Gaming

New app brings cryptocurrency assets to gaming floor

An advertisement of Bitcoin, one of the cryptocurrencies, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong, on Nov. 18, 2021.

A new product rolling out within the next year will utilize blockchain technology to provide casino patrons worldwide with casino chip access on the gaming floor, directly from their cryptocurrency or digital ...

27 November 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

ESPN Bet, a rebranded sports gambling app from Penn Entertainment, is here

The ESPN logo is seen, Sept. 16, 2013, prior to an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cincinnati.

ESPN Bet, a sports-gambling service rebranded with the name of the Disney-owned sports channel, launched Tuesday in 17 U.S. states. Penn Entertainment, which owns the service, signed a $1.5 billion deal with ...

14 November 2023
Associated Press

Silver Sevens casino to be remodeled, rebranded as the Continental

The neon sign at Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino is shown in this, July 1, 2013, file photo.

The Silver Sevens, just east of the Las Vegas Strip, will undergo major renovations and ultimately be rebranded as the Continental, the casino’s operator announced today. The Continental will ...

9 November 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

Culinary, MGM agree on new 5-year deal to avoid Strip strike

Jennifer Black, a guest room attendant at the Flamingo, speaks during a break in contract negotiations between the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, and Caesars Entertainment at the Horseshoe Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer for the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, listens at left.

Culinary Union Local 226 has agreed to a tentative five-year contract for hospitality workers at MGM Resorts International properties in Las Vegas, union officials said this morning.

9 November 2023
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 11

Mississippi quarterback Jaxson Dart (2) releases a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas A&M in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.

Week 11 has a real chance to create some disruption. ...

8 November 2023
By Case Keefer

Durango Resort opening pushed back to Dec. 5

A view of Durango Resort during the official lighting of marquee at Durango Drive and I-215 Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.

The opening of Durango Resort has been pushed back more than two weeks to ensure a “first-class opening of the property,” operator Station Casinos announced today. Station’s latest entry into the locals casino market had been set to open Nov. 20. The new grand opening is scheduled for Dec. 5. People who had booked hotel stays at the new resort ...

7 November 2023
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 9 card

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) runs with the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.

Week 9 marks the official midway point of the season, and it sure looks like the NFL has a celebration in store. ..

4 November 2023
By Case Keefer

Tens of thousands of Las Vegas Strip hotel workers at 18 casinos could on go strike this month

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, react as members and leadership are arrested after blocking traffic in a Culinary Union civil disobedience protest on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. The union is currently in contract negotiations with the casinos.

Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hotel workers set a deadline Thursday for a sweeping strike, threatening major disruptions to the city's economic backbone that could coincide with the Strip's inaugural Formula 1 races later ...

2 November 2023
By Grace Da Rocha

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 9 winners against the spread

Two women from Kansas City take pictures of a ship that docked in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. The Miami Dolphins are set to play the Kansas City Chiefs in an NFL game in Frankfurt on Sunday Nov. 5. The ship was chartered by the chiefs.

The Chiefs and Dolphins are currently the top two seeds in the AFC playoff picture, respectively, and top two choices to reach the Super Bowl out of the conference at +230 (i.e. risking $100 to win $230) and 4-to-1, respectively, at Circa Sports. ..

2 November 2023
By Case Keefer

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 10

LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers (8) celebrates his touchdown reception with teammates in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Army in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. LSU won 62-0.

Georgia is currently set to be less than 17-point favorites in each of their next three games — hosting Missouri this week, Ole Miss next week and at Tennessee in two weeks. Carrying three point spreads that low in successive weeks hasn’t happened. ...

1 November 2023
By Case Keefer

Circus Circus getting a makeover with a nod to its 'glory days'

Exterior of Circus Circus Hotel and Casino located on the Las Vegas strip. The historic building recently reimagined its signature tent-inspired roof and revitalized its vivid and majestic coloring. Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023.

Major renovations are underway at Circus Circus, and they can be summed up with one word: revitalization. The more than 50-year-old Las Vegas hotel and casino is known ...

30 October 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 8 card

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, right, questions a first down call for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif.

A tough loss in the Rams' game put a damper on an otherwise outstanding Week 7 for the column. Sunday Sweats hit all but a pair of props among bets placed last week but a lookahead-line wager. ...

28 October 2023
By Case Keefer

Busy Celtics and Bucks drive NBA betting action, but champion Nuggets getting heavy action

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, right, talks with guard Jrue Holiday during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Boston.

The offseason moves by the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks got the attention of the NBA world and those who bet on the sport, which opened its season Tuesday night. Boston is the ...

25 October 2023
By Mark Anderson, Associated Press

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 9

James Madison wide receiver Elijah Sarratt (13) motions after a first down during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Marshall in Huntington, W.Va., Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

The NCAA’s two-year postseason ban on programs as they transition up to Football Bowl Subdivision is completely unjust. ...

25 October 2023
By Case Keefer

Sunday Sweats: Seven bets to add to your NFL Week 7 card

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) walks off the field after losing 20-14 to the New York Jets in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in East Rutherford NJ.

Sports betting requires evolving, so let’s do that by moving forward and still looking for edges to build on a profitable season so far. ...

21 October 2023
By Case Keefer
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