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“There was no panic. I don't want to say it was normal operation, but this is what we train for. We practice highrise tactics.”

It's unclear when the Monte Carlo will reopen after a fire burned for an hour atop the casino on the Las Vegas Strip on January 28th. via EHotelier Global Hospitality News

“These considerations plainly mandate assignment of the application to the Long Island Reginal Board of Review”

A Nassau civic leader today went to court to block a state hearing scheduled for Westchester on Tuesday on the controversial Trump on the Ocean project at Jones Beach. via Newsday.com

Originally published 09:51 a.m., January 31, 2008 Updated 09:51 a.m., January 31, 2008 A Power Play ticket sold in Colorado matched the first five numbers to win $400,000 in Wednesday night's drawing, Colorado ... via Denver Rocky Mountain News

“Many hotels are using louder color, but that puts them in a particular demographic that likes it.”

Two hours after the Trump International Hotel & Tower opened its doors to the public for the first time on Wednesday, the staff of the restaurant, Sixteen, were bent over crimson cases of Taittinger champagne. via Hotels

“Xerxes. He looked a lot like that fat guy from Borat .”

Perhaps the most oft-quoted line from Zack Snyder's cinematic adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel 300 is "Tonight we dine in Hell!" Chowing down on a box of Butterfinger minis during a screening of ... via Miami New Times

“Donald Trump obviously hates little people. It is disgusting that he is so racist. People have parodied and made fun of Trump for years, but it isn't OK for a little person to earn a living doing it for one night.”

The other day I wrote about how former Miss USA Tara Conner pulled out of the nightclub event at the Mirage crowning her as Miss Jet 2008. via Los Angeles Times

That's what NBC told Donald Trump when it picked up a second season of The Celebrity Apprentice . via Palm Beach Post

The head of a Holyrood committee investigating the Donald Trump golf resort controversy denied the probe was a "fishing trip." Labour MSP Duncan McNeil insisted MSPs on Holyrood's Local Government Committee ... via IcDumfries

“The question is whether the Trump Organization will choose a path of confrontation or cooperation with us.”

Trump International Hotel & Tower plans on opening Wednesday, and the hotel workers' union is likely to soon show up, but not by invitation. via Chicago Tribune

“This revved-up installment of 'The Apprentice' has been a game-changer for the series”

NBC has picked up "The Celebrity Apprentice" for a second cycle. The order completes a strong comeback for the "Apprentice" franchise, which had been canceled in May before new NBC programming chief Ben ... via Reuters

“MEC's commitment to the racing industry is unmatched. I feel fortunate to be joining a great team and look forward to putting my experience to work on the company's behalf.”

Magna Entertainment Corp. announced today that it has appointed Scott Borgemenke to the position of Executive Vice-President, Racing. via RGT Online

A rooftop fire has forced the partial evacuation of a hotel at Foxwoods Resort Casino. via 1010Wins

“Sure it would be great, but we are going to not make that a determining factor as much as safety”

Updated: Investigators are working to pinpoint the cause of the Monte Carlo casino fire. via KLAS-TV Las Vegas

“We are pleased to introduce this luxurious new hotel to our guests”

Charles, Mo. The first 100 suites will be available for occupancy this week. The Company currently expects no less than 80 to 100 additional suites will be opened to the public each month thereafter, with all ... via Earth Times

“So the Web site is for them to view and we'll see what happens.”

INSIDE GAMING MORE COLUMNS Lottery giant Gtech Corp. is finally close to owning all of slot maker Atronic Gaming. via Las Vegas Review Journal

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. completed its $17.1 billion merger this morning with two private investment companies, Apollo Management L.P. and Texas Pacific Group L.P. The acquisition of the world's largest ... via CourierPostOnline

Just three days after a three-alarm fire destroyed the top floors, construction crews have begun the work to remove the charred faade from the Monte Carlo Hotel-Casino, Las Vegas television station KVVU ... via WRC Washington DC Channel 4

“These guys were bloody well organised. They had guys covering the entrance as well as the car park”

Justin McCabe HERALD REPORTER SCORES of terrified gamblers and Boardwalk Casino staff dived for cover when a brazen gang of gun-wielding robbers burst in shortly after midnight yesterday and pounced on the ... via The Herald

Va. Lottery Loses On 4-Zero Pick 4 by Staff Four zeros in the "Pick-4" is proving costly for the Virginia Lottery, which had to pay off 650 winners. via The Post Chronicle

DES MOINES, Iowa - None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 11-35-39-53-54 Powerball: 24 Power Play: 2 Players matching all five numbers and the ... via Quad-City Times

“Ultimately, there wasn't really all that much help, other than the fact that we would obviously be able to be recognized a little bit easier.”

