Gaming

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 ...

Wynn Las Vegas buffet to reopen this week

A view of the Encore and Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, Dec. 26, 2017.

For those itching for a Las Vegas Strip buffet, Wynn Las Vegas will reopen its popular offering this week, the resort announced today. The buffet will open Thursday with a “reimagined” concept where dishes will be ...

Paris Las Vegas to open next week, Caesars says

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

Paris Las Vegas will open next week, according to a news release from Caesars Entertainment. The Strip resort — the latest to announce a reopening after ...

Caesars announces more Las Vegas Strip openings

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

The casino floor at the Linq will reopen Friday, according to Caesars Entertainment. The casino operator said the gaming floor and other property amenities will open at ...

Wynn, Resorts World plan tunnels to link to Las Vegas Convention Center

This undated conceptual drawing provided Elon Musk's The Boring Company shows a high-occupancy Autonomous Electric Vehicle (AEV) that would run in a tunnel between exhibition halls at the Las Vegas Convention Center proposed for Las Vegas.

Two Las Vegas Strip resorts want to dig tunnels to whisk passengers to and from the Las Vegas Convention Center, which is already building an underground people mover. Wynn Las Vegas and the under-construction ...

Plaza bar lets couples cozy up in socially distanced Las Vegas

A look at Couples Corner at The Plaza Hotel & Casino, Monday, June 8, 2020.

Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel said he recognized a small opportunity to allow for closer proximity for some guests. The idea came from a ...

Wynn Las Vegas offering first responders free one-night stay

A view of the Encore and Wynn on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

Wynn Las Vegas is offering first responders — hospital and medical workers, police and firefighters — a free one-night stay this month. “We were thrilled to be able to reopen our resort and feel that it ...

On second day back following closures, gambler hits $670K jackpot at Caesars Palace

A gambler from Southern California won $670,637 at Caesars Palace on a progressive jackpot on Let It Ride.

A gambler from Southern California won a $670,637 progressive jackpot at Caesars Palace on Friday, the second day of the gaming industry’s return ...