In this week’s Green Felt Journal, I take up bowling, which seems to be heading towards a renaissance in Las Vegas. Las Vegas’ first casino bowling alley opened in 1959 when the off-Strip Showboat added lanes as part of its successful effort to refocus on locals, driving growth at the property for the next 20 […]
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Vegas SevenIt’s Thursday, which means another Green Felt Journal is available for your reading pleasure in Vegas Seven. This one is a look behind Station Casino’s recent hiring push: The local employment picture has been a dire one. In the past five years, the unemployment rate has more than tripled. That’s why a local company hiring
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news about gambling, Vegas Seven, writingThis Thursday, there’s no local news section in Vegas Seven since it’s a special People issue. Instead, I wrote a brief profile of Kyle Markman, who’s been doing some very interesting things at Station Casinos: Kyle Markman knows how to throw a party. In June 2008, it was his job to set up a celebration
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news about gambling, Vegas Seven, writingFrank Fertitta, Jr, whose sons currently run Station Casinos, has passed away. From the LV Sun: Frank Fertitta Jr., the patriarch of Station Casinos, died today after heart surgery in a California hospital. Fertitta, 70, who had been ill for some time, died at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, sources close to the family said.
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news about gamblingA movie about the Ultimate Fighting Championship would be cool, but apparently some people don’t think so.