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America’s Biggest Billionaire Loser is Casino Boss
Last week, Gambling911.com reported on how Forbes Magazine listed India born PartyGaming co-founder, Anurag Dikshit among the biggest billionaire blowups in 2008 (they valued his net worth at a mere $1.1 billion). And now for some more sad news, America's biggest billionaire loser is none other than casino mogul Sheldon Adelson.
Jan 5 2009 - 10:07am
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 11:06
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Las Vegas Casinos Open to Legalized Online Gambling
Strip casinos have been struggling lately to keep up their gaming revenues. Fewer people are visiting Las Vegas and that means even less are gambling. But could the cure for the downturn be reaching out to would-be gamblers in their own homes?
Jan 3 2009 - 9:11pm
Submitted by Guest on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 22:10
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Michael Phelps Parties in Vegas With Phil Ivey
All right. Ok. Now we get it. Poker player/swimmer Michael Phelps probably wasn't a stud growing up. As in, if it wasn't for that swimming hobby of his, he might not of been the coolest guy. No shame in that, but it is what it is.
Jan 3 2009 - 8:56pm
Submitted by Guest on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 21:56
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AVN Porn Awards, CES: Still Hard Times for Vegas
Next weekend will be one of the largest convention periods for struggling Sin City. Round trip East Coast flights to and from Las Vegas ranged between $800 and well over $1000. But while the airlines hope to make out thanks to a captive audience and a limited number of flights, accommodations in Vegas are vast and competitive.
Jan 2 2009 - 8:26pm
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 21:25
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What Happened to Recession-Proof Las Vegas?
The question asked by Deirdre Van Dyk of Time Magazine: What happened to recession-proof Vegas? And the short answer: The city put most of its bets on the tourism industry. And what a gamble that turned out to be
Dec 30 2008 - 4:16pm
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 17:15
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Sahara Casino Armed Robbery Suspect Mug Caught on Tape
Las Vegas police have released stills of a man caught on video who is believed to have taken part in a robbery at the Sahara Casino two weeks ago.
Dec 29 2008 - 11:09am
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 12:08
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Wynn's Encore Opens This Week in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Wynn Resorts Ltd. CEO Steve Wynn says his swanky $2.3 billion Encore casino - which opened Monday in an economy that's battering casino, travel and other consumer companies - is about perfecting the basics.
Dec 23 2008 - 11:05am
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 12:04
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Gambling Industry Not Recession Proof We Learn
The top story in 2008 according to CasinoCity.com, the thinking that the casino industry is "recession proof" is no longer true and, unfortunately, that has been the biggest news of 2008
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 11:56
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Fire at The Monte Carlo Ranks Among Top 10 Stories of 2008
When the famed Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas caught fire last January, it was deja vu for Sin City who experienced one of the worst hotel fires in history during the 1980's with the MGM Hotel tragedy.
Dec 23 2008 - 9:22am
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 10:20
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Armed Robbery at the Sahara Hotel Poker Room in Vegas
Las Vegas police were investigating an armed robbery at the Sahara Hotel that took place just before 6 pm Friday evening.
Dec 21 2008 - 11:10pm
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Sun, 12/21/2008 - 00:09
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Billion Dollar Wakeup Call For Las Vegas
"For the first time ever, the casino gaming industry is discovering they're subject to the same immutable laws as the rest of the hotel business. In what was widely proclaimed to be a recession-proof industry, casino gaming executives are suffering through a wake-up call of billion dollar proportions."
Dec 18 2008 - 5:53pm
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 18:53
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Rare Snowstorm Cripples Las Vegas
3.6 inches of snow. May not seem like a whole lot to those diehards living in Buffalo or Cleveland where this amount is considered a mere dusting. But in Las Vegas 3.6 inches of snow has proven devastating.
Dec 18 2008 - 9:20am
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 10:19
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Las Vegas Craps Out
Things are noticeably quieter on the Las Vegas Strip these days and casinos usually known to boast excess are dropping prices to cope with a bad economy that has hit Sin City particularly hard.
Dec 11 2008 - 9:17am
Submitted by Guest on Thu, 12/11/2008 - 10:16
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Baseball And Sports Betting Makes Cover of New York Times
"Baseball Executives Face the Odds" - that's the headline on the front page of the Tuesday edition of the New York Times.
Dec 9 2008 - 11:41am
Submitted by C Costigan on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 12:16
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The Prospect of Legalized Internet Gambling Hits Las Vegas
Nov 11 2008 - 9:37am
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 10:35
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Gambling Business Won’t be The Same for Years to Come
Executives at top casino companies said Wednesday that the gambling business won't be the same for years to come, with operators and manufacturers shifting to focus on properties that already exist, not ones that they want to build.
Nov 19 2008 - 10:14pm
Submitted by Guest on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 23:14
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Global Gaming Expo Kicks Off As Vegas Visitors Down 10 Percent
The Global Gaming Expo kicked off its eighth annual convention Tuesday morning at the Las Vegas Convention Center. G2E is expected to bring in an estimated 30,000 gaming professionals from around the world, despite the harsh economic times the industry is facing.
Nov 18 2008 - 9:37pm
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 22:36
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Joe The Plumber Bummer: Thumbs Nose at Global Gaming Expo
You can hear the collective sobs from organizers and attendees of the 2008 Global Gaming Expo as news broke this weekend that everyone's favorite plumber (or make that, most annoying) will not be in attendance at this week's Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas
Nov 17 2008 - 9:52am
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Mon, 11/17/2008 - 10:50
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Global Gaming Expo Falls On Hard Times
It's the gaming industry's hottest tradeshow where the latest advances in slot machines and other gambling-related products go on display at the Las Vegas Convention Center. But the economy is taking its toll even on the once thought of recession-proof gambling industry.
Nov 17 2008 - 9:31am
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Mon, 11/17/2008 - 10:29
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Internet Gambling a Hot Issue In Months Ahead Says AGA President
The legalization of Internet gaming "will be the hottest federal issue facing Nevada's gaming industry in the next few years", Frank Fahrenkopf, president of the American Gaming Association told the Reno Gazette as this year's Global Gaming Expo kicks off in Las Vegas.
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Mon, 11/17/2008 - 10:07
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Las Vegas Sands Plunges on Default, Bankruptcy Risk
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp., billionaire Sheldon Adelson's casino company, plunged in New York trading after saying it may default on debt and face bankruptcy.
Nov 6 2008 - 3:53pm
Submitted by Guest on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 16:53
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Lefty Rosenthal Was an FBI Snitch
Back before he was mayor of Las Vegas, when he was the city's leading mob attorney, Oscar Goodman insisted he didn't represent snitches.
Oct 30 2008 - 9:54am
Submitted by Guest on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 09:53
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Las Vegas Casinos Go Empty During Tough Economic Times
With just days to go until the US presidential election, financial gloom hangs like a pall over visitors to Las Vegas. Wayland Ferguson, a New Mexico resident in town for a conference, said he had no interest in gambling or splashing out during his trip.
Oct 27 2008 - 7:58pm
Submitted by Guest on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 19:58
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Gaming and the Presidential Election: All in for McCain
Gaming has bet the house on the presidential campaign of Republican John McCain.
Oct 27 2008 - 4:39am
Submitted by Guest on Sun, 10/26/2008 - 16:38
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Wynn Las Vegas Receives Honor
For the second year in a row, Wynn Las Vegas has been awarded Five Red Pavilions from the 2009 Las Vegas Michelin Guide.
Oct 22 2008 - 5:58pm
Submitted by Guest on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 17:57
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