Hotels in Las Vegas have responded to the recession and in the process, they’ve forged a new market slogan: “If you slash prices, they will come.” …
The bargain-basement approach seems to be working. Tourism experts say they see hotel-room bookings rebounding as Super Bowl weekend nears, though room rates remain significantly depressed compared with prerecession levels. … Rooms booked for Super Bowl weekend through travel Web site Vegas.com averaged $98.44 a night as of Thursday, said Dan Hippler, vice president of marketing. That’s down from around $102 on the same weekend a year ago and $131 in 2008.
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Expansion plans by an Indian casino near Sacramento, Calif., signal another bad omen for Northern Nevada’s beleaguered gaming market.
A partnership that includes the Las Vegas-based Navegante Group won a prolonged bidding process Friday and was selected to build and operate a potentially lucrative casino at the Aqueduct Race Track in New York City.
The Nevada Division of Mortgage Lending said Friday that it disciplined two licensees that violated Nevada Revised Statute 645B.