Casinos in several states, including Nevada, are forbidding gamblers from wearing Google Glass, the tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos, filming video and surfing the Internet.
Casinos & Gaming
A New York congressman introduced legislation Thursday to legalize all forms of Internet wagering by establishing a federal licensing and regulatory system.
Two of Nevada’s longtime political power players — gaming lobbyist Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid — took turns blaming each other for the failure for Congress to legalize Internet poker last year.
Local union leaders are stepping up efforts to keep ongoing contract talks in the public eye after labor agreements covering more than 40,000 Las Vegas hotel and restaurant workers expired late last week.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. told investors the company plans to repurchase $2 billion on the company’s outstanding shares over a multi-year period, but analysts said investors might be disappointed by the figure.
The legal team representing dealers fighting Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s tip-pooling policy ran into skeptical questioning as the long-running dispute came before the Nevada Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. gained approval from Chinese officials to sell 300 co-op style apartments at the Four Seasons Macau. Analysts said sales proceeds could be worth from $775 million to more than $1 billion to the company.
A collaboration of loyalty programs between MGM Resorts International and Hyatt Hotels Corp. will allow customers to earn points and redeem credits at properties owned by both companies.
The costs for airlines to use McCarran International Airport will stabilize in the coming year after several years of a sharp run-up.
The safety of the Harmon Hotel tower at CityCenter arose again as a concern when a consultant hired by Tutor Perini Building Corp. reversed its position and now believes that recent testing damaged the never-finished building beyond repair.
Gaming equipment supplier SHFL entertainment grew profits 22 percent in the second quarter thanks in part of sales of products to casinos in Australia and Asia.
Macau gaming revenues grew 13.5 percent in May to $3.7 billion as the Chinese casino market recorded its second-largest single-month collection.
It was once a mining company with a significant presence in Nevada. But during the past decade, Nevada Gold & Casinos Inc. sold off its mining assets to focus on its growing and profitable gaming business, acquiring casinos and slot routes in South Dakota and Washington.
Casino dealers at two of the Strip’s most popular resorts have overwhelmingly voted to join the Transport Workers Union, a union official said Monday.
NEWave, a Las Vegas-based supplier of gaming industry compliance software, on Monday was awarded a contract to provide its Title 31 Manager and TINCheck software to the eight casinos in Oklahoma owned by Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC.
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