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‘Magnificent,’ ‘phenomenal’: Resorts World Las Vegas opens on the Strip

Fireworks explode during the grand opening of Resorts World Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip Thursday, June 24, 2021. The $4.3 billion megaresort, built by the Malaysia-based Genting Group, occupies the site of the former Stardust hotel-casino.

Resorts World Las Vegas opened its doors Thursday night to guests eager to be part of the glamorous excitement of a new, ground-up megaresort the likes of which hasn’t been seen on the Strip since the Cosmopolitan opened in 2010. A traditional lion dance was conducted to ensure luck and prosperity. Performers in elaborate ...

25 June 2021

By Hillary Davis

Opening of Resorts World marks new chapter for the north Las Vegas Strip

Resorts World Las Vegas, the newest megaresort on the Las Vegas Strip, opens its doors to the public at 11 p.m. today. In doing so, it ushers in what many believe will be a rebirth of the north end of the Strip.

For years, the north end of the Las Vegas Strip has been marked by casino closures, implosions and visions of grand projects that stalled out or flopped. That all changes today.

24 June 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Gambler wins $1.2 million playing Ultimate Texas Hold’em at the Venetian

An exterior view of the Venetian in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

A gambler at the Venetian hit a $1.2 million spade royal flush Tuesday while playing Ultimate Texas Hold’em, according to a news release. The hand triggered the “mega tier” of the Venetian’s Millionaire Progressive promotion. To win the ...

9 June 2021

By Bryan Horwath

10 signs Las Vegas is coming back strong this Memorial Day weekend

Tourists ride escalators to Planet Hollywood and the Miracle Mile Shops on the Las Vegas Strip Saturday, April 17, 2021.

Casino revenue is up. More and more people are flying to Las Vegas. And conventions, one of the final pieces to a full economic recovery, are returning.

28 May 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Nevada casino winnings top $1B in April as tourists return

People ride an escalator along the Las Vegas Strip, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Las Vegas.

For the second month in a row, casinos in Nevada reported $1 billion in house winnings in April, showing signs that tourism business is returning faster to pre-pandemic levels than some experts expected.

27 May 2021

By Associated Press

Circa Sports to guarantee $10 million for its NFL handicapping contests

People check out the three-story sportsbook during the opening of Circa in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020.

Circa Sports has upped its football handicapping game again.

27 May 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Resorts World Las Vegas gets regulatory OK to open June 24

An exterior view of Resorts World Las Vegas on Las Vegas Boulevard South Thursday, May 20, 2021.

The Malaysia-based owner of one of the biggest casino projects ever on the Las Vegas Strip won regulatory approval to deal cards, roll dice and ...

20 May 2021

By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Buffet at MGM Grand reopening next week

The buffet at the MGM Grand is reopening next week after a yearlong closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. The buffet will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, but thereafter will ...

20 May 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Nevada bill would give laid-off hospitality workers first shot at jobs

Labor groups demonstrate at the Nevada Statehouse on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. They urged lawmakers to pass a bill guaranteeing workers laid off during the pandemic a "right to return" and first priority when resorts need to rehire workers.

Matthew Seevers was a bartender with Station Casinos for 15 years before the COVID-19 pandemic. His goal is to be there even longer. Like the vast majority of Nevada’s hospitality workforce, Seevers was ...

19 May 2021

By John Sadler

Idaho woman hits $1.25 million jackpot at Westgate

An Idaho woman hit a $1.25 million Wheel of Fortune jackpot at the Westgate on Tuesday, May 18, 2021

A guest at the Westgate hit a $1.25 million jackpot today on a Wheel of Fortune machine, the off-Strip resort announced. The Idaho woman hit the jackpot about 4:30 a.m. after playing less than ...

18 May 2021

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Nevada regulators lift capacity restrictions for Boyd Gaming casinos

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

Boyd Gaming is the final major Las Vegas casino operator to announce a return to 100% capacity on its gaming floors after state regulators lifted pandemic restrictions. The Nevada Gaming Control Board ...

13 May 2021

By Bryan Horwath

MGM, Station returning to 100% occupancy at Las Vegas casinos

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

MGM Resorts International says casino occupancy at its nine Las Vegas Strip resorts is returning to 100% occupancy with no social distancing. The restrictions have been ...

12 May 2021

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Red Rock Resorts ready to break ground on $350 million California casino

The Las Vegas company behind bringing a new Native American casino to Madera County is close to breaking ground, according to a high-ranking official close to the project. The California State Supreme Court ...

11 May 2021

By Thaddeus Miller, The Fresno Bee (TNS)

MGM Resorts reinstating parking fees at Strip resorts

People pay for parking at the MGM Grand parking garage Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.

MGM Resorts International is going to start charging for parking again at its Strip resorts on June 1. Locals, however, will receive three hours of ...

11 May 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Casinos, other businesses fight for workers amid tight Vegas labor market

Poker dealer Nick Diana, right, waits in line for a COVID-19 test after getting a job offer during an MGM Resorts hiring fair at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Elaine Davis of Las Vegas worked as a home health specialist, caring for developmentally disabled clients. Davis said she enjoyed the work, which she did for more than 20 years. Then COVID-19 hit, and Davis, 55, caught the virus, landing her in the hospital. Davis fully recovered, but when she decided it ...