M Resort Spa Casino Gains 100,000th iMagine Rewards Memeber
Las Vegas local Jason Small became the 100,000th member of the iMagine Rewards Club at the M Resort on Monday, March 23.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Florida Bills Seek to Expand Gambling
Florida would give the Seminole Tribe roulette wheels, crap tables and full-fledged Las Vegas style casinos while its competitors get blackjack or electronic bingo machines within their facilities under bills introduced Tuesday by the Senate's chief gambling negotiator.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
CityCenter Partner Wants Out
Survival of the $9.1 billion CityCenter development was questioned Monday when the investment arm of the Persian Gulf state of Dubai sued its partner, MGM Mirage, over concerns with the project's viability.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Connecticut 24 Hour Bar Proposal Comes to an End
Officials looking to help solve Connecticut's multibillion-dollar deficit thought they had found an easy way to raise another $5 million a year: allow casinos to serve alcohol 24 hours a day. But the proposal by Governor M. Jodi Rell's administration came to a sudden end at about 3:30 a.m. on March 7, when a car leaving the Mohegan Sun casino turned the wrong way down Interstate 395, headlights off, and slammed into a van full of college students on their way to Logan International Airport.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
World Series of Poker Circuit 'Mystery Man' Wins Event
Torrential mountain rains could not dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of poker players who flooded into the Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort for a full weekend of heavy poker action. The winner was a mystery man known only as Albert.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Discount Vegas Room Deals Harming Strip Profits
A business model gaming companies have followed for decades has turned into a precarious balancing act, as casinos slash room rates to levels not seen in more than a decade.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Treasure Island Sale Gets Green Light
Phil Ruffin is doing MGM Mirage a favor, and it only cost him $100 million. Ruffin, 73, who was approved Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission to take over Treasure Island from MGM Mirage, said he altered his deal with the casino operator.
Friday, March 20, 2009
PokerStars Crowns Latin American Poker Tour Champion
The PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour crowned its Mexican champion today as the final table was played out at the penultimate Season Two LAPT Punta del Este event.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Dream Team Poker Lines Up Caesars Palace Players
Dream Team Poker today announced the team lineup for their upcoming tournament to be held at the prestigious poker room at Caesars Palace Las Vegas from March 27-29, 2009. With only 10 days left to register, the event is exceeding capacity, has surpassed expectations and has become the most anticipated tournament of 2009.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
St. Patrick's Day Luck Strikes Wheel of Fortune Slot Player
The luck of the Irish certainly held true for Joseph A. Finnegan on St. Patrick's Day when the New York man with a legendary Irish surname won a nearly half a million dollar MegaJackpot® on a Wheel of Fortune® dollar slot machine at Spa Resort Casino.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Vegas Expecting Smaller Crowd for March Madness
A visit by Tim Taylor won't save the beleaguered Las Vegas economy, no matter how much he manages to lose betting on college basketball. But Taylor and thousands like him in town this week should at least provide a temporary boost to everything from room rates to tips for dealers, servers and bellhops.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Station Casinos Seeking Mid-April Bankruptcy Protection
Station Casinos Inc. revealed in court papers this week that it expects to file for bankruptcy protection on or before April 15, the date a debt forbearance agreement expires and five days after the deadline for bondholders to vote on Station's current debt-exchange offer.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Arizona Casino Opens 58 New Jobs and Looking to Hire
The Fort McDowell Casino east of Fountain Hills has openings for 50 part-time and eight full-time jobs.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
PokerStars Announces Grand Opening of Live Poker Room in Macau
PokerStars, the world's largest poker company, is pleased to announce the grand opening of the new "PokerStars Macau at the Grand Lisboa" live poker room at the Grand Lisboa Casino on 19 March 2009.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
MGM Mirage Offers Casinos as Credit Security While CityCenter Construction Continues
MGM Mirage, seeking to modify lending terms on its unsecured debt and avoid default as gambling activity withers, is in talks with banks to pledge casinos as loan collateral, a person with knowledge of the discussions said.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
National Kidney Foundation Tournament a Huge Success
Professional poker player Jennifer Harman hosted two days of fundraising activities in Reno, Nevada last week, raising more than $111,000 for the National Kidney Foundation (NKF).
Monday, March 16, 2009
Venetian Grand Canal Green for St. Patrick's Day Celebration
At 10 a.m. this morning Liam the Leprechaun officially kicked off The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration with an inaugural gondola ride leading a parade of gondoliers adorned in green sashes, scarves, ribbons, and shamrocks.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Station Casinos Rejects Boyd's Purchase Offer
Station Casinos Inc. of Las Vegas said Wednesday it's not interested in entertaining Boyd Gaming Corp.'s offer to buy part of Station.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Pennsylvania Casinos Seeing Economic Growth
At a time when other sectors are contracting, six casinos that have been operating for more than a year showed 14.3 percent growth in February 2009 revenue compared to February 2008, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported yesterday.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Massachusetts Slot Machine Licensing Fees Criticized
State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill's estimate that three slot machine parlors he has proposed for Massachusetts would produce $2 billion to $3.3 billion in licensing fees was criticized yesterday by gambling specialists as significantly inflated and apparently based on outdated data that did not take into account current economic realities.
Friday, March 06, 2009
M Resort Las Vegas Hiring Additional 250 Employees
In an announcement made today by M Resort Spa Casino officials, the newest Las Vegas resort located on South Las Vegas Boulevard and St. Rose Parkway, the property will immediately hire an additional 250 team members. The resort has received a tremendous reaction to its new state-of-the-art architecture, friendly service philosophy and overall value.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Singapore Marina Bay Sands Casino to Hire 4,500 New Jobs
The Marina Bay Sands integrated resort in Singapore is now recruiting for its casino operations. In this second phase of recruitment, it is looking to hire about 4,500 people, to be dealers, pit supervisors, gaming table technicians and surveillance personnel.
Friday, March 06, 2009
MGM Mirage Taps Into Credit Line for CityCenter
Just months ago MGM Mirage, with billions of dollars in cash at its disposal, was thought to be well braced for the recession. But last week's news that MGM Mirage has tapped the remaining money from a $4.5 billion credit line is adding anxiety among investors for the company's future.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Vegas board backs sale of Treasure Island
The Gaming Control Board took 20 minutes to approve Ruffin's $775 million purchase of Treasure Island from MGM Mirage, sending the matter to the Nevada Gaming Commission for a final ruling on March 19. Ruffin said he will close the transaction on March 31 if he receives approval from the commission.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Hit with Credit Downgrade
As if the slumping gaming revenues aren't bad enough, the two major rating companies — Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service — have downgraded Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods, and could do so again as the year progresses.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009