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Southern Nevada Economy: Through the Roof

3 May 2004

Along with interest rates and land prices, a sharp rise in building material costs could slow construction activity in Southern Nevada over the next few months, industry experts said.

Rising Gaming Stocks Torpedoed

3 May 2004

Profit-taking and investor doubts that Las Vegas can sustain its ongoing business boom shot a hole in ballooning gaming stocks, which dropped in price as a group in April for the first time since January 2002.

Rio Observation Wheel Talks Off

30 April 2004

Voyager Entertainment International Inc. today said it and The Rio hotel-casino discontinued talks for development of a large ferris wheel-like tourist attraction at The Rio in Las Vegas.

Buyer Confident Aladdin Deal will Close

30 April 2004

The leader of the acquisition company that plans to take possession of the Aladdin hotel-casino later this year says he's confident the deal will close as planned.

Dan Chandler, Caesars Marketing Legend, Dies

30 April 2004

Legendary casino host Dan Chandler, who raised the expression "My man!" to an art form in Las Vegas gaming circles, died in his sleep Tuesday in his father's cabin on the family's Versailles, Ky., estate.

Report Says Las Vegas Extends Reign as Convention King

30 April 2004

Las Vegas was again named the nation's top convention destination for 2003, extending a remarkable 10-year reign as the industry's No. 1 host market, editors of a respected industry publication said this week.

Casino Earnings: A Simply Smashing Quarter

28 April 2004

Las Vegas Sands, owner of The Venetian, Tuesday posted record-smashing results for the first quarter of 2004 with cash flow of $103.9 million, edging out the Bellagio's standout $99 million first-quarter cash flow.

San Diego Campaign Targets Las Vegas

28 April 2004

San Diego tourism officials hope to make waves in the desert this summer through their largest-ever media blitz encouraging Southern Nevadans to vacation in the Pacific resort town.

Official Calls Las Vegas 'Geographic Magnet

28 April 2004

The valley's growing population is going to set the trend for emerging business opportunities in Las Vegas and foreign-born immigrants represent the largest segment of that growth, a demographic researcher said Tuesday.

Next Desert Inn Implosion Planned

27 April 2004

Steve Wynn plans to knock down the Desert Inn’s St. Andrews Tower by the end of October to make way for an expansion of the yet-to-open megaresort.

Venetian Breaks Las Vegas Profit Record

27 April 2004

The Venetian megaresort has shattered Las Vegas hotel-casino profitability records during the first quarter.

Woman on Trial for Killing for Winning Ticket

27 April 2004

A woman on trial on a charge of murdering a man for his winning sports bet ticket used mental health records Monday in an attempt to discredit the state's key eyewitness.

Ritz-Carlton Pursuing Vegas Property

27 April 2004

Simon Cooper, president of the five-diamond Ritz-Carlton hotel company, has been shopping for a site on the Strip to develop a second Las Vegas area five-star, luxury hotel.

Nevada Company Offers Mobile Phone Gambling

27 April 2004

ews Brief: A Nevada company is hoping to win the business of gaming operators around the world with a new technology it says could port casino games onto mobile phones.

Court: Nevada Board, Agent Immune from Lawsuit

26 April 2004

The Nevada Supreme Court says the state Gaming Control Board and one of its agents are immune from a lawsuit in a case where a Las Vegas man was held for questioning about cheating the Resort at Summerlin in July 1999.

Record Poker Payout Awarded

26 April 2004

Swedish player Martin Dekenijff won the biggest-money event in poker history Friday night, collecting $2.7 million when he captured the World Poker Tour Championship at the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip.

Ad Firm Lands Hard Rock Contract

26 April 2004

New York advertising agency has won an account with the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas for a non-traditional marketing campaign that could cost as much as $10 million.

Regulators Concerned about Betting Kiosks

26 April 2004

Nevada gaming officials are concerned that rapid advances in betting kiosks technology could generate problems in regulating the Nevada casino industry.

Ad Effects, Terrorism Fears Fade

26 April 2004

Fears about terrorism and the city's "What happens here, stays here" ad campaign are fading as issues in helping visitors decide whether or not to come to Las Vegas, pollsters said Friday.

Inside Gaming Column: Wynn Shows Off Showroom Design

26 April 2004

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

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