Gaming

Homegrown hall of famer has seen, played a hand in Vegas gaming's evolution

Tom Mikulich, senior vice president of innovation at Station Casinos.

Tom Mikulich began working in the Las Vegas hospitality industry as a teenager as a desk clerk at his grandparents’ hotel on Fremont Street, the Ambassador. In the decades since, he’s climbed up the industry ladder—working ...

NCAA Tournament opening odds: March Madness begins wildly

Houston forward Ja'Vier Francis dunks the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Friday, March 15, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Houston won 82-59.

The betting favorite prevailed in only a little more than a fourth of the conference tournaments — nine out of 34. ...

Slot player hits $1 million jackpot at Las Vegas Strip casino

An exterior view of Palazzo on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

A gambler hit a $1 million slot machine jackpot this week at a Las Vegas Strip casino. The big win happened Monday in the high-limit lounge at the Palazzo, part of the Venetian resort. The player, who wanted to ...

Panel says the next generation of online gambling will be more social, engaged and targeted

The future of online gambling will be more social, more engaged with players and more targeted to their individual interests, an industry panel said Thursday. Speaking at the Next.io conference on internet gambling and ...

U.S. casinos won $66.5B in 2023, their best year ever as gamblers showed no economic fear

Gamblers play slot machines at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. on Nov. 29, 2023.

America's commercial casinos won $66.5 billion from gamblers in 2023, the industry's best year ever, according to figures released by its national trade ...

Weekend wagers: Seven bets to make on seven sports

A look at the sports book inside new Durango Casino & Resort Monday Dec. 4, 2023

I’m ecstatic to relaunch Weekend Wagers for a fifth consecutive year. Weekend Wagers is mostly about sports happening currently, and I’ve got bets lined up on five events happening ...

Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says

Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says

Online betting on the Super Bowl surged this year, with many gamblers waiting until right before the kickoff to place their wagers, according to a company that ...

Vegas pick'em: Super Bowl pick and perspective against the spread

San Francisco 49ers fans cheer during Super Bowl LVIII Opening Night at Allegiant Stadium Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.

The over 47.5 points is drawing as large of a share of tickets as Chiefs +2, and yet it hasn’t budged much at all. At least one large global sportsbook ...

Experts predict record Super Bowl betting handle in Nevada

A look at the sports book inside new Durango Casino & Resort Monday Dec. 4, 2023

The Super Bowl is poised to have a higher handle than any other iteration of the game in Nevada’s sports betting history, experts say. The state set its Super Bowl handle record in 2022, when $179 million was bet in Nevada on the ...

Judge in Borgata/MGM case rules casinos have no duty to stop compulsive gamblers from betting

The exterior of the Borgata casino is shown on Dec. 28, 2023, in Atlantic City, N.J.

Atlantic City's casinos have no legal obligation to stop compulsive gamblers from betting, a judge ruled, dismissing a lawsuit from a self-described problem gambler who accused the Borgata and its parent company ...

Sports betting bonanza: What Las Vegas' Super Bowl means for sportsbooks

Preparations continue for Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium and the surrounding areas on Wednesday, January 25, 2024.

The overwhelming consensus from those in the local sports-betting industry is that the, “Big Game,” being held here on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium will contribute to a new all-time high in betting handle. ...

Georgia Senate passes sports betting bill, but odds dim as constitutional amendment required

State Sen. Clint Dixon, center, R-Gwinnett, awaits voting results over Senate Bill 386, a sports betting bill, in the Senate at the Capitol in Atlanta, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.

Georgia senators passed a bill to allow sports gambling Thursday, but not before deciding that the measure also requires a state constitutional amendment, throwing ultimate passage into doubt. The Senate voted ...

Tropicana sets April 2 closing ahead of demolition for baseball stadium

An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas, on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

After more than a half century in operation, the Tropicana will close April 2. The Las Vegas Strip resort will begin closing out all hotel bookings and relocate reservations for April and beyond, according to a memo sent to employees Monday by the property’s vice president and general manager, Arik Knowles. “On behalf of our entire ...

New ordinance over slot machines in Ely draws criticism from some

Downtown Ely is seen in an undated file photo. A new ordinance in the city that allows slot machines in restaurant-bars is coming under fire with complaints that it undermines the hotel industry.

A new ordinance in Ely that allows up to 40 slot machines in restaurant-bars is drawing criticism from some people who say it undermines the city’s hotel industry ...

Conference championship sweats: 7 wagers to add to NFL betting card

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) scores a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the second quarter of an NFL AFC division playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y.

There might be only two games on Sunday for conference championship weekend but I’m still going to stick to the Sunday Sweats format ...