Miscellaneous News

Africa's gaming potential to be ignited at WrB Africa in 2016
18 Dec 2015

Leading figures from across the global gaming industry will be heading towards Nigeria in the spring of 2016 to attend the World Regulatory Briefing (WrB) Africa event in Lagos – one of the continent's most prominent markets.

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GLI establishes global lottery instant ticket testing lab
17 Dec 2015

This new initiative supports GLI's expanding commitment to the province of New Brunswick by signing an agreement with Opportunities New Brunswick.

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GameCo announces partnership with SUZOHAPP
15 Dec 2015

GameCo's VGM, scheduled to debut in 2016, will be the world's first introduction to skill-based video game gambling on the casino floor.

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Influential gaming professionals meet to discuss regulatory landscape at WrB Eastern Europe
10 Dec 2015

Around 100 influential decision-makers, representing local and international regulators, operators, suppliers, finance and law companies, met to network, to share ideas and to talk frankly about the current regulatory challenges within the CEE market.

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Aviation leaders expect 7.5% increase in passengers through McCarran
9 Dec 2015

Aviation marketing leaders in Southern Nevada expect a 7.5% increase in passengers in the second quarter of 2016 with growth in domestic and international travelers, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors was told Tuesday.

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Light rail, trolley system could be in Vegas' future
8 Dec 2015

Tourism and transportation leaders on Monday unveiled a summary of a 2,400-page report that will be reviewed by local, county and state leaders over the next two months to begin the process of initiating what's being called "a blueprint for growth and transformation."

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GLI Asia names new business development manager
7 Dec 2015

Marina Wong is a Macau native who was most recently the general manager and event director of the Macau Gaming Show.

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Tourism panel members get detailed view of Las Vegas Convention Center redo
4 Dec 2015

The 11-member committee had requested additional details of the project at its October meeting and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority obliged with a detailed description of plans, a timeline for bidding and construction and a snapshot of how planners arrived at cost estimates.

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SkyVue wheel developer aims to profit despite project not getting off the ground
1 Dec 2015

Las Vegas developer Howard Bulloch envisioned spending $300 million to build a 500-foot-tall wheel with 140,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment. SkyVue's foundation was poured in March 2012, and two 247-foot-tall pillars were built soon after.

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Monorail to McCarran still too expensive, executive says
14 Nov 2015

The Las Vegas Monorail opened in 2004, but CEO Curtis Myles says extending the track to take people to the airport is a move too risky and expensive to undertake any time soon.

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Fontainebleau goes on the market, asking for $650 million
12 Nov 2015

Brokers with CBRE Las Vegas, who listed the property Wednesday, say its for-sale sign marks the last gasp of Southern Nevada's devastating economic downturn.

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Inside Gaming: North Strip needs a face lift
11 Nov 2015

Other than SLS and Circus Circus, the north section of Las Vegas Boulevard is a mix of small retail malls, empty land, unfinished developments and closed properties.

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Plans to demolish Riviera move ahead with contract approval
11 Nov 2015

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority awarded a contract to KGA Architecture as part of the LVCA's plan to raze the Riviera.

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Gaming's biggest learning program sets out the agenda for ICE
5 Nov 2015

The 2016 agenda, which was published this week, features more than 64 hours of learning opportunities over the three-day ICE Totally Gaming conference.

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Column: Mesquite casino rolls the dice with employee ownership
3 Nov 2015

The privately owned company with 550 employees converted the casino-resort's retirement account into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

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