Nevada News - Page 651

News Brief: Las Vegas has been on a winning streak with tourists and travelers for more than a year, but the gambling city's luck may be running thin, Wall Street analysts said on Thursday.

News Brief: A $25-million-plus casino is planned for Pyramid Highway in Sparks, using the license from the shuttered downtown Old Reno Casino, Reno lawyer and gaming lobbyist Harvey Whittemore said Wednesday.

Gamblers play slot machines Wednesday at the Las Vegas Hilton. Colony Capital plans to redesign, reconfigure and renovate the casino to make it more appealing for locals and tourists.

Next month's planned reductions in Greyhound Lines' bus schedule isn't the only big change that could soon affect the company's Nevada passengers.

Las Vegas-based slot-machine maker Alliance Gaming Corp. will pay its incoming chief executive, Richard Haddrill, a base salary of $980,000 a year, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.

Indian gambling expanded in every state where it was legal last year, except in Nevada.

News Brief: Authorities were investigating the death of a Las Vegas area casino executive featured in The Discovery Channel's ‘American Casino’ television series.

A BLT Keno Tournament is scheduled for July 24th at the Peppermill Hotel Casino in Reno, Nevada.

The Las Vegas Country Club board of directors last week passed on an offer by Steve Wynn to buy the golf club after Wynn increased his bid by about $13 million.

News Brief: There was little about 21-year-old Sean Dunaway to suggest he was plotting the huge e-mail heist alleged by federal prosecutors.

It doesn't take more than a brief weekend drive near the Strip to demonstrate a fact many travel experts have repeated ad nauseam in recent months: Las Vegas is busier than ever.

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

A Fourth of July getaway has delivered financial independence for a California woman who won a $4.9 million slot machine jackpot in Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority expects a less than 1 percent gain from a year ago, when 275,000 daily visitors were reported over the July 4th weekend.

Boyd Gaming Corp. is firmly focused on growth, with nearly $800 million in expansion projects already under way.

News Brief: On a stretch of despair that tourists in Las Vegas seldom see, the Western Hotel-Casino stands out as a beacon for the broke and nearly broken.

High temperatures and gas prices still above $2 a gallon aren't expected to hurt visitor traffic for the Fourth of July holiday in Las Vegas.

Two of Las Vegas' biggest conventions say they're staying put following news that the mega technology trade show, Comdex, has cancelled its November show and won't be back until November 2005.

News Brief: A book publisher accused of libeling Steve Wynn has entered into a confidential settlement with the gaming figure.

Caesars Entertainment has wrapped up construction on the Roman Plaza, the new pedestrian entrance to Caesars Palace that replaces the landmark people mover at the resort Jay Sarno opened in 1966.