Nevada News - Page 596

The Cosmopolitan's layout of retail stores and restaurants is based on easy access and convenience for consumers with unprecedented branding and signage opportunities for tenants.

Landry's Restaurants, which is purchasing the Golden Nugget Las Vegas from Poster Financial, is expected to gain the Golden Nugget Laughlin property as well without putting up additional money.

Rob Goldstein, senior vice president of Las Vegas Sands Corp., told a group attending the Gaming Technology Summit in a keynote speech Wednesday that Las Vegas is constantly confounding the experts and proving them wrong.

Nevada lawmakers are close to approving legislation that would approve some forms of wireless gaming but only in casinos, and only if regulators write rules allowing handheld betting.

The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino's $39 million meeting space expansion is open.

Station Casinos Inc. said Tuesday that it is buying 50 acres of property south of Reno.

Officials at Wynn Las Vegas are investigating the cause of a power outage that briefly affected the new Strip resort Tuesday.

A Southern California police officer and a Las Vegas blackjack dealer have been arrested for alleged cheating.

Banking giant Bear Stearns projected the industry would enjoy an average rate of return of 16 percent on total investments of $25 billion over the next five years.

News Brief: From hidden cameras to secret surveillance rooms, here’s a look at the security measures Singapore can expect in its 2 new integrated resorts.

Defying normal supply pressures, hotel occupancy rates and room rates are expected to surge in the next 12 months despite increasing supply, a Lodging Industry Investment Council Survey released Tuesday said.

From the Roman columns of Caesars Palace to The Venetian's canals and Bellagio's picturesque Mediterranean lake, businesses on the Strip have for years mimicked the Old World charms of Western Europe.

Poster Financial Group Inc.'s deal to sell its Laughlin casino to competitor Barrick Gaming Corp. has apparently blown up, with sources familiar with both companies saying the transaction will likely wind up in court.

The third annual Gaming Technology Summit gets under way Wednesday at the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, continuing throughout the day Thursday.

International News Brief: Israeli Tourism Minister Avraham Herschson, who is eager to give the green light to a casino in Eilat, is scheduled to take a delegation to Las Vegas in June to learn about the casino industry.

NBA representatives next week will return to Las Vegas to further inspect several potential venues for All-Star weekend in 2007 or 2008.

A man convicted of using a light optic device to cheat slot machines in Laughlin, has lost his appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court.

Bentley Motors has delivered four personally commissioned Arnage RL limousines to the Wynn Las Vegas resort for use in chauffeuring high-rolling guests and VIPs.

Faced with the daunting prospect of soon hosting more than 50 million hungry travelers per year, McCarran International Airport is undertaking a $15 million renovation to upgrade travelers' food and beverage options.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. is likely headed toward developing a master-planned urban village on the 135 acres adjacent to its newly opened Wynn Las Vegas.