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New games coming to PT’s? Golden Gaming’s COO discusses what’s on the horizon
Friday, Oct. 10, 2014
What's next for Golden Gaming? Steve Arcana, the regional tavern and slot operator's COO, talks about recent acquisitions and how the company is positioning itself for ...
4 arrested in Culinary protest near Red Rock Resort
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014
Four protesters were arrested tonight during a demonstration against Station Casinos in which hundreds marched from a local high school to Red Rock Resort. Organized by ...
Bellagio remodeling 403 main-tower suites
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014
The Bellagio is beginning to remodel all 403 suites in its main tower, the final piece of a major project that started about three years ago, the resort announced today. The suites will be ...
Company plans to reopen Horizon casino on Lake Tahoe as Hard Rock
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014
The company that operates Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino today earned initial approval from state gaming regulators to reopen a shuttered Lake Tahoe casino under the same brand. Warner Gaming is transforming the former ...
Sneak preview: See the slots previewed at Global Gaming Expo
Friday, Oct. 3, 2014
As always, the Global Gaming Expo featured a number of slot machines that will soon debut on casino floors. Much of the equipment that major gaming technology companies showed off skewed toward pop culture themes — and television shows in particular. Here are a few ...
At G2E, Sheldon Adelson reiterates disdain for Internet gambling
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014
Sheldon Adelson continued his crusade against online gaming on Wednesday, passionately opposing its legalization during an appearance at a major gaming industry ...
myVegas app makes deal with Station, adds blackjack
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014
Most social gaming applications are free to play for Nevada gamblers — by law, they have to be — but the myVegas application gives some Las Vegas casinos a way to cash in on them by ...
Wynn says gambling not key to casinos’ success — it’s everything else
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014
Wynn delivered a keynote address to a packed crowd at the first full day of the Global Gaming Expo, or G2E, at the Sands Expo. Much of his remarks focused on revenue sources aside from gambling, an area to which the casino industry has shifted attention ...
Study: Gaming contributes $240 billion to U.S. economy
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014
The gaming industry contributed $240 billion to the U.S. economy in 2013, as much as the state budgets of New York and Texas combined, according to a study released today. The American Gaming Association announced the results of the study at ...
Nevada gaming revenue dips 3.6 percent in August
Friday, Sept. 26, 2014
After steadily increasing all summer, Nevada’s gaming revenue declined 3.66 percent in August from the same month last year, the state reported today. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said ...
Power conference: Wynn, Adelson among headliners at Global Gaming Expo
Friday, Sept. 26, 2014
Neither Steve Wynn nor Sheldon Adelson has given a solo speech at the Global Gaming Expo, the massive annual industry conference in Las Vegas. That's scheduled to change this year ...
Gaming commissioner calls Riviera turnaround ‘pretty incredible’
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014
Riviera managers shed more light on likely future renovations of the casino today when they appeared before state gaming regulators. The Nevada Gaming Commission today finalized approval of ...
Bingo: Station Casinos hoping an old game can attract a young crowd
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014
Long the domain of the elderly, bingo rooms may not seem like an attractive location for millennials to gamble. But Station thinks a new approach to the game may make it a hit among them. After a reportedly successful turnout at a similar event last month, Station hosted a millennial-minded bingo event complete with ...
Sam’s Town laser, water show temporarily closing
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014
People itching to check out the laser and water show at Sam’s Town better hurry up: It's going dark next month — temporarily. Sam’s Town announced today that ...
Boyd Gaming launches mobile sports-betting app
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014
Boyd Gaming announced today the launch of its new mobile sports-betting application. Called B Connected Sports, Boyd’s app is available ...
Tech company has its sights set on young money
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014
Millennials are attractive to advertisers because of their numbers and spending power; they are a demographic that few publicly traded companies have been able to exclusively target. So Remark tries to capture young people’s attention where they spend a lot of time ...
Eastside Cannery gets new general manager
Friday, Sept. 19, 2014
The Eastside Cannery, a locals-oriented casino in the southeast valley, announced a new general manager today. Cannery Casino Resorts, which owns the property on Boulder Highway, said ...
