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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 ...

Wynn Las Vegas reopens with a focus on service and an exceptional experience

Wynn Las Vegas employees welcome guests during the resort's reopening on June 4.

Wynn and Encore were able to come back to life with so many offerings because the company decided to keep its team of service providers together by paying employees’ complete salaries during the nearly 80-day shutdown of casinos in Nevada.

What it's like going through a thermal scan at a reopened Las Vegas casino

A thermal scanner is used to ensure that guests entering Red Rock Resort and Casino for the midnight re-opening celebration do not currently have a fever, Thursday June 4, 2020. The resort and casino is one of many properties in Las Vegas that are reopening for business during phase 2 of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada.

Walking into a casino is going to be different from now on, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be a hassle. While the mood inside Red Rock Resort was largely festive...

We’re back! Las Vegas casinos shuttered by virus reopen

John Charles of Texas arrived in Las Vegas on an early morning flight in order to be among the first guests at Caesars Palace as the casino reopened its doors to the public during phase 2 of the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday, June 4, 2020.

Employees at the Bellagio applauded today as the first guests returned to the resort after the coronavirus crisis shut down the Las Vegas Strip for more than two months. “That was quite exciting,” said Cherie McQuady, a worker at the swanky casino’s Petrossian Bar. “It was like we ...

Las Vegas casinos offer cheap rooms, promotions to bring players back

A view of the Las Vegas Strip looking southbound from Flamingo Road Sunday, March 22, 2020.

To Jake McKenna, Las Vegas is a special place. It’s where he met his fiancé at a work conference last year, and it’s a city he likes to revisit when he can. After being closed for ...

As casinos reopen, famous Vegas buffets still on hold

Diners line up for lunch at the Feast at Sunset Station in this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, photo.

In business, a loss leader is something sold below cost to bring in customers, who, hopefully, will then buy additional goods or services. For a grocery store, it could be a deal on a ...

Wynn Resorts moves its reopening to 10 a.m. Thursday

Room lights spell out "Hope Shines Bright" at the Wynn on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

Wynn Resorts will reopen its two Las Vegas properties a few hours later than planned on Thursday out of precaution

'Vegas safely is still Vegas': Bellagio ready to welcome visitors back to Strip

Social distancing markers and stations are placed throughout the conservatory at the Bellagio in order to maintain a one-way flow of foot traffic Monday June 1, 2020. These new measures are a part of MGM Resorts' 7-point health and safety plan for guests and employees as they re-open to the public this coming Thursday, June 4th.

Safety and social distancing measures are being installed across every aspect of the resort's operations.

Vegas resort executives call for people to stand together, respect humanity

Wynn Resorts' new CEO Matt Maddox reacts as he speaks during an interview at Wynn Las Vegas, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas resort executives are calling for social change following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in Minnesota last week.