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Local Operator Deals Value in Las Vegas

Posted on January 28, 2011 by admin

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. January 26, 2011 With the Las Vegas economy still feeling a recessionary pinch, casinos continue to deal till it hurts. But none has gone to the extent of the local giant Station Casinos. The … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas’ Stratosphere Gets Makeover

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. Jan. 19, 2011 It’s not a wholesale renovation, but the Stratosphere is sprucing up its rooms and casino to the tune of $20 million. So far 900 rooms in the Premier Tower have been … Continue reading →

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Decatur native helps underground homeless population in Las Vegas

Posted on January 11, 2011 by admin

The Atlanta Journal-Cnstitution profiles local writer-turned Vegas writer Matt O’Brien, author of Huntington Press best-sellers Beneath the Neon and My Week at the Blue Angel. Jan. 7, 2011 When Matt O’Brien spent Christmas back in his hometown of Decatur, he … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Kicks Off 2011

Posted on January 11, 2011 by admin

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. Jan. 5, 2011 It was a mostly controlled New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas where, despite huge crowds—an estimated 320,000 visitors—no violent incidents were reported on the Strip. Bystanders stood shoulder-to-shoulder (in sub-20-degree temperatures) … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Boom May Be Over

Posted on January 11, 2011 by admin

  December 19, 2010 With this month’s opening of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, many believe that the city’s amazing 21-year roll may have come to an end. Following the opening of the Mirage in 1989, dozens of casinos came … Continue reading →

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Hail Caesars, Again

Posted on December 3, 2010 by admin

December 1, 2010 The corporate name of the Harrah’s casino brand, which until recently was Harrah’s Entertainment, has been changed to Caesars Entertainment. Interestingly, Caesars

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Tourists gone wild: Tales from Las Vegas

Posted on November 12, 2010 by admin

November 12, 2010 The Travel section of today’s USA Today carries a big feature by Kitty Yancey about the Top 10 decadent things to do in Las Vegas, for which Anthony Curtis and Las Vegas Advisor were a major source … Continue reading →

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New World Series of Poker Champ Crowned

Posted on November 12, 2010 by admin

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. November 10, 2010 Jonathan Duhamel emerged from a starting field of 7,319 to become the first Canadian to win the World Series of Poker’s Main Event and a first prize of just under $9 … Continue reading →

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Deal Shakes Up Las Vegas Nightclub Scene

Posted on October 21, 2010 by admin

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. Sept. 20, 2010 While the nightclub business has exploded in Las Vegas over the past half-decade, it’s been anything but a smooth ride. Competition has taken its toll

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Las Vegas Ritz to Reopen

Posted on September 25, 2010 by admin

Anthony Curtis‘ nationally syndicated weekly column. September 22, 2010 The 349-room Ritz-Carlton at Lake Las Vegas will reopen early next year as a Dolce Hotel-Resort. Dolce is a niche hospitality company headquartered

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Bumper Crop: Autumn brings a bounty of fresh Las Vegas literary efforts

Posted on September 25, 2010 by admin

  September 9, 2010 “O’Brien’s new book is a collection of short creative nonfiction, mainly about some wonderfully sordid places in Las Vegas and the people who inhabit them.”

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Las Vegas inferno

Posted on September 25, 2010 by admin

September 2, 2010 Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien’s Beneath the Neon was featured in the Sept. 2 issue of France’s popular Le Monde newspaper.

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