Gaming

Boyd Gaming files trademark lawsuit over use of Stardust name

Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas sued a website domain name owner Thursday, charging he's misusing Boyd's Stardust trademarks for Internet gambling sites.

14 April 2011
By Steve Green

British bookmaker enters U.S. market, buys two Nevada sports book operators

American Wagering Inc. of Las Vegas, owner of the Leroy's sports books, is being acquired by British sports betting company William Hill PLC.

14 April 2011
By Steve Green

MGM Resorts founder Kirk Kerkorian will step down from board

Kirk Kerkorian will step down in June from the MGM Resorts International board of directors to become a senior adviser and the company's first director emeritus, Bloomberg reported today.

14 April 2011

Study finds compulsive gambling more prevalent than alcoholism

After age 21, gambling problems are more common than alcoholism, the University of Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions found in analyzing data from two national studies.

For decades, researchers have said that alcoholism is more common in the U.S. adult population than compulsive gambling. But last month the University of Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions published a surprising report concluding just the opposite.

14 April 2011
By Liz Benston

Steve Wynn got $6.2 million raise in 2010, filing shows

Steve Wynn took home more than $14.6 million in 2010 in his role as Wynn Resorts chairman and CEO, an increase of about $6.2 million from his compensation package in 2009.

13 April 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

Station Casinos' subsidiaries join bankruptcy case

The Green Valley Ranch resort in Henderson.

As the 2009 Station Casinos Inc. bankruptcy case in Nevada heads towards a conclusion, numerous of its subsidiaries and joint ventures filed prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization petitions on Tuesday as expected.

13 April 2011
By Steve Green

Casino industry avoids tax hike to support gaming board

A view of the Las Vegas Strip from the top of Tropicana on Saturday, March 26, 2011.

Nevada’s casinos escaped a tax increase that would bring in $28 million more a year. The 2009 Legislature asked the state Gaming Control Board to make recommendation on fee increases, but a committee shied away from passing those recommendations.

13 April 2011
By Cy Ryan

Antagonists aplenty in policy battle pitting Big Gaming vs. Dotty's

Cindy Clark plays a slot machine at Dotty's near Eastern and Serene in Henderson on Thursday, March 24, 2011.

My favorite public policy fights are those in which none of the players evokes sympathy at all. And what a great example we have in the naked power play by big gaming interests to shut down Dotty’s, the neighborhood slot arcades that have popped up across the valley.

13 April 2011
By J. Patrick Coolican

Cosmopolitan named to Conde Nast Traveler’s Hot List

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Monday, December 13, 2010.

Las Vegas’ newest resort, the Cosmopolitan, has been named to Conde Nast Traveler’s annual Hot List.

12 April 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

Cosmopolitan, CityCenter opening expenses reveal little about success

Visitors enter the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for the first time as the doors to the new property on the Strip opened to the public Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010.

Booking the likes of Coldplay and Jay-Z for your big coming out party isn't cheap. The $3.9 billion Cosmopolitan apparently spared little expense for its star-studded New Year’s Eve grand opening gala.

12 April 2011
By Liz Benston

Caesars Entertainment, Florida man in legal battle over 'Octavius Tower' name

A look at the entryway of the Greek villa at Caesars Palace's Octavius Tower. The villa is one of three in the Octavius Tower and is nearly 10,000 square feet.

A Florida man and his company own an "Octavius Tower" trademark and have ordered Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip to stop using the mark. Caesars, owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp., disputes the claims of ownership by Marcel July of Port Charlotte, Fla., and his company Octavius Tower LLC.

11 April 2011
By Steve Green

Wynn club workers want to air tip dispute in court

Nearly six years ago, people hired for Tryst nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas signed off on a company-run plan to pool tips and redistribute them under a point system to others — including managers. The statement raised eyebrows among employees.

11 April 2011
By Liz Benston

Budget cuts push UNLV hotel college to focus on core mission

Don Snyder, dean of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at UNLV.

One of the nation’s top hospitality programs hopes to do better than simply survive Gov. Brian Sandoval’s steep budget cuts, while saving face with students and the community at large. This tall order is the task of Don Snyder, the well-regarded former president of casino giant Boyd Gaming Corp. who was appointed dean of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration last year

9 April 2011
By Liz Benston

Burgers and brews: Whopper Bar opens at the Rio

The exterior of the Burger King Whopper Bar is seen Friday, April 8, 2011 in the Rio.

If there is anything that could match the number of casinos in Las Vegas, it’s the number of fast food restaurants. McDonald’s and Burger King operate a combined total of more than 80 restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley, with smaller brands scattered in between. Las Vegas probably needs another fast food restaurant as much overweight Americans need their high-calorie offerings. But Burger King’s new Whopper Bar at the Rio puts a different spin on its traditional offerings.

9 April 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

Lawsuit: Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas missed payments to Paris Hilton

DJ Eric DLux, Paris Hilton, Lil Jon and Nicky Hilton at Vanity in the Hard Rock Hotel on April 24, 2010.

The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas has failed to pay Paris Hilton $200,000 for two promotional appearances in 2009, a new lawsuit alleges.

8 April 2011
By Steve Green
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