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Poker Making Headlines in Las Vegas

Posted on June 24, 2010 by admin

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. June 23, 2010 While the $10,000-buy-in Main Event receives the lion’s share of the attention at the World Series of Poker, this is a huge series of tournaments that runs for nearly two

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Casino Giant Takes New Name

Posted on June 17, 2010 by admin

    Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly Las Vegas news column. June 16, 2010 A “rebranding” has led to a name change for one of Las Vegas’ biggest casino companies. MGM Mirage is now MGM Resorts International. The corporate name … Continue reading →

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Beach Club Completes Las Vegas Megaresort

Posted on June 10, 2010 by admin

June 9, 2010  Although the center-Strip Encore has been open for more than a year, it wasn’t considered finished until this month’s debut of the Encore Beach Club. The gigantic $68 million 60,000-square-foot pool complex, which includes a nightclub called … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Casinos Going to Auction

Posted on June 3, 2010 by admin

June 2, 1010 A federal bankruptcy judge has given initial approval to a plan that will put 11 Station Casinos properties up for auction. The group will include all but five of Station’s “locals casinos,” packaged as a single entity. … Continue reading →

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New Las Vegas Events Arena Proposed

Posted on May 20, 2010 by admin

      Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. May 19, 2010 Yet another sports/entertainment arena has been proposed for Las Vegas, this one right on the Strip on the vacant 27-acre parcel where Wet ‘n’ Wild used to be. … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Pools Primed for Summer

Posted on May 13, 2010 by admin

      Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. May 12, 2010 It’s 90 degrees in Las Vegas—time to hit the pools. The season runs from now all the way into October, and there are many options. Every resort in … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Numbers Hint at Recovery

Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

      Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. May 5, 2010 It’s been a long time coming, but Nevada’s statewide gambling win logged a 13.9% increase in the February year-over-year comparison, the first double-digit gain since July 2007. More … Continue reading →

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New ‘Rumor’ to Hit Las Vegas

Posted on April 29, 2010 by admin

      Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly Vegas news column. April 28, 2010 Yet another new hotel has been announced for an area near the Las Vegas Strip. This summer a non-casino hotel called Rumor will open on Harmon … Continue reading →

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Survey says show prices down

Posted on April 29, 2010 by admin

April 22, 2010 The numbers don’t lie, but don’t always get to the heart of it either. The purity of math at least gives us a starting fact: Show prices are down by an average of $2.50 for the first … Continue reading →

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New Las Vegas Cirque Show Announced

Posted on April 22, 2010 by admin

      Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. April 21, 2010 If you thought that the Las Vegas building slowdown might also spawn a moratorium on new Cirque du Soleil shows, you were wrong. Following the licensing of Beatles … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Tropicana Changing Themes

Posted on April 15, 2010 by admin

      Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. April 14, 2010 What unused themes are left on the Las Vegas Strip? How about Miami’s South Beach? That’s the plan for an announced $165 million renovation and redesign for the … Continue reading →

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Home entertainment may be cutting into casino time

Posted on April 12, 2010 by admin

    April 11, 2010 Mintel International, a data analysis company on consumer behavior and media, reports that although successful movies such as “Ocean’s Eleven” and “The Hangover” glamorize Las Vegas and gambling, fewer people are going to casinos… … … Continue reading →

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