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A Caesars Palace guest took home $667,750 in slot jackpots this week with three jackpots within three hours.
Three former Tropicana employees who worked there in different eras remember some of the best times at the property.
Don’t worry, big jackpots were also won at other casinos in the Las Vegas Valley.
Bally’s Corp. executives said many of the 700 current Tropicana workers are getting leads for new jobs.
In a new public-private partnership, MGM Resorts International is committing $500,000 to make preexisting conservation programs more worthwhile for its employees.
Fontainebleau filed a counterclaim against Wynn Las Vegas Tuesday saying it was insecure, which led some Wynn executives to jump ship.
MGM Resorts says its relationship with Bruno Mars is one of “mutual respect” and “Any speculation otherwise is completely false.”
The restaurant’s Jimmy Buffett-inspired tropical party vibe endured even as Las Vegas food and drink culture evolved.
Legal and academic experts say non-compete clauses, banned in other states, will be questioned in Wynn accusations of Fontainebleau poaching employees.
Excavators have appeared on the perimeter of the Las Vegas Strip resort property as it prepares to close its doors to make way for an Oakland Athletics ballpark.
The land on the Las Vegas Strip houses the now closed Diamond Inn Motel and its pink elephant.
Analyst says Bally’s, which is building a casino in Chicago and bidding for a license in New York in addition to managing the Tropicana, may have too much on its plate.
The jackpots, two of several recent ones at casinos in the Las Vegas Valley, were the third and fourth million-dollar wins at the high-limit room since it opened in the fall.
While the Las Vegas Strip is packed with resort-casinos, there are still large vacant lots on the famous thoroughfare.
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