Gaming

Slot player hits nearly $790,000 jackpot — and then some

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

A slot player from Hawaii hit an almost $790,000 jackpot at a downtown Las Vegas casino, then topped it off by winning another ...

Several vehicles destroyed, damaged in fire at casino parking garage

Damage is shown after an early morning fire at the Four Queens parking garage at Casino Center Boulevard and Carson Avenue in downtown Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. At least five cars on the first level of the garage burned, officials said.

At least five vehicles were destroyed or damaged in a fire early today at the Four Queens parking garage in downtown Las Vegas, fire department officials said. The fire did about $500,000 in damage, but nobody was injured, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials. The blaze was reported ...

TV executive named next CEO of Fremont Street Experience

Marketing veteran Andrew Simon will be the next chief executive officer for the Fremont Street Experience, according to a news release. Simon, who will start his ...

William Hill becomes official ESPN odds supplier

This photo shows an advertisement for the William Hill sportsbook.

The William Hill betting chain will become the official odds supplier for ESPN across all its platforms in a deal announced today that expands the bookmaker's ...

Park MGM will be smoke-free when it reopens

In this Dec. 28, 2005, file photo, Judy King of Daytona Beach, Fla., holds her cigarette while playing a slot machine at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

One of the last Las Vegas Strip resorts to reopen after coronavirus closures will be the first to be smoke-free, MGM Resorts International announced Monday. Park MGM will prohibit tobacco smoke inside when it opens Sept. 30, said Anton Nikodemus, president and ...

Wynn Resorts files lawsuit over ‘melee’ at Strip casino

An exterior view of the Encore hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 10, 2020.

Wynn Resorts is punching back following what the company described as a melee at its Encore casino over Labor Day weekend. Wynn is suing 15 to 20 unnamed people involved in a fight in the resort lobby, according to a lawsuit filed today in ...

Las Vegas sports books ready for big NFL opening weekend

Chairs are spaced for social distancing in the SuperBook at the Westgate Friday, Aug. 7, 2020.

Las Vegas sports books are gearing up for a busy first weekend of NFL action, despite the coronavirus pandemic. John Murray, executive director of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, said he expects a big turnout Sunday, even though fans and bettors will have ...

Park MGM to resume operations in October

An exterior view of the Park MGM, formerly the Monte Carlo, is shown from Toshiba Plaza Wednesday, May 9, 2018.

The Park MGM, which has been closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will reopen next month, MGM Resorts International said today. “Park MGM is ...

Behind the scenes on the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas

An exterior view of Allegiant Stadium Friday, Sept. 4, 2020.

Keeping the meeting secret was such a priority that Raiders leadership didn’t even put it on their calendars. If word got out that they were seriously flirting with relocating to Las Vegas ...

Wynn Resorts helps employees struggling with child care issues

A first-grader studies in a supervised virtual learning center at the Lied Memorial Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Wynn Las Vegas announced it is offering a program that will allow children of employees to attend the centers at Boys and Girls Clubs locations.

With many parents facing challenges with child care and distance learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, one Strip casino company is among businesses that have stepped up to help. Wynn Resorts has contracted with the Boys and Girls Clubs ...

Las Vegas casinos-unions pact extends health benefits into 2021

Tens of thousands of working or furloughed employees at the two largest Las Vegas casino companies will keep family health benefits until March 1 under an ...

Borgata: Ocean Casino is poaching our execs, trade secrets

Dealers wait for customers at a roulette table at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City N.J., on June 18, 2019.

Atlantic City's top casino is accusing a rival of poaching a half-dozen of its top marketing executives in an attempt to “cripple” it by using secret details about its best and most profitable customers. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Nevada, the Borgata casino says ...

MGM Resorts set to lay off 18,000 employees nationwide on Monday

A view of the MGM Grand as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

MGM Resorts International will lay off 18,000 furloughed employees nationwide on Monday, company officials said. In a letter ...

Nevada casino winnings report charts slow return of gamblers

Gamblers place bets on roulette during the reopening of Excalibur Thursday, June 11, 2020.

Casinos reported sluggish results in winnings last month, resulting from a slow return of business following more than two months of coronavirus closures, Nevada regulators ...

Slot player hits $3.9 million jackpot at Bellagio

An exterior view of the Bellagio on Aug. 28. 2016.

A slot machine player hit a $3.9 million progressive jackpot Saturday at the Bellagio, according to a news release. The player, who was not identified, hit the jackpot on ...