The Venetian Las Vegas News - Page 38

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

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

The Venetian's third attempt at operating a poker room might be the charm -- but also the most expensive.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Hal Prince bring ‘Phantom -- The Las Vegas Spectacular’ to The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.

Venetian executive, Tonie Roberts, uses her different language skills to entertain clients and supervise her staff.

The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum presents Rubens and His Age: Masterpieces from the Hermitage Museum from February 6, 2006 through July 31, 2006.

Southern Nevada's shortage of museums leaves for slim pickings when looking for a cultural or educational experience.

With the opening of the 40,000 square foot, $20 million design-driven dining and entertainment complex TAO, The Venetian-Resort-Hotel Casino has officially upped the ante in the battle for Las Vegas' burgeoning nightlife-seeking crowd.

The Venetian's parent company is working with the Harvard University Medical School Division on Addictions to start a program that trains all employees, from senior management on down, to recognize customers and co-workers who show signs of problem gambling.

A Las Vegas casino host, who was president of a Midwestern slot distributor linked to criminal activity in the early 1990s, isn't going to get a state gaming license but will be able to keep his job at the Venetian.

A federal judge in Virginia has ordered an Internet gambling business to stop using names on its Web sites that are similar to the trademark owned by The Venetian on the Strip.

The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino has been awarded Meetings & Conventions magazine's highly coveted Gold Key 'Elite' Award and Gold Platter 'Elite' Award for 2005.

The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas has selected Travelocity as one of its premier online distribution channels.

Three months after opening its doors, Vivid is living up to the promises it made to its business partners and to regulators with Clark County and the state Gaming Control Board.

On a recent Friday night, a customer at the Vivid nightclub -- one of the newest of the city's dazzling night spots catering to the dusk-to-dawn crowd -- climbed up on a stage and began strutting her stuff.

News Brief: The feud between officials from Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd. over the number of available parking spaces at The Venetian and the developing $1.6 billion Palazzo cooled a bit Wednesday.

News Brief: The Venetian agreed Thursday to pay a $10,000 fine to Nevada gaming regulators in conjunction with a 2004 episode where a 19-year-old patron gambled and was served alcohol at the Strip resort.

One of the world's best-known adult film companies has set up shop on the Strip.

The Venetian has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine to Nevada gaming regulators in conjunction with a 2004 episode where a 19-year-old patron gambled and was served alcohol at the Strip resort.

Like a gambler on a win streak, the Venetian was on top when the Nevada Gaming Commission approved its plans Thursday for its new private gaming salons.