Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from April 2001

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from April 2001

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Briefs Column.
April 3, 2001... Mar. 31--LAS VEGAS NAMED TOP CONVENTION CITY: Las Vegas was listed as the top U.S. convention city by Tradeshow Weekly, a trade magazine that covers the convention and exhibit industries. Las Vegas properties leased 17.6 million square feet...

Las Vegas Review-Journal In Business Column.
April 3, 2001... Apr. 2--BANK SETS DATE FOR ANNUAL MEETING: Business Bank of Nevada and its parent company, Business Bank Corp. will hold their annual shareholders meeting at 8 a.m. April 24, at the bank's corporate headquarters, 6085 W. Twain Ave. ...

Carpenters Union Unveils Las Vegas Training Center; Cuts Ties with AFL-CIO.
April 3, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Mar. 31--United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Union president Douglas McCarron cut the opening ribbon on a new $22 million Las Vegas union training center late Thursday -- just hours after he cut ties with the...

Gaming Companies Excited about Agreement Regarding Detroit Casinos.
April 3, 2001... Byline: Jeff Simpson Mar. 31--Executives involved in a newly announced deal affecting the Detroit casino market said Friday the agreement is a plus for their three companies. The tentative agreement announced Thursday allows Mandalay's...

Gaming Company Seeking Buyer for Las Vegas Resort, Sources Say.
April 3, 2001... Byline: Dave Berns Mar. 31--Aladdin executives and their bankers have been seeking a buyer for the struggling Strip megaresort for nearly a year, and hope to complete a sale before the property's debt payments increase in 2003, according...

Las Vegas Convention Authority on Track to Acquire World Trade Center.
April 3, 2001... Byline: Hubble Smith Mar. 31--The 310-room World Trade Center hotel and its 10-acre site at 910 E. Desert Inn Road could become property of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority by the end of April, an official said Friday. ...

Commission Hearings Continue over Las Vegas-Based Utility's Gas Refund.
April 3, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Mar. 31--A state regulator conducted a second day of hearings Friday over arguments that Southwest Gas should be forced to refund or credit customers with $8.1 million. The Public Utilities Commission staff,...

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy Column.
April 3, 2001... Byline: Al Gibes Apr. 2--The Internet is still a great place for shoppers to find money-saving deals and merchants to reach customers they might otherwise have missed. Tour operators and tourists looking for something off the beaten path...

Regulator Orders Nevada Utilities to Submit Financial Data to Back Rate Hike.
April 3, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Mar. 31--A state regulator Friday ordered Nevada Power Co. of Las Vegas and Sierra Pacific Power Co. of Reno to file comprehensive information about their finances in support of the $311 million rate increase that...

Auditors Raise Questions about Future of Las Vegas-Based Casino Company.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Dave Berns Apr. 3--Financial auditors question whether the parent company of the Aladdin will exist a year from now, according to a Monday filing with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. The auditors' comments are...

Casino Consolidation Talks Set to Begin in Las Vegas.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 3--The Transport Workers Union of America said Monday a start date has been set for casino dealer contract negotiations at Phil Ruffin's New Frontier and additional dates scheduled for continued negotiations at...

Las Vegas Economist Unwilling to Give Odds on Economy's Future Prospects.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Hubble Smith Apr. 3--Las Vegas economist Keith Schwer is taking a "wait-and-see" approach to projecting the Southern Nevada economy following another flat month in his local economic indicators' index. "I want to wait and see...

Nevada Senate Debates Bill to End Sale of Electric Power Plants.
April 4, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Apr. 3--State senators discussed on Monday an Assembly bill that would stop the sale of electric generation plants, and they debated possible amendments. Members of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee...

Women Celebrate `Equal Pay Day' in Las Vegas, across Nation.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 3--In an effort to shed some light on the widening wage gap between men and women, today is Equal Pay Day. Linda Chavez-Thompson, vice president of the AFL-CIO and chairwoman of the National Committee on Pay...

