Gaming

Company with Romo ties sues NFL over canceled fantasy event

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo smiles as he walks off the field during an NFL-organized team activity Wednesday, July 21, 2015, in Irving, Texas.

A company partly owned by Tony Romo is suing the NFL over a canceled fantasy football event that was to involve the Dallas quarterback and other star players in ...

21 July 2015
By Schuyler Dixon, Associated Press

CEO wants to bring downtown out of the ’70s

Jim Simms, who recently became CEO of Downtown Grand, has plans to generate awareness about the resort’s offerings.

Jim Simms remembers the moment, about 16 years ago, when he was a newly hired casino marketing official at Paris Las Vegas. He was walking along Le Boulevard at the then-new hotel, just past ...

20 July 2015
By John Katsilometes

MGM Resorts tells drought panel it's saved 2 billion gallons

Couples watch the show at Bellagio Fountains on Monday, March 16, 2015, on the Las Vegas Strip.

Sin City may look like a lush water-waster as the state endures its fourth year of a severe drought but casino-resorts say its fountains and greenery are well-crafted illusions ...

17 July 2015
By Kimberly Pierceall, Associated Press

Amid struggles, SLS reaffirms its efforts to attract locals

Scott Kreeger is the president and COO of SLS Las Vegas.

SLS Las Vegas is by no means a neighborhood casino: It’s located on the Strip, which many locals avoid, and a lot of its chic restaurant and nightlife options feel like they’d fit in at other upscale, tourist-focused resorts. Yet the financially struggling SLS still wants local residents to ...

17 July 2015
By J.D. Morris

Judge keeps exhibit sealed in Las Vegas Sands case

In this May 4, 2015, file photo, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson testifies in court in Las Vegas. Adelson has pulled out of a deal to build a $1.9 billion stadium for the Oakland Raiders in Las Vegas.

A Nevada judge on Thursday denied an attempt to unseal a private investigator's report in a wrongful termination case against casino company Las Vegas Sands Corp., Sands China Ltd. and the companies' chairman Sheldon Adelson. The ruling came after ...

16 July 2015
By Kimberly Pierceall, Associated Press

MGM sends ripples across Strip with 5,000-seat theater at Monte Carlo; shuffling of BMG, Jabbawockeez

MGM Resorts International on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, announced plans for an approximately 5,000-seat theater at the Monte Carlo. The theater is expected to open in late 2016.

MGM Resorts International has given its 20,000-seat Las Vegas Arena a little buddy. Announced today in a series of moves previously reported is a new theater planned for the Monte Carlo. This entertainment hub is ...

15 July 2015
By John Katsilometes

Moody’s sees brighter outlook for U.S. gaming industry

A view of casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, Sept. 16, 2011.

Moody’s Investors Service is feeling much better about the financial future of gaming than it did around the same time last year. The credit rating agency has upgraded the outlook from ...

14 July 2015
By J.D. Morris

Culinary Union targets bank’s ownership stake in Station Casinos

The Culinary Union protests in front of Palace Station in an ongoing attempt to unionize employees at the Station Casinos properties, Friday, July 10, 2015.

The Culinary Union’s latest attempt to exert pressure on Station Casinos seeks to bring a complex international finance scandal before ...

13 July 2015
By J.D. Morris

Boston says Wynn Resorts reps knew of mob ties to land

In this Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, photo, Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts, delivers the keynote address at Colliers International Annual Seminar at the Boston Convention Center in Boston. Wynn delivered the keynote speech Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at a Las Vegas conference for printing technology company Electronics for Imaging.

Recently discovered interviews with at least five people suggest Wynn Resorts knew a mob associate with felony convictions would profit from his stake in the waterfront land where ...

13 July 2015
By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Sports wagering evolving locally, across the nation

Bettors stand in line to make wagers during the NCAA basketball tournament. A new law allows business entities to bet on sports, as well.

Change is coming to Nevada sports books. At the state level, lawmakers recently approved a bill that allows groups of people to place wagers as a single entity. Meanwhile, the industry is preparing for an even bigger transformation at the national level: the spread of ...

13 July 2015
By J.D. Morris

Despite slow start, SLS boss confident in future

Scott Kreeger, president and COO of SLS Las Vegas, said the resort has an 18-month to two-year period to “ramp up.”

Having worked as an executive at MGM Resorts International and Station Casinos, Scott Kreeger understands the Las Vegas market. He also knows about struggling resorts, having taken over SLS Las Vegas after leaving the now-closed Revel in ...

13 July 2015
By John Katsilometes

Don’t count them out yet: Slots remain important cog in Nevada’s gaming industry

Slot machines at the Eldorado Casino in downtown Henderson on Friday, June 22, 2012.

Slot revenue dropped sharply in 2008 and 2009, much like the rest of the state’s gambling business, and still remains far below its peak from before the economic downturn. After a few years of more stable performance, however ...

10 July 2015
By J.D. Morris

Contrite thief returns Blarney Stone to downtown casino

The exterior of the D Las Vegas hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013.

What was originally thought to be a heist of a good luck charm at The D has turned out to be little more than a drunken mistake. The hotel's Blarney Stone, a piece of rock originally from ...

9 July 2015
By Moira Johnston,
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Owner of Railroad Pass casino moves one step closer to gaming license

Henderson commercial real estate broker Joe DeSimone, shown Thursday, April 16, 2015, has taken charge of Railroad Pass. Changes at the historic property are already taking place.

The local real estate professional who bought the historic Railroad Pass casino received gaming regulators’ initial approval to run the property today ...

8 July 2015
By J.D. Morris

State board approves merger that will give Golden Gaming control of Maryland casino

Blake Sartini hasn’t stopped growing his Golden Gaming LLC, which operates PT’s and Sierra Gold taverns in Nevada.

Golden Gaming, the company behind the PT’s tavern empire, took a big step forward today in its plans to expand beyond Nevada ...

8 July 2015
By J.D. Morris
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