Gaming

Harrah's officially takes over Planet Hollywood

Harrah’s Entertainment officially assumed ownership of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino today. The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved the takeover Thursday.

19 February 2010
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Hard Rock Hotel to offer Cantor Gaming mobile gaming devices

Cantor Gaming has signed a deal with the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to offer mobile gambling services at the Las Vegas property, the third Las Vegas casino to offer the company's gambling devices.

19 February 2010
By Liz Benston

Report: Casinos lost money for second time in history

CARSON CITY – For only the second time, Nevada casinos posted a loss – but this time it was the biggest. A Gaming Control Board report showed a net loss of $6.7 billion among the 260 major casinos.

19 February 2010
By Cy Ryan

Q&A: John Repetti

Dealer turned executive: John Repetti, Boyd Gaming's senior vice president and director of operations for the downtown Las Vegas region, is shown Jan. 19 at Main Street Station.

John Repetti has seen downtown Las Vegas’ ups and downs for decades.

19 February 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Sheldon Adelson says Asia holds Las Vegas Sands’ fortunes

Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson appears as a guest on Jon Ralston's show, "Face to Face With Jon Ralston."

Las Vegas Sands, one of the most storied names in the history of Southern Nevada’s gambling industry, has become “an Asian or foreign company doing business in Las Vegas,” its CEO Sheldon Adelson said Thursday.

19 February 2010
By Liz Benston

State budget: Are mining, gaming really ready to pay more?

State budget: Are mining, gaming really ready to pay more?

As the governor and lawmakers go hunting for revenue, mining and gaming have once again emerged as targets. This has been no mystery to industry officials, who acknowledge holding talks with legislators.

19 February 2010
By David McGrath Schwartz

Dispute erupts between Green Valley Ranch partners

The Green Valley Ranch casino-resort in Henderson.

Station Casinos Inc.'s partner in the Green Valley Ranch hotel-casino filed a motion in bankruptcy court Thursday charging Station has breached its management duties under the joint-venture partnership agreement by diverting business to Station's wholly-owned properties.

18 February 2010
By Steve Green

MGM Mirage, Las Vegas Sands earnings show Strip competition heating up

There's little to glean about the success of CityCenter from the first earnings results issued by the major casino companies since the opening of MGM Mirage's shiny new Strip addition.

18 February 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Long-time Carson City casino changing hands

CARSON CITY – For about half a century, the name of the Adams family has been on the gaming license of the Carson Nugget Casino, one of the major casinos in the capital city.

18 February 2010
By Cy Ryan

Ensign family cleared for takeover of Nevada casino

CARSON CITY – In an emergency meeting, the Nevada Gaming Commission cleared the way for members in the family of U.S. Sen. John Ensign to take over a casino in Northern Nevada that is to be sold at a foreclosure sale on Friday.

18 February 2010
By Cy Ryan

Gaming Commission: With Planet Hollywood, is Harrah's too big?

Caesars Entertainment properties in Las Vegas are Paris, shown in the background, as well as Bally's, Bill's, Flamingo, O'Sheas, Imperial Palace, Caesars Palace, Rio, Harrah's and Planet Hollywood.

CARSON CITY – While unanimously approving the takeover of Planet Hollywood, the Nevada Gaming Commission today questioned whether Harrah’s is becoming too big in the Las Vegas market.

18 February 2010
By Cy Ryan

Gaming, mining open to paying more to close state budget gap

Lawmakers are looking at raising fees on gaming by $32 million per year to cover the cost of regulating the state's leading industry. It's another way to help close the state's $887 million budget gap.

18 February 2010
By David McGrath Schwartz

MGM Mirage posts smaller loss in fourth quarter

MGM Mirage lowered room rates to attract customers to its Las Vegas Strip resorts in the fourth quarter, with the reduced revenue contributing to a quarterly loss of $434 million or 98 cents per share.

18 February 2010
By Steve Green

Las Vegas Sands narrows loss on Macau strength

The Venetian is shown on the Las Vegas Strip in this file photo.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. today said its loss narrowed in the fourth quarter of 2009 thanks to strong business in China -- but the company also reported continued weakness at its Las Vegas Strip hotel-casinos.

17 February 2010
By Steve Green

MGM Mirage partners with companies to improve customer database

MGM Mirage today said it hired two companies to improve its customer database mining capabilities and boost its guest loyalty programs. The Las Vegas-based casino-resort operator said it partnered with ESS Analysis, a Boston-based advanced analytics-focused consulting firm, and A.T. Kearney, a global management consulting firm, "to take customer database 'mining' capabilities to a new level and further enhance guest loyalty programs.''

16 February 2010
By Steve Green
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