Las Vegas Sun

July 5, 2008

Yep, room rates are down

Gambling Web site operator and Las Vegas Advisor publisher Anthony Curtis has published the results of his twice annual room rate survey and the results, as expected, show some of the lowest room rates in Las Vegas since 2003.

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Trop guests relocated after E. coli concerns

Some 490 hotel guests staying at the Tropicana’s Island tower have been moved to other rooms at the Tropicana, the Tropicana-owned Westin property and other Las Vegas hotels after testers at the Southern Nevada Health District discovered that well water serving the hotel tower was tainted with E. coli bacteria.

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Casino stocks take a bath

Las Vegas casino stocks hit new lows today on negative analyst reports citing the compounding effect of higher fuel costs, slipping consumer confidence, cutbacks on flights to Las Vegas and ...

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Station Casinos announces grand opening of Aliante Station

Station Casinos will unveil its newest locals’ casino, Aliante Station, to the public on Nov. 11, 2008 at 11:11 p.m. The $675 million casino is Station Casino’s 18th property in ...

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Two new Wildfire casinos to open

The Station Casinos’ family has added two newly renovated casinos to their Wildfire brand.

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World Series tests players’ skill - or luck

Probably starting with the very first poker game, players have debated what was luck and what was skill. But arguably it’s the most skilled ones who are cleaning up at ...

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Tropicana is going, going, not going

If you couldn’t come up with the dough for a prized Atlantic City casino, now’s your chance. As expected, New Jersey regulators are extending today’s deadline for the sale of ...

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MGM MIRAGE Hospitality announces major project in Tianjin, China

MGM MIRAGE Hospitality, a subsidiary of MGM MIRAGE, along with its joint venture partner Diaoyutai State Guesthouse announced in a press release today that they have made agreements with Sinosteel ...

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Here a Fertitta, there a Fertitta

Gaming giant Station Casinos will now have to make do with one Fertitta instead of two. Station President Lorenzo Fertitta will be stepping down from the company to assume the ...

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Poaching customers’ names can toast some casino hosts

Customer lists may not be made of platinum but they are among the most valuable assets a casino company owns.

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