NEVADAN AT WORK: BILL PAULOS, Principal, Millennium Management
It's tough to be both a relic and a pacesetter at the same time, but casino executive Bill Paulos pulls off the trick. A casino boss since 1971, Paulos witnessed the casino industry's transformation into a business dominated by multibillion dollar international companies.
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COLUMN: Gaming Chips
As anyone who has endured a domestic holiday knows, tourism in England is stuck in a time warp somewhere between "rationing and decimalization," writes that country's Guardian newspaper. "Run by graduates of the Basil Fawlty school of hotel management, the services on offer are so out of date they are almost worthy of heritage protection," writes the paper. "So any attempts to modernize the trade should not be casually dismissed. That said, the decision by Tessa Jowell, the culture secretary, to liberalize the gaming laws is hardly cause to cancel your fortnight on the Med. As a result of the new legislation, we are told, Blackpool will be transformed into the 'Las Vegas of the north'.
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NEVADAN AT WORK: BILL PAULOS, Principal, Millennium Management
It's tough to be both a relic and a pacesetter at the same time, but casino executive Bill Paulos pulls off the trick.
COLUMN: Gaming Chips
As anyone who has endured a domestic holiday knows, tourism in England is stuck in a time warp somewhere between "rationing and decimalization," writes that country's Guardian newspaper.
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Realty The Commercial Marketing Group will hold a mixer at 5 p.m. Thursday at Cozymel's Coastal Mexican Grill, 355 Hughes Center Drive.
SCHEDULED CONVENTIONS
Dates Attendance Location National Professional Education Institute March 31-April 4 1,200 Mirage National Bulk Vendors Assn.
THIS WEEK
Major business events and economic events scheduled for this week: MONDAY RENO -- The Nevada Department of Taxation will hold a public hearing on proposed lessor fees at 9 a.
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| Bill Paulos is confident his Millenium Management will be able to successfully operate the renamed Rampart Casino.
Photo by Ralph Fountain.
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