Sure, being the daughter of Macau's casino king has had its perks. But Pansy Ho -- gaming magnate, property tycoon, budding airline mogul and up-and-coming heir apparent to ageing father Stanley Ho's ... via Reuters

“I think people were shocked when they saw the smoke”

A fire on Friday swept parts of the top several floors of a hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, but no one was seriously injured, a remarkably fortunate outcome given that thousands of guests and employees ... via Detroit News

“His international experience will serve our team as we create partnerships and evaluate the many attractive global opportunities presented by leading developers and investors.”

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM MIRAGE Hospitality , a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM MIRAGE , today announced the appointment of Michael Evans as Executive Vice President of Global ... via Hotels

MGM Mirage has just released this statement, updating events in the wake of Friday's rooftop fire that sent thousands of guests and workers onto the street. via Las Vegas Sun

“We would have been very interested as to why they gave up their right to appeal”

Mr Trump's plans were turned down by Aberdeenshire Council Donald Trump's representatives have refused to give evidence to a Holyrood committee investigating his plan for a 1bn golf resort in Aberdeenshire. via BBC News

“The way it is being done now is, at best, inappropriate. The state was misled here that we would be doing a partnership.”

A New Jersey lawmaker warned Friday of possible state intervention to block the city from selling a prime casino development site in an exclusive deal that would bypass competitive bids. via Press of Atlantic City

A fight between the state's ombudsman and the Iowa Lottery over lottery security has spilled into the open at the Statehouse. via WHO-TV Des Moines

“The proponents of this tax scheme are being disingenuous”

Distraught toddlers and Donald Trump are being deployed along with exaggerated warnings and distorted claims as the ad campaign surrounding Tuesday's sweeping property tax referendum issue attacks your mailbox, ... via HeraldTribune.com

“The building is being evacuated”

A fire broke out today on the roof of the Monte Carlo hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip and quickly spread, engulfing the resort's top floors. via Los Angeles Times

Virginia has a new executive director of its state lottery. Governor Tim Kaine on Friday announced the appointment of Paula I. Otto. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“In an age of corporate gaming and MBAs, you aren't too likely to find a Benny Binion”

Terry Caudill stands Wednesday by Binion's, the downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino he bought for $32 million from MTR Gaming Group. via Las Vegas Review Journal

“He's looking at various places.”

INSIDE GAMING MORE COLUMNS Las Vegas Sands Corp. didn't need to obtain a gaming license from state regulators to open the $1.9 billion Palazzo this month. via Las Vegas Review Journal

“We feel this presents an opportunity for the Stratosphere to take advantage and cater specifically to that customer.”

A Goldman Sachs investment fund came closer to putting a $1.3 billion bet on the Las Vegas Strip, as it was approved Thursday to buy the iconic 1,149-foot-tall Stratosphere tower and casino-hotel, a mid-market ... via Canadian Business Magazine

“The decision is expected to be adopted by the Commission next Thursday”

The European Commission is set to step up legal action against Germany next week for thwarting foreign competition in the country's gaming markets, sources with knowledge of the decision said on Thursday. via Winner Online

Foxwoods Resort Casino says its looking for thousands of new workers. Foxwoods says more than 2,000 jobs will be created at MGM Grand at Foxwoods between now and the casino's opening in May. via WHYN NewsTalk 560 Springfield

“And I only play about once or twice a week.”

By CLARK KAUFFMAN * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * January 24, 2008 Iowa Lottery officials are refusing to turn over records to state investigators who are looking into winnings claimed by lottery retailers. via Http

“Nothing has been agreed and this is very much an exploratory trip but if Donald Trump is going to invest in Northern Ireland he would certainly be welcome”

Donald Trump is still considering sites for his golf development American billionaire Donald Trump is sending his top advisor to Northern Ireland to look at potential sites for his dream golf course. via BBC

“Yes, officer, please come in and look around my house. Pay no attention to the guns and the bank blueprints on the table.”

First thing about Fox's new lie detector game show, "The Moment of Truth." It's not the end of civilization. via Sun-Journal

“They can choose to bring us in but they certainly don't have to.”

