Hey, Keep It Down

What did you say? Come again? I’m sorry, but I can’t hear you over the clatter in this restaurant.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Abyssinia Restaurant and Market, 4780 W. Tropicana Ave., received 36 demerits Nov. 5. Violations included hand sink blocked by onions and sanitizer bucket in hand sink. GRADE: C

Reader seeks serene dining experience

Sometimes it seems that restaurants keep getting more open and, consequently, noisier. No wonder Barbara Davis is looking for those with cozy, intimate spaces.

IN BRIEF

CHICAGO

Executive sees future in online betting

Internet gaming companies could become the next wave of casino industry equipment manufacturers if the U.S. government legalizes online wagering.

Debt-ridden casino operators told to expect pressure

Casino companies struggling under heavy debts can expect lenders to continue forcing them to make tough decisions about restructuring, casino analysts and insiders said Tuesday during the Global Gaming Expo.

Consultant: Credit unions lent as banks held back

When the American financial industry collapsed late last year, the country’s member-owned credit unions kept on lending while commercial banks cut back on loans, a credit union consultant told several hundred people at a Las Vegas conference on Tuesday.

Penn seeks approval to buy Fontainebleau

Penn National Gaming asked the federal bankruptcy court in Miami on Tuesday to approve the company as the stalking horse bidder for the shuttered Fontainebleau project, setting a starting price of $50 million for the Strip development that had a construction budget of almost $3 billion.

Recession over? Don’t bet on it

America’s casino industry is showing slight signs of a recovery from the economic firestorm of the past 18 months, but gaming insiders believe it will be three to four years before business returns to levels seen before 2008.

Rebels beat Wolf Pack for fourth consecutive year

Oscar Bellfield scored a career-high 22 points and freshman guard Justin Hawkins sparked a 23-4 second-half run to carry UNLV to an 88-75 comeback victory over UNR at the Thomas & Mack Center.

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