Gaming

$25,000 check cuts no ice with bartender

Bartender Robert Thomas, 53, poses in the Las Vegas Sun studio Monday. Thomas was among bartenders who received a settlement in a 2-year-old lawsuit against the Mirage and Light Group.

Robert Thomas is one of thousands of bartenders on the Strip. Yet, at 53, he has the distinction of being one of the oldest working at a casino nightclub.

27 August 2008
By Liz Benston

Abuzz with casino anticipation

Hank Gulland, left, rear, chuckles as Norman DeSellem reacts to missing the eight ball while playing pool at the Sun City Aliante clubhouse.

The Sun City Aliante clubhouse is like a never-ending summer camp for the retired.

25 August 2008
By Mike Trask

Station bears brunt of locals market slump

Gaming companies and especially locals casinos, with their hard-core gamblers, were once thought to be resistant to economic downturns.

25 August 2008
By Liz Benston

Small casinos keep it simple, friendly

Sherry Cohen, center, plays slots Thursday with her husband, Glenn, at the Rainbow Club & Casino in downtown Henderson. Larger properties' pain has been this small casino's gain.

With its mirrored ceiling, black acrylic walls and hot pink neon accent lighting, the Rainbow Club & Casino in downtown Henderson resembles a 1980s-era nightclub, only with modern slot machines.

22 August 2008
By Liz Benston

Loyalists, until it comes to Internet gambling

Loyalists, until it comes to Internet gambling

Slipped into the 92-page Republican Party platform are two sentences that drive poker players nuts.

21 August 2008
By Lisa Mascaro

No more ‘Wheel’-ing at 2 Harrah’s properties on Strip

If you’ve been in Bally’s or the adjacent Paris casino recently, you may have noticed a conspicuous absence of “Wheel of Fortune” slot machines.

18 August 2008
By Liz Benston

Tropicana buyer gambled big on ’06 buy, fell hard

A year and a half after Bill Yung paid $2.8 billion for Aztar Corp. and its Tropicana casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, his casino company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and he was forced out of his job.

18 August 2008
By Liz Benston

Planet Hollywood narrows 2Q losses

The $200 million-plus makeover of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino last year helped the property narrow its losses in the second quarter.

15 August 2008
By Liz Benston

Las Vegas Plaza plans delayed until 2009

The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that plans to build the Las Vegas version of New York's Plaza Hotel have been postponed.

15 August 2008
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Losses widen at Herbst Gaming in 2Q

Under the threat of bankruptcy, casino and slot machine operator Herbst Gaming today reported a loss of $62.3 million in the second quarter compared with a loss of $1.4 million a year ago. Revenue fell 5 percent to $214.2 million.

15 August 2008
By Liz Benston

Hooters turns profit in second quarter

Cost cutting moves, including cutting staff in restaurants, helped shore up losses at the Hooters Casino Hotel, where performance has suffered as the company's brand has fizzled with gamblers and business travelers.

15 August 2008
By Liz Benston

Station Casinos reports 2Q fall in revenue

Station Casinos today reported worsening performance on the heels of declines reported by other casino operators in recent weeks, saying second quarter revenue fell 7 percent and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization fell 11 percent.

11 August 2008
By Liz Benston

June gaming wins soft on Strip casinos

Strip casinos suffered through their sixth straight month of lower winnings, but casinos in most other parts of Clark County posted strong results in June.

11 August 2008
By Cy Ryan

It’s on Las Vegas Boulevard, but M Resort aims mostly at locals

The M Resort, shown Aug. 8, will open in March, ahead of its original schedule. It will be the southernmost resort in the Las Vegas Valley.

M Resort developer Anthony Marnell III is trying to do things differently.

11 August 2008
By Liz Benston

Echelon isn’t alone in not making the cut

With work on Echelon grinding to a halt, people are wondering what project might be next.

11 August 2008
By Liz Benston
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