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First Northern Nevada Gaming Summit Planned

5 December 2003

Market leaders Raving Consulting and Ascend Media Gaming Group are teaming up to produce the first Northern Nevada Gaming Summit Feb. 18-19, 2004, at Harrah's Reno.

Hells Angels Indicted in Deadly Casino Brawl

4 December 2003

News Brief: Forty-two Hells Angels members have been indicted on federal racketeering and firearms charges stemming from a deadly 2002 brawl between the motorcycle gang and rival bikers at a Laughlin casino.

Nevada Commissioners Delay Vote on Station Tower

4 December 2003

More than three hours of sometimes acrimonious testimony and cross talk Wednesday failed to produce a decision from the Clark County Commission on a proposed 300-foot tower and 1,500-room resort in Summerlin, Nevada.

Culinary, MGM Grand Reach Agreement

4 December 2003

The Las Vegas Culinary Union has struck its latest labor contract with the MGM Grand resort.

Nevada Regulations Given Final Approval

4 December 2003

News Brief: Regulations that will enable Nevada to start gathering nearly $500 million in new payroll and live entertainment taxes were endorsed Wednesday by Nevada's Legislative Commission.

Agassi, Former IGT Exec Invest in Las Vegas Casino

4 December 2003

Count tennis star Andre Agassi and former International Game Technology Chairman Chuck Mathewson as prospective owners of downtown Las Vegas’ Golden Nugget.

Boyd Gaming Consolidates Three Players Cards into One

4 December 2003

Boyd Gaming launches its Players Gold Card as the new `gold standard’ for slot and pit play at its three downtown Las Vegas gaming properties.

Former Mirage Employee Gets Probation

3 December 2003

A former Mirage casino employee who could have faced several years in jail for failing to file thousands of money-tracking reports with federal authorities was sentenced to three years of probation today.

Reno-Tahoe Airport Traffic Up 2.8 percent in October

3 December 2003

News Brief: Northern Nevada's tourism industry got a boost from continued growth in passenger traffic at the Reno airport in October, up 2.8 percent over last October.

Bellagio Hopes Tower Brings Power

3 December 2003

The 928-room tower now under construction at the Bellagio should help the Strip property cement its position as one of the top draws for premium players in Las Vegas, the megaresort's hotel boss said recently.

Widow, Mother of Gaming Executives Dies

2 December 2003

Adele Epstein, matriarch of a Las Vegas gaming family and a civic leader who raised funds for local charities in the 1960s and '70s, died Saturday.

Celine Dion Cancels Vegas Shows

2 December 2003

News Brief: Celine Dion has canceled her Wednesday and Thursday shows on the Las Vegas Strip to attend her father's funeral in Montreal.

Las Vegas Pedicab Operator Shuts Down

2 December 2003

as Vegas' largest operator of pedicabs -- bicycle-powered rickshaws that move tourists up and down the Strip -- is taking his vehicles off the road after his drivers were threatened with arrest for operating illegally.

Diverse Experts Will Convene to Explore Gambling as a Public Health Issue

2 December 2003

Vegas conference to discuss cutting-edge addictions research and explore the implications of scientific research for regulation of the international gaming industry.

Panel to See Bourbon Street Plan

2 December 2003

The small Flamingo Road hotel-casino, between the Westin and the Barbary Coast, has plans for a redevelopment project set for consideration by Clark County planning officials.

Tax Bill for Horseshoe: $5 Million

2 December 2003

The Internal Revenue Service has placed a tax lien on the 52-year-old downtown gambling hall, claiming the Horseshoe has yet to pay $5 million in past due payroll taxes.

Casinos of Future Getting Smaller

2 December 2003

Smaller resorts likely will be more dominant in the future of Las Vegas, according to nearly half the respondents in a final American Gaming Association survey released Monday.

Celebrating Rites of Passage Sin City Style

1 December 2003

News Brief: Huddled inside the Luxor hotel-casino, a trio of newly minted 21-year-olds are big on dreams, but short on know-how.

Magician Roy Horn Recovering From Attack

1 December 2003

News Brief: Illusionist Roy Horn of `Siegfried & Roy’ is slowly recovering from a tiger attack that has kept him hospitalized since October, his partner said Monday.

Inside Gaming Column: Deadline Nears for Las Vegas Hilton Bidders

1 December 2003

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

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