Nevada News - Page 461

Mark Lipparelli, the newest member of the Las Vegas Gaming Control Board, started his career as a research and securities analyst for the agency.

Mark Lipparelli, who previously held executive positions at Bally Technologies and Shuffle Master, was named to the three-member Gaming Control Board.

Shares in the gaming sector lost anywhere from 23 percent to 95 percent of their value in 2008.

How did Las Vegas get where it is today? Here are a handful of key reference sources which may explain where we are now and give some indication of what the future holds.

Federal investigators examine source of money businessman used to pay off gambling debts to Binion’s and Caesars Palace.

Randy Black Sr. has given up some operational control and his company has named Anthony Toti its new chief operating officer.

Launch sites for the annual fireworks show on the Las Vegas Strip have been changed and will bring different viewing angles.

News brief: The New York Giants are 2-1 favorites to repeat as Super Bowl champions.

The construction company that the state cited for worker safety violations for the January fire was largely cleared of responsibility.

The gambling industry will deal with an "unprecedented economic downturn" according to independent research firm Spectrum Gaming Group.

No one saw Michael Taylor fall to his death at the Cosmopolitan construction site nearly a year ago.

In the past six months, not one worker has died.

Interview with Phil Ruffin, who started as an entrepreneur owning a single gas station.

November marks the 13th consecutive month of decline at the Las Vegas airport.

Sheldon Adelson, the gaming giant's chairman and CEO, has seen his net worth lose $24 billion in a year of huge setbacks.

The casino company is floundering and is running out of options as it tries to stave off a bankruptcy filing.

The slot machine company submitted a filing to the SEC last week that says it plans "to conduct a sale of substantially all of the company's assets."

The struggling economy has lead to more availability and cheaper prices at Vegas hotel rooms.

A snowstorm was no match as many waited in the cold to get a look at Wynn's new $2.3 billion resort.

News brief: Allegations that computer salesman defrauded San Jose company out of $65 million, much of which he used to pay off enormous gambling debts in Las Vegas.