Casinos & Gaming
It’s a standard recession-era tale of woe: A company closes and workers lose their income. But there’s little else conventional about what has happened to North Las Vegan Mike Ziethlow.
Judy Alberti is an entertainment industry veteran. For 15 years, she’s been responsible for Station Casinos Inc.’s entertainment strategy, bookings, budget, production and promotion. As the casino company has grown, so has the number of venues and concerts she oversees.
Is there anything else in Nevada William Hill PLC would be interested in buying? Ask Ralph Topping, chief executive of the British bookmaker, and his immediate answer is, “No, nothing at this time.”
MGM Resorts International has scaled back operations at the Gold Strike in Jean, closing a 500-room hotel tower, reducing restaurant and gaming activities, and laying off roughly 60 workers.
