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CityCenter contractor critical of MGM Mirage in letter to Gibbons
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The dispute at CityCenter escalated this week when general contractor Perini launched a public relations campaign targeting MGM Mirage.
Locals casino investors show interest in Station Casinos assets
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Operators and investors in a Henderson locals casino say they're interested in acquiring some of the assets that Station Casinos Inc. plans to auction in its bankruptcy case.
Mandalay Bay wants Rumjungle bankruptcy filing dismissed
Friday, April 30, 2010
Attorneys for Mandalay Bay are asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to dismiss the bankruptcy filing by the Rumjungle nightclub there, saying it was filed in bad faith and is a misuse of the bankruptcy process.
Bally Technologies reports drop in quarterly profit
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Gaming equipment supplier Bally Technologies Inc. of Las Vegas today said its revenue and profit fell during the last quarter.
Station Casinos: No competitive advantage under bankruptcy plan
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Attorneys for Station Casinos and its key lenders are defending the company's bankruptcy reorganization plan, saying a group of five hotel-casinos won't be at a competitive advantage to 13 more properties should the other 13 be picked up by another buyer.
Station Casinos: Boyd Gaming meddling in bankruptcy case
Boyd responds to charges, denies allegations
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Station Casinos Inc. and competitor Boyd Gaming Corp. traded charges against each other this week in Station's bankruptcy case as Station presses forward with its plan.
Report: Decline in Las Vegas home prices slows
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Las Vegas home prices fell again in February as measured by the widely-followed Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices -- but they declined at a slower rate. S&P said Las Vegas prices fell 0.4 percent from January to February.
Company sues over name of Stratosphere’s SkyJump attraction
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
A trademark dispute has erupted over the Stratosphere hotel-casino's new SkyJump Las Vegas attraction in which riders jump off the tower and fall 855 feet to the ground in a controlled descent.
Harrah's reports loss as recession takes toll
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. today reported a first quarter loss on lower revenue as the recession continued to reduce spending at its big Las Vegas Strip resorts.
Las Vegas Monorail bond insurer loses key ruling
Monday, April 26, 2010
The insurer for the Las Vegas Monorail's bonds suffered a setback Monday when a bankruptcy judge declined to convert the case to a Chapter 9 reserved for government agencies.
Sixth copyright suit filed over R-J stories on websites
Monday, April 26, 2010
A sixth website operator has been sued over allegations that copyrighted Las Vegas Review-Journal stories were posted and reproduced without authorization.
Defaults weigh on bank earnings despite improvements
Friday, April 23, 2010
Two big Nevada bank operators this week reported improved first quarter earnings, but said loan defaults remain high. Western Alliance Bancorporation said it earned $384,000 in the quarter, an improvement from 2009's first quarter.
Higher hotel room inventory felt
MGM Mirage affected by number of rooms to fill in the first quarter
Friday, April 23, 2010
Las Vegas is going to need more visitors to fill all the new hotel rooms in the city and those in development.
Boyd Gaming objects to Station Casinos reorganization plan
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Boyd Gaming and certain creditors filed new objections Wednesday to Station Casinos Inc.'s bankruptcy reorganization plan as legal wrangling intensified.
Company seeks bankruptcy after Elvis Presley resort plans fizzle
Thursday, April 22, 2010
A company with strategic land holdings on the Las Vegas Strip filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Wednesday after its plans for an Elvis Presley-themed resort fell through.
Union-backed group critical of Station reorganization plan
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A group of Station Casinos Inc. workers backed by the Culinary Union is objecting to Station’s reorganization plan, saying some employees including union supporters may lose their jobs as casinos change hands.
Creditors attack Station Casinos bankruptcy plan
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Station's bankruptcy reorganization plan is under attack, with unsecured creditors charging it's part of a "scheme" by the Fertitta family to maintain control of the company "at as low a valuation as they can get away with.''
