The B.B. King’s Blues Club, at The Mirage is holding a job fair this week.
The job fair will take place in the St. Croix A and B Ballrooms.
The new restaurant, bar and music venue is located at The Mirage.
Applicants should bring their resumes and be prepared for on-site interviews with B.B. King’s Blues Club staff.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009
7 a.m. to noon
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Harrah’s Entertainment announced today it plans to offer $720 million in a private offering of new eight-year notes as the gaming company looks to decrease its debt load.
Second-quarter earnings announced earlier this year, Harrah’s said its Las Vegas revenue fell 19.2 percent compared to the second quarter of 2008, from $873.1 million to $705.2 million. That contributed to an overall 12.7 percent decline in quarterly revenue for the world’s largest casino operator, from $2.602 billion in 2008’s second quarter to $2.271 billion in the 2009 second quarter. 9 (Las Vegas Sun)
Hurt by the recession, its operating profit worldwide fell from $469.8 million in the 2008 quarter to $416.7 million in the 2009 quarter.
The Rooms at Harrah’s properties are at an all time low, but after looking over the room rates, why doesn’t it feel like it? I checked into a Room at Caesars Palace for a weekend and the rate was over $750.
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino purchased a glove that belonged to Michael Jackson.
The Glove was part of the first auction of Jackson memorabilia since his death.
The auction took place in Australia where Jackson threw the glove to a fan after one of his concerts “Down Under” in 1996.
The final auction price was nearly 50-thousand dollars.
Sunday morning a person what hit at the intersection of S. Las Vegas Blvd. and E. Windmill Ln.
The Person crossed the street against a red signal and walked in-front of the Toyota and was hit. He was transported to UMC Trauma Center and was admitted with serious injuries.
Don’t Jay walk in Vegas
On September 4, 2009 at around 9:00 p.m. a Person was jaywalking accros Dessert Inn Northbound was hit by a Buick Roadmaster (such a classic Car).
It appears he was sauced up and accidentally put himself in front of the Car.
Please stop jaywalking and obey the street signs, this sort of thing happens all the time
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority expects 273,000 visitors over the three day period.
That is fewer visitors than last year and as of Friday night, only 87% of hotel rooms were filled.
Still, visitors will pump an extra $159 million into the Las Vegas economy.
Nationwide, 39 million people were expected to travel over the holiday. That’s down about 13% from 2008.
CJ’s BBQ on Sahara & Buffalo is shut down after the owner shows up on Florida’s most wanted list. Needless to say the Restauant is now closed and the employees are looking to get paid.
The owner, who called himself Tom White was on the Floridas most wanted list as Thomas O’ Donnell. He also has two former felony convictions in Florida, “Contracting without a license”
“Yes, he ran this place under an alias along with other places that were in town and he’s got two chefs that are stranded on the East coast with no way home,” said Ashley Spooner, CJ’s BBQ General Manager.
OJ Simpson was denied bail during his appeal, as you know he is still serving time for armed robbery.
The Nevada Supreme Court Press Release:
“The Nevada Supreme Court has denied the motions for bail from OJ Simpson and CJ Stewart, concluding that the appellants did not meet the “heavy burden” of showing that bail was justified.”
The 3-page Court Order, roughly states, the defendants were convicted of “Violent Offenses” with a firearm and that OJ Simpson was a flight risk
The Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, face a lawsuit claiming its security officers have not been paid required overtime wages.
Las Vegas attorney Sharon Nelson filed the lawsuit against the Tropicana. She is trying to make it a Class Action Lawsuit.
“The lone plaintiff in the lawsuit, Antonio Barnes, and other officers have been required to attend off-the-clock security briefings 15 minutes before the start of their shifts. The officers were required to clock in after the briefings, the lawsuit says. The lawsuit says this alleged practice has been going on for at least two years and involves hundreds of current and former officers. The practice caused the officers to work more than 40 hours per week without receiving overtime payments in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the lawsuit charges.”(Lasvegas Sun)
There was/is no comment from the Tropicana’s Staff.
Crews erected the second of three vintage Las Vegas neon signs on Las Vegas Boulevard, in the Cultural Corridor. The completely refurbished Binion’s Horseshoe sign is installed in a median island north of Washington Avenue.
Courtesy of KTNV.com