Gaming

Station Casinos wins approval for Internet poker venture

The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday cleared Station Casinos to develop and operate its own Internet poker system after getting assurances there will be no money laundering or underage betting.

Travel expert appointed as new head of American Gaming Association

The American Gaming Association has appointed the former head of the U.S. Travel Association as its president and CEO. Geoff Freeman takes office July 1.

Institute is intellectual hub for global gaming industry

Bo Bernhard, executive director of UNLV’s International Gaming Institute, stands on campus at the Stan Fulton Building. Bernhard is a professor of sociology and hotel management who specializes in gambling.

Bo Bernhard, an assistant professor of sociology and hotel management at UNLV and the executive director of the school’s International Gaming Institute, is an expert in gaming, tourism and compulsive gambling.

New York woman hits $1.1 million jackpot at Flamingo

For two decades, a New Yorker named Rosemary has been on the hunt for the elusive jackpot, playing the slot machines at Flamingo Las Vegas in regular visits. At 1:08 a.m. on Friday, she finally found it.

Second downtown hotel in as many days stops taking reservations

Las Vegas Club in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

If you want a room at the Las Vegas Club next month, you’re out of luck. The downtown haunt is closing its more than 400 guest rooms. “Guest rooms at the property were only available for reservations on the weekends,” said Jonathan Jossel, director of Las Vegas properties for Tamares Real Estate, owner of the Las Vegas Club. “However, at this time, we will no longer be accepting any reservations for guest rooms.”

Add $5 a night to your bill: The Venetian and Palazzo up their resort fees

No, you can't rent jet skis to navigate the waters of the Venetian's Grand Canal.

The reign of the resort fee continues. This time it’s a change at the Venetian and Palazzo, where resort fees have been upped from $20 to $25 a night. But don’t fret: there’s a way out.

Nevada gaming revenue up 15.1 percent in February, as Las Vegas Strip sets record

Casino gaming revenue was up 15.1 percent in February compared to the same month last year, while the Las Vegas Strip posted a record win of $956.4 million, up 31.1 percent.

Superbook's Jeff Sherman makes mark as Las Vegas' Master of golf odds

Jeff Sherman, the assistant sports book manager for LVH, is seen in the LVH Superbook Tuesday, April 9, 2013.

Jeff Sherman thumbs through approximately 20 pages of college-ruled white notebook paper covered in black ink. The sheets are arranged with as much orderliness as the odds illuminated in red and green on the digital boards behind him in the world’s largest sports book. Six or seven columns run vertically while every horizontal line is filled with a name in the left margin.

NLV casino agrees to fine over Control Board complaint

A complaint has been filed by the state Gaming Control Board against the Lucky Club casino in North Las Vegas that it allowed an unregistered employee to work unlawfully in gaming activities for nearly a year.

Lawmakers asked to protect big casinos from slot arcades, sports betting kiosks

Nevada’s biggest gaming companies went to the Legislature on Wednesday to ask lawmakers to protect them from strip mall slot machine parlors and barroom sports betting kiosks.

Fertitta Interactive wants to include Breitling in ownership

The state Gaming Control Board conducted its monthly meeting today in Carson City.

Two members reappointed to Nevada Gaming Commission

Two members of the Nevada Gaming Commission have been reappointed to the five-member board that makes final decisions on gaming regulatory matters.

Antonio ‘The Magician’ Esfandiari ambassador for Ultimate Poker

Antonio Esfandiari plays in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker at the Rio in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 12, 2012.

The Magician has become ambassador. Antonio Esfandiari, a two-time World Poker Tour champion, has signed with Stations Casino-owned Ultimate Poker to promote its website as a brand ambassador, the company announced Tuesday.

Small Las Vegas gaming company reports record income

Calling 2012 a breakout year, Las Vegas-based Galaxy Gaming reported record net income and a rebound from last year’s fourth-quarter loss.

Affinity Gaming reports net income of $522,000 in 4th quarter - almost $4 million less than previous year

Affinity Gaming, which owns Terrible's and three casinos in Primm, saw its profits drop by almost $4 million from the end of 2011 to the end of 2012.