Gaming

Caesars giving away $100 gift cards with memories promotion

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

With casinos shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Caesars Entertainment is giving people a new way to win. Starting Monday and ending April 30, Caesars will give away ...

30 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas gaming execs give up paychecks during virus shutdown

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

With hundreds of William Hill employees out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the bookmaker’s top executives said he didn’t feel right getting paid. “Last week, we made the painful decision to furlough over 600 people,” said Joe Asher ...

28 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas resort companies providing equipment to hospitals, law enforcement

An off-duty Metro Police officer was taken to University Medical Center on Saturday, July 20, 2019, after accidentally shooting himself in the lower body.

Las Vegas resort companies are donating personal protective equipment to hospitals and law enforcement agencies ...

27 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Boyd Gaming will continue paying employees into April

An exterior view of the Orleans, 4500 W Tropicana Ave., in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 13, 2015.

Boyd Gaming will continue to pay full- and part-time employees into early April, according to a letter from the company’s CEO. In a message to workers today, Boyd ...

27 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Nevada casinos had big February, before coronavirus closures

A local gambler plays simultaneously on two coin slot machines after winning a big jackpot at El Cortez Casino, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019.

Before closing in mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak, Nevada casinos had a very good February — taking in more than $1 billion in house winnings for the third month in ...

26 March 2020
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

TV spot reminds tourists Vegas will be here when crisis passes

Tourists wait to get their photo taken at the Las Vegas Sign on the first day of the covid-19 quarantine, Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

The Strip has gone dark because of the coronavirus pandemic, but tourism officials are airing a TV spot to remind people that when the crisis eventually ...

25 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

MGM providing $1 million in emergency financial aid for employees

A view of the MGM Grand as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

MGM Resorts International today announced it is beefing up a program to provide financial assistance to workers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. Through an emergency grant fund, MGM will ...

23 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Hornbuckle named acting CEO for MGM Resorts International

MGM Resorts International President Bill Hornbuckle laughs with Roger Taylor during a news conference at the MGM Resorts aviation hangar at McCarran International Airport to kick off Queen + Adam Lambert's 10-date limited engagement, 'The Crown Jewels,' on August 28, 2018 in Las Vegas. The group will play 10 dates at Park Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas beginning on September 1, 2018.

Hornbuckle, a four-decade gaming industry veteran and a UNLV graduate, previously worked as president and chief operating officer at both Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand ...

22 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Casino shutdowns sideline 616,000 workers nationwide, trade group says

A crew boards up an entrance to the Strat Hotel and Casino due to a statewide mandated coronavirus temporary closure of nonessential businesses Wed., March 18, 2020. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered casinos and all other nonessential businesses in Nevada to close for 30 days to help with the spread of covid-19. YASMINA CHAVEZ

The American Gaming Association estimates 616,000 casino employees in the U.S., including those at tribal properties, are out of work because of shutdowns caused by ...

20 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Venetian and Palazzo closing amid coronavirus crisis

An exterior view of the Venetian Resort hotel casino in Las Vegas Friday, August 22, 2014.

The Venetian and Palazzo will close until at least April 1 amid the coronavirus outbreak, operator Las Vegas Sands announced today. A decision on whether to extend the closure will be made later, officials said. The process of closing the Las Vegas Strip properties will being immediately and be completed as ...

17 March 2020
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Nevada casinos will decide closures on their own, gaming official says

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

Casinos in Nevada will continue to make their own decisions about whether to temporarily close because of the coronavirus pandemic, Tony Alamo, chairman of ...

16 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

MGM Resorts to suspend operations in Las Vegas because of COVID-19

A normally busy sidewalk in front of the MGM Grand is nearly empty 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 will suspend operations at its Las Vegas properties beginning Monday to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus, the company announced today. Casino operations will be ...

15 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Boyd Gaming to close 4 properties because of COVID-19; none in Vegas

Boyd Gaming properties in Las Vegas such as Sam's Town on Boulder Highway will "remain open at this time," the company announced. It's closing properties in other markets because of COVID-19.

Boyd Gaming properties in Las Vegas will “remain open at this time,” the company said Sunday in a news release announcing the temporary closures of properties ...

15 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Wynn Resorts to use thermal cameras to check guests for fever

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

With the coronavirus spreading in Southern Nevada, Wynn Resorts says it plans to use special thermal cameras to screen guests for fever at the entrances of its ...

13 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Slowdown on Strip anticipated amid coronavirus fears

Tourists take photos at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign Saturday, March 14, 2015, on the Strip.

On the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday evening, things appeared mostly business as usual — or as usual as things can be in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. A couple from Iowa sipped drinks outside ...

12 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath
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