Gaming

Internet poker revenues outgaining only bingo, Nevada regulators report

Ultimate Gaming began offering Internet gambling in Nevada in early 2013, but announced in November 2014 it planned to cease operations in Nevada.

Internet poker hasn’t proved so far to be the bonanza some had hoped for. The first monthly report on online poker gaming win showed it exceeded only bingo compared to other casino games, slot machines and …

2 April 2014
By Cy Ryan

Commissioner floats idea to rein in slot parlors: allow fewer slot machines

Cindy Clark plays a slot machine at Dotty's near Eastern and Serene in Henderson on Thursday, March 24, 2011.

Currently, a tavern or bar is allowed to have up to 15 machines under state law, so long as the revenue from gaming is “incidental” to the primary business of ...

1 April 2014
By Conor Shine

Macau reports strong 1st-quarter gambling revenue; Wynn, Las Vegas Sands win

A late-afternoon view of Venetian Macau from a Crown Towers suite

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1 April 2014
Forbes

Gaming regulators say Henderson casino was short of cash

The state Gaming Control Board has filed an eight-count complaint against a Henderson casino that failed to keep enough money on hand to pay off potential winnings by customers. The Klondike Sunset Casino was cited for...

31 March 2014
By Cy Ryan

Commissioners to take another shot at slot regulations

Clark County Commissioners prepare to make an appointment tduring a county commission meeting at the Clark County Government Center Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Clark County commissioners will continue wrestling with how available to make slot machines at bars, convenience stores and other locations in neighborhoods throughout the valley when they meet Tuesday. Commissioners will also vote to appoint a new member of …

30 March 2014
By Conor Shine

County commission to consider slot-gaming locations — again

Cindy Clark plays a slot machine at Dotty's near Eastern and Serene in Henderson on Thursday, March 24, 2011.

Clark County commissioners will continue wrestling with how available to make slot machines at bars, convenience stores and other locations in neighborhoods in valley when they meet Tuesday. Specifically, they'll discuss licensing of locations that have ...

30 March 2014
By Conor Shine

Behind the scenes, Rappaport was a star on the Strip

Mirage President Felix Rappaport

Most wouldn't know it, but Felix Rappaport is responsible for a host of changes at resorts that enhanced tourists' stay in town.

30 March 2014
By John Katsilometes

Has Sheldon Adelson found his Huckleberry?

Sheldon Adelson, chairman of the board and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., listens to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during the Republican Jewish Coalition Spring Leadership Meeting at the Venetian on Saturday, March 29, 2014.

Sheldon Adelson’s hard-nosed attack on online gambling seems to be snowballing. But could his efforts to persuade the government to outlaw all forms of Internet gambling really pay off?

30 March 2014
By Ed Komenda

Nevada gambling revenue falls 14 percent in February

State officials say Nevada gambling revenues tumbled 14 percent in February and took an even bigger dive on the Las Vegas Strip. The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Friday that...

28 March 2014
From staff and wire reports

Workers at some downtown Las Vegas casinos vote to allow strike

An exterior view of Binion's in Downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011.

Culinary Union Local 226 said its members at several downtown Las Vegas casinos have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if bargaining doesn't yield a new ...

27 March 2014
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Major GOP donor tests his influence in push to ban online gambling

Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson testifies on the witness stand at the Regional Justice Center Thursday, April 4, 2013.

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27 March 2014
The New York Times

Thousands of Las Vegas casino workers holding strike vote

Union members were voting Thursday whether to authorize a strike if ongoing bargaining doesn't yield a new contract with 10 downtown Las Vegas casinos, a bar and...

27 March 2014
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Events honor historic 1960 accord that ended segregation on Strip

Assemblyman Joseph Hogan and Dr. Sarann Knight Preddy celebrate as they participate in a Bridge of Peace Ceremony of Reconciliation and Healing at the Elks Lodge on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. It was a highlight during A Moulin Rouge Affair sponsored by the Harrison House.

As Nevadans are celebrating the state’s history and making giant cakes for the 150th Anniversary, the Harrison House, Nevada Black Historical Society and other organizations wanted to make sure the history of blacks in Nevada was ...

27 March 2014
By Tovin Lapan

Caesars to shutter Harrah’s casino in Mississippi, lay off up to 1,300 workers

The closing comes after years of relentless decline in gambling revenue in the Tunica area, brought on by increased competition and less spending because of ...

26 March 2014
By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

No poker exception in new legislation in Congress to ban online gaming

The online gaming bill introduced in Congress today seeks to roll back the 1961 Wire Act to the days before late 2011, when all transactions for online gaming were illegal. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, seems certain to spark political conflict, particularly in Nevada, where ...

26 March 2014
By Karoun Demirjian
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