Casino and racetrack operator Penn National Gaming Inc. is offering $800 million to buy Atlantic City's largest tract of undeveloped land and wants to subdivide it for as many as three or four casinos. via Press of Atlantic City

Foxwoods is going on a hiring binge. The casino is starting a campaign this weekend to hire 2,000 employees for the new MGM Grand at Foxwoods, its new resort casino set to open next door in May. via The Hartford Courant

First Minister Alex Salmond will be questioned by MSPs for a second time over his handling of Donald Trump's 1 billion golf resort plans. via IcRefrewshire

What is it about xenophobia that it always finds a home? Chase it from one place, and it takes up residence in another. via The Greenville News

“It's the Department of Interior, not the tribe”

The county commission voted Monday to pursue the litigation after a 30-minute, closed-door session. via The Wichita Eagle

“The excitement, energy and positive response throughout the weekend provided a fitting opening for what is the new standard for luxury and sophistication in Las Vegas.”

Launching with a spectacular music, fireworks and light show and culminating with a concert headlined by Diana Ross, The Palazzo Las Vegas - the new $1.9 billion luxury resort from Las Vegas Sands Corp. via EscapeMojo.com

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. today announced that it notified the New York Stock Exchange, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange of its intent to delist its common stock, par value ... via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

“Our commitment to provide our guests with cutting-edge technology and quality high-definition television services has led us to select Guest-Tek's unified system of 100% digital HD IPTV and HD VOD products for The Water Club.”

CALGARY, and ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., has announced it has entered into a contract with Borgata, a joint venture of Boyd Gaming Corporation ... via Earth Times

James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch, the sons of Australia's two greatest media moguls, said Monday that they will launch a joint takeover bid for two-month-old Consolidated Media Holdings, the Packer-controlled ... via Hollywood Reporter

“I like the country. I realize you're not going to stop development.”

GALENA, Kan. - Proposals for two casinos near here have some residents concerned about what will happen to the largely rural lifestyle of the area where Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma meet. via The HUB - Norman Campus Articles

“This is a long process. I suspect [Foxwoods] will use every appeal they can”

Lawyers for Foxwoods Resort Casino said Tuesday that a November vote by table game dealers to form a union should be invalidated because a lack of Chinese-language ballots and unlawful tactics by organizers resulted in an unfair election.

Foxwoods made those arguments on the opening day of hearings in Hartford as it fights to block the United Auto Workers from representing 2,600 dealers.

The legal battle over the first union to represent casino workers at Foxwoods hasn't prevented further interest in organizing one of Connecticut's largest employers. Organizers for the United Food & Commercial Workers Union have begun collecting signatures from bartenders, cocktail servers and restaurant workers at Foxwoods in an effort to force a second federally supervised union vote at the casino, Brian Petronella, president of Local 371 in Westport, said Tuesday. Read more

Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced today that the company has completed the initial funding of SGD $2.0 billion under its credit facility for the development of the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Shares of MGM Mirage rose Wednesday after the casino operator said it would increase the tender offer for its shares. via Forbes

“If we don't have 98% to 100%, we think something's gone wrong. Other guys here, they achieve 98%, they think something's gone right.”

In this town where the big, the spectacular and the over-the-top are commonplace, genuine new benchmarks are rare. via USA Today

Shares in James Packer's Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd are in a trading halt amid rumours that the listed company could be privatised under a $2 billion deal involving Lachlan Murdoch. via The West Australian

The Los Angeles Unified School District has agreed to pay a historic-preservation group $4 million to drop a lawsuit and allow for destruction of the last building standing on the site where Robert F. Kennedy ... via Washington Times

“We look forward to extending our longstanding relationship with Horizon Media on the opening of the new MGM Grand at Foxwoods”

Horizon Media was awarded the $25 million media account for the new MGM Grand hotel at Foxwoods in Connecticut. via Media Week

“We really feel we have the perfect mix of backgrounds, and this asset allows us to capitalize on those things.”

People with connections to some of the biggest names on the Strip are taking their cachet to a small gaming property lacking glitz. via RGT Online

“Amendment 1 won't solve all of our problems, but we believe it's a step in the right direction”

But the shadow war over Amendment 1, and its promise of a five-year, $9.3 billion property tax reduction, is populated by combatants as diverse as Donald Trump, Reddy Kilowatt, Mickey Mouse and the head of the ... via News Press

The Children's File is available for public viewing at the KOLO-8 studios during regular business hours International Game Technology reports first-quarter profit fell 6 percent because of higher costs and ... via KOLO-TV Reno

Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon G. Adelson's ceremonial flip of a switch this evening launched a spectacular music, light, and firework display that officially opened the company's new $1.9 billion ... via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

“It is unfortunate when you have to sue to have an agreement honoured”

A former top executive at Magna International and Magna Entertainment has won a $1.6 million award for wrongful dismissal in a case in which the judge described the evidence of company chair Frank Stronach as ... via The Toronto Star