Nevada Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.4 Percent.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Ed Vogel Apr. 3--CARSON CITY, Nev.--Nevada's unemployment rate inched up to 4.4 percent in February, compared with 4.2 percent in January, the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said Monday. "Nevada continues...

Construction Begins on Green Valley, Nev., Office Complex.
April 4, 2001... Apr. 2--Plise Development and Construction has started construction of a 30-acre office park near St. Rose Hospital in Green Valley, with the first phase scheduled for completion in December. The Siena Office Park, on the southwest corner...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Briefs Column.
April 5, 2001... Apr. 4--LONDON CLUBS SHARES PUMMELED: Shares of Aladdin minority owner London Clubs International dropped by 8.2 percent Tuesday, closing at 33.5 pence, or 48 U. S. cents, on the London Stock Exchange. The share price drop followed the...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Briefs Column.
April 5, 2001... Apr. 4--ADELAIDE, Australia--FRANCO-NEVADA WILL SWAP MINES FOR STAKE: Franco-Nevada Mining Corp. on Tuesday agreed to take a 19.9 percent stake in Normandy Mining Ltd., Australia's biggest gold miner, in exchange for mines in the U.S. and...

Las Vegas Review-Journal In Business Column.
April 5, 2001... Apr. 4--ACRES WILL KEEP NASDAQ LISTING: Acres Gaming, a Las Vegas-based casino products and services provider, said its securities will continue to list on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. In a statement Monday, Acres said Nasdaq's notification...

Atlantic City, N.J., Casinos Reorganize Management to Streamline Operations.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Joe Weinert Apr. 4--Two Atlantic City casinos, bracing for the effects of a bad economy, eliminated managers by the bunches. Both Sands and Tropicana fired 33 managers last week, five days after Showboat eliminated its 10...

Senate to Consider Ban of Betting on College Games at Nevada Casinos.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Tony Batt Apr. 4--WASHINGTON--Fresh from a victory with Senate passage of his campaign finance reform plan, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is expected this week to introduce his long-awaited bill to outlaw betting at Nevada casinos on...

Utah Power Firm Nears Completion of Las Vegas Hydroelectric Power Plant.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Keith Rogers Apr. 4--A St. George, Utah, company is on the last leg of a decade-long project that could put a hydroelectric power plant on Blue Diamond Hill on the western outskirts of Las Vegas. Terry Hickman, manager for the...

Nevada Governor to Unveil Expansive New Plans for Power Plants.
April 5, 2001... Apr. 2--CARSON CITY, Nev.--Gov. Kenny Guinn today will detail plans for new power plant construction in Nevada, the result of a streamlined permitting process that is part of his Nevada Energy Protection Plan. "In order to keep the lights...

Nevada Officials Examine Wholesale Power, Fuel Industries.
April 5, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Apr. 4--The Assembly Select Energy Committee on Tuesday scrutinized proposals outlining how Nevada Power Co. and Sierra Pacific Power Co. can recover their expenses for fuel and wholesale power purchases. The...

Despite Disease Scares, Nevada Beef Prices Hold Steady.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Hubble Smith Apr. 6--Margo Trimbath said she doesn't eat a lot of red meat and could give it up completely if beef prices increase beyond her budget or if it becomes a danger because of disease. Beef lovers, relax, if you can....

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Briefs Column.
April 6, 2001... Apr. 6--HOME ORDERS JUMP FOR M.D.C. HOLDINGS: M.D.C. Holdings Inc., a Denver home builder operating in Nevada as Richmond American Homes, said first-quarter home orders rose 18 percent to a record 2,727 from 2,317 a year earlier. In a...

Nevada Seminars Address Rights of Casino Industry Lawyers, Clients.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Jeff Simpson Apr. 6--You're a casino company's lawyer, and your client may have violated state gaming rules. What do you do? One thing you shouldn't do is attack casino industry regulators, experts said. About 75...

