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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 ...

11 May 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Caesars might sell a Las Vegas Strip resort next year, CEO says

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

Caesars Entertainment still plans to sell one of its eight Las Vegas Strip resorts but will wait for the market to further rebound from the coronavirus pandemic before it does, the company’s chief executive officer said. Caesars officials have said since the company’s merger with Eldorado Resorts that they plan to sell a Strip asset. “We remain convinced that ...

5 May 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Cosmopolitan joins Wynn Resorts properties in moving to 100% capacity

The Cosmopolitan appears to keep an eye on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday, March 22, 2020. .

The Cosmopolitan is the latest Strip resort to have its gaming floor capacity increased to 100% after nearly a year of coronavirus restrictions. Capacity is capped ...

4 May 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Slots player hits $1.2 million jackpot at downtown Las Vegas casino

A player hit a $1.2 million jackpot early today on a Buffalo Grand slot machine at The D in downtown Las Vegas. The casino, which announced the ...

30 April 2021

By Bryan Horwath

MGM Resorts sees increase in Strip hotel occupancy rates

An exterior view of the MGM Grand hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

Hotel occupancy at MGM Resorts International properties on the Strip is on the rise. During a quarterly earnings call Wednesday, MGM officials noted a steady increase in ...

29 April 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Player hits $10.5 million Megabucks jackpot at South Point

In this 2009 file photo, a person plays a Megabucks slot machine at the South Point in Las Vegas.

A guest at the South Point won a $10.5 million jackpot today, according to a news release from the casino. The gambler, a visitor from New Mexico, was playing ...

26 April 2021

By Bryan Horwath

CityCenter selling 2-acre parcel on Strip for $80 million

An exterior view of CityCenter and Aria on the Las Vegas Strip March 1, 2016.

CityCenter is selling a 2-acre plot of undeveloped land at its Las Vegas Strip campus to another company to build a retail complex with speciality stores and restaurants. CityCenter, a venture between ...

26 April 2021

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Las Vegas-area casinos can go to 80% capacity starting May 1

A gambler shoots dice at a craps table on the Mohegan Sun casino floor during the grand opening of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Casinos in Clark County will be allowed to move to an 80% capacity limit beginning next month, according to Nevada regulators.

23 April 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Local hits Wheel of Fortune jackpot for nearly $240K at Palace Station

Delores Raymond collected just under $240,000 after hitting a progressive jackpot while playing a Wheel of Fortune game at Palace Station.

A Southern Nevada woman won more $200,000 on a slot machine Thursday at Palace Station.