If you want to see the wave of the future for pit bosses and tipped casinodealers at Las Vegas’ most luxurious properties, check out Steve Wynn’splans to shake up his casino floor. Wynn Las Vegas dealers – the highestpaid in the city at a shade more than $100,000 per year, mostly from tips –will soon […]
Tag Archives: bet
As reported by the Las Vegas Business Post: “Station Casinos has beenaccused of attempting to ‘hijack’ an in-progress condominium project at RedRock Resort, Spa & Casino from minority partner Stephen Cloobeck.Theaccusation, made by Cloobeck’s attorney, Patricia Glaser, comes in the wakeof Station Casinos’ recent revelation to investors that it had severed tiesbetween Cloobeck Molasky Partners […]
As reported by Business Week: “The U.S. Congress has yet to pass the pendinglegislation cracking down on Internet gambling. But in the meantime, theJustice Dept. has cast a much deeper freeze over the business with its Julyarrest of BetOnSports Chief Executive David Carruthers. Now, under pursuitof U.S. legal authorities, European online gaming companies are scramblingto […]
Big-time developers have claimed another Strip landmark. Metroflag, thecompany that has emerged with the top bid to buy the Riviera’s parentcompany, recently bought the Harley-Davidson Cafe at the southeast corner ofHarmon Avenue and the Strip for $14.9 million.The site, just short of 1acre, gives Metroflag about 18 prime acres of contiguous real estate fromthe Harley-Davidson […]
As reported by the Australian: “The world’s second-biggest poker machinemaker, Aristocrat Leisure, is remaining coy about how much it will providefor litigation expenses this year after provisions jumped 73 per cent to$28.94 million last year. “Chief executive Paul Oneile was loath to talkabout current litigation funding, saying only that it was a fact of life […]
As reported by Thanh Nien Daily: “Police have completed their probe into amulti-million dollar gambling case and concluded the director of a stateroad-building agency bet away US$1.53 million on football via threebookmakers in 2005. “The public security ministry, a central police agency,said Bui Tien Dung – former director of the transport ministry’s ProjectManagement Unit No […]
As reported by the Reno Gazette-Journal: “The hotly debated plan for theLazy 8 casino heads to Sparks City Council on Wednesday as developers moveforward on their plans for the Pyramid Highway project. “The hotel, casinoand movie theater plan from Peppermill casinos and developer HarveyWhittemore has brought opposition from citizens and major casinos during thepast two […]
If you’ve driven down the Strip anytime in the past few years, you know howbad traffic is. Now imagine yourself creeping along past one constructionsite after another trying to get to a restaurant on time with an additional50,000 cars crowding the already jammed-up Las Vegas Boulevard every day.It’s going to happen. And it’s going to […]
A nasty dust-up over taxes owed on tip income has Las Vegas bar andrestaurant workers seething and the Internal Revenue Service beating a hastyretreat — for now. The ruckus, which reached a head at a so-called “tipsummit” between IRS and hotel-casino industry representatives on Thursday,stemmed from two recent developments that insiders said may or may […]
Hollywood Sportsbook features odds on the MLB game between the ArizonaDiamondbacks and the San Diego Padres on August 18th, 2006. Tuesday’s gamegave the Arizona Diamondbacks a 2-1 victory and with the victory, they movedinto a tie with second-place San Diego Padres in the NL West, 3 1/2 gamesbehind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. The Diamondbacks […]
Betfair Poker has signed a deal with Thomas ‘Buzzer’ Bhil, which formalises his position as one of TEAM BETFAIR’s sponsored pros. He joins Ben ‘Milky Bar Kid’ Grundy and Bengt Sonnert in representing Betfair at major tournaments. The three pros will also play important roles in the education of new Betfair Poker players. “Buzzer is […]
Last year the Indianapolis Colts won more regular season games than any other team in the NFL with a 14-2 record. Although they failed yet again to win the big prize and despite the off-season loss of running back Edgerrin James to free agency, Sportsbook.com odds makers still believe the Colts should lead the league […]
While the kickoff to the 2006 NCAA football season isn’t for another two weeks, fans can already get in on the action on all of the season’s big games at PinnacleSports.com. The largest sports betting site on the Internet, PinnacleSports.com has already opened wagering on every game taking place during the first week of college […]
An agency bent on economic diversification is diversifying its recruitingpitch. The Nevada Development Authority, known for cheeky advertisingcampaigns that take pot shots at California’s business climate, is reachingacross the continent in a bid to capture some of New Jersey’s prizedbiotechnology and life-sciences companies. Earlier this month, the authoritylaunched a $100,000 advertising buy in four East […]