Nevada News - Page 607

Since Sunday, more than 40,000 visitors have gathered in Southern Nevada to attend the annual Nightclub & Bar Convention.

News Brief: This fascinating documentary series uses interviews, old news footage and recreated scenes to tell the stories of gamblers who use everything from cutting-edge silicon chips to old-fashioned nimble fingers to gain an edge on the casinos.

Passenger traffic counts got off to a strong start in 2005 with a 9.8 percent increase in the number of passengers served at McCarran International Airport over last year.

The adventure apparently continues, at least when it comes to promoting travel in rural Nevada.

Representatives of the Aladdin and Culinary Local 226 will begin negotiating a contract today that will cover about half of the Strip resort's total employees.

Nevada's major casino companies all submitted bids Monday to develop a resort in Singapore that will include gaming to lure tourists to the island-state.

The Showcase mall, known for its landmark facade featuring a multi-story Coke bottle and M&M package, was sold to a California investor who said he will stick with plans to expand the center.

From working at the Desert Inn under Moe Dalitz and then the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes, casino manager Cecil Simmons oversaw a major transition in Las Vegas and helped make golf one of the town's selling points.

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

While he is a member of the executive team that oversees the Palms, you won't find Tjeerd Brink, the resort's finance director, hanging out at one of the property's trendy clubs or restaurants.

The Sands Regent has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase two privately held casino properties in Dayton, NV, the Depot Casino and the Red Hawk Sports Bar.

Executives of the downtown Golden Nugget resort paid a $30,000 fine Thursday, wrapping up a state complaint that addressed sports book wagering irregularities and an incident in which a Nugget executive misdealt cards at a blackjack table during a celebrity event.

Businessman Don Barden says is hungrily eyeing the Las Vegas Strip to expand his gaming business but intends to wait several months before casino-shopping in the hope that skyrocketing prices stabilize.

News Brief: A national gambling museum, heavily targeting Hispanic travelers, a consumer gaming show, and making downtown smell good were some of the ideas presented at the Northern Nevada Gaming Summit.

At a cost of $3 million, the sales information center and model complex for the proposed Trump International Hotel and Tower Las Vegas might be the most expensive temporary building on the Strip.

Everyone who walks onstage to present an award at the 2005 Academy Award ceremony in Los Angeles this year will be a winner, once they open their gift bags, that is.

Despite a previously contentious relationship with the current and previous owners of the Aladdin, Culinary Union and company leaders have expressed optimism about their ability to hammer out a deal.

International News Brief: A Las Vegas gambling giant may open a massive casino by the Manchester United ground.

With the first of several major changes now complete, the owners of Las Vegas' Showcase mall plan to further shake up the 7-year-old Strip property with an influx of new tenants and dozens of full-time residents.

Read all about it. Steve Wynn is about to open a beautiful resort. Forget the aesthetics, however. What he's really doing is opening a magic money machine.