Gaming

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

Nevada leaders remember Adelson as business trailblazer, philanthropist

Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson sits onstage before President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.

Nevada leaders reacted today to the death of Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, remembering him as a businessman who championed ideas that shaped Nevada and a philanthropist. Adelson, founder, chairman and CEO of ...

12 January 2021
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and GOP power broker, dies at 87

Las Vegas Sands CEO and Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson stands as he is recognized by President Donald Trump during a Medal of Freedom ceremony in the White House, Nov. 16, 2018.

Sheldon Adelson, who rose from a modest start as the son of an immigrant taxi driver to become a billionaire Republican powerbroker with a casino empire and ...

12 January 2021
By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Casino mogul, GOP megadonor Adelson to take medical leave

Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson sits onstage before President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.

Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson will take a medical leave after recently resuming cancer treatments, the company announced in a statement on Thursday. Adelson's leave of absence will be effective ...

7 January 2021
Associated Press

Strip casinos continue to struggle compared to 2019

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

Gambling earnings by Las Vegas Strip casinos have remained down compared to figures last year. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released numbers on Tuesday showing ...

30 December 2020
Associated Press

Las Vegas company offers casino credit at the slot machine

Charlie Skinner, chief operating officer for Marker Trax, loads credit onto a slot machine at Ellis Island Casino Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Marker Trax enables the casino to offer cashless wagering accounts (credit) to slot players. The accounts are protected with a PIN number.

The owner of a small Las Vegas casino has created a system for players to quickly establish a line of credit and access it directly at a slot machine with their rewards card. Gary Ellis, the namesake of Ellis Island, created ...

30 December 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Circa provides 'greatest view of Las Vegas' at rooftop Legacy Club

Strip casinos are viewed at sunset from the outdoor patio of the Legacy Club, a rooftop lounge, at Circa in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020.

Standing on the roof top Legacy Club at his new Circa Las Vegas, Stevens proclaimed what appeared to be obvious ...

22 December 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Mirage to cease all midweek operations starting next month

An exterior image of the Mirage May 15, 2020.

All operations at the Mirage will be closed midweek starting next month, according to a statement from MGM Resorts International. Beginning Jan. 4, the Mirage — including ...

21 December 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Lucky Saturday: Downtown Las Vegas slot machine hits for over $500,000

A view of the El Cortez in downtown Las Vegas Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015.

A slot player at the El Cortez hit a jackpot for more than $500,000 over the weekend. A man playing a Wheel of Fortune machine won nearly ...

14 December 2020
By Bryan Horwath
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