MGM Resorts International’s chief executive does not yet know whether his company will eventually charge drivers to park near its new arena on the Strip. But he has apparently not ruled the option out. The 20,000-seat arena, developed in partnership with Anschutz Entertainment Group, is set to open next year in the area behind ...
Led by a strong month in the state’s major casino markets, Nevada gaming revenue rose 1.5 percent in September, the state reported today. The Gaming Control Board said ...
In a major corporate restructuring move aimed at strengthening its business and giving it more room to grow, MGM Resorts International today announced plans to move 10 of its properties into a new ...
The Plaza plans to open a special gallery next week filled with various sports-related items that previously decorated the shuttered Las Vegas Club. The gallery will make its public debut Tuesday night and will include hundreds of items available for purchase, the Plaza announced today. A spokeswoman for the Plaza said the gallery will be located ...
Gov. Brian Sandoval has named a retired federal judge to fill a recently vacated seat on the Nevada Gaming Commission. Sandoval’s office said he has appointed Philip Pro, a former U.S. District Court judge, to the post that ...
While discussing his company’s business in Macau this month, Steve Wynn used words such as “preposterous,” “outrageous” and “ridiculous” to describe his feelings about the Chinese gambling city, and more specifically, his uncertainty about the number of table games the government would permit in his new casino. It was a far cry from ...
Legal Sports Report publisher Chris Grove wrote during the weekend that, based on tests conducted by his website, Nevada customers could still play with real money on ...
What is less clear is whether the leading fantasy sports companies will eventually find a way to return to the state after suspending operations here ...
Wynn Resorts, the casino company that owns the Wynn and Encore on the Strip as well as property in Macau, reported its third quarter earnings today. CEO Steve Wynn made it clear on a conference call to discuss the quarterly earnings that ...
Nevada regulators today banned providers of daily fantasy sports, a booming but controversial industry that many argue is akin to gambling, from operating in the state until ...
“I think it’s a total misreading to say that she’s a Johnny-come-lately to these progressive issues,” David Brock said. “She’s got a whole record — she’s been there all along” ...
The company filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a proposed initial public offering, but it did not specify the number of shares it will ...
By early 2017, the site of the shuttered Riviera needs to be little more than a swath of land fit to host outdoor events. That’s when the area must be ready for a major construction industry trade show, Conexpo-Con/Agg, to ...
The casino industry has made a conscious decision to mesh better with another type of gaming — the kind normally found closer to a coffee table than a table game. Exactly how well the industry’s skill-based gamble will pay off remains to be seen ...
Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s main operating division has adjusted the way it intends to emerge from bankruptcy and wants to prolong its period of exclusive control over its restructuring plan by four months. The division ...
In Nevada, gamblers can wager on a wide range of sporting events: football, boxing, horse racing and, as of earlier this year, the Olympics, to name a few. What if video games were added to that list someday? E-sports has already ...
Sam Nazarian, the businessman who led the creation of SLS Las Vegas, is selling his ownership stake in the financially struggling Strip resort and his company will no longer manage the property. San Francisco-based real estate investment firm Stockbridge Capital Partners, which already owns 90 percent of the resort, is buying the 10 percent that Nazarian and ...
Set against the backdrop of Nevada’s recent moves to regulate the development of skill-based slot machines, the conference’s showroom provided a window into ...
An entrepreneur who runs a company that allows people to bet on video games told a casino industry audience today that he has seen firsthand its problem with attracting young gamblers. Rahul Sood, chief executive of ...
New Caesars Entertainment Corp. CEO Mark Frissora, in his most high-profile appearance since taking the helm of the casino giant, said today that casinos can do more to spur technological advancements that attract younger customers. Frissora’s comments ...
The relationship between regulated sports wagering and the booming daily fantasy sports industry, a widely debated subject, was explored but by no means settled at ...
The persistence of illegal gambling in the United States is a major threat to the casino industry that must be addressed, the head of a major casino lobbying group said today. Geoff Freeman, president of the American Gaming Association ...
The Global Gaming Expo, an annual gathering that brings together professionals from across the industry, starts today at the Sands Expo Center. As always, expect the conference — also known as G2E — to highlight the newest games ...
Las Vegas will host the general election’s third and final presidential debate on Oct. 19 next year. The Commission on Presidential Debates this morning announced the cities that will host debates, just after ...
Horsford will be a strategic communications consultant for the gaming association, and his work will include helping the group’s efforts around diversity and workforce development. He was elected to represent Nevada’s 4th Congressional District in 2012 but ...
The famous Nevada “black book,” a list of individuals barred from entering any of the state’s casinos, has received its latest entry. The Nevada Gaming Commission approved placing the well-known gambler ...
FinCen called the resort's private salons a “blind spot” and said that even though they posed a greater risk of being used to mask the movement of illicit funds, Caesars Palace “allowed some of the most lucrative and riskiest financial transactions to go unreported.”
Nevada’s foray into skill-based slot machines took a big step forward today when state regulators gave final approval to the rules that will govern ...
Affinity Gaming, a Las Vegas-based casino company with properties in Nevada, Colorado and the Midwest, announced on Tuesday that it has elected a new board chairman. David Reganato has replaced ...
The Lucky Dragon has progressed largely under the radar, but Penta Building Group celebrated the completion of the hotel structure Friday and offered a glimpse inside ...
The Wynn resort is a unique spot for Democratic presidential candidates to debate each other next month, and not just because it keeps Las Vegas in the spotlight during ...
A third party company will take over some of the food and beverage outlets at the Palms resort, a change a Las Vegas union says threatens the jobs of hundreds of people who ...
The Wynn will host next month’s Democratic presidential debate, the resort said in a statement today. The Democratic Party had previously announced that it would host ...
The Strip is getting another big celebrity-backed restaurant later this year. Grand Bazaar Shops, the outdoor shopping area in front of Bally’s that opened this year, announced today that a Wahlburgers restaurant will open ...
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today announced Caesars Palace will pay $8 million for “willful and repeated violations” of federal anti-money laundering law. A.G. Burnett, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, said Caesars Palace will pay the state a separate $1.5 million penalty for the same violations ...
The Riviera has closed, but it will not be forgotten. Parts of it will remain on display elsewhere, and for now the building is still being put to use ...
Efforts to open legal sports books outside Nevada suffered a major setback Tuesday when a federal appeals court denied New Jersey’s attempt to bring betting on athletics to its ...
Casino mogul Steve Wynn, who many credit with transforming Las Vegas, has faced pushback in Massachusetts, where he plans to build a new resort. Boston and two nearby cities ...
The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously agreed that Penn National can buy the Strip resort for $360 million, which the casino company said it would do in April. The Gaming Control Board gave the sale initial approval about two weeks ago ...
Casino markets in many states have tightened their slot machines over the years, and that could be hurting revenues, according to recent industry-backed research. The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers ...
By the time the Las Vegas Club shut down just after midnight today, there wasn’t much left to which customers and employees could say goodbye. Many parts of the historic casino had already closed ...
SLS opened last August as a reincarnation of the former Sahara hotel-casino, and its first year has been financially difficult to say the least. The most recent SEC filing reaffirms ...
Last month, Derek Stevens signed on to a strongly worded letter opposing the Las Vegas Club casino’s plan to open a drugstore that would sell packaged liquor. Now, Stevens and his brother are the new owners of the Las Vegas Club. And the casino is not debating ...