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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 ...

13 March 2023

By Katie Ann McCarver

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 ...

9 March 2023

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

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 ...

15 February 2023

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

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 ...

13 February 2023

By Mark Anderson, Associated Press

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 ...

7 February 2023

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

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 ...

6 February 2023

By Ray Brewer

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 ...

27 January 2023

By Aarón Torres, The Dallas Morning News (TNS)

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 ...

11 January 2023

By Casey Harrison

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.

8 January 2023

By Ray Brewer

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 ...

30 December 2022

Associated Press

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 ...

30 December 2022

By Bryan Horwath

November goes down as another $1 billion month for Nevada casinos

Gamblers play Buffalo Link at Red Rock Casino Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

For the 21st consecutive month, Nevada casinos in November collected more than $1 billion from gamblers, according to a report. Casinos with nonrestricted gaming licenses ...

29 December 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas casino project gets $2.2 billion construction loan

The long dormant Fontainebleau building is shown during a ceremony to mark the commencement of development of the property at the north end of the Strip Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

Developers of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas announced today they have secured a $2.2 billion loan to keep construction of the north Strip resort rolling and the opening on track for ...

23 December 2022

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Hard Rock says it will do away with Mirage volcano with rebranding

The Mirage volcano erupts on the night of the casino's reopening, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.

Hard Rock International will do away with the Mirage volcano once construction begins to renovate and rebrand the property, the company’s CEO said. “While we’re very respectful of the legacy of the volcano, we recognize that that is part of the Mirage of the past,” Hard Rock CEO Jim Allen during a ...

16 December 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Venetian employees get $1,500 bonuses through appreciation program

An exterior view of the Venetian in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

The owner of the Venetian today announced $1,500 payments to every full-time employee at the resort. Part of what Apollo Global Management, owner of the ...