Vegas casinos relying more on baccarat
Jan 27th
In the days before the Chinese New Year celebration began this week, six high rollers sat down at the private baccarat tables one day at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and began throwing down wagers of $100,000 to $200,000 a hand. It was a scene hardly out of place these days in Sin City. More >
Vegas casinos relying more on baccarat
Jan 26th
In the days before the Chinese New Year celebration began this week, six high rollers sat down at the private baccarat tables one day at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and began throwing down wagers of $100,000 to $200,000 a hand. It was a scene hardly out of place these days in Sin City. More >
Pats favoured by Vegas to win Super Bowl
Jan 25th
Las Vegas casinos have made the New England Patriots favorites to win the Super Bowl thanks to their national following, a decade of winning and the playoff mystique of quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick.
In odds posted Sunday night by Cantor Gaming, the Patriots opened as three-point favorites over the New York Giants after New York beat San Francisco 20-17 in overtime in the NFC championship game, Race and Sports Director Mike Colbert said.
NY woman in Vegas court over illegal surgeries
Jan 24th
A New York woman who claimed to be a doctor in China is in a Las Vegas court for an evidence hearing on charges she performed illegal eyelift surgeries. Jing Qu (CHYOO) of Flushing in Queens, N.Y., was arrested in November on felony charges, including practicing medicine without a license.
Police arrested the 55-year-old after a resident in a community southwest of the Las Vegas Strip complained about cars blocking his driveway and people in a neighboring house wearing medical scrubs.
State Unemployment Declines, Vegas Up Slightly
Jan 23rd
Nevada’s unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 12.6 percent in December, bringing the total number of unemployed in the state to 166,300. This is the second consecutive month that the unemployment rate has declined. A year ago, the rate hit a record high of 14.9 percent. More >
Vegas Market to host new Made in U.S.A. pavilion
Jan 20th
American-made products from nearly 40 companies will be on display at a new Made in U.S.A. pavilion at the Las Vegas Market.
Officials said the showcase follows the successful launch of the Made in America Pavilion in the Suites at Market Square during the fall High Point Market.
In Las Vegas, the 5,000-square-foot pavilion on the second floor of World Market Center Building B will showcase distinctive American-made furniture and home décor products and collections. The market runs Jan. 30-Feb. 3.
Vegas goes big for chinese new year
Jan 19th
In Chinese astrology, The Year of the Dragon is marked by excitement, exhilaration, and intensity. This January, Las Vegas hopes to capture enthusiasm surrounding it.
The Year of the Dragon fills people with energy, vitality, and unbridled enthusiasm,” said Cathy Tull, senior vice president of marketing for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). More >
Giants put Vegas sportsbooks at risk
Jan 17th
If there’s one city outside of San Francisco pulling for the 49ers in the NFC championship game game against the New York Giants on Sunday, it’s Las Vegas.
Though a Giants-Ravens or Giants-Patriots Super Bowl undoubtedly would bring out New York City’s biggest bettors and a ton of additional action in the two weeks leading up to the season’s final game, several books across Sin City have a bit of a problem: They’re exposed to Giants’ “futures” money.
Gambling priest gets 3 years prison in Vegas case
Jan 13th
Muffled sobs erupted Friday in a courtroom packed with supporters of a Roman Catholic priest who was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison and ordered to repay $650,000 he acknowledged embezzling from his northwest Las Vegas parish to support his gambling habit.
Monsignor Kevin McAuliffe, 59, stood straight and offered no reaction as U.S. District Judge James Mahan credited him for accepting responsibility for looting parish votive candle, prayer and gift shop funds for eight years, but faulted him for “hedging his bet” by blaming it on a gambling addiction.
Ahead of the Bell: CES Show Continues in Las Vegas
Jan 12th
A keynote speech by a YouTube executive will be a highlight Thursday at the International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the Americas.
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