Wynn Resorts more than doubled its profits during the second quarter of 2010 as business continued to boom in the Macau region of China.
29 July 2010
By Amanda Finnegan
Wing Chao, most recently the executive vice president of Walt Disney Imagineering, has been elected to the board of directors of Las Vegas Sands Corp.
29 July 2010
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
Weak consumer confidence, unemployment and cheap hotel rooms indicate the gaming industry is likely to see continued weakness at least through the end of the year, a new report says.
28 July 2010
By Steve Green
A development in the Station Casinos Inc. bankruptcy case Wednesday may clear the way for the Las Vegas company to avoid continued litigation as it emerges from bankruptcy with the founding Fertitta family still in control. Station filed court papers saying it has reached a settlement with bondholders owed $2.8 billion who have been fighting Station’s reorganization plans.
28 July 2010
By Steve Green
Booming business in China and a new casino in Singapore led second-quarter revenue up 51 percent for Las Vegas Sands Corp. and helped narrow the casino developer and operator's quarterly loss, the company said Wednesday.
28 July 2010
Associated Press
A three-part series that examines gambling addictions — through stories, videos and interactive graphics and a live, online chat — has won a first-place award in the Excellence in Feature Writing competition sponsored by the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors.
28 July 2010
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
The increasing popularity of gambling and casinos as mainstream entertainment is a double-edged sword for casino operators that must compete with properties offering the same games and similar entertainment options.
28 July 2010
By Liz Benston
International Game Technology saw its profits increase by nearly 52 percent during its fiscal third quarter, the Reno-based gaming manufacturer reported today.
27 July 2010
By Amanda Finnegan
When gambling went from being a pastime largely offered by organized crime to a leading entertainment industry, academia took notice.
27 July 2010
By Richard N. Velotta
When the Nevada Labor Commissioner ruled this month that Steve Wynn’s policy of distributing casino dealer tips to supervisors was legal, restaurants across Nevada breathed a sigh of relief.
27 July 2010
By Liz Benston
Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas today said revenue and net income fell during the second quarter for its half-owned Borgata casino resort in Atlantic City.
26 July 2010
By Steve Green
Wynn Resorts Ltd. of Las Vegas received a boost this week when key debt ratings were lifted by Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service.
23 July 2010
By Steve Green
Sands China Ltd., the fast-growing Macau subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp., today said CEO Steve Jacobs was fired and removed from the board of directors.
23 July 2010
By Steve Green
When gambling went from being a pastime largely offered by organized crime to a leading entertainment industry, academia took notice and wanted to study it.
23 July 2010
By Richard N. Velotta
Nevada Taxicab Authority Administrator Gordon Walker tells a story about a cab customer who was really taken for a ride a few years ago.
23 July 2010
By Richard N. Velotta
