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Adelson nominated to serve on trade committee

President George W. Bush has announced that he has nominated Las Vegas Sands Corp.Chairman Sheldon G. Adelson to serve a term of four years as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.

Golden Gaming to end deal to manage casino

Golden Gaming has given notice to the operators of the Hard Rock Hotel of its intent to terminate the casino management agreement for the niche property.

Beau Rivage wins award

News Brief: The Mississippi Hospitality & Restaurant Association announced that the MGM Mirage's Beau Rivage Resort & Casino won the Restaurant Neighbor Award in the large business category for the state of Mississippi.

Taj Mahal casino plans high stakes room

News Brief: Some serious money will be spread around in the new high-stakes gaming salon at Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort.

Katt Williams at Spotlight 29

Katt Williams is bringing his unique personality, pimp-esque charisma and endless supply of original jokes to Spotlight 29 Casino on January 26.

Heard it on the river: A look ahead to the New Year

Schiffer chooses to ignore the events of 2007 while making some observations for the gaming world in 2008.

Casinos safer than hospitals for heart attack victims

News Brief: People who suffer a life-threatening alteration in heart rhythms are more likely to survive if they are in a casino or airport than if they are in a hospital, researchers reported today.

Stakes high for Mount Airy Casino owner

News Brief: With lifelong friend and confidant the Rev. Joseph F. Sica facing a felony charge of perjury, the stakes have never been higher for junk man turned casino businessman, Louis DeNaples.

Silver Slipper gives away a million

News Brief: The million dollars on display has tantalized Silver Slipper Casino visitors for long enough and this weekend the casino is ready to give it away.

Gulfstream opens racing season

News Brief: Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino opened its racing season Thursday with a big increase in betting on its races televised at other tracks, including Calder Race Course and Pompano Park, which did not televise Gulfstream last year.

Colorado casino insists cigar bar is legal

News Brief: Smoking is still being allowed in at least one of Colorado's mountain casinos because it claims to be a cigar bar exempt from the state's smoking ban.

Priest charged in slots probe

News Brief: A Catholic priest and longtime confidant of casino owner Louis A. DeNaples was charged yesterday with perjury, accused of lying to a grand jury about his relationship with a mob boss.

Kentucky track owner wants to move

News Brief: Ellis Park owner Ron Geary said he would put a casino in Owensboro, Kentucky, to move it away from competition in Indiana.

A little more space to rock 'n' roll

The $750 million expansion and renovation project that will double the Hard Rock Hotel's size and add 950 hotel rooms by mid-2009 is under way on the northwest corner of Harmon Avenue and Paradise Road.

Investors pay fee for Hooters Hotel buy

The investment group working to buy Hooters Hotel made a $500,000 nonrefundable, nonapplicable fee payment Monday to retain exclusive purchase rights for the property.

Calgary casinos see no effect from smoking ban

News Brief: While a new First Nations casino on the city's west edge broke ranks yesterday on a province-wide smoking ban, some other Calgary gambling haunts said they hadn't seen business drop.

Century Casinos acquires full ownership of Colorado casino

Century Casinos, Inc. has acquired the remaining 35% of all issued and outstanding partnership units of CC Tollgate LLC that were owned by Central City Venture LLC.

Top-10 casinos by poker tables

Between the WSOP and the famous cash games at the Bellagio, Las Vegas is the center of the poker world for glitz and glamour. But when the poker world is measured by how many tables are in a casino, California is king.

Caesars ups ante ceiling to $50,000

News brief: In a bid to lure new customers, Caesars introduced dramatic increases this week to betting ceilings for blackjack, roulette, craps and various Asian games.

Palazzo may not open until next month

News brief: The newest megaresort on the Las Vegas Strip may not open before New Year's Eve and is focusing instead on a grand opening Jan. 17.

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