Full House Resorts saw its stock jump 17 percent this week to close at $3.70, while Caesars Entertainment Corp.'s fell 9.2 percent to $6.87. Four of the largest casino operators saw their stock prices fall this week.
21 September 2012
By Steve Green
Even as its key board members jockey for position with multiple lawsuits, Wynn Resorts Ltd. is the only Nevada firm on Fortune magazine's new list of the nation's 100 fastest-growing companies.
20 September 2012
By Steve Green
The Golden Gate Casino downtown still has the bar where Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. drank and a telephone that was installed in 1907. But now, it also has a new lobby, updated casino and refurbished rooms. The 1906 hotel-casino recently received a $15 million makeover.
20 September 2012
By Ron Sylvester
The Nevada Gaming Commission today approved licenses for three more companies to participate in the state’s new online intrastate poker industry. Licenses were issued for slot machine maker WMS Industries Inc. and casino operator American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC.
20 September 2012
By Steve Green
Imperial Palace is getting a new name — a much shorter one — and a makeover.
19 September 2012
By VEGAS INC Staff
Casino resort owner Wynn Resorts Ltd. fired back Tuesday at board member Kazuo Okada in their dispute over whether Okada can make nominations to the Wynn board. Okada issued an open letter to shareholders Monday as part of a regulatory filing in the dispute.
18 September 2012
By Steve Green
The chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control board is stepping down at the end of the month. Mark Lipparelli on Tuesday said he is resigning effective Sept. 28 so that a new chairman has time to prepare before the 2013 Legislature convenes in February.
18 September 2012
Associated Press
Heading toward a court showdown, Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada today released a letter to Wynn Resorts Ltd. shareholders criticizing Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn. The Wynn board of directors has canceled Okada’s $2.9 billion stock position and replaced it at a 30 percent discount with a $1.9 billion note.
17 September 2012
By Steve Green
One of the reasons so many people hate politics is that well-meaning leaders often do more harm than good when they try to legislate public policy. The Republican Party’s attempt to protect people from themselves by pledging to oppose online gambling illustrates that point.
17 September 2012
By Richard N. Velotta
The glowing marquee outside the box office showed six shirtless men with bronzed, well-oiled pecs and abs. The Australian "Thunder from Down Under" all-male revue would be bumping and grinding later Sunday at Don’s Celebrity Theatre. But right now, another star is ready to take over the main showroom.
16 September 2012
By Dave Toplikar
In this tourist-heavy town, hitting the slots and tables aren’t the only risky ways Las Vegas can separate visitors from their cash. Here’s a look at some of the biggest scams on the Strip.
15 September 2012
By Andrea Domanick
Boyd Gaming stock rose 14.5 percent for the week to close at $7, while Allegiant Travel stock fell close to 3 percent to close at $64.49.
14 September 2012
By Steve Green
MGM Resorts International announced Friday that it promoted a Mandalay Bay executive to general manager of the Monte Carlo hotel-casino. Patrick Miller succeeds Anton Nikodemus, the former president of the Monte Carlo who was promoted to president of MGM Resorts casino marketing in August.
14 September 2012
By Steve Green
A new financing deal by MGM Resorts International is a positive for the casino-resort company, analyst said Friday.
14 September 2012
By Steve Green
Casino owner Derek Stevens is putting his stamp on downtown Las Vegas. Stevens is co-owner and CEO of the newly rebranded D Las Vegas (formerly Fitzgeralds) and has owned the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino since 2008.
13 September 2012
By Steve Green
