From Maverick to Mafia to MBA: gaming industry leadership in Las Vegas from 1931 through 2007.

From: Cornell Hospitality Quarterly | Date: May 1, 2008| Author: Bernhard, Bo J.; Green, Michael S.; Lucas, Anthony F. | Copyright information

This article presents a historical analysis of three eras in the history of Las Vegas gaming industry leadership: a maverick era, a mafia era, and an MBA era. Within each period, the article highlights the roles of key figures that shaped the industry's evolving landscape. The second section examines management applications that emerged from each of these periods, with a focus on four areas: (1) operating principles, (2) government relations, (3) "backlash management," and (4) the ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Travelers, thinking Las Vegas is more pricey than before, adjust their budgets.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News ; ... Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 19--While recent surveys suggest visitors ... and public polling firm. He said the good news is that while the $150,000 national telephone ... delivers on value compared cost. This is great news for Las Vegas. Gaming is still holding ...
Las Vegas, Nev., Development Offers Lessons to Austin, Texas.(Originated from Austin American-Statesman, Texas)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News ; LAS VEGAS--Jun. 2--From the window of a Southwest Airlines 737, southern Nevada is endless miles of flat, dusty nothingness. Out of nowhere, rows of houses, apartments and shopping centers pop up on the barren, brown landscape, surrounded by a ring of craggy mountains. Buildings cover the desert
Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming Column.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News ; By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 7--VALLEY'S GAMING, TOURISM SECTORS BOUNCED BACK QUICKLY: The economic ... Las Vegas Review-Journal. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. UAL, DAL,
Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming Chips Column.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News ; Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 14--POSTATTACK PERIOD HARD FOR CASINOS: Las Vegas gaming business is off 25 percent ... com. (c) 2001, Las Vegas Review-Journal. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
The effects of 911 on casino revenues: a comparison of Mississippi and Las Vegas.
Academy of Marketing Studies Journal ; ABSTRACT This research compares the effect of 9/11 on casino gaming revenues in Las Vegas and Mississippi. ARIMA models with intervention and transfer functions are used to estimate a time series model for each market. The models show a significant negative downturn in gaming revenues for Las Vegas