“We have seen selected projects fail to move forward that had previously announced plans with the current credit crunch and the tightened lending requirements”

The Cosmopolitan is seen from the Strip on Wednesday. A default notice has been issued for a loan on the property, but the owner and developer said the notice was expected, and a search for new investors is ... via Las Vegas Review Journal

“The most significant impact will most likely be seen during special events and weekends when infrastructure is especially capacity constrained and people simply cant get to Macau from Hong Kong”

HONG KONG : A Macau court has lifted its injunction suspending Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson's new ferry service to the southern Chinese gambling enclave of Macau, the casino operator said. via International Herald Tribune

“The coast was still recovering, and it was anybody's guess when I came up with that number”

Activity at Mississippi casinos in 2007 didn't top the $3 billion mark many in the gaming industry had expected - but $2.89 billion isn't bad for a state still rebuilding two years after Hurricane Katrina. via Enterprise-Journal

“For others there are investments or expenses like medical care.”

The 18 restaurant workers who won a $1 million raffle game of the Wisconsin Lottery got their ceremonial check Thursday at Ma & Pa's Grocery Express in Fond du Lac where the winning ticket was purchased. via Today's TMJ4

“Given our city's dense, urban environment, it is paramount that workers follow the regulations and national standards when performing concrete work”

Building tall is getting more dangerous in New York. This week's death of a worker who fell 40 stories off a Donald Trump tower and a spate of recent accidents at other high-rise construction sites have exposed ... via New York Daily News

First Minister Alex Salmond has told MSPs he had made no attempt to influence officials or ministers over Donald Trump's 1 billion golf resort plans. via IcDumfries

PORT CLINTON - A Curtice woman beat one in 200,000 odds to win $15,000 in an Ohio Lottery Commission holiday scratch-off contest. via News-Messenger

“To work with Sheldon you need to have a coat of Teflon”

THE casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has seen his personal net worth plummet by more than $US15 billion in recent months as Wall Street investors have grown more bearish about the prospects of casino companies ... via The Sydney Morning Herald

Cameron International Corp., a provider of oil and gas equipment and services, will replace casino operator Harrah's Entertainment Inc. via Canadian Business Magazine

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has filed reports showing he raised $255,650 last year to cover various legal bills, including costs incurred in an FBI probe to see if he took money and gifts in exchange for helping a ... via KVBC-TV Las Vegas

A Powerball ticket sold at a Shell convenience store in Louisiana is worth $97 million. via KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Pinnacle Entertainment President Wade Hundley says his company intends to offset all impacts caused by its proposed 250-million dollar riverboat casino in south Baton Rouge, including traffic. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

International Game Technology Inc., which makes slot machines and other gambling equipment, said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 6 percent on higher costs and decreased U.S. demand. via Canadian Business Magazine

“They know he's the third-richest guy in the country, and they know if you stand up for the union, you are not going to be around for very long.”

USA TODAY January 16, 2008 Wednesday FIRST EDITION MONEY; Pg. 1B 1439 words Hotel king adds a jewel to his crown; Las Vegas part of his gutsy growth strategy Steve Friess LAS VEGAS -- The third-wealthiest man ... via Hotels

“We wanted to keep the most precious piece for last.”

If things continue ahead of schedule, Tony Dennis should be out of a job before the $7.8 billion CityCenter project opens in November 2009. via Hotel Online

Shares of Scientific Games Corp. plunged to a four-year low Wednesday, after the company's recent loss of several contracts prompted an analyst to downgrade the stock, saying the maker of instant lottery ... via Crain's New York Business

“She's a very capable person, aside from being beautiful.”

The state Casino Control Commission gave final approval Wednesday to Ivanka Trump serving on the board of directors of Trump Entertainment Resorts, which operates three casinos here. via The Oregonian

“They will not be allowed to go back to work until they've demonstrated to us what they're going to do to keep this site safe”

Donald Trump introduced the gleaming Trump SoHo on his TV show 'The Apprentice' and held a red-carpet press event in the half-built skyscraper four months ago, announcing that it was already a big success.

Behind the glitz and fanfare, though, there were problems. Neighbors strongly opposed the 46-story tower from almost the beginning, calling it an eyesore and complaining that the construction crews were careless and sloppy.

Then on Monday, a worker plunged 40 stories to his death while pouring concrete; the city immediately halted work on the tower. Read more

Donald Trump is trying again to get approval to build his planned restaurant and catering facility at Jones Beach even as the state's premier preservation group panned the idea. via Newsday.com

“It's