Gaming

IGT reports quarterly earnings of $79.2 million

"Back to the Future" video slot machines by IGT are crowned by a circular run of train tracks with a model locomotive pushing a DeLorean time machine during the G2E convention at the Sands Expo Center Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.

Las Vegas-based IGT, the leading manufacturer of slot machines and casino game management systems, reported its first-quarter earnings Thursday.

Gaming commissioner: Cantor's record fine sets mark as warning

The Cantor Sports Book at Silverton held its grand opening Nov. 29, 2012. The 2,000 square-foot sports book features a 2.35 million LED pixel video screen that can show four sporting events at once.

The state treasury got a little richer today, but only because the state's reputation as a gaming regulator took a big hit.

Wynn makes pitch for $1.2 billion casino outside Boston

This artist's rendering released Wednesday, March 27, 2013, by Wynn Resorts shows a proposed resort casino on the banks of the Mystic River in Everett, Mass.

Two companies competing for a coveted license to operate the only casino in greater Boston have delivered high-powered presentations to the state gambling commission, with each promising to be the superior choice.

Legislative panel mulls how to protect Nevada's online gaming interests

Assemblyman William Horne delivers a statement about a bipartisan effort to pass a law legalizing online gaming in 30 days or less Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 during the 2013 legislative session in Carson City.

A legislative committee charged with studying the impact of technology on the gaming industry may consider what, if anything, the state can do to protect licensed online poker sites from competition from illegal offshore casinos.

Nevada gaming regulators work with Olympic Committee to thwart cheating

Olympic rings for the 2014 Winter Olympics are installed in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, late Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012.

The state Gaming Control Board has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee to exchange information to try to detect manipulations in competitions in the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

2 downtown hotel-casinos to start accepting Bitcoin for rooms but not gambling

The Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas on Monday, July 9, 2012.

Las Vegas is getting one more novelty. Starting this week, patrons will be able to use the online currency Bitcoin to pay for rooms, food and drinks at two downtown casinos.

Borgata ends New Jersey poker tournament tainted by fake chips

In this June 26, 2013, photo, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is seen in Atlantic City, N.J., with the nearby Water Club reflected in its gold glass facade.

Saying they have confirmed that one or more people used "a significant number of counterfeit chips" at an Atlantic City poker tournament, state casino regulators on Saturday canceled the tainted match.

Penn National kicks off $360M casino project near San Diego

Penn National Gaming has started construction on a $360 million Indian casino in Southern California. The development, called the Hollywood Casino Jamul, is expected to open in 2015.

Cantor to pay $5.5 million to settle illegal sports-betting complaint

A view of Tropicana's sports book. It is operated by CG Technology.

The sports book management company accused of lax supervision of its employees in connection with an illegal bookmaking operation would be fined a record $5.5 million under a proposed settlement.

Bally agrees to pay $125,000 fine for failing to register workers

Bally Gaming Inc. has agreed to pay a $125,000 fine for failing to register at least 28 workers with the state Gaming Control Board.

Victim of casino glut, NJ’s Atlantic Club closes

In this Feb. 14, 2013, file photo, the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel is seen in Atlantic City, N.J. On Jan. 12, 2014, customers and employees spent a final few hours at the casino, which closed after midnight.

New Jersey's Atlantic Club Casino Hotel shut down early Monday morning, the victim of a glut of casinos in the northeastern U.S.

Follow New Jersey’s lead

If Nevada is going to be the dominant state for Internet gambling, it’s going to have to make some tough decisions about where it should go from here.

Nevada's biggest casinos lose $1.3 billion in 2013

A view of the Las Vegas Strip taken from a helicopter May 21, 2012.

Nevada’s major casinos reported a net loss of $1.35 billion in 2013, the fifth straight year of losses. The state Gaming Control Board released its Nevada Gaming Abstract today, detailing figures from the industry.

Cantor says it's reached settlement with Gaming Control Board on 18-count complaint

Lee Amaitis, CEO of Cantor Gaming, is shown in the remodeled race and sports book in the Venetian on Nov. 1, 2011.

CG Technology says it has reached a tentative settlement with the Nevada Gaming Control Board over allegations the company, formerly known as Cantor Gaming, was lax in its oversight of employees and kept inadequate records.

Iconic New York-New York marquee headed for Neon Boneyard

The marquee on the Las Vegas Strip entrance to New York-New York will be retired to the Neon Museum, Jan. 6, 2014.

Electric sign workers on Tuesday will dismantle New York-New York’s iconic neon marquee to make way for a new facade, part of a $100 million project to freshen up the walkway.