Virgin Hotels Las Vegas News - Page 14

Casino City's Ryan McLane and Vin Narayanan share their favorite casinos in Las Vegas and explain why each made the list.

The Hard Rock Hotel is out-performing expectations of its new owners and industry analysts.

The $600 million evolution of the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas is beginning in a series of suites on the 11th floor.

News Brief: Justin Pantohan from Hawaii hit a Wheel of Fortune $1,049,419 MegaJackpot early Saturday morning at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

With the MGM Mirage's $7 billion Project CityCenter beginning to rise from the ground and new buyers in place at key properties along Harmon Avenue, the growth of the 'second Strip' is progressing quickly and surely.

The new owners of the Hard Rock Hotel unveiled plans Monday for $750 million in renovations and expansions that will double the size of the property by adding new hotel rooms and convention space to the property as well as a new, larger concert venue.

DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Morgans Hotel Group Co. report a large-scale expansion and renovation project for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Hard Rock casino investors are betting on a three-way deal with to obtain a Nevada gaming license.

'Relieved' was the word Morgans Hotel Group Chief Executive Officer and President Ed Scheetz used to describe the end of the company's nearly nine-month journey to take over the Hard Rock Hotel.

Morgans Hotel Group Co. and its equity partner, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, have completed the acquisition of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and related assets.

"Live at the Bike" takes you to the inner sanctum Trent Tucker's Hoopology Celebrity Party at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel.

Former Miss Nevada Katie Rees has been hired by Jeff Beacher to host the return of Beacher's Madhouse at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Golden Gaming took its initial steps to increase its presence in the Las Vegas casino market, winning preliminary approval from Nevada gaming regulators to operate the Hard Rock Hotel's casino once the property is sold to the Morgans Hotel Group.

The Small Town Poker Tour will be one of the participating sponsors of "Vince Neil's Off The Strip Poker Tournament" benefiting the T. J. Martell Foundation.

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

Hard Rock Hotel purchaser Morgans Hotel Group announced Wednesday it will contract with Golden Gaming, a small Las Vegas-based gaming company, to manage the iconic casino.

The Hard Rock Hotel is going to get a little pricier, as the new owner intends to grow earnings from $40 million to $50 million a year, the chief executive officer of New York-base

The Hard Rock Hotel, a pop icon in Las Vegas with its signature neon guitar and concert venue, The Joint, has been sold to New York-based Morgans Hotel Group for $770 million.

News Brief: Morgans Hotel Group Co. has agreed to buy the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for $770 million in cash from the property's founder and chairman.

Peter Morton, owner of the Hard Rock Hotel, surely is getting just what he wanted -- a bevy of would-be buyers barking at his heels.