Gaming

Revamped down to the carpet, the El Cortez is positioned for a Las Vegas rebound

Adam Wiesberg, El Cortez general manager, poses in the High Limit room at the El Cortez in downtown Las Vegas Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. The El Cortez is nearly finished with a multi-year, $25 million renovation project.

When the El Cortez changed the carpet on its gaming floor January as part of ongoing renovations, officials sensed customers would be interested in having pieces of the matting pattern as memorabilia and made it for sale in the gift shop.

22 February 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Casino industry report charts sharp drop in 2020 revenues

In this Nov. 8, 2020, file photo, a woman sits at a slot machine in a casino in Las Vegas.

A national casino industry group said Wednesday the pandemic cut gambling revenue in the U.S. by 31% in 2020, compared with the year before. The American ...

17 February 2021
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Mandalay Bay, Park MGM, Mirage resuming 24/7 hotel operations

An exterior view of the Mirage Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.

MGM Resorts International will resume 24/7 hotel operations at Mandalay Bay, Park MGM and the Mirage starting March 3. The change comes as the ...

17 February 2021
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Rebranding the Eldorado: New owner modernizing popular landmark on Water Street

The Eldorado, which has remained shuttered since the government mandated coronavirus closure in March, is undergoing renovations in downtown Henderson, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021.

In the side parking lot of the old Eldorado Casino site in Henderson’s Water Street District lay what’s left of the sign that used to hang on the back entrance of the property. New ownership is modernizing the building in a $5 million renovation, and that starts by ...

14 February 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Firm acquires Drew Las Vegas with plans to finish stalled resort project

A view of The Drew Las Vegas (formerly Fontainebleau Las Vegas) Friday, Jan. 10, 2020.

A well-funded real estate firm has announced a deal to acquire a stalled casino-resort development on the north end of the Strip. Koch Real Estate Investments, an arm of Koch Industries, said it is teaming with Fontainebleau Development to complete the Drew Las Vegas, a long-planned ...

12 February 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas set to open March 25

Richard "Boz" Bosworth, president and CEO of JC Hospitality and Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas porte cochere Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.

The twice-delayed opening of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas has been reset for March 25, said Richard “Boz“ Bosworth, president and CEO of JC Hospitality, owner of the ...

11 February 2021
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Las Vegas man hits $905,000 jackpot at Ellis Island

A Las Vegas man won over $905,000 on a slot machine at an off-Strip casino this week. David Frys, a regular at Ellis Island, hit the Buffalo Grand jackpot on ...

3 February 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Virus aid, no new taxes top U.S. gambling industry 2021 goals

Gamblers place bets on roulette during the reopening of the Mirage Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.

The U.S. gambling industry wants additional financial aid from the next round of coronavirus stimulus legislation, and promises to fight new or higher taxes on its operations as it works to ...

29 January 2021
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Report: Bad month ends bad year for Nevada casino winnings

In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, people stand in front of electronic slot machines in a casino in Las Vegas.

December was a historically bad month for Nevada casinos at the end of a historically bad year, according to a Thursday state regulatory report on gambling activity and ...

28 January 2021
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Reports of Las Vegas’ death greatly exaggerated, gaming executive says

This June 17, 2014, file photo shows the Sands Expo and Convention Center and The Palazzo in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. posted a fourth-quarter loss of $299 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier, as the casino and resort operator saw its ...

27 January 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Tourists from California, Utah win big in Las Vegas

A pair of out-of-town gamblers won big over the weekend while visiting Las Vegas, hitting jackpots for a combined $370,000. On Friday, a gambler from Utah made a seven-card straight flush while ...

25 January 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Caesars plans $47 million renovation of Reno's Silver Legacy

Caesars Entertainment has announced plans for another round of remodeling at one of its downtown Reno properties, a $47 million renovation at the 25-year-old ...

18 January 2021
Associated Press

Dog days: South Point hot dog cart remains a popular draw in Las Vegas

Dharmi Patel assembles an order at the South Point hot dog cart on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The popular cart offers Vienna Beef Chicago hot dogs, steamed in Budweiser, for the bargain price of $1.25 each.

While playing poker at the South Point, A.C. Florez of Las Vegas decided to take a quick lunch break. Whenever he plays at the off-Strip casino — three or four times a week, usually — he’s sure to stop at South Point’s popular hot dog cart, a few steps from ...

16 January 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Oldest Las Vegas casino, Golden Gate, celebrates 115 years on Fremont Street

Casino owner Derek Stevens poses in front of the Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The casino, originally opened as Hotel Nevada in 1906, is celebrating 115 years of operation this year.

Casino owner Derek Stevens has talked a lot in recent months about downtown’s newest resort, Circa Las Vegas. Today, he reflected on its oldest, the Golden Gate ...

15 January 2021
By Bryan Horwath

Getting Las Vegas casino workers vaccinated key to economic recovery, industry officials say

People play craps during the opening of Circa in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020.

Moving resort workers to the fast lane for coronavirus vaccines could be the literal shot in the arm needed to get tourists back to ...

13 January 2021
By Bryan Horwath
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