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Major Operators: Profit Lift Slight for Big Players

8 October 2003

Despite the bravado about soaring room rates and surging demand for leisure travel, earnings at the major Las Vegas operators barely held their own in the just-ended third quarter, Wall Street estimates suggest.

Horn Recovering 'Nicely' After Tiger Attack

8 October 2003

News Brief: Illusionist Roy Horn is communicating with doctors and recovering ‘nicely,’ though he remains in critical condition after a tiger attack during a performance, his neurosurgeon said today.

Economic Impact: Mirage to Take Big Hit

8 October 2003

The closing of one of the Strip's biggest shows after Friday's tiger mauling of Siegfried & Roy star Roy Horn is the second big hit absorbed by The Mirage this year.

No Room at the Inn for Past Glory

8 October 2003

Though the wrecking ball looms for the quirky business his family owned and operated for nearly five decades, you won't find Allen Rosoff mourning the demise of the Glass Pool Inn.

Famed Magician Recovering from Mauling

7 October 2003

Famed Las Vegas magician Roy Horn of the "Siegfried and Roy" duo on Sunday signaled thumb's up after a second surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, two days after being savagely mauled by a white tiger during a performance, according to a family friend. Horn remained in critical but stable condition at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, about two miles north of the Mirage hotel-casino.

Harrah's Testing Flights

7 October 2003

News Brief: Harrah's will test the market for flights from Williams Gateway Airport to its casino in Reno and Lake Tahoe.

County Might Grant Casinos Exemptions

7 October 2003

News Brief: Eye-catching water attractions are essential to the Strip's allure, and keeping them flowing is vital to Las Vegas' tourist-driven economy, even in the face of a five-year drought, Clark County officials said Monday.

Hotel to Lose Millions After Icon's Mauling

7 October 2003

News Brief: The Mirage hotel-casino lost one of its biggest money-making shows when a tiger nearly killed Roy Horn of "Siegfried and Roy." Now the resort has to figure a way to plug an annual revenue hole estimated in the tens of millions of dollars.

Fine Art in Las Vegas, Galleries Struggle to Find Their Niche

7 October 2003

Skeptics paint a dismal picture of how well art exhibits benefit Las Vegas' tourism industry, but visitors still visit them and Strip megaresorts continue to stage events like the new Chatsworth exhibit that opened Sept. 13 at the Bellagio Fine Arts Gallery.

Mandalay Group Denies Exit Strategy in Stock Sale by Two Managers

7 October 2003

Mandalay Resort Group released a statement Friday denying that Mike Ensign or Bill Richardson had any exit strategy for leaving the company.

2 More Sue Over Force Used in Probe of Deadly Biker Brawl

6 October 2003

News Brief: Two more people have filed a federal lawsuit after being caught up in a deadly biker brawl during the Laughlin River Run motorcycle rally in 2002.

Vegas Magician Mauled

6 October 2003

News Brief: A white tiger grabbed Las Vegas magician Roy Horn by the throat and threw him round like a bloody ragdoll in front of 1500 people.

Barney Vinson's World: Global Gaming Expo

6 October 2003

Barney Vinson: "It started with a cocktail party at the Las Vegas Hilton, up on top of the hotel in the Conrad Villa Sky Suite."

Historic Las Vegas Motel could be Demolished

3 October 2003

The owner of a historic motel across from Mandalay Bay has shut down the property and has told tenants that he intends to tear it down.

Mandalay Execs Sell off Shares

3 October 2003

Mike Ensign and Bill Richardson have sold off the last of their stock holdings in Mandalay Resort Group, leading analysts to speculate Thursday that the longtime casino executives are preparing to leave the company they helped form.

Nevada Economy Recovering

2 October 2003

Nevada's economy showed continued signs of recovery in July as businesses posted their strongest sales increases since before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, state officials said Wednesday.

Park Place May Ask Board, Court to Hear Case

1 October 2003

Park Place Entertainment Corp. is expected to argue Friday that a high roller's fraud lawsuit should be heard by the state Supreme Court and referred to the state Gaming Control Board.

Culinary Slates Aladdin Rally, Targets Schwarzenegger

1 October 2003

Hoping to capitalize on the media frenzy surrounding actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign to be elected governor of California, the Culinary Local 226 plans to demonstrate today at Schwarzenegger's Santa Monica, Calif., production offices on behalf of Aladdin workers.

Westin Casuarina Won't be Unionized

1 October 2003

When the Westin Casuarina hotel-casino opens near the Las Vegas Strip this month, it will not be a union property.

Trizec: No Sale Yet on Desert Passage

1 October 2003

The chief executive of Trizec Properties Inc. reiterated Tuesday that the company has yet to close a sale on Desert Passage, the Arabian-themed mall attached to the Aladdin hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

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