The Las Vegas-based casino operator also said it is increasing its earnings guidance for the year and is preparing to expand sports betting into more states, the company said in a statement on Thursday.
Todd Prince
Reporter: Business Tourism, Gaming
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Todd Prince joined the Review-Journal in January 2017 as a gaming and tourism reporter after spending 17 years in Russia. During his time in Moscow, Todd worked 7 years as a stockbroker for Bank of America-Merrill Lynch and five years as a business and political reporter for Bloomberg News. He also worked several years as a freelance writer and photographer for publications including The Moscow Times. Todd speaks Russian and has a bachelor’s degree in history from Brooklyn College.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. shares slid after the company announced second-quarter net income that missed Wall Street forecasts.
Some of the employees are part-time workers at Nevada casinos. A few are from outside the industry, like local teachers seeking to make money during their long summer vacation. But for others, tournaments are their livelihood.
Japan’s parliament on Friday passed a long-awaited law allowing up to three casino resorts in the wealthy island nation, setting off the next round of intense lobbying by Las Vegas-based operators for a piece of the action.
The National Labor Relations Board has rejected a challenge by Station Casinos to stop the unionization of one of its resorts.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation recently signed a contract with MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corp. to bring the four-day trade show to their future convention spaces.
MGM Resorts International’s public image took a bruising on social media following lawsuit against victims
Caesars Entertainment Corp. broke ground Monday on a $375 million conference center near the Strip as its seeks to grab a larger slice of the city’s lucrative business tourism pie.
Golden Entertainment has agreed to buy two properties in Laughlin for as much as $190 million as CEO Blake Sartini pursues an aggressive growth strategy.
More people are bringing in items like leather bags and sneakers to pawn shops— as opposed to jewels — and the business model is shifting away from short-term lending to more traditional retail.
Meruleo Group said it has not finalized a new name for the recently acquired SLS Las Vegas, but county permits show the listed project name as Grand Sahara Resort.
Vdara has put into circulation a pair of three-foot-high robots to deliver amenities likes shaving and dental kits as well as food from the property’s cafe, the property said in a statement Monday.
Elaine Wynn, the largest shareholder in Wynn Resorts, asked the company’s board to study whether outgoing General Counsel Kim Sinatra deserves a severance payment.
Kim Sinatra is stepping down as general counsel of Wynn Resorts.
The Las Vegas artist behind the Statue of Liberty replica outside New York-New York will have several million reasons to celebrate this Independence Day.