Gaming

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 ...

6 December 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Collector of casino artifacts has stockpile worthy of another Hall of Fame

Collector Steve Cutler poses with rare casino chips at his home Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.

Steven Cutler points to one of the seemingly countless artifacts from Las Vegas’ colorful past adorning the walls of his home office and starts telling a story. His collection of 500,000 pieces — his rough estimate — is a walking history of ...

3 December 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas-based company Light & Wonder continues as a leader in slot machines

Matt Wilson, president and CEO of Light & Wonder, says the company’s financial profile has rebounded from “the buzzsaw that was the pandemic. … The next great idea that a game designer has, we have the capacity to go all in on that.

The past year has been one of change for Light & Wonder, which employs about 1,300 people at its headquarters in Las Vegas and about 6,000 worldwide. The company switched its name to Light & Wonder, a change necessitated by the sale of its sports betting...

25 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Local resident wins $466,000 at Las Vegas Strip casino

An exterior view of the neon sign at the Flamingo, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. WADE VANDERVORT

A Las Vegas Valley man hit a $466,000 royal flush Sunday while playing Mississippi Stud at the Flamingo, according to ...

21 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Whether Calif. ever embraces sports betting, Las Vegas sportsbooks should retain pull

The SuperBook at the Westgate in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Miranda Alam/Special to the Weekly

Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook oddsmaker Jay Kornegay believes his sportsbook will someday have a presence in California. It just won’t be anytime soon, thanks in part to a recent decision by voters in California against legal sports betting. A pair of sports betting ballot measures ...

16 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Gambling group estimates U.S. will bet $1.8B on World Cup

People make sports bets at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 6, 2022.

Americans will bet $1.8 billion on the World Cup this year, the first to be held while legal sports betting is widespread in the U.S., according to the casino industry's national trade group. About ...

15 November 2022
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Nevada gaming board head says he's stepping down

The chairman and executive director of Nevada's Gaming Control Board will leave the organization at the end of the month. J. Brin Gibson, who was appointed to the board in late 2020, will be replaced ...

14 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Local hits nearly $621,000 jackpot in North Las Vegas

The exterior of the Cannery offers a view the casino's entrance, as well as a glimpse of the hotel's classic blue-collar theme.

A Las Vegas Valley local hit a slot machine jackpot worth nearly $621,000 on Thursday, according to a news release. The gambler, who chose to remain anonymous, hit the ...

11 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath
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