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Sunset Station host recalls casino’s early days

Casino host Bobby DeFroda has been working at Sunset Station since September 1997 — three months after it opened — and at first he wasn’t sold on its prospects for success.

UNLV students promote plans for Japanese resorts

Students of Professor Bo Bernhard were asked to write a proposal for an integrated resort to be built in Japan. They had to consider mission statements, design elements, marketing and branding strategies and to make them fit within Japanese cultural expectations.

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Hard Rock to pump more money into remodel of Trump Taj Mahal

ATLANTIC CITY — Jim Allen once worked for Donald Trump in Atlantic City. Now, the chairman of Hard Rock International is doing all he can to scrub the influence of the man who is now president of the United States from his signature casino.

Executive Marc Falcone to leave Station Casinos

Marc Falcone, executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of parent company Red Rock Resorts Inc. and Station, is being replaced by Stephen Cootey.

Interactive experiences seen as big part of casinos’ futures

Getting new customers involved in more interactive experiences is going to be a big part of the future for casinos in the United States and around the world, participants in a major gambling conference predicted Wednesday.

SLS Las Vegas, formerly Sahara, sold to Reno casino owners

Alex Meruelo and Meruelo Group, owners of the Grand Sierra Resort Hotel & Casino in Reno, have agreed to buy the SLS Las Vegas for an undisclosed amount from Las Vegas Resort Holdings LLC.

Cost analysis released for gaming commission counsel

A bill that would create an independent counsel for the Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission would reduce the attorney general’s budget by nearly $1 million over the next two years, financial projections show.

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