Gaming

Gaming association recommends age restrictions for sports betting marketing

A sign bearing an advertisement for Caesars Entertainment's sports betting operation sits near a sports betting terminal in the sports betting lounge at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

The American Gaming Association on Tuesday announced updates to its guidelines for sports betting marketing, calling the changes — including enhanced protections and restrictions based on age — “the most significant to the Code since its inception.”

NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's games

Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Julian Strawther (0) takes a three point shot during the second half of a Sweet Sixteen NCAA Tournament basketball game at T-Mobile Arena Thursday, March 23, 2023.

The margins are so slim in sports betting, especially in an event as massive as the NCAA Tournament where the markets are highly efficient. ...

New Jersey casino, sports revenue was up 10.4% in February

Gamblers are silhouetted against the light from slot machines on Aug. 8,2022, at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J.

New Jersey's casinos, horse tracks that take sports bets and the online partners of both types of gambling saw their revenue increase by 10.4% in February. But what the industry considers to be its core ...

MGM to renovate, rename Water Club hotel in Atlantic City

The Borgata casino, left, and its stand-alone non-gambling hotel, the Water Club, right, are shown on Oct. 1, 2020, in Atlantic City. N.J.

The owners of Atlantic City's top-performing casino are renovating and renaming its stand-alone non-casino hotel. MGM Resorts International said Tuesday it is spending $55 million to renovate and rename ...

Nevada congresswoman makes educating colleagues about gaming a priority

Congresswoman Dina Titus, D-Nev., responds to a question during an editorial board meeting at the Las Vegas Sun office in Henderson Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

As co-chair of the Congressional Gaming Caucus, U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., aims to educate legislators across the country on the economic benefits of ...

Dealers with cancer beg for Atlantic City casino smoking ban

This Feb. 10, 2022, photo shows a gambler smoking while playing a slot machine at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City N.J.

Tammy Brady began her career as an Atlantic City casino dealer at the age of 18. Now 55, she has stage 2 breast cancer. “While I'm not sure we will ever know the exact cause of ...

U.S. casinos top $60B in revenue in 2022, their best year ever

Gamblers are silhouetted against the light from slot machines on Aug. 8,2022, at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J.

Commercial casinos in the United States won more than $60 billion from gamblers in 2022, the best year in the industry's history. Figures released Wednesday by the ...

Rally by Mahomes, Chiefs fuels comeback for sportsbooks

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) leaves the field with his wife, Brittany, after the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. The Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35.

When Patrick Mahomes rallied the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl victory, he also led a comeback for the sportsbooks. Kansas City's 38-35 win over Philadelphia on Sunday night meant the books were ...

Super Bowl gambling surging as states legalize it? You bet

A sports book clerk counts money at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.

As legal sports gambling proliferates, the number of Americans betting on the Super Bowl and the total amount they’re wagering is surging — although most of the action is ...

Super Bowl Sunday springs of memories for dean of sports betting

In this Feb. 3, 2019, file photo, prop bets for Super Bowl LIII are on display before the start of the game at the Westgate Superbook sports book in Las Vegas.

Jay Kornegay, the vice president of SuperBook Sports, sat down to reminisce with the Sun on a busy afternoon last week at the Westgate in preparation for booking Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. We talked about ...

Las Vegas Sands making Texas-size push for gaming in Lone Star State

Miriam Adelson, the widow of Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO and Republican mega donor Sheldon Adelson, donated $1 million to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last year. Las Vegas Sands and its associated political action committees and entities gave $3.1 million in campaign donations in 2022 to candidates in Texas, where a renewed push is on to expand gambling this legislative session.

Casino and resort giant Las Vegas Sands has hired dozens of lobbyists and contributed millions of dollars to dozens of Texas lawmakers and legislative groups ahead of a renewed push to expand gambling ...

Former Zuffa executive appointed as Nevada gaming board head

An attorney with decades of experience in the realms of gaming and sports was appointed by Gov. Joe Lombardo to lead the Nevada Gaming Control Board ...

UNLV gaming institute’s new executive director, ‘a pure genius,’ draws rave reviews

Brett Abarbanel, the UNLV International Gaming Institute's (IGI) longtime research director, has transitioned the executive director role as of Jan. 1, 2023.

On Jan. 1, Brett Abarbanel, the group’s longtime research director, transitioned into the role of executive director, replacing Bo Bernhard, who is now the university’s vice president of economic development.

MGM Resorts sells land that was site of Las Vegas massacre

This 2014 file photo shows MGM Resorts International's Vegas Village festival site on the Las Vegas Strip.

MGM Resorts International has closed on the sale of land on the Las Vegas Strip that was the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the company announced ...

Former Colorado rodeo clown wins $500,000 at Las Vegas Strip casino

Jeff Reeves of Cortez Colorado, and winner of the first Mega Jackpot on Three Card Poker at the Horseshoe Las Vegas, sits down for a portrait at the Las Vegas Sun Studio Friday Dec. 30, 2022.

After hitting a nearly $500,000 Three Card Poker jackpot on the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday, Jeff Reeves knew just how to celebrate. “I went to the valet, got in my vehicle and drove to ...