6 places where Las Vegas casino companies want to expand
Friday, Sept. 19, 2014
Wynn Resorts is far from the only major Las Vegas-based casino company seeking to expand its territory in the United States. New casino projects are popping up throughout the Northeast, for example, fueling an expansion of gaming in that region that is ...
How UNLV got one of the most powerful computers on the planet
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014
About two months after UNLV acting President Don Snyder assumed his position in February, he met with a university task force on information technology. The group wanted ...
Chief operating officer leaving Boyd Gaming, won’t be replaced
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014
A top executive at Boyd Gaming is leaving the casino company and will not immediately be replaced. Boyd, based in Las Vegas, announced today the departure of ...
Longtime gay rights activist Cleve Jones on LGBT movement in Las Vegas, progress at Culinary
Friday, Sept. 12, 2014
On the eve of the weekend’s Pride festivities, four days before lawyers spoke before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a small crowd gathered for a panel in Las Vegas about the case. One of the audience members there was Cleve Jones ...
Gaming Control OKs license for Irish-themed taverns
Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014
Golden Gaming cleared a regulatory hurdle today on its way toward operating four more taverns in the valley. The Gaming Control Board approved ...
Riviera could be in line for a $100 million facelift
Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014
The Riviera, one of the oldest resorts in Las Vegas, is due for a substantial facelift. An executive from the company that operates the Riviera told state regulators ...
Company takes data-rich approach to helping hotels set room rates
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014
Two former Wynn executives and a San Francisco technology industry leader are using big data to try to change the way hotels ...
Global Cash Access buys Multimedia Games in third slot machine merger in two months
Monday, Sept. 8, 2014
Global Cash Access is paying $36.50 per share, a 31 percent premium over Multimedia Games’ closing stock price on Friday, according to a company statement ...
MGM sells historic Railroad Pass Hotel & Casino
Friday, Sept. 5, 2014
MGM has entered into an agreement to sell the Railroad Pass Hotel & Casino, an 83 year-old property in southeast Henderson, to a commercial real estate firm. In a statement announcing the sale Friday afternoon ...
How much has leisure and hospitality employment grown in Nevada? Check these charts
Friday, Sept. 5, 2014
Next year, the number of people employed in Nevada’s leisure and hospitality sector could return to the highest level it had reached before the recession hit. Since falling to a low point of slightly fewer than 304,000 employees in November 2009, the state’s leisure and hospitality labor ...
Here we grow again: PT’s parent company acquires four more taverns
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014
Golden Gaming, which owns PT’s Entertainment Group, plans to expand by adding four Irish-themed taverns in the Las Vegas Valley. They are ...
1,500 rally in latest Culinary effort to pressure Station
Friday, Aug. 29, 2014
Las Vegas casino workers, faith leaders and others marched to a rally at Boulder Station today in protest of what they described as unfair labor practices from Station Casinos. The demonstrators called on Station to ...
Nevada casino revenue up slightly in July
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014
Nevada casino revenue increased less than 1 percent in July from the same month last year, partly due to continued gains on the Las Vegas Strip. The state Gaming Control Board reported today that ...
Former Caesars exec named CEO of Affinity Gaming
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014
Affinity Gaming, a Las Vegas-based casino company with properties in Nevada, Colorado and the Midwest, announced today that it hired a Caesars Entertainment veteran as its new CEO. Michael Silberling is succeeding David Ross ...
With its small casino floor, is SLS offering a look at the future of Las Vegas?
Friday, Aug. 22, 2014
At about 60,000 square feet, the casino floor at SLS Las Vegas is smaller than many on the Strip. But the new resort's operators say they're confident that ...
Three things we learned about Las Vegas and the gaming industry in the second quarter
Friday, Aug. 15, 2014
Though casinos did mostly well in Las Vegas during the second quarter this year, it wasn’t because of any nationwide gambling surge. In fact, it was in spite of ...
