Nevada News - Page 350

JWOWW, Paris Hilton, Jermaine Dupri set to host consecutive mega-parties!

Mesquite gaming revenues gained 1 percent in 2011, the first annual increase since 2008. Through November, gaming revenues are up 0.8 percent and visitor volume is up almost 1.8 percent.

Chef celebrates opening of Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill at Caesars Palace and Gordon Ramsay BurGR at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

During December, the 3.2 million passengers who passed through the two terminals marked a 0.8 percent decline from the same month in 2011.

The Wynn Classic Main Event will feature an estimated prize pool of over $1 million.

For some people, that means returning to the same minimum-wage-plus-tips jobs they held last year, while for others it's an opportunity to break into the industry and work at some of the city's hottest resorts.

Resort officials began on Friday showing off portions of the $30 million Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace.

Under the deal, the Palms will also pay $78,000 to cover the cost of the control board's investigation. The commission voted 4-0 to approve the fine, with Commissioner John Moran Jr. abstaining.

Population in Las Vegas will grow by 1.2 percent, employment will grow by less than 1 percent and visitor count will top 40 million in 2013, business executives said Thursday at Preview Las Vegas 2013.

Nevada's casino industry suffered through its fourth straight fiscal year net loss despite 4.4 percent growth in total revenues over the 12-month period.

The keynoters will be Shawn Rorick, New Media Strategist, Emerging Marketer, Inc.; Scott Voeller, Senior VP, Brand Strategy and Advertising, MGM Resorts International; and Staci Columbo-Alonso, VP of Global Marketing/CMO, International Game Technology.

PEEK nightclub will debut at Harrah's Lake Tahoe with Paris Hilton attending mega-party on Feb 16, 2012.

Cirque spokeswoman Renee-Claude Menard said Wednesday that almost 50 percent of the cuts will take place at the company's Montreal headquarters. Menard did not discuss how the layoffs will affect its Las Vegas business.

J Todd resorts on the Silver State's move that could allow the governor to come to agreements with other states for interstate online poker, despite the lack of federal regulations in the United States. Also, industry news from Virgin Games, Betfair, and New Jersey.

The Heads-Up Championship had been sponsored by online poker companies before the federal government’s crackdown on illegal Internet poker. The World Series of Poker is the new presenting sponsor.

The parent company of the Palms, FP Holdings L.P., also agreed to pay $78,000 to cover the cost of the control board's investigation.

More than 3.1 million people visited Las Vegas in November, up 2.5 percent from 3 million a year earlier, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday.

UNLV will ask the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority and Las Vegas's biggest casinos for about $125 million to help pay for a new domed football stadium on campus.

Statewide, casinos collected $782.6 million from gamblers during the month, compared with $880.1 million collected in November 2011.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss the MGM offering free-wi in its Las Vegas Strip casnios, Erick Lindgren's battle with gambling addiciton and the fate/future of bar bets. They also pick this weekend's NFL playoff games against the spread.