Don’t say “sayonara” to casinos in Japan quite yet. Japanese lawmakers are just taking a summer break.
Casinos & Gaming
The fourth generation of the Gaughan family is already making its mark in the gaming business.
World-famous poker player Phil Ivey says his disputed $9.6 million baccarat win at Atlantic City’s Borgata casino was all skill, and he’s seeking dismissal of a lawsuit in which the casino accuses him of cheating.
Newage Lake Las Vegas, which owns Hilton Lake Las Vegas Hotel and Spa, received a three-year extension this week on its conditional-use permit for nonrestricted gaming from the Henderson City Council to find an operator for the casino at Lake Las Vegas, formerly known as Casino MonteLago.
NEW YORK — Caesars Entertainment’s ability to negotiate a debt exchange that keeps it out of bankruptcy is being complicated by a surge in credit-default swaps that would be profitable if the casino operator defaults.
BOSTON — Boston lost its bid Wednesday to delay the eastern-region casino license process until after November’s vote to repeal the state’s expanded gambling law.
Caesars Entertainment is linking — or is it linqing? — its Strip property to its recently opened retail and entertainment plaza.
David Siegel took the first step toward rebranding his newest Westgate resort Tuesday with a high-altitude assist to change the most visible sign on the property.
Gambling revenue in Macau fell 3.7 percent in June on an annual basis, the first decline in more than four years, with analysts saying the soccer World Cup had diverted gamblers and their hefty bets away from the world’s largest casino hub.
The Aria on the Strip has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine for blocking state agents from watching a high-stakes roulette table.
The new owner of the LVH-Las Vegas Hotel and Casino has confirmed that David Siegel, king of timeshare developers, has acquired the off-Strip, 3,261-room property. Siegel said Monday he plans to convert a portion of the hotel into a timeshare development.
Developers hoping to build casinos in New York state used boxes, binders and trucks to submit their proposals to gambling regulators ahead of Monday’s application deadline. Caesars Entertainment filed its 6,000-page application for Caesars New York, about 50 miles from New York City in Woodbury in Orange County.
As he was exiting the Sawyer Building’s second-floor hearing room following a Nevada Gaming Commission monthly meeting, Chairman Peter Bernhard was complimented by a state gaming enforcement agent on his handling of individuals and companies seeking licensing approval.
MGM Resorts International’s plan to bring concerts, fairs and other outdoor events to the northern edge of the Strip in hopes of capitalizing on the growth of outdoor-oriented attractions along the resort corridor will move ahead next week.
Gambling just got a little more magical as prestidigitator David Copperfield unveiled a slot machine in his own image Thursday at the MGM Grand.