One of Las Vegas’ most influential construction entrepreneurs, George Randall , died from cancer on Oct. 6 at the age of 82. Together, Randall and Ray Kendricks launched one of the largest construction empires in Las Vegas history- Steel Engineers Inc. The company was responsible for fabricating and placing rebar in a majority of the buildings in Las Vegas , including the Thomas and Mack Center , MGM Grand , Caesar’s Palace , the Stratosphere, Mirage, Sahara Hotel , and the Nevada Test Site . Steel Engineers Inc. became a resounding success, once employing over 1,000 workers.

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. Steve Wynn’s criticism of its policies, demanding casino operators comply with its rules days after the Las Vegas tycoon Lionel Leong, according to the Hong Kong-listed unit of Steve Wynn’s casinos operator.

‘s stock had its “reduce” rating reiterated by research analysts at Numis Securities Ltd in a research note issued on Thursday, Market Beat reports. They currently have a GBX 1,110 price target on the stock.

The walls at the new Hard Rock Hotel and Casino are adorned with various rock and roll memorabilia like this guitar that belonged to Lenny Kravitz as shown here Wednesday. A hearing in a $9.6 million lawsuit seeking payment for the renovation of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Stateline is scheduled for Monday in Minden.

Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated. Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.

Andy Beshear emphasizes that he is his own man, but family ties have been an enormous boon to the Democratic nominee for attorney general.

Cast and crew members from the documentary AfA3 4AfA AfAoNo Greater OddsAfA3 4AfA AfA1 are shown at the CSN Cheyenne campus at 3200 Cheyenne Ave. in North Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. Shown are, from left, cast members Monique Makhlouf , Carlos Holguin , and Barbara Ayarza, producer and cinematographer John C. Aliano, executive producer James R. McCoy, cast member Jaklin Guyumjyan , director Patrick Wirtz and cast member Tyrone Monique Makhlouf’s first stint as a student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas was an intimidating experience fraught with challenges.

Take it from someone who has seen his share of Vegas oddities. There was the running gun battle through a casino parking lot.

Junket operators in talks with local officials to boost image and fortunes as former Portuguese enclave keeps reeling from anti-corruption drive The cut-throat world of Macau casino junkets is probably the last place one would look for ethical business practices, but with the industry struggling, unexpected things are happening. As they face an adapt-or-die challenge amid plans for tougher regulation and feel the effects of Beijing’s anti-corruption crackdown, junket operators in the former Portuguese enclave are in talks with the Macau government relating to the possible introduction of a code of ethics, the Sunday Morning Post has learned.

The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Raymond James’ price objective suggests a potential upside of 45.41% from the company’s current price.

James Packer hopes a new Macau casino, dubbed Studio City, will help to kickstart a recovery in revenues from the city state. As a pioneer of both the Macau and Las Vegas strips, the perma-tanned business tycoon who heads Wynn Resorts speaks with a candour and honesty unusual for a listed-gaming operator.

The brokerage currently has a “positive” rating on the casino operator’s stock. Susquehanna’s target price indicates a potential upside of 14.64% from the company’s current price.

Every market day, we select up to 20 of our authors’ top long and short ideas, exclusively for PRO subscribers. Despite an 8% after-hours drop, WYNN still looks overvalued, trading at over 20x 2015 EPS and a low-double digit to EBITDA in both Macau and Vegas.

Moving forward, gaming operators will continue to see sluggish revenue but move towards non-gaming should alleviate declining revenue spend. Since the publication of my sell initiation report on Las Vegas Sands , the counter is down over 30% at its low in October.

It terminated the contract with W-G Stateline and Warner Hospitality of Las Vegas, said David and Jon Park of Neva One, LLC, in a news release. Neva One is the parent company of Stateline’s Hard Rock location.

Big fish Chinese gamblers afraid of a corruption crackdown and poorly paid Walmart workers in the United States might seem to have little in common. But in the global economy, they are in some ways two sides of the same coin, and to understand that is to understand more than why the two disparate groups were blamed for horrendous earnings at two very different companies: Walmart and Wynn Resorts.

Nevada’s top gambling official struck back forcefully Friday at accusations by Boston-based DraftKings Inc. that his state banned daily fantasy sports contests because of pressure from the casino industry. The Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled Thursday that online cash prize games such as those offered by DraftKings and FanDuel Inc. of New York were essentially gambling, meaning the companies needed a license to operate there.

General Electric rose the most in the Dow Jones industrial average Friday after the industrial conglomerate reported earnings that were better than analysts were expecting. Casino operator Wynn Resorts plunged 8 percent after the company said new gambling regulations in Macau continued to hurt its business.

‘s stock had its “outperform” rating restated by equities researchers at BNP Paribas in a report released on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They presently have a GBX 1,650 price objective on the stock.

They now have a “positive” rating on the stock. 10/14/2015 – Las Vegas Sands Corp. was downgraded by analysts at Vetr from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating.