Nevada News - Page 712

John "Jackie" Gaughan, Jr., casino executive and the son of Las Vegas casino pioneer Jackie Gaughan and brother of Coast Casinos Chairman Michael Gaughan, died Sunday in Las Vegas.

The gaming industry in Northern Nevada is getting nailed by a storm of competition from Northern California, with the worst yet to come.

Many Las Vegas casino operators are offering steep discounts from published room rates to defy national travel trends and pull occupancy rates upward.

Las Vegas casino chains Boyd Gaming Corp. and Coast Casinos Inc. say they expect to develop slot club loyalty cards that would allow gamblers to earn perks at multiple casinos in Las Vegas.

Nevada gaming regulators used a Wednesday license hearing for the owners of the old Flamingo Reno to send a message to Las Vegas-based finance company Vestin Group.

News Brief: The Las Vegas-based National Airlines grounded its 18 aircraft late Wednesday in Las Vegas with little warning and no refunds for thousands of travelers forced to make other travel arrangements.

News Brief: JetBlue Airways plans to add twice-daily flights between Las Vegas and New York City's JFK International Airport on Jan. 7 with introductory rates as low as $99 each way.

Wall Street disappointment over returns from recent projects is clipping capital availability, reining in Strip construction and dashing local economic prospects, at least through 2004, analysts said.

The bridal industry is big business nationwide and especially here in Las Vegas. The new Venetian chapel complex is set to open next summer.

The Fremont Street Experience has signed a contract with a Korean company to upgrade the elaborate lightbulb canopy in downtown Las Vegas that beckons tourists with a nightly light show.

Cannery hotel-casino executives have made some critical decisions about how they plan to operate their $100 million North Las Vegas locals casino, executives said Monday.

The Venetian casino has sued a Hong Kong businessman who allegedly owed it $700,040 in debts.

The country's most geographically diverse casino operator is casting its eye at a choice casino market, one of the most lucrative casino markets in the country.

Ending more than a decade of planning and anticipation, the first phase of the Fashion Show mall's $1 billion expansion is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. today.

Le Reve will be as different from the Bellagio as the Mirage was from Caesars Palace when the tropical-themed megaresort opened in 1989, said Kenneth Wynn, Steve Wynn’s brother.

So just exactly how much will the Le Reve project cost? Media accounts on the price tag have been confusing.

MGM Mirage is in talks with luxury timeshare developer Turnberry Associates about building a "condominium hotel" complex on land near the MGM Grand.

Steve Wynn's newest dream came one step closer to reality when the Strip developer broke ground on his $1.85 billion Le Reve.

Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. has closed on the sale of its money-losing Lady Luck hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas to a new business entity with plans to convert a wing of the property into timeshares.

A settlement has been reached between the owners of the Aladdin hotel-casino and a company that had been contracted to stage a production show starring actress Carmen Electra.