Gaming

Caesars outlines details for Octavius tower opening

A king room is seen in the Octavius tower at Caesars Palace.

Caesars Entertainment today released details about its Octavius tower opening in January, the sixth hotel tower to debut at its Caesars Palace flagship and the resort's second tower in nearly seven years. Rooms in the 668-room tower will start at 550 square feet and feature velvet sofas, stone tables, marble floors, dark wood desks with embedded granite, and custom cabinetry with a "premium mini bar," the company said. Included in the 668 rooms are 60 suites and six luxury villas.

14 September 2011
By Liz Benston

Las Vegas Hilton lender files foreclosure notice

Lenders to the Las Vegas Hilton filed a foreclosure notice against the property Sept. 2 – but that doesn’t mean they’ll actually foreclose anytime soon.

14 September 2011
By Steve Green

Appeals court sides with 2 Las Vegas labor unions

Two Las Vegas labor unions won a favorable ruling today from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a long-standing dispute dating to 1995 that involves two shuttered casinos.

13 September 2011
By Steve Kanigher

Ahead of the Bell: MGM Resorts upgraded

Recent and sharp declines in stock price and some solid revenue from domestic operations makes MGM Resorts International a good play for investors, Brean Murray Carret & Co. said Tuesday, while raising its rating on the gaming and entertainment company.

13 September 2011
Associated Press

Pinnacle says it's expanding St. Louis casino

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. said Monday it plans to add a 200-room hotel, a 10,000 square-foot event center and a covered parking structure to its River City Casino in St. Louis.

13 September 2011
Associated Press

Gamblers win court round over confiscated money

Two professional gamblers who sued a Drug Enforcement Administration agent for wrongfully confiscating $97,000 that they said included proceeds from gambling rather than illegal drugs won a victory Monday in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

12 September 2011
By Steve Kanigher

Las Vegas records 4.3 percent increase in July visitors

July brought Las Vegas its 17th straight month of visitation and room rate gains, according to numbers released today.

12 September 2011
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Hooters casino presses for right to reorganize

The Hooters casino resort in Las Vegas is disputing charges by its main creditor that the creditor’s foreclosure of the bankrupt property is inevitable. Hooters disputed assertions it can’t successfully reorganize.

12 September 2011
By Steve Green

Strip gaming win edges up 1.5 percent in July

CARSON CITY – Gambling win at Las Vegas Strip casinos inched up 1.5 percent in July with players collecting more on their bets in blackjack, craps and roulette than a year earlier. Casinos in Nevada won $860 million in July.

12 September 2011
By Cy Ryan

September 11: Las Vegas, the impact in their own words

This photo by Roberto Robanne, provided in New York by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, shows the impact of one of the airplanes during the World Trade Center attacks in New York, Sept. 11, 2001.

With quiet skies and empty hotel rooms, the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., on Las Vegas was nothing short of fascinating.

12 September 2011
By VEGAS INC Staff

Octavius Tower scheduled to open next year at Caesars Palace

The Octavius tower at Caesars Palace is the newest addition to the hotel-casino, located on the southwest part of the property, seen on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.

Caesars Palace is quietly putting out the word to its rewards club members that after a two-year delay, its Octavius Tower will be completed by Jan. 2 and that room reservations are being accepted.

9 September 2011
By Delen Goldberg

Tavern seeks waiver from new slot regulation

The Nevada Gaming Commission will get its first request for a waiver from a controversial regulation this month when a state Gaming Control Board recommendation on an application for a restricted license for Miz Lola’s Holdings LLC is considered.

9 September 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Texas slot company clears licensing hurdle in Nevada

A small Texas-based slot machine manufacturing company with Las Vegas roots cleared its first hurdle in its bid to compete in Nevada.

8 September 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas casino operators hit with patent lawsuits

Las Vegas casinos are facing two new lawsuits alleging infringements of others’ patents relating to email and online marketing. One suit was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas by a little-known company called Email Link Corp.

7 September 2011
By Steve Green

Fontainebleau Las Vegas developers fight 'vulture investors' lawsuit

The unfinished Fontainebleau is shown Thursday, July 28, 2011.

Heavy hitters in the worldwide casino and real estate industries have flooded a Nevada court with legal briefs denying they’re responsible for the failure of the $2.9 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino resort development.

6 September 2011
By Steve Green
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