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Curtis on nationwide sports betting

Posted on March 24, 2009 by admin

Anthony Curtis is quoted in an Associated Press story today. It concerns a lawsuit filed by a New Jersey lawmaker that seeks to roll back the federal prohibition on sports betting, because it exempts four states (including Nevada) and is … Continue reading →

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Curtis, direct to your iPod

Posted on March 23, 2009 by admin

Anthony Curtis‘ Friday appearance on KNPR-FM‘s State of Nevada is now available online, either in streaming audio (requires Quicktime) or as an MP3 download. Curtis discusses how the recession has affected slot and video poker paytables. A hint: It’s not … Continue reading →

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Zender on casino (in)security

Posted on March 23, 2009 by admin

Casino-ology author Bill Zender was quoted in a Sunday Las Vegas Review-Journal story on casino security measures. The piece, by Benjamin Spillman, dealt with the legal penumbra which clouds the issue of whether casino patrons are allowed to take photographs … Continue reading →

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“High-end foreclosure inventory shrinking”

Posted on March 23, 2009 by admin

LVA real estate blogger Robin Camacho was quoted at length in the Las Vegas Review-Journal‘s "Business Matters" blog last Friday. She says the inventory of foreclosed homes is drying up … at least in the $1 million-plus range. Even at … Continue reading →

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Big Las Vegas Deal Hits the Skids

Posted on March 18, 2009 by admin

  The big $1.75 million deal that was to put Las Vegas’ Cannery and Eastside Cannery casinos in the hands of Australian media king James Packer has been scuttled, though it’s not necessarily finished. Packer’s Crown Ltd. didn’t meet specified … Continue reading →

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More Progress in Downtown Las Vegas

Posted on March 13, 2009 by admin

  Despite tough times, downtown Las Vegas continues on a steady pace of casino upgrades. As mentioned a few weeks ago in this column, the formerly dilapidated Gold Spike casino has a whole new look and improvements are ongoing. Up … Continue reading →

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Im Paradies, Untergeschoss (rough transl., “Paradise’s Basement”)

Posted on March 10, 2009 by admin

    Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien’s Beneath the Neon is garnering international attention, with a big feature in this week’s issue of German publication Der Spiegel, one of Europe’s largest magazines with a circulation of more than one million per … Continue reading →

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In Las Vegas, a Break in the Real Estate Action

Posted on March 6, 2009 by admin

    February 5, 2009   “I hear from a lot of people who are only familiar with the Strip, who think they want to live a few blocks off the Strip,” said Robin Camacho, a real estate agent who … Continue reading →

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New Las Vegas Resort Draws Raves

Posted on March 5, 2009 by admin

    M-azing is the consensus on Las Vegas’ latest casino, M Resort, which has proven an instant hit with early visitors for its design, layout, views, and even loose video poker schedules. But what stands out is affordability in … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas on Travel Channel

Posted on February 27, 2009 by admin

  Saturday February 28, 2009   It’s another Vegas marathon on Travel Channel this Saturday, including shows featuring our own Anthony Curtis, plus other LVA friends and associates. Here are the (local) times these old favorites will air:   "Vegas … Continue reading →

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M Resort Opens in Las Vegas

Posted on February 26, 2009 by admin

  February 25, 2009   The billion-dollar 93-acre 390-room M Resort opens today (at 10 p.m.). With a 90,000-square-foot casino, nine restaurants, a 20,000-square-foot spa, and a two-acre pool area, M will serve the 500,000 people living within 10 miles … Continue reading →

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In video poker, you’ve got to know what to hold

Posted on February 26, 2009 by admin

      February 24, 2009   "In the fine poker novel “Shut Up and Deal,” author Jesse May describes a fictional writer of instructional books named Larry Sandtrap, who appears as a disembodied voice in the mind of the … Continue reading →

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