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Inside Gaming Column: Operators Perhaps Thinking Ill of Illinois

15 March 2004

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

Economy: Las Vegas Goes Against National Trend

15 March 2004

The Southern Nevada Index of Leading Economic Indicators moved modestly upward in February, rising to 130.28 as nine of the 10 series of data showed gains from a year ago.

Price Wars: Caesars Takes on Travel Sites

15 March 2004

At least one major casino operator is fighting technology with technology, starting with a promise to beat any room rate customers can find anywhere if they book its rooms through its own Web site.

Rio Enters Marketing Alliance with Greektown Casino

15 March 2004

The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has entered into an alliance with Greektown Casino to develop a casino marketing program for Greektown players seeking to travel to Las Vegas as an alternative gaming destination.

Home Sweet Home

15 March 2004

Barney Vinson: Three weeks after hitting town, I landed a job shilling at the Pioneer Club and now I was moving into a studio apartment in the sticks with another shill from work named Diane.

New Binion's Owner Plans to Target 'Hard-Core' Gamblers

12 March 2004

Hard-core gamblers will be MTR Gaming Group's target market when it takes over operation of downtown Las Vegas' Binion's Horseshoe from Harrah's Entertainment Inc. a year or more from now, company executives told investors and analysts on a call today.

Awaiting Buy, Castaways Losing Some Equipment

12 March 2004

The bankrupt Castaways is being scavenged by equipment lessors, even while its most likely buyer is facing a Monday deadline to complete a purchase agreement.

Oft-Delayed Deal for Horseshoe Ends for Harrah's, MTR

12 March 2004

Harrah's Entertainment and MTR Gaming Group completed their long-delayed buyout of Binion's Horseshoe on Thursday, setting the stage for an April 1 reopening and the World Series of Poker's final run at the landmark downtown property, Harrah's spokesman David Strow said.

Hard Rock Hotel Will Improve Club, Rooms

12 March 2004

Officials from the Hard Rock Hotel said Thursday their company could spend between $16 million to $25 million this year toward several planned or proposed improvements at its signature Las Vegas resort.

Vegas Casino Billboards Subject of Protest

11 March 2004

A group of Las Vegas residents fed up with what they consider to be sexually offensive billboards plans to address the Nevada Gaming Commission when it meets in Las Vegas next week.

Las Vegas Strip Pushes Gaming Win Up

11 March 2004

Thanks to a robust Chinese New Year performance on the Strip, Nevada's 349 casinos won $882.1 million from gamblers in January, up 4.4 percent from $844.9 million in January 2003, the state Gaming Control Board reported today.

Nevada Board: Licensee Associated with Criminals

11 March 2004

A 28-count complaint has been filed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board against Albert D. Seeno Jr., who holds interests in five Nevada casinos, accusing him of associating with and catering to convicted felons.

Makeover Part of MGM Grand's Plan

11 March 2004

The nation's largest hotel, MGM Grand, is getting a face lift at the ripe old age of 10.

Binion Deal Clears Final Hurdles

11 March 2004

Harrah's Entertainment and MTR Gaming Group's plan to take over the Binion's Horseshoe property cleared its final known hurdles Wednesday.

More Charges for Binion Theft Suspect

10 March 2004

Prosecutors say they have information that could further implicate a man charged with digging up Ted Binion's silver fortune two days after the casino executive's 1998 slaying.

Closed Casino: Legal Moves Snarl Binion's Deal

10 March 2004

The troubled sale of the Binion's Horseshoe remained mired in more legal maneuvering throughout Tuesday, apparently further complicated by a District Court judge's decision to order a new auction for a tract of land underneath the historic hotel-casino.

Official Fights Playboy-Linked Event Funding

10 March 2004

Las Vegas' sometimes uneasy relationship with sexually themed marketing renewed again Tuesday when Clark County Commissioner Yvonne Atkinson Gates challenged a plan to spend local tourism funds to promote a pair of events linked with Playboy magazine.

Culinary in Dispute with New Frontier

9 March 2004

Trustees of two trust funds of the Culinary Union Local 226 and the Bartenders Union Local 165 have filed a lawsuit against the New Frontier hotel casino, alleging the Las Vegas casino failed to make fringe benefit contributions to the funds since July 2000.

Golden Nugget owners say TV show cameras draw gamblers

9 March 2004

It's been a great six weeks for the new co-owners of downtown's Golden Nugget, Tim Poster and Tom Breitling said Sunday evening.

New Sale of Binion's Parcel Set

9 March 2004

A Clark County District Court judge this morning set aside Friday's probate sale of a parcel underneath the closed Binion's Horseshoe hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas.

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