Gaming

Bally’s reopening July 23 amid 'solid customer interest' in Las Vegas

An exterior view of Bally's on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

Bally’s will reopen from the coronavirus shutdown on July 23, Caesars Entertainment announced today, noting "solid customer interest" in Las Vegas this summer. Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered ...

Circa releases renderings of massive pool complex

An artist's rendering of the Stadium Swim amphitheater at the Circa resort in downtown Las Vegas.

The Stadium Swim amphitheater at the under-construction Circa resort will include a massive video screen for watching sports, six pools, two spas and a high-tech ...

G2E trade show is latest coronavirus casualty in Las Vegas

Attendees check out the latest in slot machines and other gaming technology during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Sands Expo Center Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019.

This year’s Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The trade show, which drew ...

No smoking, drinking or eating as Atlantic City casinos open

In this June 24, 2020 photo, Dean Loveland, a worker at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J., installs plexiglass barriers between player positions at a card table at the casino a week before it was to reopen amid the coronavirus outbreak. Smoking, drinking and eating will all be prohibited when Atlantic City's casinos reopen after being shut for three months due to the coronavirus outbreak under rules imposed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on June 29, 2020.

Atlantic City tried Prohibition once before. It worked so well that Nucky Johnson, the legendary politician and racketeer, built a Boardwalk empire immortalized on HBO nearly a century later. It also tried banning smoking, too. That lasted for 20 days as ...

Nevada casino, tourism, airport data reflect May closures

In this May 21, 2020, photo, chairs have been removed at some electronic slot machines to maintain social distancing at a closed Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Nevada casinos were closed throughout May due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Casinos that were closed through May due to the coronavirus pandemic yielded nearly no tax revenue for Nevada, state regulators reported Tuesday. In one of a series of economic reports showing tourism fell dramatically after businesses ...

Owner credits builders for early opening of Circa casino

Circa CEO Derek Stevens signs the final beam during a topping out ceremony for Circa in downtown Las Vegas Friday, June 19, 2020. The hotel-casino, the first new ground-up casino built in downtown Las Vegas since 1980, is expected to open Oct. 28, 2020. STEVE MARCUS

Casino owner and Circa Las Vegas developer Derek Stevens said today he started to think in April that the ...

Two workers at Flamingo test positive for COVID-19

Two employees at the Flamingo have tested positive for COVID-19, resort operator Caesars Entertainment said today. It was not clear what kinds of ...

Mandalay Bay set to welcome back guests July 1

An exterior view of the Mandalay Bay and Delano Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.

Mandalay Bay and the adjoining Delano Las Vegas hotel will reopen July 1, according to a news release today from owner MGM Resorts International. The properties have been closed since ...

Casino players required to wear masks at table games

From left, Evan Savar, Nabu Reyes and dealer Leah Prerost are shown at a Red Rock Resort blackjack table just after the casino opened, Thursday, June 4, 2020.

Nevada gaming regulators have ordered all patrons wear face masks at table games where there is no barrier between the players and dealer. “This requirement applies to ...

Bellagio, Caesars Palace poker rooms to return Thursday in Las Vegas

Plexiglass separates a dealer from a guest at the reopening of the Bellagio, Thursday, June 4, 2020. Casinos in Nevada were allowed to reopen on Thursday for the first time after temporary closures as a precaution against the coronavirus.

Bellagio and Caesars Palace will bring back their poker rooms at 10 a.m. Thursday following nearly three months of closures out of coronavirus concerns.

New Circa casino opening in October in downtown Las Vegas

A pedestrian walks in front of the under construction Circa Resort & Casino, downtown, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.

The new Circa Resort & Casino in downtown Las Vegas is expected to be open in time for Halloween. The first five floors of the 35-story resort — basically ...

Use of face masks on Las Vegas Strip spotty, despite health warnings

Connie Argueta and her husband, Nabor Ibarra, are interviewed on the Las Vegas Strip on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

As Cathy Goings strolled around the Las Vegas Strip on Tuesday, she wore an unmistakable sign of the times — a blue surgical mask. Goings said it’s vital people wear masks to prevent potentially spreading the coronavirus, and she was “a little irritated” about how ...

Sahara taking table game reservations, reopening poker room

Pedestrians pass by the Sahara hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 10, 2020.

The Sahara is now taking group reservations for blackjack, roulette and baccarat tables up to 72 hours in advance. It also announced today that it is reopening ...

U.S. casinos push for cashless gambling payments, citing virus

This June 24, 2016 photo shows cash, chips and dice on a craps table during a game at the Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City, N.J.

The American casino industry wants gambling regulators to make it easier to adopt cashless payment transactions on the casino floor, citing a desire to help ...

Strip resorts vary the approach but stay on brand while welcoming back visitors

People play craps after the reopening of the Bellagio Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Las Vegas.

With 20 casino resorts on or near the Strip open again after nearly 80 days of closure due to the COVID-19 virus, it’s clear that different destinations are using different methods of communication and marketing to present their offerings in a way that feels fun and safe ...