Gaming

Government caught between tribes in casino battle

Nearly a decade ago, members of a Northern California Native American tribe, the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, made a big bet when they ...

Gaming forges executives able to tackle any industry

Cameron Conn wasn’t just born and raised in Las Vegas—he’s been steeped in the gaming and casino industry his entire life.

New Jersey internet gambling sets another revenue record at $213 million

New Jersey's internet gambling market set another record in October, the latest proof that people are betting more of their money online rather than coming ...

Combination of music, art and game design pulls consumers into the story of Squid Game

Las Vegas-based gaming manufacturer Light & Wonder partnered with Netflix to create a slot machine based on the streaming giant’s hit show, the South Korea-set ...

Seven-card straight flush brings bonus of $1.6 million at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas

A table games player at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas won a progressive jackpot of $1,620,470 last week while playing pai gow poker ...

What will come 1st for Jerry Jones: A Super Bowl title, or legalized gambling in Texas?

The future of the Dallas Cowboys winning another Super Bowl and the state of Texas legalizing sports gambling are both tied to Jerry Jones.

Atlantic City casino earnings declined by 1.3% in 2nd quarter of 2024

Atlantic City's casinos and two internet-only gambling entities saw their collective earnings decline by 1.3% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the same ...

Are free-play offers a waste of money for casinos?

Free play campaigns—those casino incentives in which customers are given money to gamble on the house—have historically grown exponentially as a form of competition between ...

Hornbuckle’s Hall of Fame rise began at UNLV

Bill Hornbuckle remembers being a community college student in Connecticut when he saw a commercial advertising UNLV’s hospitality college during a broadcast of a UNLV ...

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

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 ...

On the Golden Gate’s 118th anniversary, officials mark hotel’s unique legacy

Those 10 rooms at the Golden Gate, which debuted 118 years ago in 1906, are still available to guests. And on some nights, you can ...

Odds for more sports betting expansion could fade after rapid growth to 38 states

At his suburban St. Louis home, Brett Koenig can pull out his smartphone and open a sports betting app. But he can't place a bet. ...

$100 billion barrier just the beginning for sports betting

With both in-person and online sports betting made increasingly legal nationwide, Americans wagered $79 billion in the first nine months of the year, for a ...

Station Casinos opens doors on Durango Resort, its next generation of luxury

Patrons who step into the new Durango Resort for the initial time should notice something distinct: It’s bright. Between the natural light flowing into the ...

MGM exec returning to Las Vegas as president of Mandalay Bay, Luxor

Travis Lunn, president and COO of the Borgata in New Jersey, is returning to Las Vegas in June as president of Mandalay Bay and Luxor, ...

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