Gaming

Caesars 'optimistic' on deal with bankrupt unit's creditors

One of the many sculptured angels is shown at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.

Caesars Entertainment Corp (CZR.O) is "optimistic" of finally reaching a $5 billion agreement with creditors to push its main operating unit out of a long and costly bankruptcy, the Las Vegas-based casino group said ...

26 September 2016
Reuters

Eldorado Resorts plans $50 million in Reno casino upgrades

Eldorado Resorts has announced plans to make more than $50 million in improvements at its three casinos in downtown Reno. Eldorado Chairman and CEO Gary Carano said Monday the plans include the renovation of 4,100 guest rooms, new restaurants and ...

26 September 2016
Associated Press

Volcano's creator to be inducted into Gaming Hall of Fame

New Gaming Hall of Fame inductee Don Brinkerhoff created the volcano at the Mirage, erupting March 18, 2001.

If the success of Las Vegas can be attributed to the spectacular escapism of the megaresorts, then Don Brinkerhoff can claim at least some of the credit for the city’s growth.

26 September 2016
By Thomas Moore

Skill-based games in the spotlight at Global Gaming Expo

A screenshot from “Into the Dead,” one of the skill-based games targeted for Las Vegas casino floors early next year.

Those who are adept at avoiding zombies improve their chances to win in one of the skill-based games expected to be introduced on Las Vegas casino floors early next ...

23 September 2016
By Paul Szydelko

With business booming, Sands Bethlehem planning major expansion

Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is shown Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Bethlehem, Pa.

Sands Casino in Bethlehem already has one of the nation's most lucrative table games rooms, but it appears ready to bet about $40 million that it can be even more successful ...

22 September 2016
By Matt Assad and Nicole Radzievich, The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (TNS)

Albert Faccinto Sr., who gave scores their start in gaming, dies at 91

Albert “Moky” Faccinto Sr., one of the founding executives of Caesars Palace in the mid-1960s, who as casino manager and later as director of casino operations was credited with giving hundreds of Las Vegans their first gaming jobs, died late last week. He was 91. The family announced ...

20 September 2016
By Ed Koch, Special to the Sun

Reno-based Eldorado Resorts buying Isle of Capri Casinos

Eldorado Resorts has agreed to buy Isle of Capri Casinos for $1.7 billion in combined stocks and cash, a move that will add 13 casino-resorts to the Reno-based company's portfolio. The deal announced Monday includes ...

20 September 2016
Associated Press

William Hill credits sports bettors $25 after app shut down for maintenance

Some sports bettors are playing with house money today in Las Vegas. William Hill US gave every active customer with its mobile sports betting app on their phone a free $25 credit today after ...

14 September 2016
By Jesse Granger

Paris comes to Asia's casino hub Macau with new Sands resort

Fireworks explodes at a replica of the Eiffel Tower of Parisian Macao during an opening ceremony in Macau, China, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016.

The southern Chinese casino gambling powerhouse of Macau is getting a French twist. U.S. billionaire Sheldon Adelson threw open the doors Tuesday evening to the French-themed Parisian Macao, the mogul's fifth property in ...

13 September 2016
By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Poker pro faces 2 felonies over $215K in casino debt

A professional poker player who has won six World Series of Poker event championships since 1993 and millions of dollars in tournaments is fighting felony theft and ...

9 September 2016
Associated Press

Lucky Dragon hotel and casino to open in December off the Strip

Sunlight illumnates the signature red glass windows of the hotel suites during an under-construction media tour of the Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino, 300 W. Sahara Ave., in Las Vegas, July 7, 2016.

The Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is officially opening for business in December. The Chinese-themed casino just off the Las Vegas Strip announced Tuesday that it will have its grand opening on Saturday …

7 September 2016
Associated Press

After yearslong dispute, a Station Casinos property to unionize

The clock tower of the Boulder Station hotel-casino obscures the resort's 15-story tower.

Las Vegas' powerful Culinary Union has scored a victory against a holdout casino chain that it has clashed with for more than a decade. The labor group says 67 percent ...

6 September 2016
Associated Press

Report: Expanding legal sports betting would generate $11.9B in revenue

Football fans watch games during NFL opening day at the Red Rock Resort's race and sportsbook Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.

Extending legalized sports betting beyond Nevada and other states where it is currently lawful would create nearly $12 billion in gross gaming revenue in the U.S., says a new ...

6 September 2016
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Vegas, Asian investors betting on Chinese tourism

In this Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, photo, a wall with symbols of China partially blocks the view of the Resorts World property in Las Vegas. The Asian-themed casino property is projected to open in 2019.

Las Vegas and Asian investors are going all in on Chinese tourism, as some of Las Vegas' latest developments on and off the Strip target Chinese nationals and Chinese-Americans. The Chinese have been regulars along the resort corridor for decades. Now officials and developers, intent on capitalizing on burgeoning Chinese wealth and Asian-American population growth, are ...

30 August 2016
By Sally Ho, Associated Press

DraftKings, FanDuel head back to drawing board after Nevada meeting

The offices of FanDuel, a leading daily fantasy sports operator, in New York, Sept. 24, 2015. New York passed signed legislation this month saying daily fantasy sports sites fall under the category of “games of skill,” rather than games of chance that are illegal online.

DraftKings and FanDuel want to re-enter the Nevada market. Policymakers want the popular daily fantasy sports platforms back. That’s the easy part. More complicated are details of ...

26 August 2016
By Daniel Rothberg
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