Gaming

Who needs a showroom? Posh nightclub is resort’s hub

Victor Drai

Encore has no volcano or pirate show, nor does it have a showroom.

20 December 2008
By Liz Benston

Steve Wynn: In His Words

Transcription of a portion of an interview with Steve Wynn.

20 December 2008

CityCenter seeking more than 12,000 workers

As employers nationwide shed workers amid the deepening recession, MGM Mirage will kick off the country's largest hiring spree Jan. 5 as it seeks more than 12,000 workers for its $9.2 billion CityCenter resort and other company-owned properties.

18 December 2008
By Liz Benston

Fitch: Gaming industry likely will recover in 2010

The U.S. gaming industry will remain under significant pressure in 2009 and will likely recover in 2010, according Fitch Ratings, a global credit ratings agency.

16 December 2008
By Amanda Finnegan

Suit names Boyd in Orleans death

Debra Koehler-Fergen, with attorney George Bochanis, says in her lawsuit that Boyd Gaming is responsible for the death of her son, Travis Koehler. Bochanis says he will argue the manhole incident that killed Koehler was "an intentional and purposeful act."

The parents of one of two maintenance workers who died last year after entering a toxic manhole at the Orleans filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Friday seeking damages against Orleans owner Boyd Gaming. Workplace accident lawsuits against Nevada employers are extremely difficult for workers and workers’ families to win.

16 December 2008
By Alexandra Berzon

For strapped casino giant, sale provides sure cash

MGM Mirage announced Monday that it will sell Treasure Island to former Frontier hotel owner Phil Ruffin. MGM Mirage has owned Treasure Island since May 2000.

For some casino operators, this downturn is a fight for survival. For a select group of entrepreneurs, it’s the chance of a lifetime.

16 December 2008
By Liz Benston

MGM Mirage to sell Treasure Island

MGM Mirage announced Monday that it will sell Treasure Island to former Frontier hotel owner Phil Ruffin. MGM Mirage has owned Treasure Island since May 2000.

MGM Mirage said this morning that its Treasure Island property will be sold to former New Frontier hotel owner Phil Ruffin. The purchase price to be paid at closing will be $500 million in cash with $275 million in secured notes.

15 December 2008
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Casinos again loosen up on rooms, meals

Strip casinos lost the business of people like Fred Jones years ago, when the business model for which the industry was known — free meals and rooms for gamblers, even low rollers — was phased out.

15 December 2008
By Liz Benston

Moody's downgrades Hooters

Those orange short-shorts aren't cutting it in this downturn.

12 December 2008
By Liz Benston

Crews remove New Frontier marquee before Encore opening

The New Frontier marquee, which stood on the Las Vegas Strip for over six decades, is disassembled by Young Electric Sign Co. (YESCO) employees and Dielco Crane Service, Inc. on Wednesday.

The last remnants of the New Frontier hotel and casino will soon disappear. Demolition began on the famed New Frontier marquee earlier this week at the request of across-the-street neighbor Steve Wynn. The empty lot where the casino and hotel once stood sits directly across from the Wynn Las Vegas and the $2.3 billion Encore Las Vegas, which opens Dec. 22.

12 December 2008
By Amanda Finnegan

Las Vegas Sands cutting 200 jobs on Strip

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is cutting more than 200 workers from its Venetian and Palazzo casino-hotels on the Las Vegas Strip as part of an effort to save $100 million annually companywide.

12 December 2008
Associated Press

What are the best free tourist attractions on the Strip?

After months of the Mirage's volcano laying dormant, the hotel and casino reignited its icon to the public with a new look and a new sound.

Nearly 20 years ago, Steve Wynn made quite a stir in Las Vegas when he opened the Mirage and its signature attraction — a volcano that would erupt every 15 minutes in front of the resort. Over time, other properties have promised and delivered free attractions to get the public’s attention with the hope they would drop a little money inside, whether in the casino or at a restaurant, bar or retail outlet.

12 December 2008
By Richard N. Velotta

Woman sentenced in fatal stabbing at Bally’s

The woman charged with fatally stabbing another woman at Bally’s hotel and casino in early September was sentenced Thursday to three to 10 years in prison.

11 December 2008
By Amanda Finnegan

Tourists to Vegas in October: 'no thanks'

Las Vegas saw a 10.2 percent decline in visitor volume in October, the worst drop since visitation fell 14.1 percent in September 2001.

Hours after Nevada reported its worst monthly decline in gambling revenue since the state began compiling such info in 1983, the local tourism authority reported the second largest monthly drop in Las Vegas visitors. The dismal October figures are the latest sign that business has worsened in Las Vegas and precede fourth quarter casino earnings reports expected to show more red ink.

10 December 2008
By Liz Benston

Strip gaming win plummets 25 percent in October

Casinos on the Strip suffered through their worst month in at least 25 years in October, as the gaming win dropped 25.7 percent. Statewide, casinos recorded their biggest monthly decline, 22.3 percent.

10 December 2008
By Cy Ryan
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