Blogs: Gaming and Business

Venetian restaurant up for top honors — for bathroom

By Amanda Finnegan · June 1, 2009 · 5:10 PM

The Venetian has won a slew of accolades over the years, including top awards like the AAA Five Diamond Award and Mobil Four Star Award. But soon the luxury property may be adding one of the most bizarre to its lengthy list. The Venetian’s upscale Italian restaurant, Zeffirino Ristorante, is up for the award. It’s not for the food or the service or the ambiance, but the bathroom. The restaurant’s restroom is one of 10 finalists in the America’s Best ...

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Encore makes magazine’s annual ‘It List’

By Amanda Finnegan · May 14, 2009 · 1:17 PM

Steve Wynn just got an affirmation on his latest (and most expensive) work from one the leading travel magazines.

MGM Grand, Stratosphere join all day buffet trend

By Amanda Finnegan · May 12, 2009 · 1:16 PM

More casinos are turning to the all day, all-you-can-eat method to draw visitors to their properties. The MGM Grand is offering an all-you-can-eat pass for breakfast, lunch and dinner for ...

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Luxor makes buffet, Criss Angel and LAX a packaged deal

By Amanda Finnegan · March 26, 2009 · 3:12 PM

Tough economic times have prompted casinos to offer some rare deals, like $25 all-day buffet passes, buy-one, get-one free room rates and more than half off show ticket prices — but Luxor’s newest deal may raise the bar.

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Wynn or Sands? ‘Shake-up’ headline creates confusion

By Steve Green · March 13, 2009 · 1:47 PM

Heartbeats may have risen momentarily for executives at Wynn Resorts on March 10, when this headline popped up on the Forbes.com Web site: “Wynn Resorts Shake-up”

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Casino sells 2-foot, 6-pound burrito at cafe

By Associated Press · February 27, 2009 · 9:03 PM

The NASCAR Cafe at the Sahara Hotel & Casino is rewarding patrons who can put away a 2-foot, 6-pound burrito with a most logical prize — free unlimited rides on a roller coaster that runs in both forward and reverse.

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Deals hit the buffet line: Eat all day for $25

By Liz Benston · February 13, 2009 · 6:54 PM

The economic slump has Las Vegas casinos blitzing the Internet with offers that include free rooms, half-price show tickets and airplane vouchers for future trips. The Excalibur is filling a new niche, so to speak, for the gluttonous crowd.

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CityCenter jobs a bright spot in down economy

By Liz Benston · January 21, 2009 · 2:20 PM

The prospect of getting a job at CityCenter, which is hiring some 12,000 people for a late 2009 opening, has thrown some locals into a state of anxious excitement. Officials now expect more than 150,000 applications, including some 50,000 flooding the site within three weeks.

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Primm hotel rates for locals: free

By Liz Benston · December 9, 2008 · 12:49 PM

Remember the days when casinos gave away rooms and meals to attract gamblers?

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Casino companies, even the competition, wish Aliante well

By Liz Benston · November 13, 2008 · 12:51 PM

While the buzz at Station Casinos’ Aliante Station grand opening party Tuesday was shaded with concern about the company’s ability to generate decent money at this suburban casino amid this downturn, everyone is hoping for the best.

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