Gaming - VEGAS INC

Judge OKs Station Casinos’ plan to sell 11 casinos

RENO – A federal bankruptcy judge has approved plans by Station Casinos to auction off 11 of its gambling properties to satisfy some creditors. Judge Gregg Zive ruled Friday that July 30 is the deadline for bids. The auction will be Aug. 6.

28 May 2010

By Cy Ryan

Las Vegas tops for trade shows; list author closes

Las Vegas maintained its grip as the top destination on the Tradeshow Week 200, a list of the leading conventions and trade shows staged in North America in 2009.

28 May 2010

By Richard N. Velotta

Pure launches compliance program in wake of IRS probe

Patrons step up to the bar and fill the dance floor at Pure in Caesars Palace.

Pure Management Group announced today that it has launched a regulatory compliance program to keep it out of trouble with state and county regulators.

27 May 2010

By Richard N. Velotta

Judge deals blow to Culinary Union effort in Station Casinos bankruptcy case

RENO - Bankruptcy Judge Gregg Zive ruled today that an informal committee of employees of Station Casinos Inc. has no standing to participate in Station’s bankruptcy proceedings.

27 May 2010

By Cy Ryan

American Gaming spends $430,000 on 1Q lobbying

WASHINGTON -- The American Gaming Association spent nearly $430,000 in the first quarter lobbying federal officials about online gambling regulation and enforcement and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report.

27 May 2010

Associated Press

Las Vegas Sands gets boost from Playboy Clubs deal, upgrade

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

Las Vegas Sands Corp. today said it's bringing Playboy Clubs to China and its stock was up 7.7 percent as investors become more confident that the company's financial outlook has improved.

27 May 2010

By Steve Green

Casinos connecting with customers via iPhone apps

Want to check your players club points while walking the Strip? There’s an app for that. Maybe you want to upgrade your standard room to a high-roller suite? There’s an app for that, too. The casino industry has caught the mobile bug and is using the technology to better market to its customers’ needs.

27 May 2010

By Amanda Finnegan

Green Valley Ranch dispute dropped

Two longtime Las Vegas gaming industry partners, the Greenspun and Fertitta families, have resolved their dispute over the management of Green Valley Ranch Resort.

27 May 2010

By Steve Green

Green Valley Ranch partners resolve management dispute

The Green Valley Ranch casino-resort in Henderson.

Longtime Las Vegas gaming industry partners the Greenspun and Fertitta families have resolved their dispute over the management of Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson. In a statement issued by the Fertittas’ Station Casinos Inc. on Wednesday, Station and The Greenspun Corporation announced the Greenspuns’ GCR Gaming LLC company was withdrawing a complaint it filed in February in Bankruptcy Court.

26 May 2010

By Steve Green

Gaming companies turn to technology to better cater to customers

Saverio R. Scheri III, far left, managing director for WhiteSand Gaming, moderates a technology executive panel Tuesday during the Gaming Technology Summit at Green Valley Ranch. Chief information officers, from left, are David Farlin of Boyd Gaming, Marshall Andrew of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and Steve Murphy of MGM Mirage.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will showcase some cutting edge technology, an executive promised Tuesday, but as for what it will be, the resort isn’t ready to share all the details just yet.

26 May 2010

By Amanda Finnegan

Executives outline future of server-based gaming

Server-based gaming has been the most talked about technology among gaming manufacturers in recent years, but the technology will be a gradual change for both customers and operators, slot tech executives said Tuesday at the Gaming Tech Summit at Green Valley Ranch.

26 May 2010

By Amanda Finnegan

Hard Rock Hotel taps M Resort exec for CEO post

An executive for the M Resort who has served as vice president of operations for Harrah’s Entertainment was named the new president and CEO of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

25 May 2010

By Richard N. Velotta

MGM Mirage seeks CityCenter subcontractors meeting

Casino operator MGM Mirage is inviting subcontractors on the $8.5 billion CityCenter complex to work toward settling millions of dollars in claims stemming from a dispute with the project's primary contractor.

25 May 2010

Associated Press

Harrah's CEO Gary Loveman sees pay drop to $5.97M in 2009

The chief executive of casino operator Harrah's Entertainment Inc. was paid $5.97 million in 2009, less than one-sixth as much as the $39.6 million he made in 2008.

25 May 2010

Oskar Garcia, Associated Press

New objections filed to Station Casinos bankruptcy plan

Hearings resume Thursday on Station Casinos Inc.'s plan to reorganize, involving lenders foreclosing on some of Station's Las Vegas casinos and hotels being auctioned off.