Gaming

Woman files suit over 2008 fire at Monte Carlo

A Florida woman who was staying at the Monte Carlo when a fire broke out in January 2008 is suing the resort for damages, according to a lawsuit filed in Clark County District Court earlier this week.

15 January 2010
By Amanda Finnegan

Penn National exits bidding for Fontainebleau

Penn National Gaming, which spent months investigating the purchase of the unfinished Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort on the Strip, will not bid on the property at an upcoming bankruptcy auction, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania-based casino company said today.

14 January 2010
By Liz Benston

Analyst: Caesars Palace moving forward on stalled tower

Caesars Palace is seen on Jan. 14, 2010.

A gaming industry analyst says he believes Harrah’s Entertainment has begun soliciting bids to complete the Octavius Tower at Caesars Palace. But a Harrah’s spokesman said today that the company hasn’t made any moves.

14 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Gaming supplier Shuffle Master swings to profit in quarter

Las Vegas-based gaming supplier Shuffle Master today reported net income of $6.2 million, or 12 cents per share, during the fourth quarter of 2009.

14 January 2010
By Amanda Finnegan

2 Las Vegas restaurants added to elite AAA list

The Daniel Boulud Brasserie at Wynn Las Vegas is one of two Las Vegas restaurants to be added to AAA's Four Diamond list.

AAA Travel has added two Las Vegas restaurants to its elite Four Diamond list, the travel club announced today.

13 January 2010
By Amanda Finnegan

Fertittas seek to block creditors’ lawsuit in Station bankruptcy case

Attorneys for two members of Las Vegas’ Fertitta family moved Tuesday to block a threatened creditors’ lawsuit in the Station Casinos Inc. bankruptcy case.

12 January 2010
By Steve Green

Station Casinos developing new concepts for shuttered Cherry, Stoney’s clubs

Las Vegas residents Jason Senior, left, and Charleen Maris kiss at the stroke of midnight during a New Year's Eve party at Cherry nightclub at the Red Rock Resort & Casino Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.

Two nightclubs at Station Casinos properties have closed their doors for different reasons that officials are emphasizing have nothing to do with the company’s bankruptcy filing. Cherry, the Red Rock Resort club that opened its doors when the property debuted in April 2006, and Stoney’s North Forty, a country music club at Santa Fe Station, are making way for new attractions.

12 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

Boyd Gaming president to chair American Gaming Association

Boyd Gaming President and Chief Executive Keith Smith has been elected as the new chairman of the American Gaming Association, the AGA announced today.

12 January 2010
By Amanda Finnegan

Board for casino supplier IGT elects company director

Casino industry supplier International Game Technology of Reno announced today that its board of directors elected Paget L. Alves to serve as a director for the company.

12 January 2010
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Strip casinos see first gaming win increase since 2007

A view of the Las Vegas Strip in October from the Strip's south end.

CARSON CITY – Reversing a 22-month decline, the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip registered an 8.2 percent increase in gaming win in November. The last monthly increase reported by Strip casinos was in December 2007 at 0.8 percent. The state Gaming Control Board reported today that clubs statewide had a 4.3 percent increase in their gross win, computed before expenses and taxes.

12 January 2010
By Cy Ryan

Harrah's settles complaint over sports book violation

Representatives of Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. have signed an agreement with the state Gaming Control Board settling a complaint involving the rescission of three sports wagers in violation of state gaming regulations.

11 January 2010
By Richard N. Velotta

IGT closing Hewlett-Packard campus office in Corvalis, Ore.

International Game Technology is closing its Corvallis office on the Hewlett-Packard campus. The move will mean the loss of 57 local jobs, mostly software engineers and information technology professionals.

11 January 2010
By the Associated Press

Two penny slot players hit Megajackpots

Two penny-slot players added a lot more to their bank accounts after hitting it big in Las Vegas this weekend.

11 January 2010
By Amanda Finnegan

Deadline for Fontainebleau bids set for Friday

Bids are due Friday from companies and individuals wanting to buy the bankrupt Fontainebleau casino-resort development project on the Las Vegas Strip.

11 January 2010
By Steve Green

Consultant offers advice casino moguls can heed

Barry Shier helped market Steve Wynn's Mirage and Bellagio resorts when they opened. He now runs a consulting company.

The 1989 debut of the Mirage, Las Vegas’ largest and most expensive luxury hotel at the time, was a critical turning point in the city’s development. Even with the most elaborate bells and whistles at their disposal, executives had to develop a strategy to attract a new kind of customer — people who thought Las Vegas offered little more than gambling and kitsch.

11 January 2010
By Liz Benston
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