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Homeless People Live in Tunnels Under Las Vegas

Posted on August 10, 2010 by admin

August 10, 2010 With Nearly 14,000 Homeless People in Las Vegas, Some Seek Shelter Underground Journalist Matt O’Brien wrote a book, Beneath the Neon, about this elaborate subterranean world of beds with headboards, makeshift pantries, and even art on the … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 2, 2010 by admin

July 31, 2010 Las Vegas Review-Journal gossip columnist Norm! on Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien’s new book. Click the link to read the whole article: Matthew O’Brien, author of “Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas,” … 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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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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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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Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Opening Confirmed

Posted on April 8, 2010 by admin

      Antony Curtis nationally syndicated weekly column. April 7, 2010 The newly appointed CEO of the newly renamed Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has confirmed that the condo-hotel will open in “mid-December” of this year. Up till now, it … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Casino Companies in Play

Posted on April 1, 2010 by admin

      Anthony Curtis nationally syndicated weekly column. March 31, 2010  Fresh off the Harrah’s acquisition of Planet Hollywood, two more high-profile casino companies are facing potential ownership shake-ups. After building from a single property to a multi-casino…

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Las Vegas Hard Rock Bucks Trend

Posted on March 18, 2010 by admin

      Anthony Curtis nationally syndicated weekly column. March 17, 2010 Amidst all the doom and gloom of bankrupt casinos, foreclosed condos, unfinished projects, and overall dire straits in the Las Vegas market, the Hard Rock continues to expand.

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Is Obama “Doubling Down” on the U.S. Economy

Posted on January 25, 2010 by admin
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Las Vegas Breaks Losing Streak

Posted on January 14, 2010 by admin

      Publisher Anthony Curtis’ weekly nationally syndicated column. January 13, 2010 Ending one of the longest losing streaks Las Vegas has ever had to deal with, the year-over-year gambling win finally showed a gain in the most recent … Continue reading →

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