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Vegas Strip News Archive
08-May-2008
MGM Mirage profit falls as consumer spending slows (Market Watch)
Higher costs, the temporary closing of the Monte Carlo and a decrease in revenue on the Las Vegas Strip drag down MGM Mirage?s first-quarter profit.
Economic Troubles Affect the Vegas Strip (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The gambling center seemed immune to the economic swings of the rest of the country. But the city built on excess is seeing a troubling sign: moderation.
UPDATE: MGM Mirage Profit Falls As Consumer Spending Slows (Nasdaq)
CHICAGO (Dow Jones) -- Higher costs, the temporary closing of the Monte Carlo and a decrease in revenue on the Las Vegas Strip driven by the consumer slowdown dragged down MGM Mirage's first-quarter profit, the casino giant said Tuesday.
City Center Could Change Character of Vegas Strip (NPR)
Las Vegas is changing again, trying to turn from a theme-park into a sophisticated metropolitan center. At $8 billion, City Center on the Strip is the most expensive private development in history. The development will include world-class casinos, hotels, condos, apartments, retail and restaurants.
Man Arrested After Police Standoff Near Vegas Strip (KLAS Las Vegas)
A man is under arrest Wednesday afternoon after he barricaded himself in a house. Metro says this started when the man was involved in some sort of road rage incident.
Campaign warriors: People leave jobs, lifestyles to travel long road (Carroll County Online)
INDIANAPOLIS - They've slept on floors, on couches and in their cars. They've held foreign policy discussions in chicken coops and hounded voters on the Las Vegas strip. They've quit their jobs, left behind their families and ditched most of their belongings.
New Nicklaus Signature Design opens at PGA Golf Club Coyote Springs (PGA)
COYOTE SPRINGS, Nev. -- The Chase, a new Jack Nicklaus Signature course at PGA Golf Club Coyote Springs, opened for daily fee play on April 25, 2008. Located 50 minutes northeast of the Las Vegas Strip off US Highway 93, PGA Golf Club Coyote Springs is part of Coyote Springs, a 43,000-acre master-planned community under development by an affiliate of Wingfield Nevada Group Holding Company LLC ...
Donny and Marie: They'll perform in a variety show on the Vegas strip (The Salt Lake Tribune)
LAS VEGAS - Donny and Marie Osmond will perform at the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
Cher opening 3-year run at Caesars Palace on Las Vegas Strip (KTVN Reno)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The curtain is going up on pop entertainment icon Cher's latest Las Vegas gig - a 3-year, 200-show engagement at Caesars Palace.
Las Vegas: What's in the cards at the Palazzo? (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Research question: Oops, he's done it again. When multizillionaire Sheldon Adelson recently opened the Palazzo, his $1.9 billion resort on the Las Vegas Strip, he simultaneously created one of the world's largest indoor structures.
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