Spectrum Gaming Group announced the latest addition to its casino-oriented suite of services: confidential casino audits. The new service, which has already been met with success in different gaming markets, leverages Spectrum’s depth of experience in casino operations by conducting anonymous covert interactions with gaming staff. This service supplements Spectrum’s consumer-service audits, which already measure […]
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As reported by the Illinois Daily Herald: "Leaders in Des Plaines, Waukegan and Rosemont appeared unruffled Wednesday after hearing Republican governor candidate Judy Baar Topinka’s casino plans don’t include those towns. "Topinka said, if elected, she’d push for a Chicago casino and allow existing riverboat gambling barges to expand operations. Casinos in Elgin and elsewhere […]
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has extended theexpiration date of its offer to purchase any and all of the outstanding 12%Notes due 2001 (Cusip No. 740822AA9) and 13% Senior Exchange Notes due 2001(Cusip No. 740848AF3) issued by President Casinos, Inc. (collectively, the“Notes”) until 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on August 30, 2006. […]
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 […]
As reported by the Las Vegas Business Press: “A local real estate investorhas emerged as the potential buyer of two gaming-designated properties inthe North Las Vegas redevelopment area. “Jeffrey Fine, son of localdeveloper Mark Fine, has reportedly entered into a contract to purchase theMahoney’s Silver Nugget casino and the adjoining RV park along with theOpera […]
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 the Sun Herald: “The Aug. 29 reopening of the Beau Rivagemeans coming home for the McDougal family of Long Beach. “Jon G. McDougaland his wife, Catherine McDougal, are returning to work at the Beau alongwith their two sons, their daughter-in-law and Mrs. McDougal’s brother.After Hurricane Katrina hit, they thought they all were […]
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 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 […]
Major U.S. brands such as Coca-Cola and Ford are doing it. As are Bank ofAmerica, AT&T and Microsoft. But Las Vegas casinos – faced with the morenuanced task of selling the image and flavor of a resort vacation ratherthan a product – are years behind other companies in recognizing thatpromoting their wares to the nation’s […]
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. officials announced today the appointment ofBari Richter as vice president/general manager of the company’s Isle ofCapri-Boonville, Mo. property. Bari joined Isle of Capri in 2000 at thecompany’s Marquette, Iowa property as senior director of marketing beforetransferring to Boonville in 2003 serving in a marketing capacity until shewas appointed to the […]
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 […]
Jeffrey Fine, a local real estate investor and chairman of Fine Concepts,which owns 13 Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf franchises here, seems ready to try hishand at a new career — casino management. State investigators are wrappingup background checks in preparation for hearings on Fine’s applications forlicenses to run the Opera House Saloon and Casino […]