Gaming

No more cherries and lemons: Technologically advanced slots appeal to younger crowd

Gamblers play Buffalo Link at Red Rock Casino Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

The average age of U.S. casino customers declined from about 50 in 2019 to 43 last year, according to the American Gaming Association. And 25% of casino patrons were under age 29, the group noted.

New Fontainebleau Las Vegas president looks to ‘bring soul to the building’

The long dormant Fontainebleau building is shown during a ceremony to mark the commencement of development of the property at the north end of the Strip Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

Fontainebleau is expected to have more than 3,700 hotel rooms, more than 550,000 square feet of convention space, a collection of restaurants, shops, nightlife options and a casino.

Throwback claw game grabs attention at Las Vegas casinos

Rich Dudley and his wife Dottie, of Bakersfield, Calif., react as they win a cash prize on a claw machine by Aruze Gaming at Circa in downtown Las Vegas Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.

After the claw scooped up a plastic ball with a cash prize inside, a few tense moments started for California resident Dottie Dudley at Circa Las Vegas. Dudley, playing the game with her husband, Rich, could ...

Nevada Resort Association creates PAC to elect state lawmakers

The top casino resort trade association in Nevada today announced a new political action committee. The Nevada Resort Association said it has created an ...

Former William Hill boss stays in the sports betting game with IGT

Joe Asher, president of sports betting for International Game Technology (IGT), poses in the showroom at IGT headquarters in Las Vegas Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.

When the Caesars Entertainment takeover of the William Hill sportsbook became official last year, Joe Asher knew it was time for the next chapter in his professional life. In October, the former CEO of ...

Hot streak: Nevada casinos win record $13.4 billion in 2021

Gamblers play Pai Gow poker at the Mohegan Sun casino inside Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Nevada casinos continued a hot streak in December, tallying a 10th straight month of $1 billion or more in house winnings and propelling ...

Bally’s to become Horseshoe on Las Vegas Strip

An exterior view of Bally's on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

Bally’s on the Las Vegas Strip is being rebranded as the Horseshoe, gaming operator Caesars Entertainment announced today. The transformation will begin this spring and ...

UAE sheikhdom to allow gaming as Wynn Resorts plans project

A view of the Encore and Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, Dec. 26, 2017.

One of the seven sheikhdoms in the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will allow “gaming” while announcing a multibillion-dollar deal with Las Vegas-based casino giant Wynn Resorts. The announcement by Ras al-Khaimah comes after ...

Slot player wins over $1 million in downtown Las Vegas

An exterior view of the Fremont casino in downtown Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

A visitor from Hawaii won over $1 million Friday while playing a slot machine at a downtown Las Vegas casino. The gambler won just over $1.1 million while ...

Nevada casinos data: Jobs lost, revenues down amid pandemic

In this June 4, 2020, file photo, people play blackjack at the reopening of the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

The economic effect of the coronavirus pandemic emerged in stark numbers in an annual report showing a decrease in employees at Nevada’s biggest casinos and anemic revenues during the 12 months that followed ...

Bet on it: NY mobile sports gambling to go live this weekend

Mobile sports betting is coming to New York. The state’s gaming commission announced Thursday that four of the nine mobile sports wagering operators selected in ...

Nevada casinos go record 9 months with $1 billion in house winnings

Gamblers play coin video poker machines at the El Cortez, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020.

Nevada casinos set a record in November, reporting a ninth straight month of $1 billion or more in house winnings — in a sign that business in the nation’s ...

Circa resort sponsoring free COVID vaccination clinics

People line up in the Fremont Street Experience for the opening of Circa in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020.

The Circa resort in downtown Las Vegas will host free COVID-19 vaccination clinics for employees and the public every Wednesday in January, officials announced today. The clinics, which will run ...

New owners of Palms to former employees: ‘We want you back’

A message from the San Manuel Gaming & Hospitality Authority is displayed on a marquee sign at the Palms Monday, Dec. 20, 2021.

As the Palms prepares to reopen next year, its new owners are scrambling to hire more than 1,000 employees and hoping to bring back hundreds of former workers.

LVCVA, Vegas Chamber honor Hospitality Heroes

Alonzo Langstaff and Earl Manson, of Westgate Las Vegas Resort, are presented with the "Hospitality Hero Legacy Award" during the 2021 Hospitality Heroes end-of-year reception at UNLV's Hospitality Hall, Thursday Dec. 16, 2021.

More than 30 hospitality workers were recognized at a reception Thursday as part of the Hospitality Heroes program sponsored by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the Vegas Chamber. “Some workers were ...