Gaming

Venetian revamps sports book as part of $30 million renovation

The remodeled race and sports book in the Venetian is shown Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. The sports book reopened after a three-month, multimillion-dollar renovation.

The Venetian on Tuesday debuted an updated sports book, the first of many changes to come in a $30 million renovation of the resort’s casino floor. The multi-million dollar race and sports book, operated by Cantor Gaming, comprises 10,000 square feet and features a 100-foot-long, high-definition 4 mm black video screen, one of the largest in the world.

1 November 2011
By Delen Goldberg

Venetian ties abound at Gaming Hall of Fame ceremony

This year’s induction ceremony for the Gaming Hall of Fame will have a distinctive Venetian flavor. Sheldon Adelson, chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., will be joined by one of the resort’s entertainment icons, Blue Man Group, in a ceremony and charity dinner Tuesday night benefiting the National Center for Responsible Gaming at the Venetian.

31 October 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

MGM, Boyd make deal with poker site

A woman who wants to remain anonymous plays poker online.

Two Las Vegas brick-and-mortar casino companies are racing to align themselves with poker websites in the hopes of becoming industry leaders when — and if — online gambling is legalized in the United States.

31 October 2011
By Delen Goldberg

Fertittas buy online gaming company

Brothers Lorenzo, left, and Frank Fertitta shown in this 2008 file photo.

Fertitta Interactive, the online gambling company established last year by the family who owns Station Casinos, announced it has bought California online gaming company CyberArts Licensing LLC.

29 October 2011
By Delen Goldberg

Hooters hotel-casino wants more time to resolve bankruptcy case

The Hooters resort-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Hooters hotel-casino in Las Vegas says it’s making progress in attracting investors, but that it also needs more time to resolve its bankruptcy case.

28 October 2011
By Steve Green

Large expansion under way at M Resort hotel-casino

Construction on the M Resort property Friday, Oct. 21, 2011.

The M Resort is expanding its meeting space in an effort to position itself as a destination for conventioneers. The hotel-casino is adding 25,000 square feet to its event space.

28 October 2011
By Delen Goldberg

Table games get progressive treatment at Station properties

Mark Swiecionis deals to Melda Heeg and her daughter Lori, both of Illinois, at a Pai Gow table at Sunset Station in Henderson Oct. 27, 2011. Station Casino's have linked their Pai Gow tables to enable progressive jackpots.

The first cross-property progressive jackpot for a table game has arrived in Nevada.

28 October 2011
By Delen Goldberg

Asian market fuels record revenue for Las Vegas Sands Corp.

In a conference call with investors today, Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson promised to send “egg-wiping face towels” to analysts who doubted the projections he made for the company’s properties in Macau and Singapore.

27 October 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Fertitta Interactive buys online poker site developer

Fertitta Interactive, the online gambling company established last year by the family that owns Station Casinos, announced Wednesday that it has bought California online gaming company CyberArts Licensing LLC.

26 October 2011
By Delen Goldberg

Bally profit off slightly, revenue increases

Las Vegas-based slot machine maker and casino systems supplier Bally Technologies Inc. said today its fiscal 2012 first-quarter profit fell slightly, even as revenue increased.

26 October 2011
By Steve Green

Fitch outlook on Boyd Gaming debt revised to negative

Fitch Ratings on Wednesday revised its rating outlook on the debt of Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas from stable to negative, citing factors including difficult operating conditions in Las Vegas.

26 October 2011
By Steve Green

Boyd reports drop in 3rd-quarter earnings, but sees improvements in Las Vegas

Boyd Gaming's California hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas. Boyd reported a drop in its third-quarter earnings, but officials say they have seen a big improvement in cash flow in Las Vegas.

Boyd Gaming, which operates three downtown Las Vegas properties and four locals resorts in Southern Nevada, today reported a third-quarter decline in earnings on flat revenue compared to the same quarter a year ago. Executives of the company said in a conference call this morning that cash flow has improved dramatically in Las Vegas, indicating a continued improvement in the local economy.

25 October 2011
By Richard N. Velotta

Miami resort developer out to siphon off Vegas visitors

A top executive with Malaysian-based gaming giant Genting Group said his company is taking dead aim at Las Vegas with its plans to build a multibillion-dollar casino resort in Miami.

25 October 2011
By Dave Berns

Debt rating agency: Outlook stable for Station Casinos

A second Wall Street debt rating agency says the outlook for Station Casinos LLC of Las Vegas is stable now that it’s operating out of bankruptcy.

24 October 2011
By Steve Green

Web traffic to online gambling sites skyrockets

Online gambling was the fastest growing category of web activity during the month of September. Analysts at comScore Media Metrix, an Internet audience measurement service, attributed the spike to the kickoff of the NFL season and sports fans placing football bets.

24 October 2011
By Delen Goldberg
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