Gaming

Idaho tribe’s casino sanctioned for hosting racy performance

This photo taken March 4, 2015, shows a sign near the entrance to the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort in Worley, Idaho.

Regulators have temporarily suspended an American Indian casino's liquor license after determining the Idaho venue hosted an all-male revue that featured simulated sex acts and ...

Despite ruling, DraftKings allows some customers in Nevada to play

Jason Robins, CEO of DraftKings, speaks during a fantasy sports and sports betting panel Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at the Global Gaming Expo. Moderator Tom Roche of Ernst & Young listens at left.

Legal Sports Report publisher Chris Grove wrote during the weekend that, based on tests conducted by his website, Nevada customers could still play with real money on ...

DraftKings says probe shows employee didn’t use inside information

In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, photo, an employee in the software development department of DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports company, walks past screens displaying the company's online system stats in Boston.

A law firm hired by DraftKings to investigate claims an employee used valuable inside information to win a $350,000 second-place prize on a competing daily fantasy sports site contest confirms that it didn't and couldn't have happened. The Boston-based daily fantasy sports company released ...

What's next for DraftKings and FanDuel after Nevada gaming board's ruling?

In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, photo, an employee in the software development department of DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports company, walks past screens displaying the company's online system stats in Boston.

What is less clear is whether the leading fantasy sports companies will eventually find a way to return to the state after suspending operations here ...

Wynn frustrated with Macau; revenue drops 27 percent

The watery entrance of Wynn Macau.

Wynn Resorts, the casino company that owns the Wynn and Encore on the Strip as well as property in Macau, reported its third quarter earnings today. CEO Steve Wynn made it clear on a conference call to discuss the quarterly earnings that ...

Nevada regulators ban unlicensed daily fantasy sports sites; FanDuel, DraftKings leave state

FanDuel employees are shown in the fantasy sports company's offices Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in New York.

Nevada regulators today banned providers of daily fantasy sports, a booming but controversial industry that many argue is akin to gambling, from operating in the state until ...

Pat Mulroy quits Nevada Gaming Commission, joins Wynn board

Pat Mulroy is shown during an editorial board meeting at the Las Vegas Sun offices Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Henderson.

Nevada Gaming Commission member Pat Mulroy has resigned that post and joined the board of directors for Wynn Resorts. Mulroy submitted her resignation to Gov. Brian Sandoval a few hours before ...

FBI inquiry places a focus on DraftKings

In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, photo, an employee in the software development department of DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports company, walks past screens displaying the company's online system stats in Boston.

The FBI has begun an inquiry into the practices of booming daily fantasy sports websites after players of the games and lawmakers made allegations of predatory tactics and questioned the use of inside information, according to fantasy players who said they ...

Appeals court to reconsider New Jersey sports betting case

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

Supporters of legalized sports betting in New Jersey won a victory Wednesday when an appeals court voted to reconsider an earlier ruling against the state. That means an August ruling that struck down a law allowing sports betting at casinos and racetracks is vacated, and ...

8 years after going private, Station Casinos aims to be publicly traded again

An exterior view of Palace Station on Sahara Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011.

The company filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a proposed initial public offering, but it did not specify the number of shares it will ...

Riviera site to be empty lot by early 2017

Traffic passes in front of the Riviera on Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Las Vegas. The casino closed at noon May 4.

By early 2017, the site of the shuttered Riviera needs to be little more than a swath of land fit to host outdoor events. That’s when the area must be ready for a major construction industry trade show, Conexpo-Con/Agg, to ...

Development of skill-based games is altering casinos’ strategies

A player tries out the skill-based Guitar Warrior slot game at the Next Gaming booth during the Global Gaming Expo on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Sands Expo Center. The machine plays a predetermined wager every time a user hits a correct note.

The casino industry has made a conscious decision to mesh better with another type of gaming — the kind normally found closer to a coffee table than a table game. Exactly how well the industry’s skill-based gamble will pay off remains to be seen ...

Stockton University has sunk nearly $8 million in Showboat Casino

This photo taken Friday, April 24, 2015, shows the former Showboat and Trump Taj Mahal casinos in Atlantic City, N.J.

Records show Stockton University has spent nearly $8 million on the now-closed Showboat Casino since the school purchased the Atlantic City property last December. The Press of Atlantic City reports Stockton will be approximately $2 million short of its $26 million investment in the bankrupt casino if ...

Daily fantasy sports and cheating allegations, a quick Q&A

In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, photo, an employee in the software development department of DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports company, walks past screens displaying the company's online system stats in Boston.

Cheating allegations rocked the daily fantasy sports industry this week and as scrutiny mounts, a largely self-aimed spotlight has grown blindingly bright on ...

Bankrupt Caesars division amends restructuring plan, seeks to extend exclusivity period

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

Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s main operating division has adjusted the way it intends to emerge from bankruptcy and wants to prolong its period of exclusive control over its restructuring plan by four months. The division ...