Riviera loss widens - 2004-02-10
Losses at the parent company of the Riviera hotel-casino widened partially because the company won less from gamblers in Las Vegas and spent funds on a successful effort to defeat a referendum that would have legalized slot machines at race tracks in Colorado.

Riviera Holdings Corp., which also owns a casino in Black Hawk, Colo., today reported a loss of $6.7 million in the fourth quarter compared to a loss of $3.9 million in the same period a year ago. On a per share basis, the company lost $1.93 compared to $1.13 a year earlier.

Revenue at the Las Vegas casino rose on improved slot play and room revenue, however, executives said.
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MGM MIRAGE talks continue in Macau - 2004-02-10
Las Vegas Strip casino-resort giant MGM MIRAGE is denying reports that an agreement on a Chinese casino deal is impending, but says negotiations continue with Macau casino boss Stanley Ho's company.

The South China Morning Post newspaper in Hong Kong on Sunday reported that Ho's company Shun Tak Holdings and MGM MIRAGE were expected to announce a joint venture as soon as this week.

Shun Tak today denied a deal is imminent, the Reuters news agency reported.
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