Mr. Ron Lodge
President, Las Vegas Gaming Consultants
Member of the Leisure & Lodging Council
Council Member Biography
Ron Lodge is currently President at Las Vegas Gaming Consultants, a gaming consultancy comprised of former Las Vegas gaming executives. He was previously a Senior Marketing Executive with the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas until 2003. Mr. Lodge oversaw marketing development efforts on behalf of the luxury casino. He has more than 40 years experience in the hotel and gaming industries and has served as a Senior Marketing Executive with Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, Marketing Executive with the Rio Hotel, and as a Senior Casino Marketing Executive with The Mirage. He has also served as Vice President of Operations with several Las Vegas Hotels and Casinos, including The Maxim, Sahara, Thunderbird, and The Golden Nugget in Miami Beach. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2003 - Unspecified
- President, Las Vegas Gaming Consultants
- 2000 - 2003
- Senior Marketing Executive (former), VENETIAN CASINO RESORT, LLC
- 1998 - 2000
- Senior Marketing Executive, MANDALAY CORP.
- 1989 - 1997
- Senior Marketing Executive, THE MIRAGE CASINO-HOTEL
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Ron Lodge
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WHERE HAS ALL THE BUSINESS GONE - LAKE LAS VEGAS SUFFERING
March 31, 2010
Lake Las Vegas is a very upscale community about fifteen miles S.E. of the Las vegas Strip. Private homes - 1700 of them surround three very beautiful golf courses, Lowe's Hotel and a Ritz-Carlton would be considered the anchor properties for the area.The MonteLago Casino is a few steps from the Ritz and well located within the Italian style village retail shopping promenade. Sounds great, but business is in distress and so are the properties mentioned above.........
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PENN NATIONAL NEEDS TO MAKE SURE LAS VEGAS IS A MARKET THEY REALLY WISH TO ENTER
April 23, 2009
PENN (PENN NATIONAL GAMING) STALKS LAS VEGAS STRIP FOR BARGAINS AS MGM, HARRAH'S BATTLE DEBT LOAD | www.bloomberg.com
Could the timing for a purchase by Penn National entering the Las Vegas gaming arena be slightly premature for them. Is this truly the market area that would fit into their family of properties? Can this be a mistake on their part, by looking into a type of higher end gaming establishments?
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LAS VEGAS IS NOT OFF TO A GREAT START IN 2009 - IS THERE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE GAMING INDUSTRY
April 14, 2009
VISITATION SLIPS 8 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY DESPITE DEEP DISCOUNTS - (LAS VEGAS) | www.lvrj.com
With statistics showing a rather slow start for 2009, can the Las Vegas gaming industry show some promise for the remainder of the year? Where will the business come from to create added revenue? Will the slight signs of the national economy improving create some incentive for people to head to Las Vegas?
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AT A TIME MGM NEEDS ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET, WHAT'S UP WITH THEIR PARTNER
March 26, 2009
ANYONE HEARD FROM KIRK ..... (Kirk Kerkorian-MGM,MGM/Mirage) | www.lvrj.com
Can the CityCernter 9.3 plus billion dollar project on the Las vegas strip get completed without help from Dubai World? What should we read behind the litigation recently against MGM by D.W.? Could they be looking for a bigger stake in this project?
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March 10, 2009
MOVEMENT AFOOT AMONG HOTEL OPERATORS TO REINVENT LAS VEGAS YET AGAIN | www.lvrj.com
Can new thoughts of marketing the Las Vegas gaming arena hold water? How can this be achieved during such a poor and receding economy. Where do these guests get new money to finance these vacation trips? Las Vegas has been reinvented several time with varying affect. Can a new effort take hold?
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