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Thursday, May. 17, 2012 at 1:21 PM
Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson touted his firm’s ownership of Caesars Entertainment Corp. Wednesday at the Ira Sohn Investment Conference in New York.
Paulson, who controls about 9 percent of Caesars through his Paulson & Co. hedge...
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Tuesday, May. 15, 2012 at 9:56 AM
The New York Post reported that Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chairman Steve Wynn has spent $70 million to purchase a penthouse at The Ritz-Carlton on Central Park South.
The newspaper said the 10,882-square-foot duplex on the 30th and 31st floors of the...
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Wednesday, May. 09, 2012 at 7:08 AM
CLEVELAND — Caesars Entertainment Corp. is focused on opening its $350 million Horseshoe Casino here on Monday. Caesars owns 20 percent of the casino and will operate the resort in a joint venture with Ohio-based Rock Gaming.
Caesars took...
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Monday, May. 07, 2012 at 10:25 PM
Signs are pointing that construction work might soon resume on Melco Crown Entertainment’s Macau Studio City site on the Cotai Strip, said Union Gaming Group principal Grant Govertsen.
In a note to the firm’s clients, Govertsen, who is...
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Monday, May. 07, 2012 at 10:23 PM
For the first time, World Series of Poker tournament entrants will receive credits on their Total Rewards accounts for playing in gold bracelet events, daily tournaments and Mega-Satellites this summer at the Rio.
Caesars Entertainment Corp., which...
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Sunday, May. 06, 2012 at 7:32 AM
International Game Technology Vice President of Global Marketing Staci Alonso will receive the Casino Marketing Lifetime Achievement Award at the ninth annual Casino Marketing Conference in July at Paris Las Vegas.
Alonso will join a list of...
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Saturday, Apr. 28, 2012 at 7:34 AM
MGM Resorts International named William M. Scott IV as its senior resident executive for China.
Scott joined the company in 2009 and was promoted to executive vice president of corporate strategy and special counsel in 2010.
MGM Resorts said...
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Thursday, Apr. 26, 2012 at 8:41 AM
The Hooters Casino Hotel will host a car wash in its front parking lot from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday with the proceeds benefiting UNLV Basketball Coach Dave Rice’s foundation.
Hooters Casino Hotel located at 115 East Tropicana Ave. As an...
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Saturday, Apr. 21, 2012 at 9:41 AM
The charitable foundation for Las Vegas Sands Corp. donated $1 million to the new Discovery Children’s Museum at Donald W. Reynolds Discovery Center in Symphony Park.
The donation, made by the Sands Foundation, was the largest single...
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Friday, Apr. 20, 2012 at 12:31 PM
Milledge Hart, left, Patti Hart and Marc Stone. Photo courtesy of IGT.
International Game Technology Chief Executive Officer Patti Hart was inducted recently into to the Hall of Fame of her alma mater, Illinois State University.
Hart has been CEO...
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Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Isle of Capri Casinos expanded its board of directors by one seat recently and filled the position with company Chief Executive Officer Virginia McDowell.
"Virginia is a dynamic and respected leader in the gaming industry who has spearheaded...
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Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2012 at 11:55 AM
The pro-gambling forces in Florida are planning to take their hopes for casinos in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas directly to the voters.
According to the Sun-Sentinel newspaper, Tallahassee lawyer and political consultant John French filed...
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Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2012 at 6:47 AM
MGM Resorts International is eyeing the prospects for a hotel-casino development in downtown Toronto.
Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper reported Tuesday the casino company’s development staff visited the city and hired a local lobbying...
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Monday, Apr. 16, 2012 at 6:16 PM
A 200-room hotel-casino would garner hardly a mention in Las Vegas.
It’s a little different story in Washington County, Pa.
The Meadows Racetrack and Casino outside Pittsburgh, which operated by Las Vegas-based Cannery Casino Resorts,...
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Monday, Apr. 16, 2012 at 5:53 PM
Rock Gaming, an Ohio company developing casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati in a joint venture with Caesars Entertainment Corp., acquired 40 percent of Turfway Park, a struggling Kentucky racetrack.
The deal was approved Monday by the Kentucky...
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