Vegas Strip News Archive

15-Nov-2008

Las Vegas: In the money (The New Zealand Herald)
It's 7PM and I have an appointment at the newly opened Sunset Tan, hidden in the maze of floors and hallways that is the Palms Hotel just off the Las Vegas Strip.

Big-scale art on Strip would beckon visitors (Las Vegas Sun)
Wed, Nov 12, 2008 (2 a.m.) Las Vegas Strip hotel operators have always seemed like crazed puppeteers, changing props on a whim to suit the short attention spans of tourists. It?s fun to see what might come next from this experimental laboratory with its enormous budget.

Las Vegas-area bus fares to increase in January (San Francisco Chronicle)
Riding the bus in and around Las Vegas is about to get more expensive. The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada approved higher fares Thursday, boosting the cost of riding the Deuce double-decker on the Las Vegas Strip from $2 to $3 beginning...

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-14 05:43 UPDATE 3-MGM CEO to retire amid credentials dispute (Interactive Investor)
LOS ANGELES, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Casino operator MGM Mirage said on Thursday that Chairman and Chief Executive Terry Lanni will retire from those posts as of Nov. 30 and has recommended that Jim Murren be named to replace him. Murren is currently president and chief operating officer of the company, which operates Las Vegas Strip resorts Bellagio and Mandalay Bay. The announcement came as the ...

Casino win down (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wednesday's figures from the state Gaming Control Board, listing the casino win for September 2008: _STATEWIDE: $1 billion, down 5.4 percent. _LAS VEGAS STRIP: $525.2 million, down 5.2 percent. _DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS: $49 million, down 8.2 percent. _NORTH LAS...

Dark Days Ahead for Macao, Asia's Las Vegas? (Time Magazine)
After four years of unchecked growth, the Macau miracle is starting to sputter - taking thousands of jobs with it

MGM?s Chief Executive to Retire as Resume Dispute Surfaces (New York Times)
The chairman and chief executive of the casino operator MGM Mirage , J. Terrence Lanni, said Thursday that he would retire at the end of the month after more than 13 years building the company.

MGM Mirage CEO to retire amid question over degree (AP via Yahoo! News)
The chairman and chief executive of casino operator MGM Mirage Inc. announced his retirement Thursday, then quickly faced questions about whether he had inflated his academic record.

Wednesday November 12, 2008 - 15:27 EST (Rolling Good Times)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas Strip hotel operators have always seemed like crazed puppeteers, changing props on a whim to suit the short attention spans of tourists. It's fun to see what might come next from this experimental laboratory with its enormous budget.

Las Vegas in transformation (Las Vegas Sun)
Architecture on the Las Vegas Strip is akin to an old-style variety show. Acts appear, perform to great applause, then quickly scuttle away, making room for another bedazzling performance.

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