Latinos Increase Las Vegas-Area Business Presence.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 6--Las Vegas' Hispanic population is booming, and that's good business for Latino entrepreneurs. Despite having to cope with language and other problems, data from the 2000 U.S. census ranks Nevada No. 9 in...

Power Companies Plan to Build Apex, Nev.-Area Plants.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Ed Vogel Apr. 6--CARSON CITY, Nev.--Two power companies have signed tentative agreements with the Las Vegas Valley Water District to build power plants in the Apex area and sell at least 25 percent of the electricity they produce...

California Casinos Keep Raising Slot Manufacturers' Fortunes.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Dave Berns Apr. 6--California casinos will continue to generate a lucrative market for slot manufacturers, as the state's tribes build new casinos and replace slot machines at old ones, a Golden State tribal official said. ...

Bill to Ban Betting on Collegiate Sports in Nevada Reaches Senate.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Tony Batt Apr. 6--WASHINGTON--Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Thursday reintroduced his bill to prohibit Nevada sports books from taking bets on college games, and he plans a fast track to get the legislation to final Senate votes...

Nevada Utilities Commission May Lift Telecommunications Companies' Licenses.
April 6, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Apr. 6--State regulators took the first step Thursday to revoke certificates held by about 100 telecommunications companies, licensed two alternative power sellers and approved the sale of Sierra Pacific Power's...

Las Vegas-Based Company Plans to Build Alternative Energy Devices.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 7--A new Las Vegas-based business, Hydro Environmental Resources, hopes to begin building alternate energy devices in Las Vegas. Hydro Environmental's ElectroChem hydrogen fuel reactor is designed to provide...

Lawyers Discuss Impact of Proposed Bankruptcy Legislation.
April 9, 2001... Byline: John G. Edward Apr. 8--Delinquent debtors are rushing to file for bankruptcy in anticipation that bankruptcy reform legislation will become law. "We have just been flooded with people coming, thinking that new law will put them...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Calendar Column.
April 9, 2001... Apr. 8--CONSTRUCTION FINANCE: The local chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association will meet at 11:45 a.m. Monday at the Gold Coast, 4000 W. Flamingo Road. The meeting will discuss creating better working environments,...

Las Vegas Review-Journal In Business Column.
April 9, 2001... Apr. 9--LOCAL COMPANY SETS DATE FOR MEETING: Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, a Las Vegas-based pharmaceutical company involved in anticortisol research, said it will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. April 24 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in...

Las Vegas Casino Plans Expansion Despite Economic Struggles.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Jeff Simpson Apr. 7--Despite poorer than expected luck for The Venetian's casino during the past three quarters, the low hold percentage won't affect the megaresort's plans to add a 1,000-room hotel tower and two museums, a company...

Gambling Industry Suspicious of Proposed New Indoor Ventilation Standards.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Tony Batt Apr. 7--WASHINGTON--The gambling industry is trying to head off new efforts to update indoor ventilation standards, perceiving them as another attempt to curtail smoking in casinos. About half of all casino customers...

Nevada Legislators Discuss Future Electricity Rates.
April 9, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Apr. 7--A key state Senate panel Friday approved a measure that would put electricity consumers on the easy payment plan. If the measure is adopted as law, Las Vegans buying electricity from Nevada Power Co....

Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming Chips Column.
April 9, 2001... Apr. 8--PALMS TO TOP OFF SOON: George Maloof's 42-story Palms casino, scheduled to open in mid-December, is set to be topped off within the next few weeks. Maloof promises a strong mix of gaming, entertainment and restaurant options to...

New Executives of Alliance Gaming Corp. Revitalize Company.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Dave Berns Apr. 8--Shortly after Bob Saxton was appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of Alliance Gaming Corp., he received a phone call from a Wall Street business associate. "Congratulations. You've been...

