Category Archives: Print/Online

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 →

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 →

  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 →

  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 →

    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 →

    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 →

    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 →

  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 →

      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 →

    Columnist John L Smith continues his coverage of the Frank Cullotta story, in which interest has recently been rekindled due to the ex-Vegas mobster’s role in helping to solve a three-decades old murder case in Illinois.   Jesus, don’t … Continue reading →

    Columnist John L. Smith writes in the Feb. 15, 2009 Las Vegas Review-Journal. "Dennis Griffin admits he’s no Shakespeare, just a retired New York health care fraud investigator who had a story to tell and caught the writing … Continue reading →

    The numbers for gambling win and visitation in 2008 are in and the results bear out what most already knew—Las Vegas had a tough 2008. In fact, it was the worst ever in terms of year-over-year comparisons. Statewide, … Continue reading →