Gaming

Federal loan program opened to all small gaming businesses

The Small Business Administration is opening up a forgivable loan program to all small gaming businesses, without revenue restrictions, under guidelines released this morning. The SBA had previously ...

Gaming regulators outline steps for reopening casinos

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

In anticipation of reopening Nevada casinos, state gaming regulators issued a six-page memo outlining steps to resuscitate an industry shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic. “A safe, thoughtful, and ...

MGM's Hornbuckle: Virus to change gaming industry for 'foreseeable future'

An exterior view the MGM Grand casino Sunday, March 15, 2020. MGM Resorts International announced it will temporarily suspend operations at its Las Vegas properties beginning Monday to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus.

MGM Resorts International acting CEO Bill Hornbuckle told the company’s employees in a recorded message on Tuesday that “our industry will likely change for the foreseeable future” because of the coronavirus.

South Point to lay off most employees

The South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, 9777 S Las Vegas Blvd.

The South Point plans to furlough most of its workforce next month as a result of the statewide casino shutdown ordered because of the coronavirus, the resort announced today. “As a result of the ongoing ...

Wynn CEO looks for May reopening of Las Vegas Strip

Hotel room lights form a message on The Wynn and Encore, Thursday, April 2, 2020.

In a 23-page report released Sunday, Maddox said some Las Vegas resorts should open next month with “reduced occupancy” and various social distancing and sanitation protocols.

Bill would expand payroll aid to small gaming businesses

A couple walks along a usually busy Fremont Street after casinos were ordered to shut down due to the coronavirus  outbreak, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Nevada’s congressional delegation is proposing legislation to expand a federal small business stimulus program to businesses that rely on gaming revenue.

Why Nevada deserves special federal aid

ABC Stores is temporarily closed after Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered a mandatory closure of all nonessential businesses in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

By early March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had issued an advisory against crowds of more than 250 people, yet Florida’s beaches were jumping with spring breakers. Nevada was different — it moved quickly to shoulder the responsibility for the safety of its workers, our residents, our guests and …

Fourth Resorts World construction worker has COVID-19

Construction continues at Genting Group's Resorts World Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.

A fourth worker has tested positive for the coronavirus at the Resorts World Las Vegas construction site on the Strip. The latest case was confirmed Saturday, according to ...

Nevada gaming businesses: We deserve federal aid

A video poker machine display reads out of service inside Treasure Island during the COVID-19 government mandated shutdown, Thursday, April 9, 2020.

As small businesses are hit with the brunt of the shutdowns brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, one industry also has been frozen out of economic aid from the federal government: gaming. The Paycheck Protection Program included in the most recent coronavirus stimulus package approved by Congress does not apply to businesses that make more than one-third of their revenue from gaming, a decision that ...

Station Casinos extending employee pay, benefits through May 15

A view of the hotel tower at the Red Rock hotel-casino in Summerlin Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015.

Station Casinos is extending full pay and benefits for employees through May 15 because of the coronavirus pandemic, Richard J. Haskins, president of ...

Trump-Biden election off-limits for U.S. bettors (so far)

In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Collier, Pa., on March 6, 2018, and President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 20, 2018.

Double down on Donald, or bet big on Biden? Plenty of Americans would like the chance to place a bet on the upcoming presidential election (and sports books would love to take their money), but so far, it is not legal anywhere in the country. It actually was permitted for ...

Tony Alamo resigns from Nevada Gaming Commission

Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Tony Alamo presides over a meeting in November 2016.

Tony Alamo, the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission and a practicing physician, is stepping away from the regulatory board to devote his attention to fighting COVID-19. Alamo, who was placed on the commission in 2008 and appointed chairman in 2014 ...

Station Casinos gives $1 million to fight virus; top execs forgo pay

Brothers Lorenzo, left, and Frank Fertitta shown in this 2008 file photo.

Station Casinos has contributed $1 million to Nevada’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. The company today announced the donation, which will go toward personal protective equipment and ...

Westgate celebrity golf tourney postponed over virus

An exterior view of the Westgate hotel and casino Sunday, June 28, 2015.

The inaugural Westgate Resorts Celebrity Classic golf tournament has been postponed because of the coronavirus emergency. The tournament, which had been scheduled to coincide with NFL Draft festivities in ...

Former Gov. Brian Sandoval leaving MGM to pursue UNR presidency

In this Nov. 4, 2014, file photo, Gov. Brian Sandoval waves in Las Vegas.

Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is leaving an executive post at MGM Resorts International to pursue the presidency of UNR, the gaming ...