Indian Tribe Representative Resents Assumptions of Gaming Interests.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Tony Batt Apr. 7--WASHINGTON--The Bureau of Indian Affairs should continue to play a role in granting formal recognition to Indian tribes despite complaints the agency is too closely tied to gambling interests, a tribal leader told...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevadan At Work Column.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 8--At age 25, Cindy Braden was carrying around 50 extra postpregnancy pounds, had a debilitating case of postpartum depression and was on enough medication to start a pharmacy. Life wasn't good. Then...

Carpenters Union Withdraws from AFL-CIO.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 7--A week after one of the nation's largest and oldest labor unions pulled out of the AFL-CIO, the industry remains nonplused and continues business as usual. The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners...

Developer Plans to Construct New Office Building in Las Vegas.
April 9, 2001... Apr. 7--LaPour Partners expects to break ground during the third quarter on Westech Business Center, a 51,000-square-foot office and showroom project on the northwest corner of Decatur Boulevard and Diablo Drive. The firm is in the design...

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy Column.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Al Gibes Apr. 9--MLB.COM TAKES FANS ON FEE RIDE: The free ride is ending. Exclusive Internet content sources are beginning to figure out that some users will pay. The pornography industry has known this for years. During...

New Power Plant May Arise in Clark County, Nev.
April 9, 2001... Apr. 7--A St. George, Utah, company moved one step closer toward building a hydroelectric power plant on Blue Diamond Hill after Clark County's Planning Commission approved a permit to use the site for a power plant. If the company, Blue...

IRS Changes Tax Rules to Ease Operations, Help Taxpayers.
April 9, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Apr. 8--The Internal Revenue Service sometimes changes rules in ways that help taxpayers. However, in the case of a new rule for distributions from Individual Retirement Accounts, the change also benefits IRS...

Developers Display E-Government Security, Communications Wares at Expo.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 9--Remember when Q would take James Bond into the MI6 laboratory and show him all the new security/communications devices he could use? Remember how the new gadgets looked like a toothbrush but could implode a...

Las Vegas Review-Journal In Business Column.
April 11, 2001... Apr. 11--CONTRACTORS GROUP TAKES APPLICATIONS: The Southern Nevada chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors will accept applications for its state-certified electrical, carpentry and painting apprenticeship programs through May 18....

Las Vegas Review-Journal In Business Column.
April 11, 2001... Apr. 10--NETWORKING GROUP TO HOLD MEETING: Working in Communications, a local networking association, will hold its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave. Christy Leth, Eller Tax Media's executive...

Calendar Quirk Leads to 7-Percent Drop in Las Vegas Casino Revenues.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Jeff Simpson Apr. 11--Chinese New Year's helped Strip casinos win more from gamblers in January, but the absence of the high-rollers' holiday in February contributed to the state's biggest year-over-year drop in monthly gaming...

Las Vegas Copy, Business Center to Open Headquarters Addition.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 10--Skipco, a copy and business center at 6029 W. Charleston Blvd., on Wednesday will debut an 18,000-square-foot expansion to its headquarters. The addition will bring the center to 34,000 square feet and...

Las Vegas Convention Authority Rejects Food Contract with Aramark.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Hubble Smith Apr. 11--A 15-year contract for Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services to provide food and beverage services at the Las Vegas Convention Center was again rejected Tuesday by the board of the Las Vegas Convention and...

Top Gambling Industry Lobbyist Leaves to Work for Major Corporation.
April 11, 2001... Apr. 10--WASHINGTON--John Shelk, a vice president with the gambling industry's chief lobbying shop, is resigning to take a job with an unnamed major corporation, the American Gaming Association said Monday. Shelk, 43, was responsible for...

Nevada Legislators to Examine Two Pieces of Gaming Legislation.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Sean Whaley Apr. 10--CARSON CITY, Nev.--Two gaming measures, one authorizing the creation of private salons for high-rolling gamblers and the other imposing further restrictions on the development of neighborhood casinos, were...

Seal Beach, Calif.-Based Developer Buys 185 Acres near Las Vegas.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Hubble Smith Apr. 10--A California group has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of 185 acres zoned for gaming, commercial and residential use in the south Las Vegas Valley. While the parcel sits in a prime location,...

