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MTR Gaming Wins License for Las Vegas Casino

24 October 2003

MTR Gaming was told by members of the state Gaming Commission Wednesday that it better improve its business practices but the commission voted 3-2 to award it an unlimited license for operation of the Ramada Inn and Speedway Casino in North Las Vegas.

Venetian Withdraws Power-Exit Request

24 October 2003

The Venetian on Thursday withdrew from the state Public Utilities Commission its application to leave the Nevada Power Co. electric system and buy its own power.

Fewer Foreign Tourists Expected

24 October 2003

Fewer foreign travelers are expected to visit the United States for the third consecutive year, but federal agencies and local tourism officials remain confident international visitor figures will rebound beginning in 2004.

Study: Hotel Room Rates to Climb

23 October 2003

Hotel room rates likely will climb in 2004, a national travel trade association study predicts, signaling a recovery in business travel and giving the gaming industry a much-needed shot in the arm.

MGM Grand Execs, Union Meet

23 October 2003

MGM Grand executives and union workers at the Strip's biggest hotel met Tuesday in the first round of contract negotiations.

Analysts: Operators to Build on Las Vegas

23 October 2003

Wall Street analysts Tuesday predicted Nevada's biggest casino operator will choose to build its next billion-dollar-plus megaresort on the Strip and not in Atlantic City.

Views Vary on Station Casino Tower

22 October 2003

Station Casinos' proposal to build a new hotel with one 300-foot tower of 1,000 rooms and two 200-foot-tall towers of 250 rooms has been met with mixed reactions from residents.

UNLV Archivists Entrusted With Harrah's Documents

22 October 2003

Harrah’s has donated thousands of artifacts documenting the history of Harrah’s to the special collections department at the University of Nevada.

Passenger Traffic Up 5 Percent

21 October 2003

Nearly 3 million people used McCarran International Airport in September, a 5 percent increase over the 2.8 million people who flew in and out of the Las Vegas airport in the same month a year ago.

Golden Gate Sticks with 99-Cent Shrimp Cocktail

20 October 2003

No matter what happens to wholesale prices, the Golden Gate hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas will continue to sell its trademark shrimp cocktail for 99 cents, owner Mark Brandenburg said.

Union, Sierra Club Fight Station Casino Plans

20 October 2003

Culinary Local 226 and the Sierra Club have joined forces to fund a flier opposing Station Casinos' plans for a 300-foot tower at its proposed Red Rock Station casino site in Summerlin.

Lobbyist Urges North Las Vegas to Embrace Growth

17 October 2003

North Las Vegas shouldn't make the same mistake that Reno made more than a decade ago when it began to limit growth at the expense of economic development, the casino industry's chief federal lobbyist said Thursday.

MGM Mirage Sells Off Land

16 October 2003

GM Mirage says it completed the sale of about 315 acres of land north of its Shadow Creek golf course in North Las Vegas for about $55 million to home builder Centex Homes.

Alliance Holding onto Casinos

16 October 2003

Hotel Reservations Services Accused of Not Paying Taxes

16 October 2003

A normally routine budget item at the Las Vegas convention authority board meeting became a call to arms against major online hotel reservation services some allege aren't paying their share of local room taxes.

Station Slashes Meal Prices

16 October 2003

Billboards, newspaper ads, TV and radio spots all advertise Station Casinos' recent aggressive buffet price cuts, discounts that reduced the price of a buffet dinner at most of its properties from about $10 to $6.99.

Nevada Supreme Court to Rule in Casino Kidnap Case

15 October 2003

News Brief: The Nevada Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether a woman can sue Caesars Palace after being kidnapped from a parking area at the Las Vegas resort where she was working as a cocktail waitress.

Politics Caused Harrah's to Change Beers

15 October 2003

ews Brief: It was a beer distributor's political views, not a better deal from Coors, that caused Harrah's Entertainment to drop Budweiser sales at its Lake Tahoe casinos, the company confirmed Tuesday.

'Slot Machine King,' IGT Founder Dies at 91

15 October 2003

William "Si" Redd, who founded slot giant IGT and helped popularize video poker and Megabucks progressive jackpots, died Tuesday at his beach home in Solana Beach, Calif., after an extended illness. He was 91.

Cruise Lines Lure Would-Be Customers, But Las Vegas Casino Operators Unfazed

15 October 2003

Cruise lines are flexing their muscles with trade groups, saying the industry represents a major challenge to gaming operators.

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