UNLV today announced a $9 million gift from the California-based San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to support the Harrah College of Hospitality and Boyd School of Law. “As tribal gaming ...
21 February 2020
By Bryan Horwath
During his playing days, former Chicago Bears star linebacker Brian Urlacher said he didn’t think about Las Vegas as a realistic home for an NFL team. But the Raiders’ move ...
19 February 2020
By Bryan Horwath
The Chinese territory of Macao will allow casinos to reopen Friday after a 15-day closure imposed to help block the spread of China's virus outbreak. The territory’s ...
17 February 2020
Associated Press
A Wheel of Fortune slots player hit it big at Wynn Las Vegas on Monday. The player, whose name was not released, won just over ...
12 February 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Bob Cashell, a three-term former Reno mayor, civic booster and casino owner was remembered Tuesday for his personality and his legacy of development in the ...
11 February 2020
Associated Press
Slot machines, the bread and butter of the casino industry, long ago lost their nicknames as “one-armed bandits” when manufacturers did away with the lever gamblers had to pull in order to activate the machine, replacing it with buttons ...
11 February 2020
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
A new undersea virtual reality experience is set to open next month next to Mandalay Bay’s Shark Reef Aquarium. MGM Resorts International is working with ...
11 February 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Before 42-1, there was 27-1. That was the number that popped into oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro’s head in early February 1990, though at the time it didn’t seem ...
11 February 2020
By Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press
An old suite at Green Valley Ranch that hadn’t been rented out for nearly a decade was recently brought back to life, offering sweeping views of the Strip and ...
10 February 2020
By Bryan Horwath
The revived league owned by wrestling impresario Vince McMahon will consciously appeal to fans accustomed to betting on professional or college football ...
8 February 2020
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Wynn Resorts is losing up to $2.6 million a day due to its luxury casinos in Macau being closed over coronavirus concerns. That’s according to Wynn CEO Matt Maddox, who said ...
6 February 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Nevada's hotel-casino industry wants a judge to halt a petition drive for a ballot initiative backed by the state's biggest teachers union that would raise taxes significantly on ...
5 February 2020
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press
Gamblers in Nevada wagered $154.7 million on this year's Super Bowl, an increase from last year but still below the high set in 2018. The Nevada Gaming Control Board ...
4 February 2020
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
The scene inside the Hard Rock Hotel late Monday afternoon was an unfamiliar sight. Not only were the property’s famous rock ‘n roll memorabilia cases empty, but restaurants were closed, TVs were gone from bar areas and only a few lonely patrons were among ...
4 February 2020
By Bryan Horwath
Jimmy Vaccaro, one of the deans of the Las Vegas bookmaking community, marvels at how popular and accepted sports betting has become. Now in his 46th year in the business ...
2 February 2020
By Bryan Horwath