Spanish Hills, Nev., Home to Boast Latest Technological Advantages.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Hubble Smith Apr. 10--A $3 million custom home is being built in Spanish Hills that will rely on the Internet for everything from planning and permitting to concrete and framing, a real estate broker said Monday. An outside Web...

Bloomberg Rates Nevada Third Most Wealth-Friendly State.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 11--Nevada may not have the snappiest school test scores in the nation, but the Silver State aced Bloomberg Personal Finance magazine's annual tax survey. Bloomberg's wealth-friendly survey, which grades...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Briefs Column.
April 12, 2001... Apr. 12--LV VISITOR VOLUME DOWN IN FEBRUARY: The number of visitors who came to Las Vegas in February dropped 3.9 percent from the same month a year ago, statistics from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority show. Visitor volume...

Las Vegas Review-Journal In Business Column.
April 12, 2001... Apr. 12--ALLIANCE UNIT JOINS MICROSOFT VENTURE: Alliance Gaming Corp. on Wednesday said software titan Microsoft Corp. selected Alliance's Bally Gaming and Systems as a partner in the Windows XP Embedded Rapid Development Program. In a...

Las Vegas-Based E-commerce Company's Chief Unloads Stock at a Loss.
April 12, 2001... Apr. 12--purchasepro.com Chief Executive Officer Charles "Junior" Johnson recently sold nearly 1.5 million company shares for less than he originally paid for them, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. In March 6 filing with the...

Issue Splits Authority, Nevada Power Co.
April 12, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Apr. 12--CARSON CITY, Nev.--The Southern Nevada Water Authority and Nevada Power Co. are taking opposite positions on state Senate Bill 211, which would allow cities and local governments to buy power directly from...

Deadline Set for Deciding Energy Issue in Las Vegas, Area.
April 12, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Apr. 12--CARSON CITY, Nev.--State regulators on Wednesday gave legislators 60 days to decide whether to stop the $1.7 million sale of power plants owned by Nevada Power Co. of Las Vegas and Sierra Pacific Power Co....

Nevada Still Nation's Worst Toxic Polluter, EPA Says.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Christine Dorsey Apr. 12--WASHINGTON--Hard-rock mining operations kept Nevada at the top of the list of the nation's worst toxic polluting states, a report released Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency shows. For...

Lobbying Arm for National Indian Gaming Interests Swears in New Chairman.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Tony Batt Apr. 12--WASHINGTON--Ernie Stevens Jr., a 41-year-old member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, was sworn in Wednesday for a two-year term as the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association. Stevens succeeded...

Former Las Vegas Hotel-Casino Workers to Get Expected Pay.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 12--The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld a District Court ruling that former Sands employees were entitled to collect expected holiday pay and tip income as part of the back pay they were...

Nevada Officials Say Rate Caps May Have Unintended Results.
April 12, 2001... Byline: John G. Edwards Apr. 12--CARSON CITY, Nev.--Nevada representatives on Wednesday told federal regulators that setting price caps on wholesale power prices could be counterproductive. Richard McIntire, a member of the...

Luxury Resort Is Unveiled in Las Vegas, Area.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Hubble Smith Apr. 12--Former Caesars boss Henry Gluck said he doesn't miss the high life of the Las Vegas gambling industry because he's still allowed to express his creativity as co-chairman of Santa Barbara, Calif-based...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Briefs Column.
April 13, 2001... Apr. 13--Film, television and other multimedia projects shot on location in Nevada generated $51.5 million in revenue during the first three months of the year, according to Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt. As chairwoman of the Nevada Commission on...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Briefs Column.
April 13, 2001... Apr. 13--The final two commercial buildings at the Spectrum industrial park in Las Vegas have been completed, Harsch Investment Properties regional manager Ralph Murphy said. The 108-acre complex, 12 years in the making, remains the largest...