Credit bureau to settle probe into selling gamblers' information
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A Las Vegas credit bureau providing data on gamblers to casinos nationwide has agreed to pay a $150,000 fine to settle a federal investigation.
Key lenders agree to Station Casinos reorganization plan
Monday, April 19, 2010
Station Casinos Inc. of Las Vegas today said certain creditors have agreed to support a plan in which the Fertitta family, Colony Capital and key lenders would control the entire company.
Harrah's denies claim of World Series of Poker agreement breach
Monday, April 19, 2010
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is disputing allegations in a lawsuit that its World Series of Poker breached a $22.5 million sponsorship agreement with an online poker company.
Hughes heirs object to proposal for separate Summerlin company
Friday, April 16, 2010
Heirs of the late billionaire Howard Hughes filed an objection Friday to a plan in the General Growth Properties Inc. bankruptcy case in which the Las Vegas planned community of Summerlin would be spun off into a separate company.
With revenue down, MGM Mirage to report loss
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
MGM Mirage said its first quarter revenue declined, even after the opening of CityCenter, and that it expects to report a loss for the quarter. In disclosing preliminary first quarter results, the Las Vegas-based gaming operator said net revenue is expected to total about $1.46 billion.
Retired gaming exec joins MGM Mirage board
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Attorney and retired gaming executive Burton Cohen has been elected to the MGM Mirage board of directors.
Las Vegas slot maker to pay $175,000 to settle Arizona probe
Monday, April 12, 2010
The Arizona Department of Gaming today said Las Vegas-based slot machine maker Bally Technologies Inc. has agreed to pay a $175,000 fine to settle an investigation of Bally’s procedures in shipping gaming device software to Arizona Indian casinos.
Las Vegas broker luring wealthy home seekers with private jet
Friday, April 9, 2010
Instead of organizing bus tours for investors in foreclosed homes, Las Vegas luxury home broker Ken Lowman is lining up private jet tours in which he's flying potential buyers to Las Vegas.
Privé losing its lease at Planet Hollywood
Thursday, April 8, 2010
The Privé and Living Room nightclubs at Planet Hollywood resort in Las Vegas could be shut down after they were unable to come to terms on a new lease with Planet Hollywood.
Station Casinos asks judge for extension in bankruptcy case
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Station Casinos Inc. on Wednesday asked its bankruptcy judge to further extend the period in which Station alone can pursue a plan to reorganize its Las Vegas locals casino empire.
Publisher 944 Media files for bankruptcy
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Entertainment and lifestyle publisher 944 Media LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Bally to sell casino, says profit will fall below expectations
Monday, April 5, 2010
Las Vegas-based slot machine maker Bally Technologies Inc. today announced the sale of a casino and said its annual profit will be less than anticipated — in part because casinos aren’t buying as many gambling systems as expected.
Luxor in legal battle over name of Liquidity bar
Monday, April 5, 2010
A legal fight is under way over whether the Luxor hotel-casino can use the name "Liquidity" for one of its bars. Records show Thomas D. Weldon of Fernandina Beach, Fla., in April 2008 obtained a federal trademark for the word "Liquidity" for use in the sale of red wine.
Company sues World Series of Poker over tourney sponsorship
Friday, April 2, 2010
An Internet gambling company is suing the World Series of Poker in hopes of getting out of a $22.5 million sponsorship deal with the tournament.
Tropicana earnings show recession taking toll on Laughlin
Thursday, April 1, 2010
The recession continued to punish Laughlin's casino industry in 2009, figures released Wednesday show. Tropicana's two properties in Laughlin are the 1,495-room Tropicana Express and the 1,000-room River Palms. Together they employ 1,225 people.
Hooters hotel-casino narrows loss, says bankruptcy possible
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
The small Hooters hotel-casino in Las Vegas narrowed its loss in the fourth quarter, its owner reported today.
Convention attendance hurts Las Vegas Hilton's earnings
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
The owner of the 2,950-room Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino on Paradise Road today disclosed it lost money during the fourth quarter as conventions attracted fewer business people to Las Vegas.
