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Show Over For Mauled Tiger Pair

5 April 2004

News Brief: A marquee that was home to illusionists Siegfried and Roy's Las Vegas show is being taken down six months after the spectacle was closed by a tiger attack.

Casino Stocks: Gaming Index Soars

5 April 2004

The average value of Las Vegas-based gaming stocks surged by a record amount to hit an all-time high in March, beating all the broad market indicators in the process, analysts said Friday.

Sam's Town Celebrates 25th Anniversary

2 April 2004

When it opened a quarter of a century ago, Sam's Town was a pioneer out on what was then the dusty edge of Las Vegas but on the cutting edge of the gaming industry.

Binion's Reopens to Fanfare

2 April 2004

Two-and-a-half months after closing, Binion's Horseshoe reopened Thursday afternoon to a celebration on Fremont Street and renewed action in one of downtown's most storied casinos.

NCAA Issues Warning to U.S. Firms

2 April 2004

he NCAA has issued warning letters to four Las Vegas hotel-casinos, cautioning them on the use of phrases associated with the organization's popular basketball tournament.

Casinos Bet on Poker's Popularity

2 April 2004

Las Vegas casinos are scrambling to parlay the soaring popularity of poker into new revenue and customers.

Binion's Horseshoe Workers Still Disgruntled

2 April 2004

New carpet is laid and the brass is polished for today's reopening of Binion's Horseshoe, but hundreds of former and returning workers remain stuck with unpaid medical claims and damaged credit ratings.

More Vegas Convention Visitors Expected in Q2

1 April 2004

Las Vegas is scheduled to host 13 trade shows with a projected attendance of 10,000 or more in the second quarter, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Las Vegas Firms Report Results

31 March 2004

Las Vegas-based slot lessor PDS Gaming Corp. announced Tuesday it earned $659,000 in 2003, reversing its $4.4 million loss in 2002. Quarterly results were not broken out.

Unions Key to Vegas

31 March 2004

News Brief: In a country where 8% of private sector workers are in a union, around 70% of restaurant and hotel workers in Las Vegas work on a union contract, and the share is more than 90% on the all-important Strip.

Legal Battle Looms Over MAGIC's Planned Move

31 March 2004

One of Las Vegas' most popular trade shows is getting a new home.

City of Henderson to Reiterate Bid for $8 Million Grant

31 March 2004

The city of Henderson plans to again bring up its request for $8 million in grant payments from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to help pay for a proposed public plaza adjacent to its City Hall.

Adelson's Expansion Plans Detailed

30 March 2004

Venetian owner Sheldon Adelson's long-planned second megaresort on the Las Vegas Strip will have 53 stories and will top Steve Wynn's Wynn Las Vegas hotel-casino across the street by 105 feet, according to an architectural draft of the project submitted to Clark County planners.

New Leadership Sure Neonopolis Can Shine

30 March 2004

Just a few weeks shy of its second anniversary, the troubled Neonopolis shopping and entertainment center still looks much as did when it opened on May 3, 2002: a largely desolate space that's plagued by too few businesses drawing far too few customers.

Harrah's to Reopen Binion's Horseshoe

30 March 2004

Harrah's Entertainment will reopen Binion's Horseshoe Casino and Hotel on April 1, in time to host the 35th annual World Series of Poker.

Gamblers Dodging Road Construction

29 March 2004

Major road construction projects that interfere with the easy flow of traffic frustrate big locals operators like Station Casinos.

Downtown Redevelopment: Keeping The Piece

29 March 2004

Downtown developers and operators are a wrangling lot, but on one thing they agree: The patchwork, crazy-quilt ownership of many downtown Las Vegas land parcels poses a serious impediment to revitalization efforts.

Inside Gaming: Venetian Boss May Collect Big in Mall Sale

29 March 2004

A selection of stories from inside the gaming industry this week.

Culinary, Resorts Launching Ad Campaign to Build, Diversify Hotel-Casino Staffs

29 March 2004

The Culinary Training Academy, a nonprofit partnership of the Culinary union and 24 resort operators, on Friday announced it will launch a first-of-its-kind ad blitz next week to recruit workers for the gaming industry.

Another Horseshoe Claim Settled

26 March 2004

As part of a move by Harrah's Entertainment Inc. to settle all pending claims against Binion's Horseshoe, Harrah's has paid a former dealer who alleged wrongful firing $25,760 in backpay.

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