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Data: Overseas flights, big April events boost Las Vegas casinos

A dealer deals blackjack during the reopening of the Palms Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians bought the property from Station Casinos in 2021.

Gambling in Nevada continued a 14-month hot streak in April and a return of international flights boosted travel nearly to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic began more ...

26 May 2022
Associated Press

U.S. government suit says Steve Wynn failed to register as Chinese foreign agent

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

The Department of Justice on Monday filed a “civil enforcement action” against Steve Wynn that requires the former chairman of Wynn Resorts to register as a foreign agent. According to a news release, Wynn lobbied then-President Donald Trump in 2017 on behalf of the Chinese government to “cancel the visa or otherwise remove” a Chinese businessperson from the U.S. The action was ...

17 May 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Opening nears for Reno-Sparks' first new casino in 26 years

A construction worker works on the exterior of the Legends Bay Casino, Friday, May 13, 2022, in Sparks, Nev. The new casino is scheduled to open this summer at The Outlets at Legends shopping center along I-80 next to the Sparks Marina.

The operator of the world’s largest sportsbook in Las Vegas is expanding into northern Nevada this year as part of a collaboration with what will be the first new casino built ...

16 May 2022
By Associated Press

Americans bet $125B on sports in 4 years since nationwide legalization

A sign bearing an advertisement for Caesars Entertainment's sports betting operation sits near a sports betting terminal in the sports betting lounge at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the four years since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for ...

13 May 2022
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Police: Casino manager killed when run over by purse snatcher

The manager of a casino at a central Las Vegas strip mall was killed Wednesday evening when run over by a man fleeing after snatching a purse from a patron playing ...

12 May 2022
Associated Press

Las Vegas Strip resort surprises 5,400 workers with $5K bonuses

An exterior view of the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

Joyous bedlam erupted Wednesday at an employee appreciation and awards buffet at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas when the resort chief executive announced that all 5,400 people who work there will receive a $5,000 bonus. “It’s amazing!” said Edgar Rives, a cook for nine years in the employee ...

11 May 2022
Associated Press

U.S. casinos had best month ever in March, winning $5.3B

A gambler wins at a slot machine at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., Feb. 10, 2022.

Inflation may be soaring, supply chains remain snarled and the coronavirus just won't go away, but America's casinos are humming right along, recording the best month in ...

11 May 2022
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Player wins $1.4 million at casino in downtown Las Vegas

A gambler at a downtown Las Vegas casino won over $1 million Wednesday while playing a slot machine. The player won ...

5 May 2022
By Bryan Horwath

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 ...

3 May 2022
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

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 ...

3 May 2022
By Dana Rubinstein, New York Times Company

'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 ...

28 April 2022
Associated Press

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 ...

28 April 2022
By Bryan Horwath

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 ...

27 April 2022
By Bryan Horwath

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 ...

27 April 2022
By Bryan Horwath

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 ...

19 April 2022
By Bryan Horwath
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