Plaza Hotel and Casino News - Page 13

Tamares Las Vegas Properties, the private investment group that owns the historic Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, won a legal victory Monday in its bid to protect its Plaza Hotel & Casino name in Las Vegas.

The Plaza begins the entry into the Las Vegas gaming and hospitality market with the implosion of the Frontier Hotel & Casino.

Owners of six downtown Las Vegas casinos struck tentative labor agreements that will keep about 2,000 unionized workers on the job.

Tamares Las Vegas Properties filed a complaint Thursday in Clark County District Court to block Elad Group of New York from using the Plaza name in Las Vegas.

Regulators have scheduled a public hearing this Wednesday to consider an application by Barrick's landlord and silent partner to 'participate in operations.'

Over the next several weeks, the Plaza hotel and casino expects to introduce Hispanic-theme slot machines, Spanish-speaking blackjack dealers and soccer games in its sports book in an effort to attract Hispanic customers.

Critics say last week's double-or-nothing gamble by Londoner Ashley Revell at the Plaza hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas sent the wrong message about responsible gambling.

News Brief: A professional gambler has emerged victorious after betting everything on a single spin of a roulette wheel in Las Vegas.

For the hundreds of folks staffing the Plaza, Las Vegas Club, Gold Spike and Western casinos this morning, the sentiment about their hotels' former owner was clear. Jackie Gaughan has not been forgotten.

Barrick Gaming Corp. executives took control of the Plaza, Las Vegas Club, Western and Gold Spike hotel-casinos shortly after midnight this morning.

The Plaza hotel-casino has filed a civil lawsuit and the Nevada Gaming Control Board is pursuing criminal charges against a former slot shift supervisor for allegedly falsifying $125,000 in jackpot tickets.