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Yucca Vote Sparks Debate Over Nuclear Waste

10 July 2002

The image persists of a unified business community battling to keep the nation's nuclear waste from Southern Nevada. The reality reflects the nuance of a complex political debate.

Union Leader Optimistic in Talks with Golden Gate

9 July 2002

D. Taylor, the Culinary Union's secretary-treasurer said that he was optimistic a deal could be struck with the downtown casino.

Longtime Sahara Publicist McDonald Dies

9 July 2002

Herb McDonald, who invented the cheap all-you-can-eat buffet that has become a Las Vegas trademark and worked as publicist and promoter at the Sahara hotel-casino for 25 years, died Saturday in Las Vegas.

Union, Golden Gate to Resume Talks

8 July 2002

The Culinary Union planned to resume negotiations with the Golden Gate joined by a federal mediator late today or Tuesday, as a strike at the small downtown casino entered its second week.

Health Care Remains Key Casino Labor Issue

7 July 2002

The expense of the Culinary's health care plan dominated talks with Strip operators two months ago as this year's contract negotiation season got under way.

Golden Gate Strike Passes Five-Day Mark

6 July 2002

The strike by 175 maids, food-service workers and bartenders against downtown's Golden Gate completed its fifth full day Saturday evening as union workers and supporters continued picket duty in front of the Fremont Street casino.

Union Leaders Credit Casino Execs

5 July 2002

Culinary Union leaders are crediting two well-known casino industry executives with helping them broker the richest collective bargaining agreement ever reached downtown.

Golden Gate, Union Schedule More Talks

5 July 2002

Golden Gate owner Mark Brandenburg planned to return to the bargaining table today with the Culinary Union on the fifth day of a casino workers strike at the small downtown hotel.

Union Loses Arbitration Request in Las Vegas Sands Dispute

5 July 2002

A federal judge has denied a motion by the Culinary Union to force Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Inc. to go to arbitration to resolve claims that the union violated an old contract.

Golden Gate Workers Split Over Strike

4 July 2002

Doesn't matter if you're walking the picket line or working the blackjack tables. Neither brand of Golden Gate worker was happy with the other on Thursday.

Golden Gate Co-Owner Pleads Case

4 July 2002

Golden Gate’s potential is limited, especially in downtown's deeply troubled casino market, said managing partner Mark Brandenburg.

Downtown Workers Approve New Deal

3 July 2002

The new five-year contract for downtown casinos protects free health care for Culinary Union members, but leaves them with far less money for wage hikes than Strip workers.

Herbst Gaming Opens Fifth Property

3 July 2002

Hoping to capitalize on increased traffic from motorists trying to avoid Hoover Dam, Herbst Gaming has opened a casino in on U.S. 95, an alternative route between Las Vegas and the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Golden Gate Braces for Strike

3 July 2002

The Golden Gate braced for the long haul on the second day of a Culinary Union strike, hiring replacement workers and installing surveillance cameras around the entrance to the Fremont Street property.

Fourth of July Likely Strong For Vegas Resorts

3 July 2002

Fears of terrorist threats, lingering economic woes and triple-digit temperatures won't keep tourists away from Las Vegas this July Fourth weekend, the city's hotel-casinos, tourism authority and other experts say.

Park Place Weighs Bally's Options

3 July 2002

Park Place Chief Executive Thomas Gallagher said the company may eventually develop the land in front of its 2,814-room Bally's Las Vegas hotel-casino.

Las Vegas Boosts Security Plans

3 July 2002

Local police and hotel security officials are working closely together to ensure that an expected 260,000 Las Vegas visitors enjoy a safe Independence Day holiday.

Purchase Agreement for Four Queens Collapses

2 July 2002

An agreement to sell the Four Queens Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas to a local poker bar operator fell through last week due to a potential strike of Culinary Union workers against downtown hotels.

Golden Gate Employees on Strike

2 July 2002

News Brief: Some 165 workers at the city's oldest hotel-casino went on strike while employees at other downtown hotels signed five-year contracts, avoiding what could have been the largest casino strike in Nevada in two decades.

Suspect in Wynn Extortion Allegedly Threatened Family

1 July 2002

A Clark County prosecutor said a man who claims he is Steve Wynn's long-lost half-brother not only tried to extort Wynn, but also his own brother.

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