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Mergers & Acquisitions
The Borg Assimilates Planet Hollywood
Effective tomorrow at noon, The Borg* will officially take over casino operations at Planet Hollywood, assimilating it completely into its own. Whatever could be next? The Las... » continue
Black Hills Booozehound and the Circus Circus of Doom (A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Column)
This may come as a surprise to some of you, but I collect shot glasses from my journeys. I know! I'll give you... » continue
Uh Oh. Celine's Back?
Earlier today, Steve Friess, reposted this from the @ticketmaster Twitter feed. RT @Ticketmaster Are you a big Celine Dion fan? Watch our Twitter closely to hear... » continue
Stryper Guitarist To Marry Ex-Prostitute This Friday In Vegas
Stryper guitarist Oz Foz and his girlfriend, former Las Vegas prostitute Annie Lobert, will marry this Friday, June 5 at 7pm at The Church At... » continue
LATE SCRATCH : [TBA] Sold : MGM Shares Halted
MGM Mirage's stock was halted shortly after noon Pacific time today, fully in line with previous reports that today was "decision day" about their unloading... » continue
Suddenly... Clowns Become Cool Again
Introducing the new signature resort in the Wynn Collection, Stevus-Stevus. Ok, not quite... but the maestro himself says he's open to the idea if.... the price... » continue
Attack of The Revenge of The Living Dead Mirage Sale Rumors
According to the New York Post - one of the most reliable of business publications - Tuesday is decision day at MGM Mirage. The question:... » continue
Icahn Has Cheezburger?
Icahn has cheezburger? Or not. ... » continue
The Next Door To The Across The Street From Paris Hilton Hilton
Here's an interesting tidbit from the business side of things... Colony Capital - owners of the Las Vegas Hilton, holders of half of the bankrupt... » continue
Ruffin Takes Over TI, Installs Mechanical Bull
Chock* to the brim with cash from the vault, MGMMirage's armored cars have driven away, leaving the keys to the spiffy shiny brand new third... » continue
New Joint: Impecunia Station
From the airbrushed skies of casino promenades, let the Iraqi protestor sized torrent of 'other shoes dropping' commence. Locals casino operator Station Casinos (owners of Red... » continue
Venetian Parent Company Honcho Quits
For those who give a crap about the 'business side of things' Las Vegas Sands Corp's President and COO William Weidner has resigned effective immediately. It's... » continue
Plaza vs Plaza : Plaza Rejects Plaza's Offer
In the ongoing battle of Plaza vs Plaza the heads of both Plaza entities met at a hotel in Israel in an attempt to settle... » continue
MGM Mirage Sells Treasure Island to Phil Ruffin
MGM Mirage has sold TI Treasure Island to former New Frontier owner Phil Ruffin for $500M in cash + $225 in financing. It's not a surprise... » continue
Penthouse Corporate Boob Peeps Vegas Casino
Dear Penthouse, Hi, my name is Randy and this is the first time I've ever written to Penthouse Forum. I had an experience the... » continue
...Because 'Teen People' Was Taken
From the "kick em while there down department" comes this little nugget, via the Las Vegas Review Journal. The Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino - the pile... » continue
Hard Rock Expansion Is Go!
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas has secured $620M in financing to complete a major expansion. They've been clearing numerous structures from... » continue
Hooters Sale Hosed
Forbes is reporting that the proposed sale of the exquisite and delightfully tacky Hooters Hotel & Casino has gone "bust" (their words not ours). Hooters honchos... » continue
Crown Limited Bails From Milam's Wet (N Wild) Dream
Australian casino and publishing magnate James Packer - half of the brain trust that built one of the most exquisite casino hotel properties I've ever... » continue
Give That Man A Klondike Bar
The LVRJ is reporting that the jokers who own the pile of dirt formerly known as the Klondike Casino are having some problems raising capital... » continue
Cosmopolitan Project Foreclosed
It appears that the deepening vortex of recession has opened its jaws and swallowed the Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino which is sprouting forth on the... » continue
Binions Sale is Done Deal
TLC Casino Enterprises, owners of the Four Queens, winner of the 2007 Trippies Editors Choice for Best Grind Joint, has closed its purchase of the... » continue
Cosmopolitan Saved, But At A Price
Liz Benston at the Las Vegas Sun is reporting that Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino has been saved from foreclosure proceedings by its original investors, excluding... » continue
MGMMirage and Dubai World Close CityCenter Deal
Gaming monolith MGMMirage and Dubai World (a holding company that manages investment for the government of Dubai) have closed their 50/50 deal for CityCenter on... » continue
Binions Sold to Four Queens Ownership Group
MTR Gaming Group has sold Binions Hotel and Gambling Hall to TLC Casino Enterprises for about $32 million bucks. TLC Casino Enterprises owns the Four Queens... » continue
MGM Mirage to Partner On New Vegas Property - Kerkorian To Withdraw Bellagio CityCenter Offer
MGMMirage is in talks to develop a new resort on the Las Vegas Strip which will be designed by Kerzner International. According to the Wall Street... » continue
Penn National Gaming To Go Private
The march towards privatization by major casino operators continued yesterday with the announcement that Penn National Gaming - owners of four Argosy branded riverboat casinos,... » continue
Myriad Entertainment Buys 500 Acres Adjacent to Tunica Casino Row
This is a little follow up on the Myriad Entertainment plans for a $1.9 Billion Dollar Mega Resort in Tunica, Mississippi we reported on who... » continue
Kerkorian and MGM Mirage Hire Legal and Banking Teams to Explore Breakup
Capping this weeks exciting news of Kirk Kerkorian's play for MGMMirage's Bellagio and CityCenter properties, both parties have hired big gun legal and financial teams... » continue
Fontainebleau Sells a Billion Dollars Worth of Mortgage Notes
Yeah, this is quite esoteric for the casual Vegas tripper, but its still worth noting in the "coming soon to a Las Vegas near you... » continue
Kerkorian Trying To Buy Bellagio, CityCenter from Himself
Let us know if you can figure this one out. Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp, an investment arm of his monolitic empire is enterting talks... » continue
New Frontier Sold - Hello Project Plaza Center
It looks like Elad Group bought the New Frontier (finally). Here's the AP Report: Commercial real estate development firm Elad Group, which owns New York's... » continue
Riviera Sold (Maybe)
The Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has long, long, long, muther frakking looooong been the subject of takeover rumors. It seems that... » continue
W Hotel Project Hosed, Cosmo Bids For Riviera
It looks like the big shiny Harmon Blvd. Corridor pipe dream has fizzled out with the announcement that the planned W Hotel has been scrapped.... » continue
Its Official: Tom Selleck to take over Montecito
As we had reported a month ago, Tom Selleck, aka Magnum PI, will be taking over the helm at the Montecito next season. Former... » continue
Sayonara Horizon Lake Tahoe, Ramada Express Laughlin, Columbia-Sussex Inc. - Hello Tropicana Resorts
Columbia Sussex, owners of Montbleu Lake Tahoe, Tropicana Atlantic City and Tropicana Las Vegas among other joints, has announced that they will rename their casino... » continue
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