Construction stopped on Caesars' Horseshoe Casino Baltimore
Environmental concerns have halted construction of Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s planned casino in downtown Baltimore. According to the Baltimore Sun , a judge stopped construction on the $400 million...
View ArticleCosmopolitan of Las Vegas begins player-sharing program with Hard Rock Biloxi
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and the Hard Rock Casino Biloxi in Mississippi have agreed on a player-sharing program in which top customers at each casino can visit the other property. According to...
View ArticleGaming's past, seen by someone who lived it
Bob Miller didn’t think much of the casino concept proposed to his father.
View ArticleOne star made a splash with former Gov. Miller
In his newly published autobiography, “Son of a Gambling Man,” former Gov. Bob Miller recounted several brushes with some of the gaming industry’s founders (and reputed organized crime members) while...
View ArticleCaesars preparing to open its third casino in Ohio
Caesars Entertainment Corp. will open its third casino in Ohio on April 9. A 57,000-square foot casino will become part of the Thistletown Racetrack in North Randall, which is roughly 10 miles...
View ArticleAnalyst: Recent IGT proxy fight viewed as 'positive' for the company
One gaming analyst thought International Game Technology’s recently-concluded proxy fight was actually a good thing for gaming industry’s largest slot machine manufacturer. Wells Fargo Securities...
View ArticleAnalyst offers a negative forecast for Las Vegas if energy costs rise
The economic evaluation team at Deutsche Bank looked at how higher taxes and energy cost would negatively impact discretionary spending by consumers. The investment firm’s high-yield gaming analyst,...
View ArticleThese new hotel-casino names weren't my idea
Memo to Las Vegas Review-Journal readers: Please stop calling, emailing and leaving me nasty messages about the planned Gansevoort Las Vegas.
View ArticleWhat's Strip land worth? Echelon deal offers ideas
For now, we have a benchmark on Strip land values.
View ArticleKey Largo Casino had just a small role in Las Vegas history
The now-burned-out and soon-to-be-demolished Key Largo Casino actually had a bit part in Las Vegas lore. It was one reason the casino became the Key Largo. The closed Flamingo Road casino, which...
View ArticleLas Vegas Sands pushing for Florida casino, but gaming expansion still stalled
Las Vegas Sands Corp. hasn’t given up on Florida. On Tuesday, the casino company’s Florida lobbyist told state lawmakers they should “go big” in an expansion of gaming in the state. According to the...
View ArticleEx-executive's testimony could shift Adelson trial's tone
During the 2008 breach-of-contract trial between Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen and Las Vegas Sands Corp., Sheldon Adelson went to great pains to correct his testimony after suggesting that Bill...
View ArticleWorries of avian flu outbreak in China have kept lid on Macau gaming stocks
One would think that after a record-setting gaming revenue month for Macau, share prices of the three Nevada casino operators doing business in the Chinese gaming enclave would skyrocket. Guess again....
View ArticleCaesars Entertainment partner Rock Gaming licensed to take over Detroit casino
The partner of Caesars Entertainment Corp. in two Ohio casinos and a planned project in downtown Baltimore soon will own a gaming hall in hometown of Detroit. Rock Gaming, which is controlled by...
View ArticleSupport for Toronto casino may be lacking in city council
On the same week that he was approved by Michigan gaming regulators to take over a Detroit casino, Rock Gaming founder Dan Gilbert was expected to join Caesars Entertainment officials in Toronto in...
View ArticleReport: Las Vegas Sands considers special dividend payment to shareholders
Las Vegas Sands Corp. may consider a special dividend payment to shareholders, which would reap a billion dollar payday to company chairman Sheldon Adelson. Bloomberg News reported Saturday Las Vegas...
View ArticleEx-Sands executive moves on after clash
Bill Weidner has put his 14 years as president of Las Vegas Sands Corp. in the rear view mirror. Last month, Global Gaming Asset Management, which Weidner operates with former Las Vegas Sands...
View ArticleImprisoned 'Black Friday' Internet poker figure files lawsuit against his...
A lawsuit filed in Clark County District Court last week by imprisoned Internet poker payment processor Chad Elie set off the poker blogosphere. Elie, the only Las Vegas resident charged in the...
View ArticlePenn National joining party in Indian gaming market
Penn National is not the first commercial casino company to jump into the Indian gaming market.
View ArticleToronto casino passes first test, but still faces uphill battle
A committee of Toronto City Council members Wednesday approved a single casino-resort complex to be located in Canada’s largest city, but the proposal faces an uphill battle in front of the full...
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