While big slot machines captured most of the attention of participants at last week’s Global Gaming Expo, some of the smaller products were packed with technology.
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Richard N. “Rick” Velotta has covered business, the gaming industry, tourism, transportation and aviation in Las Vegas for 25 years. A former reporter and editor with the Las Vegas Sun, the Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner, the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff and the Aurora (Colo.) Sun, Velotta is a graduate of Northern Arizona University where he won the school’s top journalism honor. He became the Review-Journal's assistant business editor in September 2018.
“Life is not back to full time wine and roses, but we’re certainly heading in a good direction,” said Marcus Prater, executive director of Las Vegas-based Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers.
The Arizona Cardinals will soon have a sports betting operation near their stadium for wagers on NFL games and other big events, just the way the Raiders and Allegiant Stadium plan to do it here.
Thousands of attendees are expected check out the latest slots, table games and other gaming and hospitality innovations this week during G2E’s trade show, which opened Tuesday morning.
A wide array of casino gadgets will be on display beginning Tuesday at the American Gaming Association’s four-day, pandemic-delayed industry showcase.
Last week’s announcement of the transaction makes sense in terms of corporate strategy and many people already view the Cosmo as an extension of MGM’s CityCenter.
After a visitation bounceback month in July, travelers slowed the pace in August and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority believes the delta variant caused it.
While not as impressive as July’s record performance, state gaming win surpassed $1 billion for the sixth straight month in August.
Toronto-based Clairvest Neem Ventures K.K. already has been vetted by Japanese authorities in July for a project at Wakayama Marina City near Tokyo.
Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill will be the final keynote speaker at next week’s Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, the sponsoring American Gaming Association announced today.
The Nevada Gaming Commission’s board room was oozing with history when the five-member — make that four-member — regulatory board gathered Thursday.
Controversial former casino mogul Steve Wynn has been asked to light the Al Davis Memorial Torch before Sunday’s Raiders game against the Miami Dolphins at Allegiant Stadium.
In Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman John Moran’s last meeting, commissioners unanimously approved MGM Resorts International’s buyout of CityCenter from Dubai World.
Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli believes the downturn in Macao is more about handling of COVID-19 policy than upset over pending licensing and gaming law changes.
Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli, in a Tuesday report, said people are spending more on casinos, lottery and horse racing than concerts, movies and sports.
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