Las Vegas Sands Eyes Japan, Thailand
HONG KONG (TheStreet.com) -- Las Vegas Sands(LVS Quote) is eyeing further expansion
Las Vegas Rebound Riding on $8.5B CityCenter
LAS VEGAS - (Associated Press) - Sin City is pinning its biggest bet ever - $8.5 billion - on a 67-acre, six-tower complex of striking hotels, gourmet restaurants, swank shops and a single casino t
Threat Seen to Nevada’s Sports Betting Monopoly
By Richard N. Velotta and Brian Wargo, Las Vegas Sun
Canada Money Launderer Shows Holes in Vegas Casinos
LOS ANGELES, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Las Vegas has cleaned up since its days as a magnet for ill-gotten mobster gains, but a Canadian insider trading scam has exposed the smaller-scale money laundering still going on in the desert city's casinos.
Canadian Stanko Grmovsek admitted in a Toronto court earlier this year to making $9 million with a law school buddy in a 14-year illegal scheme. Court documents show he said he laundered some of it by gambling wads of cash on games like blackjack in Vegas's world-famous casino strip.
Las Vegas Stripper Mobile Raises Safety Concerns
A Las Vegas Stripper Mobile has commissioners up in arms.
Pacquiao/Cotto Fight Could Help Vegas Economy
It's the fight everybody has been waiting for: Pacquiao/Cotto will pack them in.
MGM to Report Financial Results Thursday
Investors are regaining their interest in casino and hotel companies now as they sense that the economy is turning around.
Las Vegas Sands Loses $123 Mil in Third Quarter
Las Vegas - Associated Press - Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Nicky Hilton Halloween Bash in Vega
A regular celebrity poker player on the Doyles Room Poker site, Nicky Hilton will be hosting one of the many Halloween parti
Government Doesn’t do Much for Wynn … or Does it?
By J. Patrick Coolican, www.lasvegassun.com
Las Vegas Economy is Scary
The Las Vegas economy is showing signs of further deterioration, as unemployment continues to climb.
The department's latest data show records of 13.3 percent joblessness statewide and 13.9 percent in Las Vegas in September, and the building sector leads the way in job loss. Contractors added 48,000 jobs statewide from 1997 to 2007, and they've shed 50,000 positions since the recession began in December 2007.
Big Stick Media Shuts Its Vegas Office
Big Stick Media Corporation ("BSM" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BSM) announces today that it has ceased the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, National Sports Services
Vegas: Sleep With Poker Pros and Casino High Rollers
Hey all you gold diggers out there (not you Jenny Woo), want to sleep with your favorite poker stars or some millionaire high roller while in Las Vegas? Look no further than this impressive list
Cheats Overtake Mobsters on Vegas Black List
Mobsters and those connected with the mob are now the minority among Las Vegas's infamous casino Black Book.
Of the 21 people banned from Nevada casinos between 1990 and 2000, most had alleged mob connections, according to a report in the Las Vegas Sun. From 2001 to today, only seven names were added to the list, and all except one were casino cheats.
Las Vegas: Second Dumbest City
In an effort to determine America's "Smartest Cities", the Daily Beast created its own ranking. Coming in one spot away from dead last was none other than Las Vegas.
The criteria required that a city have over 1 million people living in it. Las Vegas came in #54 of all such cities in the US.
Yankees Pitcher Jailed for Vegas Gambling Debts
Shawn Chacon, who once pitched for the New York Yankees, was arrested Monday in Greeley, Colorado, for a warrant that alleges he wrote bad checks to Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas last spring.
Phil Hellmuth vs. Harrah’s and the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker record bracelet holder Phil Hellmuth is not exactly happy with the tournament these days or the folks who run it, Harrah's.
Hellmuth spoke to French media about how Harrah's new online poker website could damage the WSOP. The site will not be available to US customers at the onset. Harrah's announced a partnership agreement with the strong European brand, 888.com earlier last month.
Planet Hollywood Reort: Busts Called Part of Safety Push
By Arnold M. Knightly, Las Vegas Review Journal
Las Vegas Legend Bob Stupak Passes Away
By ALEXANDRA BERZON, The Wall Street Journal
Though he was a Las Vegas impresario and master of publicity ploys, Bob Stupak never saw some of his grandest visions come true, such as constructing a giant King Kong on the side of a tower, or building a casino in the shape of the sinking Titanic. Expensive efforts to achieve political office also faltered.
Court Date Set for Antoine Walker Vegas Casino Debt Case
LAS VEGAS-(Associated Press) -- A Las Vegas court has pushed back a status check to Oct.
Las Vegas Metro Undercover Drug Ops Hit Casinos
The Las Vegas Metro Police are undergoing an aggressive attempt to crack down on swimming pool "drug" parties at casino hotels throughout the strip. The latest target: Rehab at the Ha
Is Harrah’s Buying Planet Hollywood?
The Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting that Harrah's is buying Planet Hollywood, or at least its debt. Analysts, however, believe that this move could be the precursor to Harrah's outright p
888.com Enters Into Deal With Harrah’s
Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- 888 Holdings Plc rose the most since May in London trading after signing a contract with a unit of Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
Luck Runs Out on Vegas Boom
Michael A. Hiltzik and Ashley Powers, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
Indicted Billionaire Allen Stanford Owes in Gambling Debts
Online gambling websites the world over breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that billionaire Allen Stanford's bank in Antigua had been shut down. That's because none of them had any money the
Best Las Vegas Hotels for Bachelor Parties
Bachelors and Vegas go together like strippers and the poles they dance on.
Hard Rock Hotel, Atlantic City Casinos Continue to Hurt
The recession is still taking its toll on the casino industry. Atlantic City in particular is getting decimated.
