Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas announced they have forged an agreement with Marriott Hotels to promote the high-end Las Vegas resort. The $3.5 billion resort project located on the Las Vegas Strip between CityCenter and the Bellagio will join the exclusive Marriott Autograph Collection. The Las Vegas casino/hotel/resort will benefit from the more than 30 million strong customer data base operated by Marriott.
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Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Apparently dancing on a casino table game costs $250,000.
Back in October, a high-limit baccarat player at Caesars Palace climbed on his table at least three times (and even danced at one point), and personnel didn't stop him. The game was still in progress.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a complaint against the casino, citing safety and game protection concerns.
The ruling came down this week, and Caesars was fined a quarter of a million dollars.
Less than a year and a half old, and the M Resort is already in flux.
First there’s the bit of bad luck with the casino opening in a bad economy that has still yet to recover despite slow signs early this year. The $1 billion M Resort has $700 million in debt, which is controlled by Lloyds Banking Group.
And last month, Lloyds put their majority stake in the hotel-casino up for sale at an auction.
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What would you do if you hit a jackpot?
That's Harrah's first contest on their Total Rewards Facebook page that begins today and runs through Sept. 1.
Just post a photo with a description of what you would do if you hit The Jackpot. You can upload one photo every day.
From Sept. 2 through Sept. 16, voting will commence. You can vote on a submission once per day.
The Grand Prize is a $10,000 shopping spree in New York City, with a 3-night stay and a chance to win another $100,000 spree.
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The first Facebook social game by a casino is here: Golden Nugget Vegas Casino.
Launching today by the downtown Las Vegas casino of the same name, the social game can be played for free on Facebook at this link: http://apps.facebook.com/gncasino
And it already has over 120,000 players.
In the game, you create your own casino, populating it with casino games such as roulette, video poker, and blackjack. Earn money from people playing your game, and keep upgrading your casino.
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Harrah's has teamed up with Starwood to offer extra incentive to earn Total Reward points.
Total Rewards is Harrah's player's club program, and while gaming at a Harrah's property anywhere in the country, you'll receive points that you can exchange for merchandise or freeplay.
Now, you'll also be able to earn Total Rewards points when you purchase nights at a participating Starwood Preferred Guest hotel property. This includes competitor Westin in Las Vegas, down the street from Bally's on Flamingo.
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Harrah's on the Las Vegas Strip
Harrah's has teamed up with Starwood to offer extra incentive to earn Total Reward points.
Total Rewards is Harrah's player's club program, and while gaming at a Harrah's property anywhere in the country, you'll receive points that you can exchange for merchandise or freeplay.
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Harrah's wants to take you and a guest to this year's World Series of Poker final table. You just have to win a random drawing. The VIP experience includes airfare for two to Las Vegas, accommodations in a suite, and exclusive seats to watch the final table play out. Registering requires your name, address, birthdate, phone, and email at this link.
Less than 2 years ago, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino opened their new, swanky $10 million poker lounge with 18 tables, investing heavily into poker when many other casinos were downsizing after poker's popularity had peaked. Turns out it may have been a bad investment. Hard Rock will soon be closing its poker lounge, though they'll still keep a poker room by moving 6-8 tables elsewhere in the casino. No word yet on what the space will be used for. We'd immediately guess slot machines, but it lends itself to a bar/restaurant.
Yep, it was bound to happen, but perhaps the bounds didn't have to be broken so fast. In the form of taxes collected from gaming revenue, in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, Pennsylvania has now beaten Las Vegas by almost 35 percent... $1.1 billion vs. $831 million. Even Indiana (which much of Chicago visits, primarily the Harrah's Horseshoe in Hammond, IN.) beat out our fine neon city at $878 million in tax revenue. Even in this economy, gambling is here to stay. It's just that tourists would rather stay in their backyard than visit Las Vegas.
