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Circa in downtown Las Vegas hiring for new positions

An exterior view of Circa before the casino opening in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020.

Circa is conducting a hiring event for new positions including security guards, lifeguards and ambassadors, the downtown Las Vegas resort announced today. The event will run from ...

5 things to know about 3 casinos that may be headed to NYC area

Empire City Casino, at the Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, N.Y., Nov. 11, 2014. State lawmakers are weighing whether to fast-track a move to allow three new casinos in the New York City area, as part of this year’s budget negotiations.

Whether New Yorkers are ready or not, casinos will soon be coming to the New York City area. Precisely how soon and how many remains to be determined. What we know ...

'March Madness' atmosphere lifts Vegas economy from pandemic

In this June 24, 2021, photo, visitors crowd the casino during the opening night of the Resorts World Las Vegas hotel-casino in Las Vegas.

Nevada casinos reported near-record March house winnings, while the airport in Las Vegas reported passenger traffic almost as heavy as pre-pandemic levels and tourism officials marked another ...

New sportsbook operator among changes at renewed Palms

A look at the new sports book and lounge at the Palms Resort & Casino, Monday April 25, 2022, during a media preview before their grand reopening.

One of the changes patrons will see at the just-reopened Palms near the Strip is at the sportsbook. William Hill is now the book operator at the resort, which was closed for just over two years and reopened ...

The Palms is back, a sign of Las Vegas' pandemic renewal

Las Vegan Mary Bowens, right, leads a line of people into the Palms as the doors open to the public during the Palms reopening Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians bought the property from Station Casinos in 2021.

When Mary Bowens showed up for the public opening of the Palms about 6 p.m. Wednesday, she was ready to party. A three-hour wait did nothing to dampen her mood when she was the first patron to enter the newly reopened casino resort through ...

Palms reopening with a few new things after 2 years

A preview of the Palms Resort & Casino, Monday April 25, 2022, before their grand reopening this week. The Palms has been closed for nearly two years after shutting its doors due to the pandemic in 2020. After being purchased by San Manuel tribe the property will re-open to the general public at 9pm on Wednesday April 27.

As he stood in a sky villa suite at the Palms, Las Vegas native Brandon Beach wondered aloud why he had never spent any time at the Palms before the property closed in ...

Circa Sports expanding brand north to Reno area

A general view at the grand opening of Derek Stevens' Circa Sports Sportsbook At The Pass Casino (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Circa Sports)

Circa Sports is stepping into the Reno area casino market. The sportsbook brand backed by downtown casino owner Derek Stevens will run the book at the ...

NJ sport bets over $1B again; casinos lag pre-pandemic level

In this March 22, 2019 photo, gamblers watch live sporting events at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J.

New Jersey's robust sports betting market broke the $1 billion mark for the sixth time last month in terms of the amount of bets taken. But the news was bad in March for seven of the nine casinos that ...

Some of Las Vegas' big gaming companies want a bite of the Big Apple

An interior view of the casino floor at Resorts World New York City hotel-casino in Queens Saturday, April 9, 2022.

With the latest edition of the New York Post in one hand and a beer in the other, George Miller fumbled for a betting slip he feared might have been blown away on a blustery day at a ...

A safe bet: If you want a casino job, odds are on your side

Applicants line up at a job fair at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City N.J. on April 11, 2022. Casinos across the country are trying to find additional workers as their businesses try to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, but are facing the same labor shortages as many other industries.

As a casino dealer, Shamikah Townsend knows when the odds are in her favor. And they definitely are right now. While working at one Atlantic City casino last year, she went to a job fair held by a different one, and was surprised at how ...

Atlantic City casino workers feel smoking ban is in reach

Casino workers hold a rally in Atlantic City, N.J., Tuesday, April 12, 2022, to call on the state Legislature to pass a bill to ban smoking inside the nine casinos. The rally was held on the 16th anniversary of a New Jersey that banned indoor smoking virtually everywhere in the state - except in casinos.

On the 16th anniversary of a New Jersey law that banned indoor smoking in most public places — except in casinos — hundreds of Atlantic City casino workers called on state lawmakers Tuesday to ban ...

Welcome back: Palms to reopen April 27 in Las Vegas

An exterior view of the Palms Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. The resort, sold to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in 2021, will reopen on April 27, officials said.

The Palms, shuttered since the outset of pandemic in March 2020 and then sold to a new hospitality company, will reopen April 27, officials announced this morning. The resort, west of the Strip on ...

Steve Wynn discipline case heading back to Nevada regulators

Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn gestures at a news conference in Medford, Mass., March 15, 2016.

Nevada casino regulators could still impose a $500,000 fine and discipline former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn over allegations of workplace ...

Man wins $1 million at Las Vegas Strip casino

A man playing Let It Ride at a Las Vegas Strip casino won a $1 million jackpot Wednesday, according to a social media post. The Twitter post from ...

Las Vegas tourism rebound fueling robust Nevada economy numbers

In this June 24, 2021, photo, a dealer distributes cards to gamblers at Resorts World Las Vegas.

Nevada’s tourism economy is putting the coronavirus pandemic behind it, with regulators reporting the best casino winnings ever for a February and the airport serving Las Vegas announcing plans to resume nonstop international flights in April. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday reported a 12th straight month of $1 billion or more in ...