Nevada News - Page 320

The 2014 Poker Hall of Fame Class will feature a first ballot inductee – Daniel Negreanu – and one who has spent four decades contributing to the game – Jack McClelland.

The conference will kick off Monday, November 17, with a day-long Advantage Player pre-conference workshop, followed by two full days of sessions.

In his 31-page opinion, U.S. Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach cast light on the little-known court process that allowed the government to file civil forfeiture actions against Glen Cobb, his 82-year-old parents and his stepdaughter under “super seal” with no notice to anyone — not even the family it targeted.

The transaction, which needs approval by Nevada gaming regulators, is the second sale of a small casino by MGM Resorts this year.

All Westgate employees currently earning less than $10 per hour will receive a pay increase to the new level except commissioned and tipped employees or employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

Las Vegas Sands told investors its net income for the third quarter was $671.7 million, compared with $626.7 million in the same quarter a year ago.

Millennials currently outspend Baby Boomers in their trips to Las Vegas because they don’t have many of the expenses — mortgages and car payments, for example — that the city’s traditional visitor market has.

The layoffs took place over the last two months as the resort adjusted its staffing needs.

The statement followed a proxy solicitation filed last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission by a group of Full House shareholders.

In a filing Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the group — led by former Pinnacle Entertainment CEO Dan Lee — said the company “has failed stockholders” and needs to replace its board and management team.

After a six-year development hiatus, Downtown Summerlin’s 1.6 million-square-foot shopping, restaurant and entertainment center opens at 10 a.m. Thursday.

The renovation of the Horizon will cost $60 million. Warner expects the property to reopen in January.

Culinary Local 226 spokeswoman Bethany Khan said it was “just a coincidence” the union rally was taking place Thursday, which is the grand opening celebration for the 1.6 million-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment complex.

Even with Downloadable Game technology, casinos can't change slot paybacks on whim.

Boyd is the latest company to join the mobile wagering trend, following sports book operators William Hill and Cantor Gaming and local gaming rival Station Casinos.

The company acknowledged this week that it will close the club at the end of the month.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan joins Aaron Todd and Dan Podheiser to discuss the latest news from the Global Gaming Expo (G2E), including Sheldon Adelson's rant against Internet gambling. They'll also discuss the sale of Revel in Atlantic City for $110 million, "Spin and Go" tournaments at PokerStars, and pick every NFL game on the schedule.

Steve Wynn doesn't see the profit in Internet gaming in the U.S. currently and worries that a public relations crisis surrounding the activity would “invite additional regulation or oversight for land-based gambling.”

Sponsored by the American Gaming Association and produced by Reed Exhibitions, the 14th annual Global Gaming Expo is expected to attract 27,000 attendees.

Reyes’s New Year’s event, called Evolve Vegas NYE, is 20 months in the planning and has been about all her four-person staff has worked on since the doors of the Las Vegas Gay Visitors Bureau opened in mid-2013.