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Las Vegas Leads as Host of Events

24 December 2002

Las Vegas will play host to more trade shows than any other city in the United States and Canada in 2003, an industry trade publication says.

Wynn, Others Recall Bennett

24 December 2002

William G. Bennett was remembered Monday as part of a pantheon of gaming visionaries in Las Vegas' post-Howard Hughes corporate era who helped change the town's outlaw image by operating resorts that attracted families and a value-conscious crowd.

Source: Planet and Starwood Team up for Aladdin Bid

24 December 2002

Planet Hollywood and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide are emerging as the front-runners to buy the bankrupt Aladdin hotel-casino, said an inside source.

Gaming Pioneer Bennett Dies

23 December 2002

Bill Bennett had the Midas Touch in gaming. Whether turning several money-losing casinos into winners or building megaresorts such as the Excalibur or Luxor, Bennett struck gold during a career that touched five decades.

Judge Slaps Las Vegas Gambling Figure with Longer Term

23 December 2002

Former penny stock promoter and Las Vegas gambling figure Robert Brennan, already serving a nine-year prison term for fraud and money laundering, was sentenced in New York to three more years Thursday for violating a judge's order freezing his assets.

Licenses Approved for Cannery Casino Hotel

19 December 2002

The North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved liquor and gaming licenses for the coming Cannery Casino Hotel.

Green Valley Turns One on Wednesday

18 December 2002

Green Valley Ranch Station Casino turns one year old Wednesday, and for owners Station Casinos and the Greenspun family, it'll be a very happy birthday.

Greenspun: Casino Interests Secondary

18 December 2002

Brian Greenspun doesn't think of himself as a casino executive even though a family company owns half of Green Valley Ranch Station Casino, one of the valley's most profitable locals casinos that opened exactly one year ago.

Off-Strip Gambling: Downtown Blues

16 December 2002

Heading into 2003, downtown Las Vegas is being left in the dust by the glitz of a new generation of tribal casinos in Southern California.

Vegas Visitor Count Seesaws

16 December 2002

The tourism industry's seesaw performance continued in October with the visitor head count up 4.2 percent compared with last year, but down 4 percent compared with pre-Sept. 11 October numbers.

Rising Room Rates Leave Doubts

16 December 2002

After hefty holiday discounting to hold the line on hotel occupancy, casino operators are raising room rates for the post-New Year's weekend.

Sands Celebrates 50th

16 December 2002

Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Sands, the legendary Strip casino imploded to make way for Sheldon Adelson's The Venetian.

Binion's Plans Internet Casino

13 December 2002

Binion's Horseshoe introduced a `play for fun’ website this week that is intended to serve as a first step to launching a real-money Internet casino for foreign bettors.

Las Vegas Plans for New Year's Eve Fireworks

12 December 2002

News Brief: For the third consecutive year, New Year's Eve in Las Vegas will include a large-scale fireworks display over the Strip.

Vegas Gaming Win Still Weak Compared to 2000

12 December 2002

Casinos along the Las Vegas Strip won $395.3 million in October, up 10.4 percent from a year ago and the third straight month of increased revenues. But the amount won was still down .5 percent compared to October 2000.

Economist: Las Vegas Growth to Dwindle Due to Lack of New Megaresorts

12 December 2002

News Brief: The Las Vegas Strip can expect only slow to moderate growth in the near future due primarily to the lack of any new megaresorts, which fueled most of its success the past decade, an economist said Wednesday.

Warhol a Good Bet at Casino Gallery

10 December 2002

News Brief: A collection of more than 50 Andy Warhol celebrity paintings and works on paper will debut at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art in February.

Survey: Strip Holiday Room Rates Down

10 December 2002

The average room rate on the Strip has dropped 22 percent for the Christmas weekend, Dec. 28 and 29, compared with last year, according to recent survey data collected by Wall Street broker Bear, Stearns & Co.

Barrick Execs: Downtown Ripe for Redevelopment

10 December 2002

A Barrick Gaming Corp. executive Monday said its $82 million deal to buy a collection of downtown casino and motel properties was a vote of confidence in the future of downtown.

Downtown Casinos Sold

9 December 2002

Jackie Gaughan today announced plans to sell four casinos in downtown Las Vegas to a startup company for $82 million.

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