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Irish bookie already paying out on Hillary Clinton victory bets

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton waves during a campaign rally at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016.

A prominent bookmaker on Tuesday declared the U.S. election a foregone conclusion, opting to pay out more than $1 million to gamblers who have bet on victory by ...

19 October 2016

MarketWatch

Gaming Commission aims to accelerate approval for new casino games

A woman plays a "Brew Caps" game at the Gamblit booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday will consider changes to speed up the development of new games.

Getting new casino games in front of gamblers faster is the idea behind a change in regulations being considered by the Nevada Gaming Commission. At present, game makers use field trials to see if ...

19 October 2016

By Thomas Moore

William Hill, Amaya end merger talks

A sports bettor takes down some notes in the William Hill Race & Sports Book at the Plaza Hotel after its grand opening on March 19, 2013. William Hill and Amaya have abandoned merger talks.

A potential merger of an English bookmaker William Hill with Canadian online poker company Amaya has been called off. ...

18 October 2016

By Thomas Moore

N.J. casino expansion backers prep for worst, try to limit damage

Backers of a proposal to add two new casinos to northern New Jersey, near New York City, concede that voters will likely reject it next month, and now want to try to keep the margin of defeat from being too great. At a forum Friday in support of the ballot question, many ...

14 October 2016

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Hooters keeping the name amid management changes

The exterior of Hooters Casino Hotel as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

The Hooters Casino Hotel, a property that’s seen a lot of name changes through the years, will likely remain Hooters even after the company currently managing ...

13 October 2016

By Thomas Moore

Q+A: Enforcement leaders outline their approach on e-sports, skill-based games

Ourgame’s e-sports arena in Beijing is a 14,000-square-foot complex featuring hundreds of gaming stations, 200-seat arena and broadcast studio.

Ask an industry insider about the future of gaming and no doubt you’ll get an answer that includes some combination of e-sports, daily fantasy sports and skill-based gaming. The push is on to ...

13 October 2016

By Thomas Moore

Changing Skyline: Hotel wing coming to old-time casino

The Skyline Casino in Henderson is adding a 55-room hotel wing, expected to open in February.

Walk into the Skyline Restaurant & Casino and you know. From the first few metallic clinks of coins splashing into a tray to the signs featuring big slabs of red meat, it’s obvious you’ve entered old-school Las Vegas (well, actually, old-school Henderson in this case). There is no talk of e-sports at the Skyline, 1741 N. Boulder Highway, about three miles south of Boyd Stadium. Instead ...

11 October 2016

By Thomas Moore

Making the Game: Quest for next specialty-table hit not for the risk-averse

Gamblers play at a Let It Ride poker table at the Riviera in 2015.

You win some, you lose some. For Young Gi Lee, the game that stood to deliver on this promise was Color War.

11 October 2016

By Dan Michalski, Special to the Sun

William Hill, Amaya confirm merger talks

Seventeen state-of-the-art monitors illuminate one wall of the William Hill Race & Sports Book inside the Plaza Hotel, with dozens more mounted in seated stations, March 19, 2013.

The potential merger of an English bookmaker with a Canadian online poker company may have a lot to do with online gaming in the U.S., one gaming analyst says ...

10 October 2016

By Thomas Moore

Donald Trump: 'No reason' for Taj Mahal casino shutdown

A worker measures the doorway to block the entrance at the Trump Taj Mahal on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court.

Donald Trump built the Taj Mahal casino and once called it "the eighth wonder of the world." The Republican candidate in the race for the ...

10 October 2016

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Bet your favorite QB to win, place or show

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers passes the ball Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md.

Those who miss daily fantasy football wagering can walk up to a sports betting window and place a bet on Green Bay Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers in ...

7 October 2016

By Paul Szydelko

Free drinks for slot play? Not so fast

A view of Bar 3535 at the Linq resort on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. Some Las Vegas Strip resorts have begun using automated systems to determine who gets comped alcoholic beverages.

Like free parking, getting a free drink for throwing a few coins in a slot may become a thing of the past now that some Las Vegas resorts have started using ...

6 October 2016

By Thomas Moore

What a united Hard Rock brand means for customers

The exterior of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

It’s all one again. The Hard Rock brand, which had been split among different owners at different times for more than three decades, is now completely controlled by Hard Rock International, owned by ...

5 October 2016

By Thomas Moore

Station Casinos completes Palms deal

Station Casinos purchased the Palms for $312.5 million.

Station Casinos LLC is now the owner of the Palms, after announcing Monday it had completed its deal to buy the resort on Flamingo Road just west of the Las Vegas Strip.

4 October 2016

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

CG Technology to pay $16.5 million to resolve federal gambling probe

Michael Colbert, pictured in 2010, a former Cantor Gaming executive, pleaded guilty in federal court in New York in 2013 for conspiracy to participate in an illegal gambling business.

Sports book operator CG Technology has admitted guilt and agreed to pay $16.5 million to avoid criminal prosecution on illegal gambling and money laundering charges ...