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Player hits slot jackpot for more than $300K on Las Vegas Strip

IGT's 25-cent progressive "Wheel of Fortune" game. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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Nevada gaming win increases slightly, visitation up in May

By Tony Garcia Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 23, 2019 - 3:10 pm

An early morning slots player at Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip will have more funds available over the holiday weekend.

The bettor, who asked to remain anonymous, won $332,941.17 on the 25-cent Wheel of Fortune Gold Spin Triple Red Hot 7’s.

The wheels synced up just after 8:40 a.m. Thursday on a $2.50 wager, according to an International Game Technology spokesman.

Contact Tony Garcia at tgarcia@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307. Follow @TonyGLVNews on Twitter.

Fourth of July could bring 332K visitors to Vegas

By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 11:37 am

For last-minute travelers, there are still plenty of properties around Las Vegas offering hotel rooms. Here’s a look at hotel rates for the summer holiday weekend.

$109K video poker jackpot hits in North Las Vegas

By Tony Garcia / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 7:57 am

Elsewhere in the Las Vegas Valley, two players at a Strip casino also collected six-figure jackpots.

Las Vegas tram shuts down as resort prepares to close

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 27, 2024 - 1:06 pm

Some slot machines also are shut down as the Mirage prepares to close in July.

Nevada gaming win increases slightly, visitation up in May

By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 27, 2024 - 12:46 pm

The state’s casinos won more than $1.3 billion in May, a modest increase from the previous year.

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Can southeast Las Vegas Valley casinos drive a revival?

By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 27, 2024 - 2:23 pm

As analysts are tracking slower post-pandemic revenue, others are looking to projects that could boost locals casinos in east Las Vegas and Henderson.

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What will Strip resorts do when noncompete agreements become illegal?

By Annie Vong / RJ

June 27, 2024 - 6:00 am

A new federal rule will ban noncompete clauses, which are at the heart of a legal dispute between two Las Vegas casino operators over executive poaching.

Station Casinos moving ahead with Durango expansion

By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 26, 2024 - 12:43 pm

Station Casinos officials will request a modification to the phase two plans at its newest resort-casino in the southwest valley.

What’s happening with Mirage room rates ahead of July closure?

By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 2:16 pm

The mid-Strip resort closes its hotel on July 14. The whole property closes three days later.

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‘Brief’ Sunday system outage behind lobby lines at some MGM resorts

By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 2:04 pm

A Sunday afternoon computer system outage at multiple MGM Resorts International properties was because of an internal issue, company officials said.

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Jokers Wild could grow into Cadence’s neighborhood casino

By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 11:46 am

Boyd Gaming has moved away from plans to build within the Henderson master-planned community — but it is eyeing redevelopment at the adjacent Jokers Wild.