Gaming

New Las Vegas Strip arena to cost $350 million

AEG and MGM Resorts International have ironed out the details of a deal to build a $350 million arena behind the Monte Carlo and New York-New York resorts. The 20,000-seat arena will stretch from Las Vegas Boulevard to Frank Sinatra Drive.

18 June 2013
By Ed Komenda

Commissioners to discuss plans for new Strip casinos this week

Malaysia-based Genting Group purchased the Echelon site in March and plans to revive the space with a multibillion-dollar resort. A rendering of the property is pictured.

Clark County commissioners will weigh in on a pair of hot topics – University Medical Center and officer-involved shootings – at their regular meeting at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Clark County Government Center.

17 June 2013
By Conor Shine

On list of highest-paid executives in Vegas, gaming industry reclaims top spot

Las Vegas Sands executive Rob Goldstein and Mario Batali at Emeril Lagasse's annual Carnival du Vin at the Palazzo.

After a unique year that saw a pharmaceutical company CEO top the list of the highest-earning executives in Las Vegas, a gaming executive reclaimed the No. 1 spot for 2012.

17 June 2013
By Paul Delos Santos

Las Vegas race to be renamed the Boyd Gaming 300

The 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 won by Sam Hornish Jr. at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 9, 2013.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race will soon have a new name: the Boyd Gaming 300. Previously named the Sam’s Town 300 — a tribute to a Boyd Gaming property — the race has been sponsored by the gaming powerhouse since 1997 and will carry the new name beginning in 2014, the Speedway announced this week.

14 June 2013
By Ed Komenda

Are 'entertainment fees' and 'resort fees' just a way for hotels to jack up their rates?

An exterior view of the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

Golden Nugget officials say there’s a valid reason behind their decision to add a $5 nightly fee to customers' bills. The casino-resort is calling the charge a "Fremont Street Experience fee." Vice President of Marketing Amy Chasey said it is necessary to offset growing operational costs. But others in the industry say calling the charge an entertainment fee is disingenuous.

14 June 2013
By Ed Komenda

The Fremont Street Experience no longer free at the Golden Nugget

An exterior view of the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

The Golden Nugget, an anchor of downtown Las Vegas, plans to start July 1 charging hotel guests $5 a night for the Fremont Street Experience. “It’s not a resort fee,” said Tiffany Hauck, the Golden Nugget’s public relations manger.

12 June 2013
By Ed Komenda

Caesars Interactive takes over World Series of Poker mobile app

Caesars Interactive Entertainment Inc. has acquired the rights and ownership of the popular World Series of Poker mobile application.

11 June 2013
By Ed Komenda

A Las Vegas mystery: What's up with all the shoe prints in casino garages?

Take a walk through the parking garage of Caesars Palace and look up — you’ll find a surprise: thousands of mysterious shoe prints left by passers-by hoping to leave their mark on the property. There doesn’t seem to be an answer for how the this bizarre copycat phenomenon started, but its presence among most Strip garages is undeniable.

Anyone who has parked in a casino garage has probably seen them: thousands of dirty shoe prints stamped onto garage ceilings and support beams. Almost all of the Strip properties display them. The prints come in all shapes and sizes and feature varying degrees of darkness. Some suggest the stamper used a bare foot. Almost all of the Strip properties display them.

11 June 2013
By Ed Komenda

Nevada casino revenue steady at $854 million in April

Gamblers play roulette at the Eastside Cannery on Boulder Highway in this file photo.

Nevada casino revenue dipped slightly in April but is holding strong for the first 10 months of the fiscal year.

10 June 2013
By Cy Ryan

California lawmakers in fight over tribal casino on Station Casinos-owned land

When California voters approved Las Vegas-style gambling in 1998, proponents said it would be limited to places already recognized as American Indian lands. But a rare ruling from the Obama administration and a deal approved by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown would allow one tribe to build a casino on a 300-acre property owned by Station Casinos in the Central Valley town of Madera. The prospect has divided Indian tribes and touched off an intense fight in the Capitol.

9 June 2013
By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times

Poker player's losing hand turns out to be a winner for everyone

For the second time since Caesars Entertainment rolled out a promotion that favors losing poker hands, a player at Planet Hollywood has triggered a six-figure jackpot.

6 June 2013
By Ed Komenda

Zombies in casinos: Game manufacturer to debut 'Walking Dead' slot machine

Zombies are lurching toward Las Vegas — and they’re seeking slot players. Australian-based gaming manufacturer Aristocrat has inked a licensing agreement with cable channel AMC to develop a slot machine based on the hit show “The Walking Dead.” The company plans to release the title in early fall to coincide with the show’s highly-anticipated fourth season.

6 June 2013
By Ed Komenda

The Monte Carlo gets a facelift to make room for MGM's park project

Construction crews demolish the European facade and fountain of the Monte Carlo's North Entrance on June 6, 2013.

Walk past the Monte Carlo’s northern plaza entrance, and you’ll notice a big change: its face is missing. Surrounded by a vinyl-covered chain-link fence, construction crews have started dismantling the Monte Carlo’s European facade and famed fountain. The work is part of the first phase of MGM Resorts International’s $100 million plan to tidy up the crowded walkway between the Monte Carlo and New York-New York.

6 June 2013
By Ed Komenda

Hooters license recommended for approval

An exterior view of the Hooters hotel-casino on Tropicana Avenue, east of Las Vegas Boulevard South Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended approval Wednesday for the final license for Larry Jean Woolf of Navegante Gaming, which manages Hooters.

5 June 2013
By Cy Ryan

MGM Resorts joins forces with Hyatt

An exterior view of the Bellagio Monday, March 11, 2013.

MGM Resorts International has been busy forming business partnerships with travel agencies.

5 June 2013
By Ed Komenda
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