Gaming

Nevada delegation warily eyes latest push to ban online gaming

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., walk together as Graham and other senators head to the floor at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2013.

The Nevada delegation doesn't agree with the latest effort by a pair of Republicans to roll back online gaming to the days when it was totally illegal. But they won't dismiss...

Las Vegas slot maker IGT to cut 350 jobs, save $80 million

A man plays an "Avatar"-themed video slot machine by International Game Technology (IGT) during the G2E convention at the Sands Expo Center Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013.

Slot machine maker International Game Technology said Tuesday it will eliminate 7 percent of its jobs, or about 350 positions, in response to...

Firm cuts US online gambling estimate 30 percent

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

Morgan Stanley lowered its estimate of the U.S. Internet gambling market on Tuesday to $3.5 billion by 2017, down from a previous forecast of $5 billion. The Wall Street firm cited...

Unions gearing up for casino strike vote

Members of the Culinary and Bartenders unions are set to vote later this week on whether to authorize a strike. The vote is set for...

Allegations of racehorse abuse being investigated

Trainer Steve Asmussen, right, leads Kentucky Derby hopeful Quintons Gold Rush and exercise rider Scott Blasi off the track after a morning workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., April 28, 2004.

Racing Hall of Fame-nominated trainer Steve Asmussen and his top assistant are being investigated by thoroughbred racing regulators in New York and Kentucky after an animal rights group alleged they mistreated horses. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals provided video evidence from ...

Can South Korea become the next Vegas or Macau?

Dice roll across the craps table during the opening of the Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Sunday, October 27, 2013.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101505770

Clark County considers additional curbs for thriving slot parlors

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

When Clark County commissioners set new regulations meant to rein in the rapidly growing slot parlor industry in 2011, they neglected to draw up specific definitions on ...

Caesars, Lippo to open casino resort in South Korea

A signboard for a casino is set at its planned site in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.

South Korea said a consortium of Las Vegas-based Caesars Entertainment and Indonesia's Lippo conglomerate has received a preliminary license to build a casino-resort near the country's largest airport, stepping up competition among Asian countries to...

Union workers considering strike at nearly all downtown casinos

Culinary Workers Union Local 226 members make their voices heard outside the downtown casinos on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.

Las Vegas hotel workers are weighing whether to authorize their leaders to call a strike at nearly all downtown casinos and several...

Family, friends say goodbye to a Las Vegas legend

Pallbearers carry the casket of John Davis "Jackie" Gaughan into St. Viator Catholic Church for a memorial mass in Las Vegas on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2014.

Long before most of the guests at the funeral of Jackie Gaughan began streaming into St. Viator Catholic Church, Gaughan’s Irish heritage played out in the church parking lot. There, a solitary musician tuned his bagpipes. The sound carried over the church’s asphalt expanse as a fitting tribute to ...

Las Vegas has everything, except NCAA Tournament games

The Fresno State mascot performs during their Mountain West Conference tournament game against New Mexico Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Thomas & Mack Center. New Mexico won 93-77.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/sports/ncaabasketball/las-vegas-has-everything-except-ncaa-tournament-games.html

M Resort's Marnell named to Nevada Athletic Commission

Gov. Brian Sandoval has named Las Vegas gaming executive Anthony Marnell III to the state Athletic Commission that regulates boxing and other unarmed combat events.

Station Casinos ends year strong but still loses $104 million in 2013

The Green Valley Ranch resort in Henderson.

Station Casinos, a Las Vegas-based operator of 15 locals casinos in Southern Nevada, reported its fourth-quarter and year-end earnings today.

Why is the Cotai vision a boon for Las Vegas Sands?

Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson testifies on the witness stand at the Regional Justice Center Thursday, April 4, 2013. Former consultant Richard Suen is suing the Las Vegas Sands saying he is owed millions of dollars in an agreement in which he helped Sands secure its gaming license in Macau a decade ago.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2014/03/12/why-is-the-cotai-vision-a-boon-for-las-vegas-sands/

New Macau casinos have luck of the draw in second expansion phase

A rendering of Galaxy Macau after its Phase 2 expansion is complete.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/12/us-macau-expansion-idUSBREA2B09D20140312