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Outside Investigation Concludes Universal Founder Kazuo Okada Committed Fraud
Kazuo Okada has been formally accused of fraud by the company he founded five decades ago and built into Japan’s largest gambling empire. Universal Entertainment, which ousted its founder from the board on July 29, announced this week that the results of...
Seafood Buffet Prices Leave Gulf Coast Casino Gamblers Feeling Crabby
Gulf Coast casino floors use their well-stocked seafood buffets to lure millions of guests inside their doors each year, with the hopes that the reasonably priced smorgasbords will turn diners into gamblers. Countless guests begin their casino getaway in coastal Mississippi by...
Russian Gambling Zone Targeting Asia Yet To Blossom with Only One Casino
The hotel at billionaire Lawrence Ho's $500 million Tigre de Cristal casino resort in Russia's farthest eastward facing corner is filled to capacity on weekend nights, but that's not necessarily a good thing. Analysts say the hotel's limited lodging capacity is preventing...
“What Happens Here…” Iconic Vegas Marketing Slogan Returns in New TV Ad
“What happens here, stays here” is one of the most effective marketing slogans of the last 20 years, and it’s back, in a new TV spot from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). Directed by Roderick Fenske, a former Nevada...
Westgate Las Vegas’s NFL SuperContest Shatters Record, Will Pay Winner $1 Million
Changes to the Las Vegas Westgate’s NFL SuperContest seem to have worked as the handicapping competition produced 2,323 early-bird entries, breaking 2016’s record. Because of the amount of people signed up the 2017 tournament will produce its first $1 million winner. The...
Las Vegas Looking for Airline Partners to Offer More Flights from China to McCarran
After Hainan Airlines' successful launch of nonstop service from Beijing to Las Vegas last December, travel experts and officials at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) are looking to entice other carriers to begin offering nonstop services to McCarran International...
Cat 5 Hurricane Irma Bringing 175 MPH Winds, Threatens Devastation to Puerto Rico and Florida Casinos
Hurricane Irma, which is being deemed the most powerful hurricane ever recorded outside of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, is expected to hit the Florida coast this weekend, and if it does, the Cat 5 storm could have a severely...
Sheldon Adelson Shows Japan He’s Serious About Las Vegas Sands IR Bid with Personal Visit
Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson was in Tokyo and Osaka last week to get the inside scoop on Japan's forthcoming integrated casino resort industry. The billionaire also offered up his company's expertise on the meetings, incentives, conferences, and events (MICE) industry,...
Hollywood Studio Owner Wants to Land a Pan Am Double-decker 747 on Vegas Strip
A Pan Am double-decker 747 could be winging its way to Vegas, if Hollywood film studio owner Talaat Captan has his way. Captan, CEO of studio Air Hollywood, which provides movies with airplane sets, is trying to convince casino operators on the...
Florida Should Share Lottery Revenue with Veterans Groups, Military Orgs Say
Sunshine State veterans groups think they're just as worthy of receiving a portion of the profits generated by the Florida Lottery as public education. And now they've banded together to initiate legislation that will push towards making that belief a reality. William...
