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Sands China fighting lawsuit filed by fired CEO Jacobs

The Sands Casino in Macau is seen Oct. 31, 2009.

Macau casino giant Sands China Ltd. is trying again to derail a lawsuit filed against it by fired CEO Steven Jacobs. Attorneys for Sands China filed papers asking a judge to stay, or put on hold indefinitely, Jacobs’ lawsuit.

15 July 2011

By Steve Green

Note from MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren to employees on Terry Lanni's death

See the letter from MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren to employees sent Friday morning.

15 July 2011

Former MGM CEO Terry Lanni dies at 68

Terry Lanni, former chairman of the board and CEO of then-MGM Mirage, poses at the Bellagio in September 2007. Construction cranes from the CityCenter project can be seen at right.

Terry Lanni, longtime CEO of the company now known as MGM Resorts International and credited as one of the lead visionaries of the company’s CityCenter project, has died.

15 July 2011

By Richard N. Velotta

Gaming board backs company's plan to operate 3 Mesquite casinos

The Casablanca in Mesquite was one of three gaming resorts owned by Black Gaming.

The state Gaming Control Board has recommended the licensing of a new company to oversee Randy Black’s bankrupt Mesquite casino holdings: the CasaBlanca, Virgin River and Oasis. Mesquite is about 75 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

13 July 2011

By Richard N. Velotta

Las Vegas Sands denies allegations over worker overtime pay

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and CEO Sheldon Adelson are denying lawsuit allegations that members of Adelson’s personal security force and one of his drivers weren’t paid overtime.

13 July 2011

By Steve Green

Station Casinos partners with El Cortez to manage sports book

Station Casinos announced today it has signed an agreement with the El Cortez to manage the downtown casino’s race and sports book.

13 July 2011

By Amanda Finnegan

Fit for kids (and dogs), Trump caters to family niche

The pool at Trump International Hotel Las Vegas Friday, July 8, 2011.

It’s an unlikely scene at a Las Vegas luxury hotel. A guest with two fluffy white dogs enters the Trump Las Vegas after an afternoon walk and no one balks. A family with kids in tow, pulling along rolling suitcases adorned with cartoon characters, arrives at the hotel’s valet.

13 July 2011

By Amanda Finnegan

May casino revenue numbers bring optimism to Las Vegas

Tourists walk past an advertisement for "Peepshow" on the Las Vegas Strip in this April 28, 2011, file photo.

Some casino companies in Las Vegas have been discussing slight improvements in business – without much to show for it. That evidence became obvious Tuesday when the Gaming Control Board reported the largest year-over-year increase in gambling revenue on the Las Vegas Strip since January 2008, before the recession took down the Las Vegas economy.

12 July 2011

By Liz Benston

11 of Las Vegas' most notable casino name changes

The Hilton hotel chain put the Las Vegas Hilton on notice last month that it intends to terminate its license agreement with the casino Jan. 1, which would force the property to give up the name it has held since the 1970s. Prior to being named the Las Vegas Hilton, the hotel was known as The International.

or an industry often defined by similar offerings, from slot machines to swank nightclubs and signature cocktails, brand names are crucial to a casino’s identity. Every once in a while, names must change. Here are some of the more notable name changes among Las Vegas casinos over the past 30 years.

12 July 2011

By Liz Benston

Engineer: CityCenter's Harmon would collapse in earthquake

A building wrap, starting at the base of the Harmon, points pedestrians to CityCenter and the Crystals mall Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.

The unfinished Harmon hotel tower at CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip would likely collapse in a strong earthquake, a structural engineer told casino operator MGM Resorts International on Monday.

11 July 2011

OSKAR GARCIA, Associated Press

Strip casinos post 28.9 percent increase in May gaming win

CARSON CITY – Casinos along the Las Vegas Strip chalked up a 28.9 percent jump in May winnings, the biggest increase since February 2010.

11 July 2011

By Cy Ryan

Nobu Hotel at Caesars Palace tower to open next summer

Caesars Palace features six hotel towers, which will include the newly announced Nobu Hotel, replacing the existing Centurion Tower.

Caesars Palace announced today it will open its rebranded and renovated Centurion Tower as the Nobu Hotel next summer.

8 July 2011

By Amanda Finnegan

Steve Wynn pays $12.8 million for Chinese vases for Macau resort

Casino owner Steve Wynn paid $12.8 million at a London auction last night for a set of four 18th-century Chinese porcelain vases that will decorate his new resort in Macau.

8 July 2011

Professor using software to get hospitality down to a science

Students at MIT and Stanford use high-tech devices to study nerve impulses in the human brain and subatomic particles in the solar system.

8 July 2011

By Liz Benston

Logos are big no-nos at World Series of Poker this year

Poker professional Doyle Brunson competes during the first day of the World Series of Poker main event at the Rio Thursday, July 7, 2011. Brunson is the first two-time WSOP main event champion to win consecutively - in 1976 and 1977.

The start of the 42nd annual World Series of Poker main event this afternoon at the Rio has all the hallmarks of the world’s largest poker tournament during the heyday of the game in American popular culture, with throngs of eager participants and onlookers. This year’s crowd looks a bit different from last year, however.