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Editorial: Fortunes Not Made

Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Mar 2014
The thread of gambling may end with a slot machine, but it begins with investors - bulls and bears, longs and shorts, pass and don't bettors, who bet millions of dollars on the house, not...

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North Is The New South Dept: Enter The Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino

Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Mar 2014
The fight for north strip Asian gamblers is about to heat up. The Lucky Dragon, a $135 million dollar project backed by Las Vegas real estate developer Andrew Fonfa (who owns neighboring Allure condominiums) and helmed...

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Sands Expo Buys A Vowel

Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 Aug 2013
The Sands Expo center - the gigantic convention area which powers occupancy (and all business decisions) at the Venetian and Palazzo has unzipped their purse strings and bought a vowel. An "E" to be exact, and...

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Venetian Unveils New Sands High-Limit Slot Salon

Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Mar 2013
As foreshadowed in secret documents we unearthed in early 2012, The Venetian has been slowly renovating their public areas. The renovations have swept through the restaurant lineup (!) and the casino floor, now...

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Welcome To Sands Confidential

Posted by Chuckmonster on 25 Apr 2011
The Las Vegas Sands Corporation, owners of a coupla Venetians, a Palazzo and three Sands properties have trumpeted to the world the creation of a their new corporate blog - Sands Confidential - which company...

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Daniel Boulud Brasserie : Last Service July 5th?

Posted by Chuckmonster on 25 May 2010
Seemingly miffed about Daniel Boulud opening a restaurant in Singapore's new Marina Bay Sands (owned by Wynn's arch-nemesis Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., owners of the Venetian & Palazzo) Wynn Las...

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