Zum Elvis-Song „Viva Las Vegas“ wurde am Pfingstsonnabend um eine Minute nach Mitternacht der Hauptgewinner anlässlich des einjährigen Bestehens der Spielbank Frankfurt (Oder) Joker’s Place ermittelt. Als Erstbesucher konnte er sein Glück kaum fassen und bat sich Bedenk- und Beratungszeit mit seiner Frau aus, ob er die Reise nach Las Vegas ins Planet Hollywood direkt „am Strip“ antreten wolle.

(Bloomberg) -- James Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd., Australia's biggest casino owner, invested in its second Las Vegas development, accelerating its push into North America. The Crown Las Vegas will be built next to Fontainebleau Resorts LLC's USD 2.8 billion casino and hotel development, Publishing & Broadcasting said in a statement today. The Sydney- based company bought a 19.6 percent stake in Fontainebleau last month.

Es ist geschafft. Endlich ist der 1. Juni da. Das Ereignis des Jahres kann endlich beginnen. Um 12:00 Uhr Ortszeit wird die 38. World Series of Poker offiziell im Rio All-Suite Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas eröffnet. Bis 17. Juli finden 55 Bracelet-Events statt, so viele wie noch nie zuvor. Insgesamt stehen 258 Pokertische in dem über 12.000 qm großen Raum, in dem 750 Dealer und Floormen ihren Dienst in den kommenden Wochen tun werden. Die Spannung bleibt, ob die Rekordzahlen vom letzten Jahr tatsächlich überboten werden können.

Las Vegas (AP) -- The real estate market may have cooled, but Donald Trump said he's not worried about his investment in a USD 1.3 billion condominium tower project just off the Las Vegas Strip. "There are projects that have been canceled, projects where weaker developments couldn't get financing, but that's to my advantage," Trump said Friday before a topping off ceremony at the first Trump International Hotel & Tower in Las Vegas. "I go around and buy land, I do things other people can't do."

Unter dem Motto „Welcome to Las Vegas“ lädt die Spielbank Frankfurt (Oder) Joker’s Place am Pfingstsonnabend ab 14 Uhr zu ihrem einjährigen Bestehen ein. Mit einem Glas Sekt „auf’s Haus“ kann jeder Gast auf den Geburtstag anstoßen. An einem Original Craps-Würfeltisch besteht bei kostenlosem Spiel die Chance auf ein Los für die Mitternachtstombola. 1. Preis: eine Reise nach Las Vegas für zwei Personen.

The Elad Group, which owns New York’s Plaza Hotel, is expected to announce today a USD 5 billion project on the Las Vegas Strip, the Wall Street Journal reported. Elad plans to develop a site into a mixed-use development bearing the Plaza name by 2011, the Journal reported. The group bought the 13.9-hectare site, which currently houses the New Frontier Hotel & Casino, for USD 1.2 billion, the paper said.

A small aircraft attempting to land at McCarran International Airport crashed Friday night on Las Vegas Boulevard South, where it collided with three vehicles, injuring one person. The pilot of the Piper Archer single-engine plane told authorities that about two miles from McCarran he heard the engine sputter and die about 7:50 p.m., said Scott Allison, spokesman for the Clark County Fire Department.

Las Vegas (AP) -- Bette Midler will replace Celine Dion as the headliner at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, officials announced Thursday, answering the lingering question of who would be chosen to step into some big shoes and the 4,100-seat Colosseum, which Dion virtually sold out for what will be a nearly five-year run by December.

Las Vegas - Stephen A. Wynn, the hotel and gambling impresario, still remembers the first time he was asked if he and other developers had lost their minds building so many casino hotels here. It was the mid-1970s, when Las Vegas had about 35,000 rooms. He was asked that same question in the 1980s, while building the 3,000-room Mirage, and again in the early 1990s. By that time Las Vegas was home to more hotel rooms — 106,000 — than any other city in the country.

Las Vegas (AP) -- Casino giant MGM Mirage Inc. said Friday that it has raised the estimated cost of its CityCenter project on the Las Vegas Strip to USD 7.4 billion because of an increase in the overall size of the development. "In a project of the magnitude and complexity of CityCenter, variances are to be expected," Terry Lanni, company chairman and chief executive, said in a statement explaining the increase from USD 7 billion.

Las Vegas (AP) -- Casino operator MGM Mirage said Thursday that it is buying several land parcels on the Las Vegas Strip for a total of USD 575 million. MGM is purchasing a 26-acre parcel from Gordon Gaming Corp. for about USD 444 million. It agreed to buy several parcels totaling approximately eight acres from Concord Wilshire Acquisitions for about USD 131 million in a separate transaction.

Carson City, Nevada (AP) - Strong baccarat play helped to push the February win for Nevada casinos to USD 1.06 billion in February for a 2.9 percent gain over the same month a year ago, the state Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday. The baccarat action, up 47.4 percent, was the big factor in a gain of 11.4 percent in all live games combined.