Nevada News - Page 510

Las Vegas Sands staffed its first positions Wednesday at the $1.6 billion Palazzo, bringing 64 front desk personnel into the company's fold.

With the industry's evolution into global businesses that make most of their money outside of gaming, companies are looking farther afield for talent.

Jeff Simpon's been talking to casino executives for the past month about the industry's lame efforts to head off initiative petitions that would raise the state's gaming tax.

Las Vegas casino and hotel workers struck a tentative labor deal Monday with two downtown properties, setting the stage for more pacts between casino owners and unionized employees elsewhere on Fremont Street.

Was there an issue underlying the timing of MGM Mirage's announcement last week that it would build a $5 billion resort in Atlantic City?

It's times like these when another 33,000 Las Vegas hotel rooms would come in handy.

Deutsche Bank's lead gaming analyst Bill Lerner headed 2,240 miles east of the company's New York headquarters to the bright lights of the Strip.

Although these economists question whether the gaming tax increase is smart tax or education policy, they doubt the increase would significantly affect the companies' bottom line, and thus, investment decisions.

According to Jeff Simpson, casino bosses ought to be furious with those who would use the initiative process to raise taxes on one targeted industry but they are partly to blame.

Already a smash hit with audiences and critics across the country, Hats! comedic musical production has been designed with a Las Vegas flair and will hit The Strip on Jan. 12, 2008.

Our Top-10 list of Gambling Destinations begins in New England, travels the high seas to China and lands in Las Vegas.

News Brief: Proposed construction of Jethro Bodine's "Beverly Hillbillies" Mansion & Casino passed another hurdle Thursday as the second reading of a key measure again passed the Douglas County Commission on a 3-2 vote.

In response to negative public perception, Clark County Manager Virginia Valentine has removed building inspector Rick Maddox from the investigation of the Rio hotel's remodeling without permits or safety inspections.

Last year owners of the Golden Nugget spent $100 million on the hotel's biggest upgrade since 1984 when Steve Wynn owned the property.

Youbet.com has been served with a federal search warrant following an investigation being conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas.

Nevada casino regulators said revenues earned by the state's gambling halls in August took a significant tumble.

Renovations are becoming more important as gaming companies upgrade older rooms to compete for spend-happy guests by offering the latest high-definition TVs or more luxurious hotels rooms with more amenities.

Chinese customers at the newly-opened 3,000-room Venetian Macau are experiencing a taste of Las Vegas-style gambling, glitz and luxury on a massive scale.

Coyote Ugly would become one of the only new clubs on the Strip to combine a staff of cover-girl-attractive women with no dress code or exclusionary policies.

Sarah Lockett knew she would be making a trip to the Playboy Club at the Palms with her husband, Steve, when they came to Las Vegas.