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Inside Gaming Column: Urban Core Could Click in Harmon Corridor

12 September 2005

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

The Dunes

11 September 2005

Barney Vinson: My buddy Russ had set me up with a possible job at the Dunes Hotel in Vegas.

CEO's NFL Ties Would Affect Wagers

9 September 2005

Sports bettors at the Golden Nugget properties won't be able to bet on the Houston Texans because Tilman Fertitta, the chief executive of the company who own the casinos, is a minority owner of the National Football League team.

Nevada Control Board Recommends Licensure for Aladdin Execs

9 September 2005

State gaming regulators on Thursday recommended the licensure of six executives with the Aladdin Resort and Casino who are slowly moving to transform the property to the Planet Hollywood brand.

Las Vegas Room Rates Unchanged

9 September 2005

Visitor demand for Las Vegas as a destination seemed to fade at the end of the third quarter as room rates remained unchanged from the year before.

Golden Nugget Owners Discuss Plans

9 September 2005

Tilman Fertitta of Landry's Restaurants discusses his company's plans for the Golden Nugget properties downtown and in Laughlin.

Homeless NBA Team Checks on Las Vegas' Interest

9 September 2005

Forced out of town by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn is exploring whether he can move his National Basketball Association franchise to Southern Nevada, a source close to the talks said Thursday.

Las Vegas Convention Centre Plans Taking Shape

8 September 2005

Construction is still several months away, but new details of a proposed $400 million upgrade of the Las Vegas Convention Center are gradually taking shape, officials said Wednesday.

Aladdin Unveils New Plans

8 September 2005

The Aladdin hotel and casino has unveiled some new drawings for its upcoming transformation into a Planet Hollywood-themed resort by the end of next year.

'Sharks' a Fine Vegas History and Biography Combination

7 September 2005

Howard Schwartz reviews Sharks in the Desert: The Founding Fathers and Current Kings of Las Vegas by John Smith.

Las Vegas Convention And Visitors Authority: Fee To Defend $1 Deal: $118,000

7 September 2005

How much does it cost to fix a $1 deal gone bad? In the case of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, nearly $118,000 and counting.

Vegas Opens Doors to Evacuees

6 September 2005

Las Vegas governments, businesses and agencies scrambled Friday to coordinate services for those fleeing the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast in search of shelter for the short term or the long haul.

Gulf Coast Workers Consider Vegas

6 September 2005

Steve Bottfeld, a local analyst with consumer-research company Marketing Solutions, said the Las Vegas market could begin to see noticeable in-migration from the Gulf Coast within 60 days.

Stewart: Rio Wouldn't Let Me Re-book Show

2 September 2005

Rock star Rod Stewart told a jury that he has always been willing to perform a concert at the Rio to make up for a canceled concert in 2000, but the resort never gave him the chance to earn the $2 million advance he received for the show.

New Orleans Conventions Consider Las Vegas

2 September 2005

Representatives of several conventions and trade shows scheduled to occur in New Orleans within the next 30 to 60 days have contacted local travel officials to ask about moving their events to Las Vegas.

Las Vegas to Discuss Trademark Sale

2 September 2005

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has scheduled two special committee meetings to discuss potential policy changes in the wake of last year's controversial $1 sale of the ‘What happens here, stays here’ trademark.

Caesar's Tower Already Sold Out

2 September 2005

Guests didn't want to wait until Caesars Palace's corporate leaders and entertainer Celine Dion cut the ribbon tonight to officially open the Strip hotel's new $289 million, 949-room Augustus tower. The building is already sold out.

Hurricane's Potential Effect on Vegas Examined

1 September 2005

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is analyzing statistics on canceled flights from the Gulf Coast region to gauge whether the storm will hurt tourism here.

Pay Raise Urged for LVCVA Exec

1 September 2005

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's compensation committee has recommended increasing the salary of Chief Executive Rossi Ralenkotter by 5 percent.

Las Vegas Hotel, Construction Jobs Pay More Than U.S. Average

31 August 2005

Workers in a majority of Las Vegas occupations earn more than the national average wage for their fields, but valley earnings still lag behind overall U.S. wages.

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