables18 August 2008
The Excalibur in Las Vegas shut down its poker room Sunday night and will re-open it this Friday, but there will be no live dealers or real poker chips. Instead, 12 PokerPro tables will be in place, giving Las Vegas its first electronic poker room.
Planet Hollywood narrows 2Q losses18 August 2008
The $200 million-plus makeover of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino last year helped the property narrow its losses in the second quarter.
OnePass 21st Birthday poker tournament winner named15 August 2008
Continental Airlines reports that Bill Shiver took home 21 million frequent flier miles as the grand prize winner of its OnePass 21st Birthday Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
June gaming wins soft on Strip13 August 2008
Las Vegas strip casinos suffered through their sixth straight month of lower winnings, but casinos in most other parts of Clark County posted strong results in June.
Timing skewed casino results13 August 2008
Because of a quirk in the way Nevada casinos report slot revenue, the results of Nevada's May gambling revenue overstated the drop in the casinos' results.
Echelon not alone in cuts12 August 2008
With work on Echelon grinding to a halt, people are wondering what project might be next.
Top-10 pools in Las Vegas11 August 2008
In between the hustle and bustle of gambling in the casinos, betting the horses at the race and sports books and going to shows, it's probably a good idea to spend a few hours decompressing poolside during your visit to Las Vegas. With that in mind, Casino City presents its list of the best pools to choose from.
General Growth faces financial shortfall11 August 2008
Credit woes that disrupted General Growth Properties' participation in Boyd Gaming's $4.8 billion Echelon resort represent just a small portion of the financial challenges facing the mall company that owns some of the priciest real estate on the Strip.
Union rep in favor of drug test11 August 2008
Building contractors should be given authority to conduct random drug and alcohol tests of construction workers, either through legislation or through negotiations with unions, a spokesman for a construction trades group said.
Security experts meet in LV to discuss threats11 August 2008
Black Hat Briefings and Training conference in Caesars Palace is an annual gathering of computer hackers and other technology experts interested in identifying and exposing security flaws.
CityCenter project: Drinking workers lose jobs11 August 2008
Three of the 10 workers observed by the Las Vegas Review-Journal drinking at area bars before entering the CityCenter job site have been fired, an executive for Perini Corp. said Thursday
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