Cosmopolitan benefits from gaming revenue boost
Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014
The company that operates the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas saw year-over-year increases in casino, hotel, entertainment and food and beverage revenues ...
CG Technology’s sports-betting app gets an upgrade
Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014
CG Technology already gets most of its wagers from a mobile sports betting application, and it hopes a new version will bring in ...
Station Casinos earnings rise dramatically
Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014
Station Casinos, a Las Vegas locals-oriented gaming company whose properties include Green Valley Ranch and Red Rock Resort, announced its second-quarter earnings today.
Caesars earnings suffer big-time despite Linq boost
Monday, Aug. 11, 2014
Caesars Entertainment, the Las Vegas-based casino and resort giant, announced its second-quarter earnings today. In prepared remarks to shareholders, CEO Gary Loveman said Las Vegas spending ...
Spending war over online gaming rages among Nevada casino companies
Friday, Aug. 8, 2014
Online gaming remains a divisive issue for Nevada casino companies, which are pouring money into lobbying on the issue while they joust over a potential ban. The proposed ban, contained in a measure championed by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, has helped trigger hundreds of thousands of dollars in spending from the gaming industry. One side, led by Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson, is...
Caesars Entertainment, creditors trade lawsuits
Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014
Caesars Entertainment’s ongoing financial troubles escalated this week with two lawsuits, one from the casino company alleging that some creditors are trying to force a default and another from creditors alleging Caesars transferred assets fraudulently. The first lawsuit was filed Monday by...
MGM Resorts returns to profit in 2nd quarter
Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014
MGM Resorts International, the owner of such iconic Strip properties as the MGM Grand, Bellagio and New York-New York, announced its second-quarter earnings today. The company also has
Bally move makes it one of two industry ‘behemoths,’ analyst says
Friday, Aug. 1, 2014
A $3.3 billion merger between Scientific Games and Bally Technologies will make the newly combined gambling equipment company one of two giants in its industry. It comes on the heels of ...
How popular has soccer become in the U.S.? Check out Nevada’s betting revenue
Friday, Aug. 1, 2014
In another sign that the American public is embracing soccer more than ever, the Nevada gaming industry appears to have cashed in on this year's World Cup at a record level. Silver State sports books raked in ...
Boyd Gaming sees slight dip in quarterly revenue
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming, whose local properties include Main Street Station, Gold Coast and the Orleans, announced its second quarter earnings ...
Las Vegas Strip’s first bitcoin ATM becomes operational
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
For those willing to take a chance on the digital currency bitcoin, there's a new way to get cash on the Strip. As with a regular ATM, people who use this ...
Worker killed in accident at Ocean Spray facility in Henderson
Monday, July 28, 2014
An Ocean Spray worker died from injuries he suffered in an accident at the company’s Henderson distribution center on Saturday. Ocean Spray confirmed in a statement that...
Driver killed after being ejected from SUV in rollover crash
Monday, July 28, 2014
A man was ejected from a sport utility vehicle and killed when it rolled over on U.S. 95 this morning, authorities said. The Nevada Highway Patrol responded...
Bellagio robber spent stolen cash on prostitutes, hotel room, police say
Monday, July 28, 2014
Metro Police said the suspect they arrested in Friday’s robbery at the Bellagio scored up to $45,000 in cash and proceeded to celebrate with a...
Motorcyclist crashes, hit by truck in North Las Vegas
Monday, July 28, 2014
A motorcyclist was killed after he crashed and was hit by a truck in North Las Vegas this morning, police said. The motorcyclist was traveling...
Flooding does significant damage to homes on Mount Charleston
Monday, July 28, 2014
Eight homes in the Rainbow Canyon area of Mount Charleston sustained significant damage from flooding today, officials said. Rainbow Canyon Boulevard became...
Police: Man fatally shot at house party in northwest valley
Monday, July 28, 2014
A 20-year-old man was shot and killed early today at a house party in the in the northwest Las Vegas Valley, Metro Police reported. The shooting occurred...