Nevada casinos saw a better-than 11 percent increase in gaming revenues during August while Strip casinos saw a nearly 20 percent jump in their monthly numbers.
Casinos & Gaming
Pinnacle Entertainment CEO Anthony Sanfilippo drew as much attention during last week’s Global Gaming Expo as the Na’Vi warriors, zombies, Beetlejuice and David Copperfield.
The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday added Larry Keith Green, a convicted slot machine cheat, to the state’s List of the Excluded Persons.
American Indian tribes are dealing with the effect of Internet gaming on their business, off-reservation casinos and political gridlock in Washington D.C.
Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen was awarded $1.03 million Wednesday to cover expenses for his six-week trial that ended in May, 10 percent less than he had requested but far more than the 90 percent discount requested by his one-time client, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
It took a devastating recession, but marketing and casino executives said Wednesday that consumers ages 21-46 who demand quality dining, shopping and clubs have taken Las Vegas past the perception it’s dominated by casino gambling.
Downtown Las Vegas is only weeks away from getting its first new hotel-casino in more than three decades. Downtown Grand Las Vegas, a complete renovation and rebranding of the former Lady Luck, will bring 634 stylish hotel rooms, nearly 600 slot machines and 30 table games, and 17 different restaurants and bars, including Picnic, an urban rooftop pool retreat.
Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar doesn’t consider himself much of a gambler.
Catch a glimpse of it in a crowded casino and Bally Technologies’ “Michael Jackson Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ ” slot machine is striking.
The top executive of MGM Resorts International on Wednesday unveiled the design of a planned Maryland hotel-casino that contains touches of the company’s well-recognized Las Vegas properties.
Place five gaming company presidents on one panel and you often get five different opinions on a variety of topics.
When a federal appeals court this month rejected New Jersey’s challenge of the federal ban on sports betting, bookmakers and casino operators were left wondering what’s next.
A last-minute loan Tuesday allowed locals casino Jerry’s Nugget to win approval for its Chapter 11 reorganization plan and continue the long-time ownership of the Stamis family.
Geoff Freeman didn’t shy away from wading into the Internet gaming debate.
Wynn Resorts Ltd., locked in a legal battle with its former vice chairman and co-founder Kazuo Okada, has suggested several changes to bylaws that govern how the board of directors operates.
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