Judge orders Dennis Rodman to pay $225K to Vegas casino employee who accused him of assault

October 9th, 2009 AP: Lenders to seek full license for NJ casinoATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Lenders seeking to take over the first American casino outside Las Vegas have agreed to seek a full New Jersey casino license.

September 30th, 2009 Vegas Judge: ACORN, former worker must stand trialLAS VEGAS — The political advocacy group ACORN and a former regional supervisor must stand trial in Nevada state court on felony charges they paid canvassers to collect voter registration applications last year. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace William Jansen bound the two over for trial Wednesday even as he acknowledged there are legal issues to answer first.

September 2nd, 2009 Las Vegas Sands plans exchangeable bonds saleLAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Sands Corp. said Wednesday that it plans to raise up to $600 million in proceeds from an exchangeable bonds sale, as the casino operator looks to boost its liquidity.

August 1st, 2009 Las Vegas Sands declares quarterly dividendLAS VEGAS — Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. says it plans to pay a quarterly dividend of $2.50 for each share of its preferred stock.

July 30th, 2009 Wynn Resorts' 2Q profit falls but beats estimatesLAS VEGAS — Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Thursday its second-quarter net income fell 91 percent, hurt by lower gambling revenue and the continuing costs of opening the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas casino, but the profit topped forecasts.

July 28th, 2009 Earnings Preview: Wynn Resorts Ltd.LAS VEGAS — Wynn Resorts Ltd. is to report its second-quarter financial results after the market closes Thursday.

July 12th, 2009 Planet Hollywood agrees to pay $500,000 fine in NVLAS VEGAS — Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine to Nevada gambling regulators over lax policing of illegal activity inside an independently operated nightclub at the resort. In a settlement with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Planet Hollywood agreed to pay another $250,000 in a year if changes are not made in the operation of the nightclub, which leases space in the resort.

July 8th, 2009 Trial begins in Las Vegas casino gunfire caseLAS VEGAS — A defense lawyer in Las Vegas cast a 2007 casino shooting by a 53-year-old unemployed house painter as a cry for attention from a broken man who hoped police would shoot him dead. Deputy public defender Bita Khamsi said jurors should consider that Steven Francis Zegrean didn't actually kill anyone in the July 2007 shooting that injured five at the New York-New York casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

July 3rd, 2009 Tropicana Las Vegas emerges from bankruptcyLAS VEGAS — Tropicana Las Vegas has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with new owners. Toronto-based Onex Corporation and former MGM Mirage President Alex Yemenidjian acquired a majority stake in the Las Vegas hotel-casino this week, as it completed its yearlong bankruptcy process.

June 25th, 2009 Nevada governor asks judge to shield phone recordsLAS VEGAS — Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons wants a federal judge to shield his phone records from a former cocktail waitress who accuses him of accosting her outside a Las Vegas restaurant in 2006.

June 9th, 2009 Man ordered to face charge of threatening ObamaLAS VEGAS — A federal judge in Las Vegas has ordered a man be transferred to Utah to face a charge of threatening President Barack Obama, even as the man's defense attorney and family pleaded that the suspect get mental health treatment. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Johnston said Monday that while 36-year-old Daniel James Murray's "mental health status seems to be severely compromised," the former armored car company employee was a threat to the community and a flight risk.

May 9th, 2009 Firefighters battle blaze at historic Vegas casinoLAS VEGAS — Firefighters are battling a blaze at a vacant building that's part of the historic and long-shuttered Moulin Rouge hotel-casino in Las Vegas. No injuries are reported.

May 8th, 2009 Crews demolish historic Vegas casino after blazeLAS VEGAS — Demolition crews began bulldozing the charred structure of a historic hotel-casino even as parts of the building were still smoldering hours after a blaze broke out Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were immediately reported in the fire at a vacant two-story wing of the Moulin Rouge, Las Vegas's first integrated gambling hall.

May 5th, 2009 Wynn Resorts posts 1Q loss on weakness in MacauLAS VEGAS — Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Tuesday that it lost money in its first quarter partly because revenue and occupancy dropped at its Macau resort, and its adjusted earnings fell well short of analyst estimates.

April 27th, 2009 Sands declines commment on report about Macau saleLAS VEGAS — Casino company Las Vegas Sands Corp. is declining comment on a Hong Kong newspaper report that it could sell the first foreign-owned casino in the Chinese island of Macau under a lease-back arrangement worth $1.3 billion.