The owner of the Sahara has filed a defamation lawsuit against a Las Vegas blogger over a post saying ...
8 August 2020
By Bryan Horwath
The CEO of Tropicana’s parent company on Thursday hinted that the Las Vegas resort might not open as planned ...
7 August 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Catering to changing work dynamics for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, MGM Resorts International has introduced a promotion ...
6 August 2020
Five Atlantic City casinos are not physically checking the temperatures of guests entering the property, workers said as they pushed New Jersey's governor to require the casinos to do so to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In an online press conference ...
6 August 2020
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Nevada gaming officials have accused the Sahara of violating state-mandated coronavirus social distancing guidelines. In a two-count complaint filed Monday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board cited ...
5 August 2020
By Bryan Horwath
With fewer people flying to Las Vegas because of the coronavirus outbreak, Wynn Resorts, which operates the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore on the Strip, has depended on ...
5 August 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Station Casinos reopened three poker rooms today, playing eight-handed with plexiglass barriers between players. The rooms at ...
3 August 2020
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
David Schwartz, a professor and gaming historian with UNLV, said there’s no question that the Stardust brand continues to be popular today.
3 August 2020
By Bryan Horwath
The layoffs, like others in Southern Nevada this year, were blamed on the chilling effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the casino business.
2 August 2020
By Bryan Horwath
A visitor to Las Vegas is nearly $2 million richer after hitting a pai gow poker jackpot at Caesars Palace today. The player, a California resident who did not want to be identified, hit ...
31 July 2020
By Bryan Horwath
The Nevada Resort Association is pressing state lawmakers to pass legislation to protect casinos from unfounded coronavirus-related lawsuits it says could shut them back down. In a letter to Gov. Steve Sisolak this month, the association said it is seeking “targeted and limited safe harbor from ...
31 July 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Bill Hornbuckle has been named permanent CEO and president of MGM Resorts International. Hornbuckle, a longtime MGM employee who has ...
29 July 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Gambling and travel have been slow to recover since Nevada casinos began reopening June 4, according to monthly reports showing Las Vegas airport passenger numbers down nearly 77% in June compared with a year ago and a key casinos house winnings index ...
29 July 2020
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press
Although it won’t open until next summer, Resorts World Las Vegas is facing new challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 3,500-room, $4.3 billion casino megaresort from Malaysian corporation Genting Berhad installed new safety protocols and managed to ...
27 July 2020
By Brock Radke
Several Las Vegas Strip resorts have announced jobs reductions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Wynn Resorts, which operates Wynn Las Vegas and Encore, and ...
22 July 2020
By Bryan Horwath
