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Time Share Plan Scrapped

9 April 2003

A time-share tower that would have become the tallest building on the Strip has been removed from the Clark County Commission agenda over opposition from MGM Mirage and concerns that the commission would nix the project.

Petition-Packing Union Workers Head for Carson City

9 April 2003

Two busloads of Culinary workers left Las Vegas on Tuesday bound for Carson City with about 60,000 signatures petitioning lawmakers to adopt new broad-based business taxes.

Long-Time Convention Authority Exec Sticks to Tried-and-True Tourism Tactics

7 April 2003

During his 30-year tenure with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Rossi Ralenkotter has seen the city's tourism industry overcome one major challenge after another.

Home Front: War Likely to Hurt Las Vegas Economy

7 April 2003

The chances are rising rapidly that the U.S. involvement in Iraq will slam Las Vegas' economy, community leaders who dealt with fallout from America's first Persian Gulf War are saying.

Las Vegas Plans for Post-War Challenge

4 April 2003

The end of the war with Iraq will usher in a new series of challenges for the resort destination, a Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority executive said Thursday.

Offer Spotlights Issues Facing Riviera Holdings

4 April 2003

News of an unsolicited bid for the Riviera Las Vegas this week has once again turned the spotlight on a money-losing casino in a prime Strip location.

Pros Hit Poker Classic

3 April 2003

Las Vegas reclaimed its position at the center of the poker universe Wednesday when the Five-Star World Poker Classic opened at Bellagio.

Another Japanese Flight to Vegas Cancelled

3 April 2003

A fourth JAL flight has been cancelled. Recent cancellations of Japan Airlines flights to Las Vegas are most likely the result of Iraqi war jitters.

Adelson Tangling Again with Culinary

2 April 2003

Sheldon Adelson's Venetian resort on the Las Vegas Strip and the Culinary Union are in another legal battle.

SARS Nicks Gaming Stocks

2 April 2003

The outbreak of the mysterious strain of pneumonia in Asia has wreaked havoc on tourism as airlines scale back flights in Asia, hotel chains report cancellations and visitors hold off on trips over fears of infection.

Tourism: Report: Loss of Airline Seats a Threat

2 April 2003

Air seat capacity is putting the Las Vegas gaming industry's hotel occupancy rates in a "danger zone" a new Deutsche Bank report said Tuesday.

Betting Against Reality

2 April 2003

News Brief: Las Vegas makes it easy to tune out the rest of the world -- even in wartime.

Gaming Lobbyist Questions Mayor's Judgment

1 April 2003

The gaming industry's top lobbyist says Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman's friendship with a person in the state's Black Book is making protection of Nevada's primary industry more difficult in the nation's capital.

Vegas Room Rates Show Resiliency; Weekends Weak, Weekdays Robust

1 April 2003

Two weeks into the war with Iraq, Las Vegas is performing ahead of expectations and is proving more stable than other travel destinations, according to advance booking data.

Rampart Retooled, Rejuvanated

28 March 2003

Almost a year after Millennium Management took over Rampart Casino, the casino has been retooled and rejuvenated, the owners say.

Las Vegas Still a Top Destination

28 March 2003

While travel abroad is suffering and some tourists are holding off on domestic trips, Las Vegas appears to be holding its own as one of the country's top places to escape for a few days at a time, travel agents say.

Binion's Horseshoe Casino Robbed

28 March 2003

News Brief: 47 seconds. That's how long the man who robbed Binion's Horseshoe spent inside the casino cage yesterday.

War Could Threaten Vegas Casino Ratings

27 March 2003

Concerns that casino profits will suffer from war and the struggling U.S. economy intensified as a debt-rating agency warned that a prolonged war could threaten ratings for several Las Vegas casino companies.

US Airways Cut to Affect Las Vegas flights

27 March 2003

US Airways announced a 4 percent reduction in departures, which will affect the Arlington, Va.-based carrier's minimal schedule in Las Vegas.

War Could Cause Credit Woes for Las Vegas Casino Industry

26 March 2003

Concerns that casino profits will suffer from war in the Middle East and the struggling U.S. economy intensified Tuesday as a debt-rating agency warned that a prolonged war could threaten ratings for several Las Vegas casino companies.

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