Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa News - Page 8

The company said it increased revenue and cash flow in the second quarter despite the struggles of a challenging market.

“The most important economic data points are all trending in the right direction,” says Station Casinos Chief Financial Officer Marc Falcone, who spent more than a decade as a Wall Street analyst. “The only place we’re not seeing it is in gaming revenue.”

The casino operator hopes its online gaming component, through its 57 percent ownership in Ultimate Gaming, will soon contribute to the bottom line as well.

Here’s a look at the Top 10 casinos for locals, based on the Best of Las Vegas rankings as of Tuesday.

Mathews and his business partner Rich Belsky have developed an app called Rolltech which allows players to do things such as keep track of their stats and track scores for their games and opponents' games while playing at bowling centers were Rolltech technology is installed.

Mark Pilarski works through the math for two players who hit improbable video poker jackpots.

The idea of leasing out retail, club, sports book or restaurant space to a third-party operator is now woven into the fabric of the Las Vegas resort industry.

Resort operators and sports book directors in Las Vegas say the first weekend of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, when the field of 64 teams is cut down to the Sweet 16, is one of the most lucrative wagering weekends of the year.

The Gold Coast was part of the first wave of locals casinos in Las Vegas, and 25 years later the property is a melting pot of diverse groups.

Antoine Walker pleaded guilty to one felony count of passing a bad check stemming from his failure to repay about $1 million in gambling debts he owed to three Las Vegas casinos.

Station Casinos has unveiled the new Tarzan Lord of the Jungle video game at 10 of its casinos in Nevada.

Despite the fact that regional markets like riverboat casinos in the South and Midwest are recovering, the Las Vegas market is still struggling.

Analysts expect the Super Bowl will have an estimated nongaming economic impact of $85.6 million in Las Vegas, while sportsbooks estimate a handle of $88 million to $90 million.

The popular Southern California restaurant chain Yard House has opened a location at the Nevada casino.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal's Matt Youmans hit 15 sports books in the five hours and gave a play-by-play blog from Super Bowl Sunday.

Kimbo Ung won $125,901 and outlasted some 300 Midwesterners at the Red Rock Resort in the first event of the Heartland Poker Tour.

The made for television Heartland Poker Tour will be kicking off its sixth season at the Red Rock Resort this week.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Gary Trask and Dan Igo talk to Bob Frick of Kiplinger's Personal Finance about how poker can make you a better investor, what casinos they wish to visit in 2010 and hopefully improve on their disastrous NFL picks from last week.

The Casino City staff makes out its wish list and picks 10 casinos it wants to experience for the first time in 2010.

The Allman Brothers Band turned back the clock Sunday night at Red Rock.