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Golden Nugget Gets New Owners
UPDATED: 10:20 a.m. EST February 9, 2004
You'd think the struggling Neonopolis and Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas would be thrilled to get a prospective new tenant looking to open a branch of a very successful nightclub, wouldn't you? Apparently not if it's a gay drag club.
The Las Vegas Review Journal reported on the efforts of Donald Troxel, owner of the wildly popular Celebrity Show and Dance Club in Ohio, who has been trying to find space in one of the empty buildings downtown to bring his cash cow to Vegas. He is allegedly being stymied by reps of Neonopolis and Fremont Street, who may be nervous about an "alternative lifestyle" club in such a high-profile spot. Those reps refused to comment on the situation and refuse to budge on giving Troxel a lease, so the ACLU has gotten involved; lawsuits and demonstrations are threatened.
The Golden Nugget, the venerable downtown casino-hotel, officially has new owners. Internet millionaires Tim Poster and Tom Breitling had run into a snag in their bid to take over the property when the Nevada Gaming Commission put a one-year limitation on their gaming license application over concerns about the pair's friendship with strip club operator Rick Rizzolo, who is being investigated by the FBI. A special hearing was ordered, allowing Poster and Breitling to reassure the commission members, and the license was granted for the standard four years, clearing the way for the new owners to take over.
A freak accident at the Golden Nugget claimed the lives of an elderly Las Vegas couple after their car plunged from the fourth story of the parking garage and landed on its roof in an alley below. George Yago, 83, and his wife Maureen, 79, were killed when their car accelerated suddenly as it pulled into a space in the Golden Nugget garage. The car jumped a concrete curb and crashed through a retaining wall before falling. Investigators are still determining the cause of the accident, but it is believed to be possible that Yago may have had a heart attack as he was parking the car.
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is going down south. The Mississippi Gaming Commission approved a plan by the rock 'n' roll themed resort to build a new $235 million hotel and casino in Biloxi. The property will include more than 300 rooms, a beach/pool area, a nightclub, a 48,500-square-foot casino, a Hard Rock Cafe and a live performance venue. It is expected to open by the fall of 2005.
As if a players' club card wasn't enough, Caesars has unveiled its very own credit card. The Caesars Entertainment MasterCard will give users 1 percent cash back on all purchases, but that reward can only be spent at Caesars Entertainment restaurants, retail shops, shows and other company-owned venues. So the next time you get the urge to splurge at your local Wal-Mart, you could be earning casino comps along the way.
Reports published in the Las Vegas Sun indicate that Harrah's is aiming for an early March reopening of Binion's Horseshoe Casino in downtown Vegas. The legendary property was shut down a few weeks ago after government officials seized assets to pay off several million dollars in debt. Harrah's stepped in a few days later and bought the place for a reported $50 million in assumed liabilities. The company has been working feverishly ever since to settle accounts, transfer ownership and get the doors open.
The Golden Nugget, the venerable downtown casino-hotel, officially has new owners. Internet millionaires Tim Poster and Tom Breitling had run into a snag in their bid to take over the property when the Nevada Gaming Commission put a one-year limitation on their gaming license application over concerns about the pair's friendship with strip club operator Rick Rizzolo, who is being investigated by the FBI. A special hearing was ordered, allowing Poster and Breitling to reassure the commission members, and the license was granted for the standard four years, clearing the way for the new owners to take over.
A freak accident at the Golden Nugget claimed the lives of an elderly Las Vegas couple after their car plunged from the fourth story of the parking garage and landed on its roof in an alley below. George Yago, 83, and his wife Maureen, 79, were killed when their car accelerated suddenly as it pulled into a space in the Golden Nugget garage. The car jumped a concrete curb and crashed through a retaining wall before falling. Investigators are still determining the cause of the accident, but it is believed to be possible that Yago may have had a heart attack as he was parking the car.
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is going down south. The Mississippi Gaming Commission approved a plan by the rock 'n' roll themed resort to build a new $235 million hotel and casino in Biloxi. The property will include more than 300 rooms, a beach/pool area, a nightclub, a 48,500-square-foot casino, a Hard Rock Cafe and a live performance venue. It is expected to open by the fall of 2005.
As if a players' club card wasn't enough, Caesars has unveiled its very own credit card. The Caesars Entertainment MasterCard will give users 1 percent cash back on all purchases, but that reward can only be spent at Caesars Entertainment restaurants, retail shops, shows and other company-owned venues. So the next time you get the urge to splurge at your local Wal-Mart, you could be earning casino comps along the way.
Reports published in the Las Vegas Sun indicate that Harrah's is aiming for an early March reopening of Binion's Horseshoe Casino in downtown Vegas. The legendary property was shut down a few weeks ago after government officials seized assets to pay off several million dollars in debt. Harrah's stepped in a few days later and bought the place for a reported $50 million in assumed liabilities. The company has been working feverishly ever since to settle accounts, transfer ownership and get the doors open.
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