Gaming

MGM Resorts, Buffalo Wild Wings launch mobile football game

A casino company and a nationwide sports bar are launching a mobile football game designed to let customers pick favorite NFL teams, choose ...

5 September 2019
Associated Press

MGM plans community center for Oct. 1 shooting site

This 2014 file photo shows MGM Resorts International's Vegas Village festival site on the Las Vegas Strip.

MGM Resorts International has long-term plans to turn the site of the Oct. 1 mass shooting into a community and athletic center and will use it in the meantime for parking for ...

3 September 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Wisconsin man hits $1.3 million jackpot at Flamingo

A Wisconsin man kicked off his Labor Day weekend in Las Vegas in a big way Thursday night. Anthony Klosowski of South Milwaukee hit the Let It Ride progressive jackpot at the ...

30 August 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Nevada casino winnings top $1B in July; 4th month in 2019

July was a good month for casinos in Nevada, with house winnings topping $1 billion for the fourth time this year, state regulators said Wednesday. The $1.02 billion that casinos statewide won in July nearly ...

28 August 2019
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Hooters in Las Vegas sold, to be rebranded as OYO Hotel

An exterior view of Hooters on Tropicana Avenue near the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

The Hooters hotel-casino off the Las Vegas Strip has been sold to India-based hospitality company OYO. The 657-room resort will be rebranded as OYO Hotel & Casino Las Vegas before the end of the year, officials said today in a statement ...

26 August 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Books not bets: Nevada casino hotel to serve as college dorm

A security guard sits at a check point next to the elevators while UNR resident assistants sit in the background on Aug. 19, 2019 during a training session at the Circus Circus casino hotel tower that's been converted into a residence hall. Renamed Wolf Pack Tower, it will house about 1,300 students this school year after a gas explosion in July shut down two major dorms on the main campus a half-mile away.

UNR officials knew it was a bit of a gamble when they agreed to lease a downtown casino hotel tower for a year and turn it into a college dormitory ..

26 August 2019
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press

Boulder Station celebrates 25 years with music, food and fun

A view of the casino floor at Boulder Station Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019.

Boulder Station opened as a pivotal project for Station Casinos: As just the second hotel-casino after Palace Station, it signified the beginning of a local gaming and entertainment dynasty ...

21 August 2019
By Brock Radke

Power failure temporarily closes Rampart Casino

The Rampart Casino at 221 N. Rampart Blvd. in Summerlin.

The Rampart Casino in Summerlin was temporarily closed today because of a power failure, according to a tweet from the casino. The casino reported the situation about 9:30 a.m. through its official Twitter account. It wasn't clear what ...

8 August 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Aided by robust Las Vegas results, Wynn reports solid quarter

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

Overall strong performances from its Las Vegas properties helped Wynn Resorts to a 3.3% increase in operating revenues during the second quarter ...

6 August 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Caesars reports strong 2nd quarter in Las Vegas

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

Caesars properties in Las Vegas recorded a good second quarter, according to an earnings breakdown released today. The company reported a 6.3% year-over-year increase in hotel revenue in Las Vegas for the three-month period that ended June 30, along with a ...

5 August 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Strip roller coaster where woman fell reopens

An "El Loco" car on display inside the Adventuredome Dec. 20, 2013.

A Las Vegas casino roller coaster where a woman who is a double amputee fell has quietly reopened. KLAS-TV reported Sunday that the El Loco ride at Circus Circus Adventuredome went back ...

5 August 2019
Associated Press

UNR will house 1,300 students at hotel-casino after dorm explosion

Argenta Hall on the UNR campus shows damage after a utilities explosion on Friday, July 5, 2019, in Reno.

UNR has sealed a deal with a downtown hotel-casino to house 1,300 students for the coming school year after a natural gas explosion forced the closure of two ...

1 August 2019
Associated Press

Player dealt $1 million royal flush at Palazzo

The latest Millionaire Progressive winner hit big last weekend at the Palazzo. A gambler won just over $1 million Sunday night playing Three Card Poker, according to ...

30 July 2019
By Bryan Horwath

Nevada casino win jumps nearly 11.6% in June to over $1 billion

A jump in winnings by Nevada casinos in June helped push statewide revenue figures for the fiscal year to $11.9 billion, state officials reported Tuesday The total statewide "gaming win" of a ...

30 July 2019
By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Refurbished Hotel Apache opens today in downtown Las Vegas

A remodeled room is shown at Binion's Gambling Hall in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, July 24, 2019. On Monday, July 29, TLC Casino Enterprises will open 81 historically-themed rooms as Hotel Apache, the original name of the hotel when it was built in 1932.

When the renovated Hotel Apache at Binion’s opens today, one of its first guests will be the granddaughter of the man who built it. Gina Silvagni Perry — who was 4-years-old when her ...

29 July 2019
By Bryan Horwath
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