Station Casinos reports revenue drop in fourth quarter
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Station Casinos Inc. of Las Vegas today disclosed that its revenue fell on a year-over-year basis in the fourth quarter as the recession reduced spending at its hotels and casinos.
Reports show signs of recovery slow to unfold
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Southern Nevada and the nation remain mired in a slow and plodding economic recovery. That’s the bottom line as related in the latest crop of economic reports. Unemployment in Nevada in February reached a record of 13.2 percent, up from 13 percent in January and 10.1 percent in February 2009.
Report: After increase, home prices dropped in January
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Las Vegas-area home prices retreated in January as measured by the influential Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Indices issued today. After rising 0.2 percent on a month-to-month basis in December, prices in Las Vegas fell 0.5 percent in January, Standard & Poor's said today in its report. That compares to a monthly decline of 0.4 percent in prices among the 20 big U.S. cities analyzed monthly.
Station Casinos bondholders: Stop loans to Green Valley Ranch manager
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Bondholders in Station Casinos Inc.'s bankruptcy case are demanding that Station stop making loans to the Station subsidiary that operates the 496-room Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson.
Riviera stays mum on report of Starwood takeover
Friday, March 26, 2010
Riviera Holdings Corp. of Las Vegas reiterated Friday that it’s in talks with creditors about restructuring its debt – but continued to avoid comment on whether Starwood Capital Group LLC is preparing to take over Riviera through a prepackaged bankruptcy.
Station Casinos reorganization plan: Sell several properties
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Station Casinos Inc. filed a reorganization plan in its bankruptcy case Wednesday proposing the sale of its interests in 13 of its 18 Southern Nevada gaming properties.
Casino ATM company sues its founder's former employer
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
A company headed by the former chief executive of Las Vegas-based casino ATM operator Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. on Monday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Global Cash.
Cosmopolitan resort gets new name in settlement of trademark suit
Monday, March 22, 2010
The $3.9 billion Cosmopolitan gaming resort under construction on the Las Vegas Strip has a new name: "The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas."
Former Hard Rock casino workers sued over theft of $831,519
Monday, March 22, 2010
An insurance company is suing two former Hard Rock hotel-casino employees, charging they were involved in the theft of $831,519 from the Las Vegas resort.
Stratosphere owner narrows loss in fourth quarter
Monday, March 22, 2010
Southern Nevada hotel-casino operator American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC today said it lost $17.6 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 as the recession led to lower revenue at its properties.
LVCVA report shows Las Vegas visitors spending less
Monday, March 22, 2010
A new study confirms what Las Vegas hotel-casino owners are painfully aware of: Visitors to the city in 2009 didn't gamble as much and spent less for hotel rooms.
Black Gaming bankruptcy plan hits early obstacles
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Bankrupt Mesquite casino operator Black Gaming LLC has encountered some resistance to its initial plan to spend money while its bankruptcy case proceeds. Attorneys filed court papers objecting to Black Gaming's request for approval of an agreement between Black and certain creditors.
Part of Cupcakery lawsuit over trade secrets dismissed
Thursday, March 18, 2010
A judge on Wednesday dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by Las Vegas cupcake company The Cupcakery claiming a former worker stole trade secrets and infringed on Cupcakery trademarks by opening gourmet cupcake shops in California.
Judge says banquet servers don't qualify for overtime pay
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Nevada hotel banquet servers aren’t entitled to time-and-a-half overtime pay under federal or state law, a judge in Las Vegas ruled.
Mandalay Bay's Rumjungle nightclub files for bankruptcy
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The owner of the Rumjungle nightclub at Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Tuesday, saying it needs court protection to prevent Mandalay Bay from shutting it down.
CityCenter contractor says it expects payment from MGM Mirage
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
CityCenter general contractor Perini Building Co. today weighed in on its lien dispute with the $8.5 billion resort complex in Las Vegas, saying it will continue with efforts to collect the $491.2 million it says is owed.