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Las Vegas Strip Casinos Tighten Slot Payouts

12 July 2002

News Brief: Over the last few years, casinos on the Las Vegas Strip have quietly lowered the overall payout rates for their slot machines, effectively paying themselves millions of dollars more in profits at the expense of the slot player.

Casino Industry Eyes Arrival of Nuclear Waste

11 July 2002

News Brief: Nevada’s lifeblood tourism industry can continue to prosper if forced to coexist with the nation’s nuclear waste being stored 90 miles away at Yucca Mountain if no accidents occur, casino executives said Wednesday.

Private Casino for High-Rollers Approved

10 July 2002

News Brief: For the first time since gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931, high stakes gamblers may soon be allowed to place their bets in private.

Golden Gate Strike Ends

10 July 2002

The Culinary Union signed a new five-year contract with the Golden Gate late Tuesday, ending a nine-day strike downtown.

Woman Fails to Make Casino Payment

10 July 2002

News Brief: A woman who accused singer Celine Dion's husband of rape failed to make a $50,000 restitution payment Tuesday amid charges she defrauded Harrah's Las Vegas out of about $500,000.

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.

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