Gaming

Boyd Gaming set to reopen casinos in Louisiana, Mississippi

Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. will reopen three casinos in Louisiana Wednesday and two in Mississippi on Thursday, according to a news release. Two additional properties shuttered by ...

Employees laid off ‘indefinitely’ at Colorado Belle casino in Laughlin

A sea of bikes rest outside the Colorado Belle Casino at the 27th Annual Laughlin River Run in 2009.

When casinos reopen in Nevada, the Colorado Belle in Laughlin won’t be among them. The resort’s 400 employees have been laid off “indefinitely,” Charles Protell, chief financial officer for ...

MGM Resorts dumping parking fees

Christi Callahan pays for her parking at the MGM Grand parking garage Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.

MGM Resorts International says it is getting rid of paid parking as it prepares to welcome guests back after the coronavirus shutdown. Free parking is expected to be offered ...

Station Casinos to scan employees, guests for fever

An exterior view of Sunset Station in Henderson Wednesday, June 14, 2017.

Station Casinos plans to check the temperatures of its employees and guests, and anyone with a fever will not be allowed on property, the company said. Under a coronavirus health and safety plan released today, employees will also be ...

MGM Resorts to open hotels at maximum 25% capacity

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

MGM Resorts International will reopen its first Strip resorts after the coronavirus shutdown with only a quarter of hotel rooms available for guests.

Station Casinos testing employees for coronavirus before reopening

The Green Valley Ranch resort in Henderson.

Station Casinos has started a free testing program to screen employees for the coronavirus before they eventually return to work. All employees ...

MGM Resorts releases safety plan for reopening casinos

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

MGM Resorts International has released a seven-point safety plan for reopening its U.S. casinos closed since March because of the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes employee health screening and temperature checks, masks for all workers, and ...

All employees will wear masks when casinos reopen, Caesars says

One of the many sculptured angels is shown at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.

All employees will wear masks when Caesars Entertainment resorts in Las Vegas eventually reopen after the coronavirus shutdown, according to a company statement. Caesars said it will also provide masks to guests and will “strongly encourage” patrons to wear them. The measures to combat ...

Venetian, Palazzo expected to reopen in June

An exterior view of the Venetian in Las Vegas,Tuesday, March 17, 2020.

The Venetian and Palazzo will likely reopen sometime in June, parent company Las Vegas Sands said in a statement today. The company has also started ...

Nevada gambling regulators OK rules for casino reopenings

Antonia Garcia cleans slot machines at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, March 18, 2020. When shuttered casinos reopen in Nevada, fewer patrons will be allowed in, nightclubs will remain closed, convention groups will be limited and gamblers will have to keep safe distances apart.

Nevada gambling officials approved rules Thursday to limit customers, keep gamblers spaced apart from each other and disinfect dice and cards when the ...

Thousands of furloughed MGM workers seek help via company's relief fund

An exterior view the MGM Grand casino Sunday, March 15, 2020. MGM Resorts International has suspended operations at its Las Vegas properties to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus.

More than 5,000 employees have applied for assistance through an MGM Resorts International program to help furloughed workers pay basic living expenses ...

MGM Resorts boss: Some employees 'may not return to work this year'

A view of an empty slot area is shown on the casino floor in New York-New York Sunday, March 15, 2020. MGM Resorts International suspended operations at its Las Vegas properties to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus.

Some of the 60,000 MGM Resorts International employees furloughed during the coronavirus pandemic may not be recalled, at least not anytime soon. CEO Bill Hornbuckle said a forecast for continued weak tourism portends some furloughed workers might not be back this year ...

'Proper' social distancing, meticulous sanitizing mulled in casino reopening plans

Antonia Garcia cleans slot machines at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, March 18, 2020. When shuttered casinos reopen in Nevada, fewer patrons will be allowed in, nightclubs will remain closed, convention groups will be limited and gamblers will have to keep safe distances apart.

Gamblers standing shoulder-to-shoulder laying bets while a crowd gathers around to see a hot dice-thrower make point after point would be a relic of the past, if proposed new health and ...

Southern Californians are ready to scratch post-pandemic itch for Las Vegas

The marquee sign at the Bellagio displays a message prior to the temporary closing Tuesday, March 17, 2020. MGM Resorts properties temporarily closed at midnight in an effort to stem the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

Just over half of visitors to Las Vegas in 2018 arrived by car from places like Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Denver. But Southern California clearly represents the golden goose of…

Famed Las Vegas gambler released from prison in COVID-19 program

Las Vegas gambler William "Billy" Walters leaves Manhattan federal court in New York on Thursday, July 27, 2017. Walters, linked to golfer Phil Mickelson, was sentenced to five years in prison for his conviction on insider trading charges.

A prominent Las Vegas professional gambler who was convicted and sentenced in New York in a federal insider trading case linked to pro golfer Phil Mickelson and Dallas-based Dean Foods Co. has been ...