Gaming

Mesquite casino takes ‘family business’ to the next level

The Eureka casino in Mesquite recently received approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission to adopt an employee stock ownership plan.

It’s not often the retirement benefits of a small-town casino attract the attention of Nevada gaming regulators. But recent moves made by the Eureka in Mesquite are anything but normal for the gaming industry. The Eureka received approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission in November to adopt an employee stock ownership plan, or an ESOP, which will act as ...

DraftKings, FanDuel back regulations proposed by Massachusetts

In this Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, photo, workers set up a DraftKings promotions tent in the parking lot of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., before a game between the New England Patriots and New York Jets.

Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel voiced support Thursday for Massachusetts' approach to regulating their controversial industry as states across the country weigh greater restrictions or outright bans on ...

Casino Christmas: Las Vegas resorts offer merchandise to loyalty card holders

Santa Claus and a helper glide through the Silverton's 117,000-gallon aquarium in December 2013. The Silverton is among several Las Vegas casinos that offer such merchandise as clothing, table ware, tools and bottles of wine and liquor to the resort's loyalty card holders.

It's a form of holiday shopping that isn't found just anywhere. Sign up for a loyalty card at a Las Vegas resort, and the resort may start offering you gifts — some of which can easily be wrapped up and placed under a Christmas tree or ...

California card clubs raided in massive illegal gambling probe

Authorities raided two card clubs on Wednesday and made arrests in seven states as they dismembered a massive illegal gambling operation that allegedly ran card games out of ...

Congress scrutinizes bill outlawing online gaming in Nevada

Joseph Brennen of Ventnor, N.J., logs on to a Harrah's online casino on his laptop from a highway rest area in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the first day of a test of Internet gambling in New Jersey.

Congressional lawmakers took another intense look Wednesday at a controversial bill that would ban online gaming, including in Nevada and the other two states where it is already legal. The bill was discussed in a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing that focused largely on the legal and …

Steve Wynn buys 1 million shares of Wynn Resorts on open market

In this Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, photo, Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn delivers the keynote address at Colliers International Annual Seminar at the Boston Convention Center in Boston.

Steve Wynn has bought 1 million more shares of his namesake casino company's sagging stock on the open market. The Las Vegas-based company said Tuesday that Wynn, its chairman and CEO, now owns ...

Holiday display sparks small fire at Forum Shops at Caesars

The Forum Shops at Caesars

An extension cord on a holiday display overheated and caused a small fire early today at the Forum Shops at Caesars, according to the Clark County Fire Department. The fire, which was small and ...

Boyd announces plan to renovate, remodel the California

A view of the California Hotel and Casino on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in downtown Las Vegas.

The California is getting a makeover. Boyd Gaming announced today that it was launching a renovation and redesign of the downtown Las Vegas resort, starting with the casino floor and ...

Gaming association wants presidential candidates to fill out questionnaire

Geoff Freeman, president of the American Gaming Association, gives a “State of the Industry” address during the Global Gaming Expo on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Sands Expo Center.

Which presidential candidates would be willing to meet with casino employees? Which would take a stand against illegal gambling? And what would their approach be to ...

Casinos have few options after PUC exit decision

A view of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore taken from a Maverick Helicopter on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, above the Las Vegas Strip.

At face value, the state’s largest casinos won a huge victory when the Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday allowed them to exit their contracts with NV Energy, the state’s largest power provider. But for Wynn Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International and Las Vegas Sands, the decision is a mandate to stay put. "We are disappointed that the PUC has failed to implement (the law) as intended by the Legislature and are reviewing our options,” Michael Weaver, Wynn spokesman, said after ...

The Cosmopolitan agrees to 4-year union contract

The Cosmopolitan.

The Cosmopolitan and a major Las Vegas union announced today that they have concluded negotiating a contract that will cover about 2,000 employees at ...

Report: More Northeast casinos, more Atlantic City closures

This July 11, 2014, aerial photo shows the Atlantic City, N.J., beachfront with many of its Boardwalk casinos.

A Wall Street firm predicts a new wave of casino expansion in the Northeastern U.S. will lead to more casino closings in Atlantic City. Moody's Investors Service said in a report ...

Nevada gaming revenue down 2.9 percent in October

Tapanee “Jib Jib” Songsee deals blackjack Monday, April 21, 2014, at the Cromwell.

Gaming revenue from Nevada casinos dropped nearly 3 percent in October, the state reported today. The Gaming Control Board said casinos won ...

Texas man hits $1.8 million jackpot at Laughlin casino

Ernest Lopez of San Antonio was playing a 1,000,000 Degrees slot machine with girlfriend Linda Boelter when he hit a $1,824,943 jackpot on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at the Golden Nugget Laughlin.

A Texas man hit a $1,824,943 jackpot at the Golden Nugget Laughlin while playing a 1,000,000 Degrees slot machine. Ernest Lopez and his girlfriend, Linda Boelter, were vacationing from ...

Growth — but not expansion — in U.S. Internet gambling market

In this Nov. 26, 2013, photo, Jon Hernandez chooses from several games of online poker from his home in Roselle Park, N.J., the day after New Jersey began offering Internet gambling statewide.

Internet gambling is slowly growing — but not expanding — after 2 1/2 years of online betting in the United States. Online gambling revenue is increasing in at least two of the three states that currently offer it — New Jersey and Delaware. The third, Nevada, doesn't report ...