Nevada News - Page 528

Standing in line to watch people take their clothes off is commonplace in Sin City.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

News Brief: Justin Pantohan from Hawaii hit a Wheel of Fortune $1,049,419 MegaJackpot early Saturday morning at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

New Brief: Silverton casino has announced a big $500 million expansion, the focal point of which will be a 25-story 360-room hotel tower.

ette Midler has signed on with entertainment promoter AEG Live for a minimum two year deal as the new resident artist at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace starting in February 2008.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board gave Anthony Marnell III and the investment group he heads tentative approval Wednesday to acquire the Edgewater and Colorado Belle casinos from MGM Mirage for $200 million.

Nearly 4.2 million passengers used McCarran International Airport in March, up 3.3 percent from the same month in 2006, Clark County officials reported.

The Sunshine State has been very good for Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., according to its latest earnings statement.

eveloper Rohit Joshi on Wednesday told the Las Vegas City Council he plans to re-brand Neonopolis as Fremont Square and is in negotiations with four major chains to lure a department store.

Spider-Man is hanging off a ledge of The Venetian Resort~Hotel~Casino overlooking The Strip where he will remain through this weekend before being moved to Madame Tussands Las Vegas at the Venetian.

With one month to go before contracts covering 50,000 hotel and restaurant service employees represented by Culinary Workers Local 226 expire, Harrah's Las Vegas cocktail waitress Tina DeValle is nervous.

One of America's most sought-after airport news and gift stores now has a shopkeeper.

Friedmutter Group Architectural & Interior Design Studios took home four awards from the American Gaming Association's G2E Institute event for its architectural and interior design work on Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa.

Yahoo! UK & Ireland launched its first attempt at real-money poker, coupling the power of 20.7 million unique visitors per month with a trusted brand to attract customers in countries friendly to online gambling.

Boarding Pass and Fiesta Rewards members at all Station Casinos and Fiesta properties can begin logging hours to qualify for Station Casinos’ $500,000 Poker Plus Tournament, to be held August 18 and 19 at Texas Station.

ed Rock Resort's newly opened 72-lane bowling alley isn't the largest in the Las Vegas Valley but it’s the most glamorous.

Cannery Casino Resorts' plans to expand its brand throughout the valley's local market took a major step Monday with the ceremonial groundbreaking of its $250 million Boulder Highway project.

Las Vegas hosted 45 of America's top 200 trade shows in 2006, more shows than the combined total of Orlando, Florida, and Chicago, the next two places on the list.

The much-anticipated opening of The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas just got bigger with the addition of the Tony-Award winning smash hit musical, Jersey Boys.

Golden Nugget, Inc. reports that it commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of the $155 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2011.