Gaming

Las Vegas visitors gambled less in 2011, survey shows

Gamblers look over a board of proposition bets at the Race and Sports Book in the Las Vegas Hilton Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011.

Las Vegas visitors are increasingly staying away from the casinos floors that made this desert city famous. A survey released Monday by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority showed visitors spent less on gambling and more on food and shopping in 2011 than in years past.

26 March 2012
Associated Press

Small Carson City casino ordered to surrender gaming license

CARSON CITY - A downtown Carson City casino and its owner have agreed to pay a $2,000 fine and surrender their non-restricted gaming license for permitting employees to work in the business without registering with the state.

26 March 2012
By Cy Ryan

It's in the game: EA Sports Bar coming to the Cosmopolitan

The Book and Stage bar at the Cosmopolitan on Thursday, May 19, 2011.

The Cosmopolitan announced today that it will open an EA Sports Bar at the hotel and casino on March 31. The new lounge-style venue will ...

22 March 2012
By Andrea Domanick

Commission OKs singer Jimmy Buffett's gaming license request

Jimmy Buffett goes before the Nevada Gaming Commission for approval of his Margaritaville gaming license inside the Grant Sawyer Building in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday, March 22, 2012.

The Nevada Gaming Commission approved entertainer Jimmy Buffett's gaming licensing request Thursday, enabling his company, Margaritaville Holdings LLC, to receive an unspecified capped level of gaming revenue generated at the Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant at the Flamingo with Caesars Entertainment.

22 March 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Storify: Twitter, YouTube, Instagram show what spring break in Las Vegas is really like

Spring break is all about the fun. And fun is a matter of perspective. On MTV, you’ll see what the cameras show. In the news, you’ll read what reporters want to tell you. But to find out what those who attend are thinking and doing, go to social media.

22 March 2012
By Ron Sylvester

Las Vegas tourism improvements lift revenue for the Stratosphere

The return of tourists to Las Vegas boosted fourth-quarter financial results for the owner of the Stratosphere.

22 March 2012
By Steve Green

Wow, that's a lot of Thin Mints: How much Station Casinos paid for its Girl Scout Cookies promotion

Boxes of Girl Scouts cookies sit on a table promoting the 60th cookie sale featuring the new flavor Daisy Go Rounds during the Cookie Kickoff Carnival Saturday at the Girl Scouts Frontier Council's Training and Service Center.

Local Girl Scouts have hit a jackpot at Station Casinos, but don’t get the wrong idea. The girls weren’t gambling. Instead, they benefited from a big order of Girl Scout Cookies from the casino company.

22 March 2012
By Ric Anderson

Rewards program for Arizona Charlie's, Stratosphere and Aquarius undergoes revamp

The Stratosphere is seen Monday, December 21, 2009.

Arizona Charlie's says it is beefing up its players loyalty program to make it easier for customers to amass points to exchange for cash, extra plays, food and comps.

20 March 2012
By Ron Sylvester

Moody's analysts: 'The Las Vegas recovery is under way'

Tourists cross the Strip near Caesars Palace on April 28, 2011.

Analysts at Moody's Investors Service in New York have become more optimistic about business conditions for hotel-casino operators on the Las Vegas Strip. Hotel numbers in particular are looking better, Moody's said in a report Monday titled "Las Vegas Strip Gaming Recovery Brightens."

19 March 2012
By Steve Green

Analyst: Trade show and conference bookings helping boost MGM's outlook

A gaming industry investment analyst is projecting a 40 percent increase in MGM Resorts International’s stock price in 12 to 18 months despite expecting short-term declines attributed to higher labor costs and expenses.

16 March 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Golden Nugget fire was arson, investigators say

Las Vegas Fire and Rescue crews respond to a guest-room fire on the 22nd floor of the Golden Nugget downtown Thursday, March 15, 2012.

A fire Thursday morning at Golden Nugget was intentionally set, fire investigators have determined. But it’s still unclear how a hotel guest — who was transported to the hospital in critical condition — wound up inside a locked room on a floor closed to the public.

15 March 2012
By Jackie Valley

Wynn Resorts says it's eager to fight Okada's counterclaim in court

Casino-resort owner Wynn Resorts Ltd. of Las Vegas on Tuesday criticized as ''scurrilous'' the counterclaim filed against the company Monday by board member Kazuo Okada and his companies.

13 March 2012
By Steve Green

Michael Gaughan — son of South Point owner, grandson of Jackie Gaughan — to take reins at Rampart Casino

The Rampart Casino is shown, Monday Sept. 26, 2011.

One of Nevada’s most enduring casino company families is poised to add another page to its legacy. Michael Gaughan Jr. has been recommended by the state Gaming Control Board to take over management of the Rampart Casino next month.

13 March 2012
By Richard N. Velotta

Mad money: Where the flow of cash from the NCAA Tournament goes in Las Vegas

March Madness in Las Vegas.

March Madness is hitting Las Vegas this week, and it’s providing an influx of business not only to the city’s sports books but to golf courses, sports books, bars, restaurants and just about anywhere with a television screen.

13 March 2012
By Ron Sylvester

A look at 6 legendary Las Vegas sports book figures

Proposition bets for this years Superbowl at the Las Vegas Hotel's SuperbookTues. Jan. 31, 2012.

Race and sports books weren’t always staples on the Strip. What used to be stand-alone shops in the shadows grew up in the 1960s, came into the casinos in the ’70s and went high-tech in the 1980s and ’90s. Now, you can make bets on your smartphones. Here are some of the figures that helped build the modern sports books in Las Vegas:

12 March 2012
By Ron Sylvester
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