Gaming

Las Vegas casino operator sues over 'ace' trademark

The Stratosphere is shown Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010.

The fast-growing Ace Hotel chain says a Las Vegas-based casino operator is infringing on its trademarks by calling its gamblers rewards programs “ace PLAY” and “ace STAY.”

10 February 2011
By Steve Green

Executive: No plans in place for stalled Fontainebleau project on Las Vegas Strip

The stalled Fontainebleau project is seen Jan. 15, 2010.

A representative of the owner of the Fontainebleau property told gaming regulators Wednesday that there’s still no plan to complete construction of the dormant 68-story building.

9 February 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

LVCVA continues press for more lucrative international tourists

A British Airways' B777 passenger jet is welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute during the arrival of an inaugural flight for British Airways at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. The daily non-stop service is between London's Heathrow Airport and Las Vegas.

The LVCVA will continue to press for more international visitors to Southern Nevada, counting on their propensity to spend more and stay longer than domestic travelers.

9 February 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Gaming, mining industries become early targets for taxes

Democratic Senators Sheila Leslie, Ruben Kihuen and Mo Denis confer during the first day of the 2011 legislative session Monday, February 7, 2011 in Carson City.

CARSON CITY – The miners and the gamers appear to be two early targets in the search by the Nevada Senate for higher taxes.

8 February 2011
By Cy Ryan

Las Vegas records 2.7 percent increase in visitors for 2010

The number of visitors to Las Vegas was up 3.7 percent in December, bringing the total number of visitors in 2010 to more than 37.3 million, officials said Tuesday. The annual increase was 2.7 percent higher than in 2009.

8 February 2011
By Kyle B. Hansen

Gaming board chairman says more casino bankruptcies expected

CARSON CITY – The chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board says he expects more casino bankruptcies in the stagnant economy. He said he wished these bankruptcies were at an end but he expects “more to come.”

8 February 2011
By Cy Ryan

Nevada sports books eke out win on Super Bowl betting

CARSON CITY – Betting on the Super Bowl reached $87.4 million, the highest in three years, but it wasn’t a good day for Nevada sports books.

8 February 2011
By Cy Ryan

For a good time, Macau doesn’t hold a candle to Las Vegas

The Encore Macau grand opening fireworks illuminate the night sky above Wynn Macau on April 21, 2010.

Every casino opening in Macau and every bump in the peninsula’s gaming revenue seems like a threat to Las Vegas. It’s the threat of stolen business, of Asian whales staying closer to home, of outdoing the city that made a reputation for not being outdone.

8 February 2011
Adam Lasker

CityCenter cutting labor by not filling vacant jobs

A view of the entrance to CityCenter is shown on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday, November 23, 2010.

MGM Resorts International is aiming to boost the flagging fortunes of its $8.5 billion CityCenter development on the Strip, in part by reducing its biggest expense: labor.

8 February 2011
By Liz Benston

Agreement prompts cancellation of Hard Rock Hotel foreclosure auction

A group of lenders seeking to foreclose on their collateral in the financially troubled Hard Rock Hotel have reached an agreement with the hotel-casino, canceling a public foreclosure auction that had been scheduled for Tuesday.

7 February 2011
By Liz Benston

Hard Rock foreclosure sale rescheduled

A view of the Hard Rock hotel-casino at Paradise Road and Harmon Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011.

The proposed foreclosure sale of the Hard Rock hotel-casino in Las Vegas has been rescheduled from Monday to Tuesday — assuming a New York state judge in Manhattan allows the foreclosure to proceed.

4 February 2011
By Steve Green

Gamblers strike out in suits tied to Las Vegas casino markers

With the Super Bowl comes plenty of betting on the game — and the annual reminders about gambling responsibly. Two little-noticed court decisions, from 2010 and this year, illustrate the potential consequences of gamblers getting in too deep.

4 February 2011
By Steve Green

Gaming officials schedule special meetings for Hard Rock

A view of the Hard Rock hotel-casino at Paradise Road and Harmon Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011.

State gaming regulators have scheduled special meetings for Tuesday in Carson City to deal with the Las Vegas Hard Rock hotel-casino, should a lender succeed in foreclosing on the property.

3 February 2011
By Steve Green

Mob-themed 'Big Sleep' suite wins El Cortez design contest

"The Big Sleep" designed by Tina Enard of Reno-based Urban Design Studio and the winner of the Design a Suite contest at the El Cortez in Las Vegas Thursday, February 3, 2011.

A design that used the El Cortez's mob ties has won the property's Design-A-Suite contest.

3 February 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

Las Vegas Sands swings to profit in 4Q on cost-cutting

Las Vegas Sands Corp. on Thursday reported the first fourth quarter 2010 results among Las Vegas Strip casino operators, and they showed strong gains thanks to cost-cutting.

3 February 2011
By Steve Green
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