Las Vegas News - Page 479

Armed with an accounting degree, Gregg Gale found intrigue and glamour when he joined the Gaming Control Board as an auditor in 1979.

Binion's showing a negative cash flow of more than $3 million was bad enough. But the news got worse for the Fremont Street hotel.

Cheetah Wireless Technologies is making sure that Las Vegas tourists maintain some connection to the outside world, at least as much of it as they can download by laptop computer.

The Flamingo is continuing to try to redefine itself in the face of bigger, more modern developments on the Strip. But it's not going away anytime soon, an official says.

According to James Edwards, investigator for the Nevada Gaming Control Board, technology and methods of the cheaters evolve, the casinos and gaming companies adapt and catch up.

Lucky guests at the Plaza and Main Street Station will wander up to their rooms this weekend and realize they've got some of the best seats in town for the inaugural Vegas Grand Prix.

The famous Flamingo Las Vegas recently began the second phase of its extensive room renovation.

International News Brief: Macao says it has overtaken the Las Vegas Strip as the world's biggest casino draw, raking in more than $7 billion in 2006.

Losses at Binion's increased substantially in 2006, fueling talk that the owners should sell the historic Las Vegas property to a company better-suited to succeed in the stagnant downtown casino market.

The Shops in Desert Passage at the Aladdin will begin operating as Miracle Mile Shops in May 2007.

It's been a rough few months for defending World Series of Poker champion Jamie Gold.

The Rural Roundup, sponsored by the Nevada Commission on Tourism, is an annual event that attracts about 250 people from a lesser-known segment of the state's tourism industry.

Backers of Los Angeles' bid for the 2016 Olympic Games are betting on Las Vegas to add glitz -- and about 200,000 hotel rooms -- to their proposal.

A new survey by people hoping to shed light on tourism opportunities throughout rural Nevada should make it easier to understand just how many visitors are going beyond Las Vegas to explore rustic Silver State destinations.

Statistical and Software Analysts, Inc. reports that its Casino Class System has been adopted by the Casino Royale and Hotel to provide digital recording solutions for the entire property.

The Olympic dream could reach as far as the Nevada desert if Los Angeles is successful in its bid for the 2016 summer games.

Miller Brewing Company reports a major new partnership with one of the hottest resorts in Las Vegas, The Palms Casino Resort.

The owner of one of Fremont Street's glitziest facades said a $20 million plan to spiff up the inside of the Four Queens casino is ‘substantially complete.’

Cirque du Soleil and Luxor today announced a new show featuring Criss Angel, directed by Cirque du Soleil, set to open Summer 2008 at Luxor Resort and Casino.

Thousands of women will heading to the 2nd annual Prilosec OTC Bunco World Championship for a weekend of dice rolling, a chance to win $50,000 and to raise money for breast cancer.