Gaming

New hands, new plans

Pinnacle's announcement Monday that it is buying Aztar Corp. gives Lee's company control of the Tropicana.

14 March 2006
By Liz Benston

For many, price isn't right

Myrna Huzan of Saskatchewan, Canada, has a strategy for how to find the best deals on the Strip.

13 March 2006
By Liz Benston

Columnist Jeff Haney: Card counters and the surreality of the professional blackjack players' ball

Casino bosses liken blackjack card counters to bloodsuckers, or evil creatures dying to plunder and pillage their table games.

31 October 2005
By Jeff Haney

Tipping the scales of fair play by IRS

When Margaret Neuman opened her mail last month, she received an unwelcome surprise: a letter from the IRS claiming she owed nearly $2,500 in taxes and penalties based on tips she received in 2003 as a waitress at the Palms.

24 October 2005
By Liz Benston

Megaclubs go mainstream

Behind a massive construction wall wedged between an Elton John retail store and the sports book at Caesars Palace, a short-lived legacy is methodically torn down in time for a polished, adults-only image to emerge by the end of the year.

30 November 2004
By Liz Benston

Adelson in Macau lawsuit

The owner of The Venetian hotel-casino says an Israeli tourism entrepreneur wasn't the guiding force in the company's efforts to build casinos in Macau.

26 January 2004
By Richard N. Velotta

Casinos use controversial database to catch cheats

Moments after Kevin Lewis sat down last summer at a high stakes blackjack table inside an Atlantic City casino, the pit boss got the word: Lewis was a card counter.

29 December 2003
Adam Goldman

Overhaul of work cards OK'd

The Nevada Gaming Commission gave final approval Thursday to regulations that will overhaul the present work card system for casino workers across the state and replace it with an employee registration system that begins next year.

21 November 2003
Las Vegas Sun

Boyd not interested in buyout

Boyd Gaming Corp.'s top executive said he's not interested in selling the casino company that his father founded nearly 30 years ago.

27 October 2003
By Liz Benston

Gamblers more frequently misstating results, IRS says

With gambling proliferating nationwide, the Internal Revenue Service is seeing more tax returns showing casino losses.

27 May 2003
By Richard N. Velotta

Casinos hope to cash in on Hong Kong flight

Las Vegas will solidify its marketing reach into Southeast Asia next week with the inauguration of nonstop flights linking McCarran International Airport with Hong Kong.

26 July 2002
By Richard N. Velotta

Evolving industry: At 70th anniversary of legalized gaming, casinos are more diverse than ever

The 70th birthday of legalized gambling in Nevada is passing today with little fanfare: no fireworks, no confetti, no showgirls poolside for publicity stills to celebrate.

19 March 2001
By Ed Koch

Forget Vegas, neighbor Boulder City relishes in no gambling, little growth

"I live here in Boulder City. It's not so big, but it sure is pretty," poet David Durand rattles off outside a local hardware store, the lawn mowers neatly lined up in front.

17 February 2001
Angie Wagner

Markers covered by check law

The court, in a unanimous decision Thursday, turned down the appeal of Tuan Ngoc Nguyen, who pleaded guilty to one count of drawing and passing a check without sufficient funds and was placed on four years probation.

15 December 2000

Where I Stand -- Bill Bible: Protect gaming's legacy

ON MARCH 20 Nevada will mark the 70th anniversary of the legalization of gambling in this state. In 1931 Gov. Fred Balzar signed legislation legalizing gambling, thus forever changing the state's economy. I am sure that neither Balzar nor the legislation's prime sponsor, Assemblyman Phil Tobin of Winnemucca, understood the full power of the economic engine they created.

11 August 2000
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