Todd Prince
Reporter: Business Tourism, Gaming
Email: tprince@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0386
Todd Prince joined the Review-Journal in January 2017 as a gaming and tourism reporter after spending 17 years in Russia. During his time in Moscow, Todd worked 7 years as a stockbroker for Bank of America-Merrill Lynch and five years as a business and political reporter for Bloomberg News. He also worked several years as a freelance writer and photographer for publications including The Moscow Times. Todd speaks Russian and has a bachelor’s degree in history from Brooklyn College.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has agreed to remove Steve Wynn’s name from Wynn Resorts’ Boston gaming license after he proved he has no remaining ties to the company he founded.
John Jay Hagenbuch, a legacy Wynn Resorts director, is facing an uphill battle to get re-elected to the company’s board.
In a blow to the Wynn Resorts Ltd. board, a prominent shareholder advisory firm recommended investors withhold their vote from re-electing director John J. Hagenbuch in an upcoming re-election meeting.
Wynn Resorts called on shareholders Wednesday to re-elect the board member who Elaine Wynn is trying to remove.
Las Vegas saw a sharp decline in weddings in the last three months of 2017 following the Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooting. Brides and grooms stayed away amid heightened concerns over safety.
The Chinese resort enclave posted monthly gaming revenue of $3.2 billion compared with $2.5 billion in the same month last year. It was the 21st consecutive month of growth.
Steve Wynn filed a lawsuit Thursday in Clark Country District Court against Jorgen Nielsen, one of two people to go on the record for the Jan. 26 Wall Street Journal article that alleged the casino mogul sexually harassed female employees for decades.
Steve Wynn has moved out of the elaborate Wynn Las Vegas villa duplex he occupied for more than a decade as the company he founded seeks to show Massachusetts regulators that it has completely cut ties with him.
Steve Wynn may not have been the first Wynn Resorts Ltd. executive to quickly cut ties with the casino operator for the sake of a lucrative Boston gaming license.
Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox has officially proposed removing the Wynn name from their company’s $2.5 billion Boston project.
CityCenter Holdings, a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, agreed to sell the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas and adjacent retail properties for approximately $214 million.
Shares of MGM Resorts International plunged as much as 10 percent Thursday morning after the company cut its earning guidance for 2018 due to weakness at two Strip properties.
MGM Resorts International has hired at least five former Metropolitan Police Department SWAT team members and several former military officers in recent months as it strengthens security at its properties following the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. has signed an agreement to manage a non-gaming, beach-front resort in Mexico as its seeks to bring its brands to more overseas markets.