Gaming

Operator of defunct Wasted Space nightclub suing Hard Rock

Pink and Carey Hart at Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel on New Year's Eve 2008.

After the closing of the Wasted Space nightclub in September, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is being sued by its operator for alleged unseen profits during the club’s run.

13 January 2011
By Rich Coleman

Stratosphere undergoes $20 million renovation

Stratosphere marketing director Todd Ford stands in a renovated room at the Stratosphere Wednesday, January 12, 2011. The new rooms are part of a $20 million renovation at the Stratosphere.

Straddling the Strip and downtown, the Stratosphere has long toed the line between an Old Vegas resort and a modern mid-level hotel. Its Top of the World restaurant with its pricey steaks speaks of a luxury resort, but its rides atop its tower say family fun on a budget.

13 January 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

Former Planet Hollywood executive named to Herbst Gaming post

Former Planet Hollywood hotel-casino executive Donna Lehman has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer at casino operator Herbst Gaming LLC.

12 January 2011
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

New Gaming Control Board members cast first votes at Las Vegas meeting

Two new members of the state Gaming Control Board made their first deliberations today in a meeting with little controversy and the three-member regulatory board had its first session in more than a decade under a new chairman.

12 January 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Nevada Youth Legislature calling for state lottery

The Nevada Youth Legislature are pushing for a state lottery to help finance the public schools. The Youth Legislature, made up of 21 high-school-age students, is sponsoring a Senate Joint Resolution in the 2011 Legislature to amend the Nevada Constitution to allow a state lottery.

12 January 2011
By Cy Ryan

Court overrules Sandoval, sides with gambler in case against Venetian

CARSON CITY – A federal appeals court has ruled that Gov. Brian Sandoval while he was a federal district judge committed an error in a case in which the Venetian is trying to collect on a $499,000 marker from a California gambler.

11 January 2011
By Cy Ryan

MGM Resorts launches M Life rewards program, will track nongaming spending

MGM Resorts International launched its M Life rewards program Tuesday, allowing members to not only accumulate rewards on gambling, but also their total resort stay.

11 January 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

Shuffle Master adds accounting industry execs to board

Las Vegas-based casino supplier Shuffle Master Inc. today said accounting industry executives Eileen Raney and Randy Thoman are joining its board of directors.

11 January 2011
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Strip gaming win falls in November after consecutive increases

CARSON CITY – Winnings at Las Vegas Strip casinos sank 4.1 percent in November, ending three consecutive months of gains.

11 January 2011
By Cy Ryan

After Bellagio heist, how slack security can cost Las Vegas casinos

After Bellagio heist, how slack security can cost Las Vegas casinos

In the 2001 movie “Ocean’s Eleven,” a gang of criminal masterminds uses con games, physical might and explosives in an elaborate plan to steal millions from the Bellagio vault.

11 January 2011
By Liz Benston

Agencies differ on outlook of CityCenter finances

Two debt-rating services differed today on the outlook for the $8.5 billion CityCenter resort complex on the Las Vegas Strip.

10 January 2011
By Steve Green

Caesars Entertainment extends PetStay program to 8 Las Vegas resorts

Caesars Entertainment is extending its dog-friendly program to five more of its Las Vegas hotels, the company announced today.

10 January 2011
By Amanda Finnegan

Interim CEO named to lead Carl Icahn's Tropicana Entertainment

One of investor Carl Icahn's executives has been appointed interim CEO of Las Vegas gaming company Tropicana Entertainment Inc.

10 January 2011
By Steve Green

Caesars Palace: Millionaire's $500,000 gambling debt before bankruptcy was fraud

Caesars Palace is suing the millionaire who owns the famed Beverly House estate charging he fraudulently ran up $500,000 in unpaid gambling debts before filing for bankruptcy.

10 January 2011
By Steve Green

Proposal to raise slot fees gains steam, despite casino resistance

A long-running legislative proposal to increase slot machine fees is gaining steam as Nevada deals with a budget deficit of billions of dollars and a gubernatorial mandate to avoid increasing taxes.

8 January 2011
By Liz Benston
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