LAS VEGAS — Seventy positions at the Rio Hotel and Casino are either eliminated or reduced from full-time to part-time, according to an announcement made by Harrah’s Entertainment. Monday, January 5, 2009.

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Last year at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas the biggest news was not a new product coming to the market; it was the demise of one. Blu-ray won the format war, which spelt the death of HD DVD. …

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While casino hotel developers have reined in construction across the country, a third of the 21 stoppages have occurred in Las Vegas . Long considered recession-proof, Sin City nevertheless has witnessed waning tourism. …

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MGM Mirage officials expect a wave of applications online beginning today for more than 12,000 jobs at its big CityCenter project on the Las Vegas Strip. Officials say about half those jobs will probably be filled by people currently employed or recently laid off by the casino giant. That will open spots at their other properties. People can start applying on Jan. 5th, 2009. Click here to go to the CityCenter jobs site. The $9.2 billion complex includes six high rises with a casino, luxur

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Casinos hobbled as consumers cut back spending Spending nosedive leads casino operators to cut jobs, halt projects in 2008 NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers cut back on discretionary spending in 2008, draining casino operators’ earnings and pushing the sector’s stocks down– in at least one case more than 90 percent– and resulting in job cuts and a pullback on development projects. In previous economic downturns, casinos had been hailed as almost recession-proof. But the latest recession — which beg

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Steve Wynn’s new Encore resort is just what Vegas doesn’t need right now–more high-end hotel rooms. Some friends of mine just stayed at the nearby Venetian resort for just $119 a night with $100 in restaurant and other credit through in as an enticement. They said they’d never seen the Strip so free of traffic. The tough economy and abundance of rooms has casino builders doing their best to cut back. Among the high profile projects that have been shut down or put on hold in recent years are

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By Guest Bloggers: The Femme Den Team from Smart Design Worldwide The Femme Den’s session will be part of the “Issues and Attitudes” track at CES and will take place on January 9, 2009 at 3:00pm in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Femme Den’s fundamental premise is that technology needs to serve people, not the other way around – especially for women. Overwhelmingly, a woman wants technology to solve both her and her family’s real problems with easy, flexible, and well-

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Las Vegas is a city obsessed with numbers. How many hotel rooms are being added over the next five years? How many houses are on the market this month? How many people are moving to southern Nevada? Vital Stats rounds up the rankings, …

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Las Vegas The top story in 2008 according to CasinoCity.com, the thinking that the casino industry is “recession proof” is no longer true and, unfortunately, that has been the biggest news of 2008. The numbers are not pretty. Nevada gaming revenues fell 22.3 percent in October, the single largest monthly drop in state history and the 10th straight month gaming revenues have fallen in Nevada. For the year, gaming revenues are down 8.3 percent statewide. Casinos statewide won just under $905 mi

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Story Updated: Dec 17, 2008 at 11:47 PM EST LAS VEGAS (AP) Things are noticeably quieter on the Las Vegas Strip these days, and casinos usually known to boast excess are dropping prices to cope with a bad economy that has hit Sin City …The best site to find Online Gambling Forum, a leading guide for online gambling casinos and best casino payouts. Jerry “Jet” Whittaker http://www.GamblingWiz.com The Best Online Gambling Guide © 2000-2008

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