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You'll Never Guess Las Vegas' Caesars Entertainment's Latest Bad Idea

Their biggest subsidiary is in bankruptcy, and the newly built High Roller in Las Vegas — the centerpiece of a $550 million investment in Sin City — looks like a disaster a year into operation. Instead, they’re pushing forward on a $126 million convention center investment in Atlantic City, a city that’s watching casinos go bankrupt left and right.

Wayne council approves Second Streeta

Wayne council approves Second Street reconstruction Wayne City Council approves Second Street reconstruction Check out this story on HometownLife.com: http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/wayne/2015/03/29/wayne-city-council-approves-street-reconstruction/70553432/ Contracts for the $886,100 project with the Michigan Department of Transportation and Stantec Inc., which will provide construction engineering services, were recently approved by the Wayne City Council. The project calls for reconstruction of Second between Annapolis and East Michigan Avenue and Ash and Glenwood.

Station Casinos ex-employee sent to prison for tax evasion

Authorities say a former Station Casinos advertising production manager has been sentenced to 366 days in federal prison and ordered to pay $351,039 for tax evasion. The U.S. Attorney for Nevada said Friday that from 2005 to 2008 Anthony M. Cirulli received more than $2.1 million in side payments from vendors to guarantee the companies would be awarded printing work.

MENA game developers urged to cooperate

BEIRUT: Game developers in the region must cooperate and share data in order to increase production and reach a wider audience, an industry expert said. “Sharing data among game developers would allow them to collect common patterns for all games including downloads and payment habits for all customers,” Joseph Shomali, co-founder and CEO of Play 3arabi, told The Daily Star.

Muir teacher wins – Excellence in Education' award

Muir teacher wins ‘Excellence in Education’ award Eric Williams uses field trips, other activities to prepare special ed students for life Check out this story on HometownLife.com: http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/milford/2015/03/27/muir-teacher-honored/70382006/ Muir Middle School special education teacher Eric Williams poses for a photo with his nephews, Nick Dodge , Jack Dodge , and Michigan State University basketball coach Tom Izzo, after accepting his Excellence in Education Award from the Michigan Lottery.

Jerry Lewis nabs NAB honor; – Pin Up' marks anniversary by doubling up the bombshells

Notes from across the scene in VegasVille, in a week topped by a comment from a gentleman who seemed about 70 years old, sitting next to me with a his wife at Thursday’s early performance of “Zumanity” at New York-New York. As the show’s expertly choreographed cage-fight scene between characters wearing black briefs and red pumps kissed to culminate the scene, the guy turned to his wife and said, “Did they have to do that?” I turned to them both and said, “Yes.

Industry vet Tony Mancini named CEO of Global Visual Group

Global Visual Group has appointed 30-year retailing veteran Tony Mancini as CEO. Mancini has held significant senior executive leadership positions, including Las Vegas Sands Corp., MGM Mirage Design Group and Walt Disney Parks & Resorts/Walt Disney Imagineering, leading its global capital development portfolios worldwide.

What your business can learn from the Kforce CEO divorce and others

Among the latest examples: Elaine Wynn , the co-founder and third-largest shareholder at Wynn Resorts, is fighting to retain her seat on the board of directors of the hotel-casino. Other board members voted against nominating her for another term, after she filed suit to lift restrictions on the sale of the stock she awarded in their 2010 divorce, the New York Times reports .

Stratosphere parent grows revenue, reverses net loss

The operator of the Stratosphere and the two Arizona Charlie’s properties reversed a net loss and grew revenue in the fourth quarter. American Casino & Entertainment Properties said Thursday its net income of $200,000 for the quarter that ended Dec. 31 reversed a net loss of $2.8 million for the same period a year ago.

Adelson-Backed Online Gambling Bill Splits GOP At Hearing

After months of delays, a controversial bill to ban online gambling received a hearing from a House Judiciary subcommittee on Wednesday, pushing it closer to a vote that may divide the GOP and test Republicans’ loyalties to one of the party’s biggest donors. The Restore America’s Wire Act , or RAWA, would impose a federal ban on all Internet gambling, including online state lotteries and poker.

Florida debates gambling as big players lay down their bets

A bill to create two casino gambling “destination resorts” in south Florida divided the Republican-controlled statehouse on Thursday, with the expansion of craps, slot machines and high-stakes gaming opposed by family-oriented tourist attractions. Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp is lobbying for the resorts, supported by many leaders in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas, where they would be built.

Why Melco Crown Entertainment's Sell-Off May Be Overdone

Melco Crown Entertainment had performed well on a return basis up until recently, generating alpha returns from 2008 to 2014.. With Macau being one of the largest casino hotspots in the world today, virtually all major casino and resorts companies have steadily increased exposure to this market over the years.

Video games cultural centre to open

Culture minister Ed Vaizey said the National Videogame Arcade celebrates video games as an important part of our everyday cultural lives Digital icons such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Donkey Kong are not celebrated in museums, but that is about to change, as the first cultural centre for video games is about to open in Nottingham. The National Videogame Arcade , which opens for the first time on Saturday, is the result of a A 2.5 million project, and will celebrate the UK’s heritage in games development, with exhibitions ranging from vintage arcade machines to experimental new projects.