Nevada News - Page 490

Profits for Landry's Restaurants, parent company of the Golden Nugget casinos in Las Vegas and Laughlin, fell 93 percent in the first quarter .

Statewide gaming revenues fell for the third straight month in 2008 with casinos winning 1.52 percent less from gamblers during March than they did a year ago.

News Brief: Gov. Jim Gibbons could support a deal that would result in higher room taxes rather than increased casino taxes, but only if Nevadans backed the idea in an advisory ballot question, a spokesman said Friday.

The World Poker Association reports the launch of its first educational event for members at the WPA Inaugural Conference, which will take place at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino May 28-May 29, 2008.

News Brief: In all, 25 of the area students were honored on Tuesday with an awards ceremony and luncheon in the Poolside Terrace at John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino.

The Gaming Control Board took less than 10 minutes Thursday to nominate a convicted slot machine cheat for membership as the 36th name on the state's List of Excluded Persons, commonly referred to as the Black Book.

Anya Hindmarch, London-born designer who was catapulted to fame last year with her environmentally conscious I'm Not a Plastic Bag tote campaign, will be opening her newest boutique at The Shoppes at The Palazzo .

Many of Las Vegas' service industry workers who earn tip income are seeing their take-home pay drop because customers aren't spending as much on food and drinks.

News Brief: Carson City's newest casino, Bodines at the corner of South Carson Street and Old Clear Creek Road, is now open.

Longtime Las Vegas casino owner Jackie Gaughan is finally walking away from the tables and selling his stake in the El Cortez, Gaughan's signature property since 1963.

The Nevada teachers union is in talks with gaming companies about a possible agreement to call off an initiative petition that would raise gaming taxes.

Sierra Pacific Resources' board on Tuesday elected Phil Satre, former chief executive officer and chairman of Harrah's Entertainment, as its nonexecutive chairman.

Fitzgeralds owner Don Barden is pledging his downtown Las Vegas property to generate a $35 million equity stake in a slots-only casino in Pittsburgh, making a sale likely for the Fremont Street hotel.

News Brief: Don Barden plans to sell his Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel in downtown Las Vegas and put $35 million of the proceeds toward opening the Majestic Star Casino in Pittsburgh.

Showcasing her flamboyant spirit, legendary talent and ingenious creativity, Cher launched the first of her nearly 200 shows tonight at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace

Nevada Passage Adventure Competition aims to lure visitors by highlighting state's outdoor draws.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board will consider the newest nominee for the state's Black Book: William Cushing, who spent time in federal prison in the 1980s for gambling-related cheating violations.

Nevadans may think the election is still six months away, but for the various interest groups gathering signatures to get their initiatives on the November ballot, the zero hour is May 20.

Big business is taking steps to fend off an expected flood of unionizing drives if Congress approves legislation making it easier for workers to organize.

Property officials at the M Resort, Spa and Casino, an all-new $1 billion resort to be completed in the spring of 2009 on South Las Vegas Boulevard, released new details about its luxury meeting and conference facilities today.