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Reports on the Digital 21 table game expected for use in Nevada casinos in September 2000. Advantages over blackjack games; Profitability of the game; Technology used in the game.

Red Rock Resorts Inc. has partnered with Gan Ltd., a full-service gaming software-as-a-service provider to Internet gaming, online sports betting, retail sports betting and simulated gaming industries to build and deploy the infrastructure for Station's "STN Sports" kiosk based sports... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Casino operators and employees in the largest U.S. gambling market got some welcome news at the start of the Memorial Day weekend: a June 4 target date for reopening. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, a first-term Democrat, announced the reopening date Friday. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses James Murren, chief executive officer of gaming company MGM Resorts International. While chief financial officer of MGM he promoted the company's CityCenter casino development in Las Vegas, Nevada, an $8.5 billion project that also featured three hotels and two residential towers. A recession inhibited Murren's ability to raise funds for the project and forced him to sell a 50% interest to investment company Dubai World. As chief executive of MGM, Murren must now manage the debt associated with CityCenter.

The article reports on the expansion of sports betting in the U.S. It mentions the entry of the British bookmaker William Hill into sports betting in Nevada, the outlook on expansion into other states after a U.S. Supreme Court case presents a decision on the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, and the views of William Hill executive Joe Asher.

Discusses the operation and management of vaults that provide the coin and paper-cash requirements of casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. Casinos' coin and bill requirements for their operations; Security measures for vault operators; Information on vault services of Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America.

The article presents information on the cost-cutting changes in casino companies during the economic downturn in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to a tourist couple, the cost-cutting initiatives of resorts are noticeable. A former hotel manager talks about the policies set to cut back expenses, which include giving of one pen and paper instead of the customary three and reducing the number of shampoos and soaps in every room.

The article reports that the proposed orbiter Ferris wheel of Voyager Entertainment in Las Vegas, Nevada is under consideration as part of the master plan for the defunct Westward Ho Casino. Despite mounting debt, usurious interest rates and no imminent source of income, the company insists in corporate papers that it has Ferris wheel projects on the boards. Voyager has never actually built a Ferris wheel, although it owns the rights to wheel designs by architects Veldon Simpson and Paul Steelman.

The article discusses chief executive officer (CEO) Gary Loveman of casino company Harrah's Entertainment. After becoming CEO in 2003 Loveman applied quantitative techniques to substantially increase the firm's revenues and profitability. A downturn in the Las Vegas, Nevada economy coupled with Loveman's failure to pursue a lucrative gambling concession in Macau, China, though created difficult circumstances for Loveman and Harrah's.

The article focuses on billionaire Nevada businessmen Joe and Gavin Maloof, president and vice chairman, respectively, of the Maloof Companies, and owners of the Sacramento Kings professional basketball franchise. The two were instrumental in bringing the National Basketball Association's All-Star Game festivities to Las Vegas, Nevada. Topics of discussion include the family's rise to business prominence, their successful ownership of the Kings, and the roles of the other Maloof siblings. INSET: You Can Bet on It.

Features several business establishments located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandalay Bay resort & casino; Hard Rock Hotel; Boulevard mall; Sky Las Vegas condominiums.

Reports on the use of computer networks at casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background on Net Vegas; Example of scams perpetrated by gamblers; Actions taken by casinos to prevent cheating; Reason for casinos liking the cardless gaming system.

The article discusses the Tournament of Champions golf event which was held at the Desert Inn Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tournament had 27 players as participants with Jack Nicklaus winning the contest and earning a cash prize of 13,000 U.S. dollars. The author says that the cash prize might pale in comparison to 1963 standards but for the golfers, the real attraction was the free room and board for the contestants and their wives, plus the after-lunch tee off time giving them enough opportunities to enjoy Vegas at night.

The article profiles Las Vegas, Nevada oddsmaker or sports bookie, Jimmie Snyder. According to Snyder, the bookmaking profession has been unfairly branded as illegal and disreputable. The author reveals that sports betting is legal in Las Vegas as long as wagers are done in licensed venues. He also reports that 95 percent of sports betting in Las Vegas were done man to man to avoid tax. Snyder has asserted that a bettor should be able to assess the mental attitude of a team to win the bet.

The article focuses on the declining stock value of the companies that owns casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. The boardroom battles, underworld link rumors and government investigations have all contributed to the decline in the stock value of the companies. Information on companies that owns casinos in Las Vegas and suffered decrease in stock prices is presented. Continental Connector Corp. that brought the Dunes casino saw a decrease in its stock prices and was banned by the U.S. Stock Exchange, International Leisure Corp. which brought Flamingo casino saw a drop in the stock prices and ran in problems with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Del E. Webb Corp. who owns the Sahara and the Thunderbird among other casinos saw a decrease in its stock prices.

The article reports on the victory of Don January in the Tournament of Champions which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the article, the prize money for the said golf tournament was 30,000 U.S. dollars. It reveals that January struggled with a stomach illness during the tournament but still managed to win the game. January defeated Bob Goalby, the Masters champion.

The article focuses on the business of gaming company Harrah's Entertainment Inc. in Nevada. It discusses the plans of Harrah's Entertainment to open casinos in 1978 in Atlantic City, New Jersey and a talk of legalizing them in Florida and New York. It mentions that the company has more than operations manuals written by executives to maintain a businesslike decorum. According to Harra's Entertainment chairman Bill Harrah, being focused to information detail will enable top management to monitor every aspect of the business.

The article focuses on the discussion of card counting in the book " Beat the Dealer," by Edward Thorp. It states that Thorp may have earned the title Father of Card Counting in the 1962 book but the blackjack cheaters were already bilking casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada for decades. It says that the book has revealed the secret of mathematician Jess Marcum, the true pioneer in using primitive adding machines who had visited Las Vegas in 1949.