A career poker player who pushed for smoking bans in poker rooms and tournaments is now leading a fight to prohibit smoking on casino floors across Nevada.
With the heart attack-related death Monday of Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal , 79, at his Boca Raton, Fla., home, the book may finally be closed on one of the most colorful periods — and people — in Las Vegas history.
Small-time poker players are getting a chance to try their luck against high-stakes players. A few will make it to the tables with the likes of poker world champs.
Wynn Resorts expects to report third quarter operating income that's more than $30 million less than the same period a year ago, the company said today.
It’s hard to believe, with the stock market sinking like the Titanic and gaming companies floating to the bottom like so much debris, that there’s more to investing than fixating on a company’s share price.
The state Gaming Control Board reported today that the win at the 41 casinos on the Strip totaled $494 million, down 7.43 percent from a year ago. Statewide, casinos posted an 8.1 percent decline.
Aliante Station, the next major casino to open for business in the Las Vegas Valley, received preliminary approval Wednesday from state regulators for a gaming license.
Arguing that a smoking ban would further hurt earnings that have slumped in the downward economy, Atlantic City casinos successfully lobbied Atlantic City's city council to delay a complete smoking ban that would have taken effect Oct. 15.
