Gaming - VEGAS INC

Chanderraj completes term on state Gaming Commission

Radha Chanderraj of Las Vegas is completing her four-year term on the state Gaming Commission.

22 April 2010

By Cy Ryan

Gaming Commission doles out $1,000 fine to Las Vegas casino

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Gaming Commission has agreed to impose a $1,000 fine against Fred’s Tavern 2 in Las Vegas for failing to pay a customer $300 it owed for more than five months.

22 April 2010

By Cy Ryan

IGT reports profit increase in quarter

International Game Technology reported a 7 percent increase in profits during its second quarter of 2010, the Reno-based gaming manufacturer reported today.

22 April 2010

By Amanda Finnegan

Boyd Gaming objects to Station Casinos reorganization plan

Boyd Gaming and certain creditors filed new objections Wednesday to Station Casinos Inc.'s bankruptcy reorganization plan as legal wrangling intensified.

22 April 2010

By Steve Green

Union-backed group critical of Station reorganization plan

A group of Station Casinos Inc. workers backed by the Culinary Union is objecting to Station’s reorganization plan, saying some employees including union supporters may lose their jobs as casinos change hands.

21 April 2010

By Steve Green

Shuffle Master CEO taking leave of absence for health issues

Las Vegas-based casino supplier Shuffle Master Inc.'s CEO is taking a medical leave of absence expected to last four to six weeks.

21 April 2010

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

MGM Mirage CEO Jim Murren paid $13.75 million in 2009

MGM Mirage CEO Jim Murren got a $13.75 million pay package in 2009, his first full year as the casino operator's top executive, according to an AP analysis.

21 April 2010

Associated Press

Creditors attack Station Casinos bankruptcy plan

Station's bankruptcy reorganization plan is under attack, with unsecured creditors charging it's part of a "scheme" by the Fertitta family to maintain control of the company "at as low a valuation as they can get away with.''

21 April 2010

By Steve Green

Credit bureau to settle probe into selling gamblers' information

A Las Vegas credit bureau providing data on gamblers to casinos nationwide has agreed to pay a $150,000 fine to settle a federal investigation.

21 April 2010

By Steve Green

Wynn opens Macau casino, weighs moving headquarters

The newest resort Wynn Encore Macau, right, stands next to the Wynn Macau, left in center, in Macau Wednesday, April 21, 2010.

Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn told CNBC on Wednesday that he is considering moving the company's global headquarters from Las Vegas to Macau. He also opened his latest hotel and casino in Macau Wednesday and said he aims to start building a massive new resort in the Chinese gambling mecca next year.

21 April 2010

Staff and wire reports

Company asking for name change: MGM Resorts International

MGM Mirage has asked its shareholders to allow the company to change its name to MGM Resorts International, according to a Tuesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

20 April 2010

By Amanda Finnegan

What happens in Macau could complicate business deals here

Although the stated topic of New Jersey gaming regulators’ report last month was MGM Mirage’s partnership with Hong Kong businesswoman Pansy Ho, the underlying theme was the shady way casino VIP rooms are run in Macau.

20 April 2010

By Liz Benston

Coin-operated slots bring back sound of old Vegas

The coin slot area at Eastside Cannery is one of the most popular parts of the casino, especially with those nostalgic for the trappings of vintage Las Vegas.

Like other casinos, the Eastside Cannery on Boulder Highway tries to keep players coming back by installing the latest and most elaborate slot machines on the market. But the machines attracting the attention on this day have their own sound: the loud pinging of quarters hitting metal trays and the clink of coins as gamblers scoop them up and drop them, one by one, into the machines.

20 April 2010

By Liz Benston

Riviera executive William Westerman dies at 78

Riviera Holdings Corp. President, Chief Executive and Chairman William Westerman died Sunday, the company announced in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. He was 78.

19 April 2010

By Amanda Finnegan

New Red Rock restaurant to hire 200 workers

A new restaurant and bar opening at the Red Rock Resort is looking to put 200 people to work. Yard House, which also has a location at Town Square, will be kicking off its hiring effort to fill 200 positions Tuesday. The restaurant will open June 6.