Las Vegas Casino to Pay Penalties, Back Pay in Immigration Dispute.
April 13, 2001... Byline: Tony Batt Apr. 13--WASHINGTON--The Excalibur will pay more than $50,000 in civil penalties and back pay to 22 employees who were fired or suspended because of a dispute over immigration documents, according to the Department of...

Nevada Senate Taxation Committee Defeats Proposal to Raise Gaming Tax.
April 13, 2001... Byline: Ed Vogel Apr. 13--CARSON CITY. Nev.--Despite a pending $150 million state budget shortfall, the Senate Taxation Committee killed two moves by state Sen. Joe Neal on Thursday to levy higher gaming and business profits taxes. ...

Las Vegas Apartment Market Expected to Gain Strength.
April 16, 2001... Apr. 14--A decrease in the number of concessions offered at Las Vegas apartment complexes is a positive sign of a healthier market this year, according to an April report from Marcus & Millichap, a real estate investment brokerage. While...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Calendar Column.
April 16, 2001... Apr. 15--NORTH LAS VEGAS CHAMBER: The North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce will hold a reception at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Texas Station conference center, 2101 Texas Star Lane. Call 642-9595 for information. SMALL BUSINESS: The Service...

Las Vegas Review-Journal In Business Column.
April 16, 2001... Apr. 16--CREDIT UNION NAMES BOARD OFFICERS: Nevada Federal Credit Union re-elected Pete Peterson and William Flaxa to three-year terms on its board of directors. Other board members include: Vincent Eckelkamp, Vincent Ferrario, Michael Lantz,...

Southern Nevada to Present Information of Regional Characteristics.
April 16, 2001... Byline: Sung Won Sohn Apr. 14--Sung Won Sohn, chief economist for Wells Fargo & Co., will join Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn on Thursday at 2001 Las Vegas Perspective, a comprehensive profile of Southern Nevada at Cashman Center Theatre. A...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevadan At Work Column.
April 16, 2001... Byline: Dave Berns Apr. 15--Tease Lorenzo Fertitta about the decidedly downscale corporate offices of Station Casinos and the company's 32-year-old president fails to take the bait. Rather than offer a sarcastic comeback, Fertitta says...

Two Unions File Grievances against Las Vegas Casino Company.
April 16, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 14--The Culinary Union Local 226 and the Bartenders & Beverage Local 165 have filed a two-part unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against Station Casinos Inc. The...

Easter Season Helps Boost Sales for Las Vegas-Area Retailers.
April 16, 2001... Byline: Sharon Gerrie Apr. 14--Las Vegas eateries, greeting card stores and candy and gift shops have all been hopping with customers this Easter and Passover season. Although the politically correct are moving toward secularizing the...

Nevada Officials Investigate Claims about Slot Payouts.
April 16, 2001... Byline: Jeff Simpson Apr. 14--Nevada gaming regulators have launched an investigation into the truthfulness of a claim made in Sam's Town newspaper advertisements, Gaming Control Board Chairman Dennis Neilander said. The ads in...

Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming Chips Column.
April 16, 2001... Byline: Dave Berns and Jeff Simpson Apr. 15--MOGUL JUST CAN'T WAIT TO BE KING: Steve Wynn, Terry Lanni, et al., take note: Fabrizio Boccardi is eyeing your lofty status. The Italian businessman who has been trying for three years to get...

Southern Nevada Towns Hurt by Decrease in Traffic on Interstate 15.
April 16, 2001... Byline: Jeff Simpson Apr. 15--Interstate 15, the twin concrete strips connecting Southern California and Las Vegas, has handled less traffic over the past two months. That's not good for Southern Nevada casinos, but it's downright...

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy Column.
April 16, 2001... Byline: Al Gibes Apr. 16--INTERNET INCUBATES GROWTH FOR TRAVELSCAPE: Only a real believer in the future of the Internet would set such a lofty goal, but Tom Breitling, president of travelscape.com, is about to see his dream come true. In...