Lured by Low Fares and Chance to Win, Overnight Gamblers Face Travel Risks - New York Times
Sahara Becomes Latest Victim Of Gambling Industry Meltdown - Casino Gambling Web
It is not often that casino resorts in Las Vegas close their doors for good. Even in tough economic times, the gaming industry has always been able to battle through the difficult economic climate and come out on the other side. This recession, however, has been different.
Many casinos have been forced to close their doors around
13 Killed When Bus Returning From Casino Crashes in NYC - AOL News
The World Wide Tours bus, on its way to Manhattan's Chinatown from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, flipped on a Bronx highway and crashed into a metal traffic
Officials: 13 dead in NYC casino bus accident - abc7.com
NEW YORK (KABC) -- Thirteen people died on Saturday when a bus returning to New York from a casino overturned on a highway.
The tour bus was clipped by a tractor trailer, causing it to flip onto its side and skid into a sign post in the Bronx.
The crash happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. ET on the southbound
Slots gains help make a down Feb. look good for AC - BusinessWeek
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.
Solid gains in slots revenue and a favorable comparison with a snowy month a year earlier helped make February an encouraging month for Atlantic City, with revenues at its casinos down just 1.4 percent from last year.
The city's casinos took
Las Vegas company to buy Carson Station - Nevada Appeal
777 Gaming is poised to be the new owner of the south Carson City hotel and casino pending approval by Nevada gaming authorities. The Carson Station has been owned by Clark Russell since 1987.
According to its website, 777 Gaming specializes, “in operational
The Sahara, Vegas' oldest Strip resort, to shut - San Francisco Chronicle
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Vegas' Sahara to shut
The Sahara Hotel & Casino, the oldest remaining Las Vegas Strip resort, will close May 16 after owners SBE Entertainment Group and Stockbridge Real Estate Funds postponed its redevelopment amid a record citywide slump.
Built in 1952, the
Las Vegas' iconic Sahara Hotel to close in May - KTNV Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) – A legendary Las Vegas hotel and casino will close its doors on May 16. Friday, more than 1,000 workers at the Sahara Hotel were told to look for new jobs.
The people who bought the Sahara in 2007 at the height of the gaming boom before the recession now say keeping it open is no longer "economically viable." Those who worked at the nearly 60-year-old
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