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Nev. gambling revenue up 7 percent from March 2012
Nevada casinos won $914.8 million in March, posting a 7 percent increase from the same month a year ago with much of the gains attributable to the high-roller game of baccarat, the state Gaming Control Board reported Friday. The March winnings pushed the fiscal year-to-date total to nearly $8.4 billion, ...
Vegas' El Cortez added to US historic register
The El Cortez hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Mayor Carolyn Goodman and other dignitaries unveiled a plaque at a ceremony Thursday honoring the historic building that was built in 1941 and remodeled in 1952. The El Cortez is one of ...
AP top news in Iowa at 3:58 p.m. CDT
Iowa close to breaking record for no tornadoes DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is close to breaking a state record for the longest stretch without a reported tornado. The National Weather Service says as of Wednesday, it's been 349 days since a tornado touched down in the state. The ...
Las Vegas Sands case nears end after 9 years
Nine years of litigation between a Hong Kong businessman and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is drawing to a close. Attorneys began delivering closing arguments in a Las Vegas courtroom Thursday in the dispute between Las Vegas Sands Corp. and a fixer who says he helped the casino giant win a ...
Vail Resorts adds Austria to Epic Pass benefits
Vail Resorts Inc. is adding Arlberg, Austria, to the list of places where holders of its Epic Pass can ski. The company says that thanks to a new partnership, its Epic Pass next season will include five consecutive days of access to the mountains of Arlberg. It previously said the ...
US casino revenue up nearly 5 percent in 2012
Things are looking up for most of the nation's commercial casinos, as gambling revenue increased by nearly 5 percent last year and jobs held roughly steady. According to the annual survey of casinos by the American Gaming Association, America's nontribal casinos took in $37.3 billion from gamblers last year, an ...
Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers
Sioux City Journal. May 5, 2013. Big issues still await decisions by Legislature This year's Legislature should have concluded its work on Friday, the 110th day of a scheduled 110-day session. But it didn't. In fact, when lawmakers return to Des Moines to begin overtime on Monday, their plates will ...
Casino bosses transform Sin City into Club City
To step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion. A golden-plated frieze made from casts of nude women sits atop a shimmering staircase. Waves of electronic dance music grow louder ...
Casino bosses transform Sin City into Club City
To step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion. A golden-plated frieze made from casts of nude women sits atop a shimmering staircase. Waves of electronic dance music grow louder ...
Casino bosses transform Sin City into Club City
To step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion. A golden-plated frieze made from casts of nude women sits atop a shimmering staircase. Waves of electronic dance music grow louder ...
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