Gaming

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 ...

Ex-dealer’s guilty plea reset in Bellagio cheating case

A judge postponed until Tuesday an ex-dealer's guilty plea in an agreement that will have him testify against three co-defendants accused of cheating a Las Vegas Strip casino out of more than at $1 million in craps bets. Former Bellagio dealer ...

Competitive video gaming could be next step for bettors in Nevada

In this May 11, 2014, photo, fans watch the opening ceremony of the "League of Legends" season four World Championship Final between South Korea and China's Royal Club in Paris. Around the world, fans gather en masse to watch video game players compete in high-stakes tournaments. Fans also bet on the outcomes.

In Nevada, gamblers can wager on a wide range of sporting events: football, boxing, horse racing and, as of earlier this year, the Olympics, to name a few. What if video games were added to that list someday? E-sports has already ...

Analysis: Daily fantasy issues prove gaming executives’ concerns warranted

The Downtown Grand has made property improvements including their Sports Book along with a new CEO on Wednesday, September 23, 2015.

A daily fantasy sports scandal widely regarded as potential insider trading has shocked the national sports scene into a discourse over customer safety and fairness in the fledgling industry ...

Bail set for ex-dealer, co-defendant in Bellagio craps cheating case

The Bellagio Fountains on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Bellagio.

An ex-casino dealer and a co-defendant each pleaded not guilty Tuesday to scamming a Las Vegas Strip casino out of more than $1 million with phantom craps bets over ...

Look to the future: Games on display at G2E show transition to skill-based products

A camera captures the location of a player's hand and copies it into a bonus round of a Simpsons slot machine at the Scientific Games booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Sands Expo Center Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015.

Set against the backdrop of Nevada’s recent moves to regulate the development of skill-based slot machines, the conference’s showroom provided a window into ...

Competitive video gaming meets gambling at Global Gaming Expo

Rahul Sood, CEO and Co-Founder of Unikrn, a Seattle, WA based gaming and entertainment Company focused on eSports, gives a keynote address during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in the Sands Expo Center Thursday Oct. 1, 2015.

An entrepreneur who runs a company that allows people to bet on video games told a casino industry audience today that he has seen firsthand its problem with attracting young gamblers. Rahul Sood, chief executive of ...

2 dealers, 2 friends indicted in Bellagio cheating case

An exterior view of the Bellagio, June 6, 2013.

Two former casino dealers and two friends are being accused of siphoning more than $1 million off craps tables over two years by quietly paying phantom bets at a posh ...

PokerStars, Full Tilt get OK for New Jersey online gambling

A computer screen in Atlantic City on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, displays the homepage of PokerStars.com.

Gambling regulators on Wednesday took a big step toward growing the nascent online betting industry by approving the world's largest poker website to offer ...

New Caesars CEO ‘shocked’ gaming industry doesn’t do more to lure Millennials

Mark Frissora, CEO and president of Caesars Entertainment, takes part in a CEO round table at the Global Gaming Expo on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Sands Expo Center.

New Caesars Entertainment Corp. CEO Mark Frissora, in his most high-profile appearance since taking the helm of the casino giant, said today that casinos can do more to spur technological advancements that attract younger customers. Frissora’s comments ...

Nevada gambling revenue down 1 percent in August

Gamblers play roulette at the Eastside Cannery on Boulder Highway in this file photo.

Nevada gambling revenue in August dropped a little more than 1 percent from a year earlier, pulled down by an ongoing slide in baccarat play linked to a wavering economy in China. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said Wednesday that ...

Outside gaming expo, table-game dealers push for smoke-free casinos

Opponents of smoking in casinos protest outside the Global Gaming Expo on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Sands Expo and Convention Center.

Las Vegas dealers who picketed Tuesday morning outside the Global Gaming Expo say they can handle the occasional drunken customer or angry gambler losing bets. But there’s another ...

DraftKings CEO says less than 15 percent of his customers place sports bets

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.

The relationship between regulated sports wagering and the booming daily fantasy sports industry, a widely debated subject, was explored but by no means settled at ...

Illegal gambling threatens casinos, association leader says

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.

The persistence of illegal gambling in the United States is a major threat to the casino industry that must be addressed, the head of a major casino lobbying group said today. Geoff Freeman, president of the American Gaming Association ...

Beyond latest products, what to expect from this year’s Global Gaming Expo

People try out Bejeweled True 3D slot machines in the GTECH booth during the final day of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Sands Expo Center Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014.

The Global Gaming Expo, an annual gathering that brings together professionals from across the industry, starts today at the Sands Expo Center. As always, expect the conference — also known as G2E — to highlight the newest games ...