Gaming

Silverton's $120 million expansion to open this week

Director of Construction at Silverton Hotel and Casino Rick Lane takes measurements at the casino's new restaurant, Johnny Rockets, on Thursday.

As employees bustled around preparing for the grand opening of the Silverton Casino Lodge's new Starbucks, resort President Craig Cavileer discussed the construction of a fountain centerpiece in the $750,000 coffee shop.

27 November 2008
By Ashley Livingston

Former Castaways employees out of luck on unpaid wages

The former employees of the now-defunct Castaways Hotel, Casino and Bowling Center cannot collect their unpaid wages from the individual managers of the resort.

26 November 2008
By Cy Ryan

Outgoing CEO Lanni to leave MGM Mirage board

Casino operator MGM Mirage Inc. says its outgoing chairman and chief executive has decided to withdraw entirely from its board.

26 November 2008
Associated Press

Borgata president resigning Jan. 5

The president of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, is resigning Jan. 5 to take a position with an Australian casino operator. Robert Boughner, who's in charge of Boyd Gaming's $4.8 billion Echelon project in Las Vegas, will run the Borgata until a permanent successor can be found. He will remain in charge of Echelon as well during that time.

25 November 2008
Associated Press

Web betting is wedge for Big Gaming

Casino companies may be commiserating over their earnings troubles, but they are squabbling like extended family at Thanksgiving dinner over the prospect of legalized Internet gambling.

25 November 2008
By Liz Benston

As target users get younger, slots get more hip

Every year slot machine manufacturers gather to discuss their industry’s version of global warming — a dramatic shift in customer tastes with long-term implications for survival that are still years away.

24 November 2008
By Liz Benston

At expo, talk of leaner times replaces bombast

The Global Gaming Expo is the casino industry’s largest pep rally.

23 November 2008
By Liz Benston

With gaming help, union puts owning a home within members’ reach

When the Culinary Union opened contract talks with Strip casino operators last year, labor leaders came to the table with one overarching complaint: Homeownership, a core promise of union membership, had fallen out of the reach of many members.

21 November 2008
By Michael Mishak

Exhibitors: Gaming expo business steady despite economy

The American Gaming Association reported a 7 percent drop in attendees at this year's Global Gaming Expo yet several exhibitors called it a successful year. G2E 2008 featured more than 750 exhibitors in 335,000 square feet of exhibit space at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Despite a drop in attendance, gaming technology exhibitors said they mostly had a successful year as the Global Gaming Expo came to a close Thursday evening.

20 November 2008
By Amanda Finnegan

Gaming Commission OKs Dubai World-MGM partnership

The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved the licensing of Dubai World, a government-owned megacorporation based in the United Arab Emirates, as a partner of MGM Mirage.

20 November 2008
By Richard N. Velotta

Gaming execs forecast gloomy times ahead

American Gaming Association president Frank Fahrenkopf led a "State of the Industry" discussion with Harrah's chief executive officer Gary Loveman, International Gaming Technology CEO TJ Matthews, Olympic Entertainment Group chairman Armin Karu and National Indian Gaming Association president Ernie Stevens.

Casino and gaming executives from domestic and international companies weighed in on the current economic crisis at this morning’s Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas.

19 November 2008
By Amanda Finnegan

Wynn supports government travel measures in Macau

Casino mogul Steve Wynn said Wednesday he couldn't tell when Macau's slowdown might let up, but expressed confidence in its long-term fortunes and backed government measures to curb travel to the Chinese gambling city.

19 November 2008
Associated Press

Gaming convention begins amid economic downturn

The Global Gaming Expo kicked off its eighth annual convention Tuesday morning at the Las Vegas Convention Center. G2E is expected to bring in an estimated 30,000 gaming professionals from around the world, despite the harsh economic times the industry is facing.

18 November 2008
By Amanda Finnegan

New CEO says he's ready to lead MGM Mirage

MGM Mirage's new chairman and chief executive says he learned how to be a leader from a master with whom he has conferred nearly every day for the past decade.

18 November 2008
By Liz Benston

MGM Mirage to develop casino in Vietnam

MGM Mirage announced today it is teaming up with an Asian development company to build a "Las Vegas-style" casino in Vietnam.

18 November 2008
By Tim Richardson
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