Gaming

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

MGM CEO says hotel, convention cancellations up on Strip

An exterior view of the MGM Grand hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

Hotel and convention cancellations are up at Las Vegas resort properties due to the coronavirus, according to MGM’s top executive. In a news release today, MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren said the company is “actively managing ...

12 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

MGM Resorts temporarily closing buffets on Las Vegas Strip

Carving station at The Buffet at Excalibur

Buffets at MGM Resorts International properties on the Strip will temporarily close starting Sunday as concerns over the spread of the coronavirus persist. “These changes ...

10 March 2020
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Strip slot player hits $1.3 million jackpot

A lucky slot player at a Strip casino won nearly $1.3 million Wednesday on a Wheel of Fortune machine. The player was playing a Wild Red Sevens Wheel of Fortune game at ...

6 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

MGM Resorts rolls out new digital sports betting kiosks

Scott Butera, left, president of interactive gaming at MGM Resorts International, and Matt Prevost, chief marketing officer for Roar Digital, pose in the BetMGM sports book at the Park MGM Friday, March 6, 2020.

In the next few years, Scott Butera expects digital wagering to represent nearly 90% of the sports betting market. Butera, president of interactive gaming for MGM Resorts, made ...

6 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Slot player hits $440,000 jackpot at Golden Nugget

An exterior view of the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

A slot player from Hawaii won more than $400,000 Saturday night at a downtown Las Vegas casino. A woman playing a $100 slot machine hit a progressive jackpot for ...

4 March 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Nevada casinos on hot streak, report $1B in monthly winnings

Dice roll across the craps table during the opening of the Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Sunday, October 27, 2013.

Nevada casinos continued a hot streak in January, topping $1 billion in house winnings for the second consecutive month and eighth time in the last year. The state ...

28 February 2020
Associated Press

Coronavirus fears not hurting Caesars yet, CEO says

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

Caesars Entertainment has been largely unscathed by reaction to the coronavirus outbreak, which has caused a dramatic two-day pullback on ...

25 February 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Circa Sports expands football contest offerings with $4 million in guarantees

Casino owner Derek Stevens responds to a question during an interview at the first Circa sports book at the Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas Friday, May 31, 2019.

The first annual Circa Sports Million football handicapping contest exceeded all expectations, so the newest local sports book operator is doubling the guarantee for next year’s iteration. ...

25 February 2020
By Case Keefer
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