Nevada News - Page 542

News Brief: A group of Southern Nevada tavern owners and casino operators have filed a lawsuit to block enforcement of the public smoking restrictions approved by Nevada voters Nov. 7.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. will venture into the world of online gambling through a partnership with fledgling wireless-gaming device provider Cantor Gaming.

Steve Wynn was feeling very good about Wynn Resorts when Jeff Simpson met with him last week at Wynn Las Vegas.

Long-retired casino dealers Tony Badillo and Jack Lipsman are preparing for an unfolding labor battle that has injected new life into an old cause.

Tony Taeubel, vice president of The Orleans, has a career in gambling that's spanned thousands of miles and jobs ranging from government regulator to sports book writing.

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

Shorter buffet lines and desolate casino floors could be in the cards at many Strip hotels as early as 2010 unless something is done to bypass heavy congestion at Southern Nevada's largest airport.

Carl's Jr. recently made waves when it partnered with the Palms Casino Resort to debut The $6,000 Combo Meal, offered exclusively on the Vegas hot spot's room service menu.

The Ultimate Poker Challenge, the number one rated weekly televised poker show, is taping its third season in the legendary Binion's Gambling Hall and Casino in Las Vegas.

Electronic multi-player table games (EMTs) are starting to gain traction in the casino industry, and poker may be the first game to gain wide acceptance in an EMT platform.

The women of the World Poker Tour continue to grow in numbers and play solid poker - but when will they finally capture their first championship?

40 gamblers told executives at the Global Gaming Expo that they want better freebies, more engaging slot machines and fewer junk mailers.

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

When Nevada's first American Indian-run casino opened here in 1995, it didn't draw much attention. But 11 years later, Laughlin casino operators are noticing.

Change is an experience Laughlin casino operators, employees and visitors have been enduring and will continue to tolerate well into next year.

Dozens of sign-carrying protesters marched outside Wynn Las Vegas in a demonstration organized by the International Union of Gaming Employees, an inactive union that doesn't officially represent dealers at the resort or anywhere else on the Strip.

News Brief: Peppermill is taking a page from the Las Vegas casino playbook with its $300 million expansion now under way that community leaders say should bring more tourists to the region.

This week: reflections on nightclubs, vodka, Las Vegas, and casino chips embedded with radio frequency identification tags.

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American Casino & Entertainment Properties is nearing completion of a six month, $40 million transformation of the Flamingo Laughlin into the Aquarius Casino Resort.