The nation's largest casino workers union is asking gambling regulators to protect employees from neglect by hedge funds or private equity firms seeking short-term returns from ...
10 April 2019
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Wynn Resorts abruptly ended buyout talks with Australia's largest casino operator Tuesday after word of a potential buyout were leaked. In a tersely worded statement, the Las Vegas casino giant said it was ending all discussions with ...
8 April 2019
By Trevor Marshallsea, Associated Press
Casino company Las Vegas Sands says it'll spend $3.3 billion to expand its property in Singapore by adding an entertainment arena, new hotel tower and...
3 April 2019
Associated Press
The planned renovation of the Hard Rock Hotel will begin early next year. Design plans for the revamped property, located just off the Strip on Paradise Road, are nearly complete ...
1 April 2019
By Bryan Horwath
For most out-of-towners, the Strip is the main attraction in Las Vegas. Those who live here, however, often shy away from the bustling tourist corridor. It’s those people — along with regional visitors from Southern California — who are actively courted by ...
31 March 2019
By Bryan Horwath
The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday rescinded a 33-year-old rule prohibiting wagering on professional baseball teams based in the state. “We know that sports betting ...
29 March 2019
By Bryan Horwath
The third and final member of the state’s Gaming Control Board has been named. Gov. Steve Sisolak today announced the appointment of ...
28 March 2019
By Bryan Horwath
Gambling revenue at Nevada casinos remained flat in February but still exceeded $1 billion despite decreases in baccarat winnings and the severe winter weather that kept ...
28 March 2019
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
A basketball fan visiting Las Vegas for March Madness hit a jackpot of more than $1 million at Bally's this week, parent company Caesars Entertainment said today. Kenneth Snoots of ...
21 March 2019
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez
College basketball fans lined up at casinos and racetracks or furiously tapped smartphone screens Thursday to get down bets on March Madness, many in states where it ...
21 March 2019
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Scrambling to fill out a March Madness bracket? Betting lunch money that you can pinpoint the Final Four better than co-workers or family? Good luck! You're among about one-third of Americans who ...
20 March 2019
By Wayne Parry and Emily Swanson, Associated Press
As the NCAA prepares for its first basketball championships since the Supreme Court allowed legal sports betting to expand, the body governing college sports remains opposed to gambling on its events. But it's not denying reality, either. The NCAA had a longtime ban on bringing championships to ...
20 March 2019
By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press
U.S. casino operators Eldorado Resorts Inc and Caesars Entertainment Corp are in the early stages of exploring a merger, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday, according to ...
18 March 2019
Reuters
Five years after its debut, Caesars Entertainment’s massive High Roller observation wheel has cemented a spot among the top attractions on the Strip. A constantly moving wheel with 28 glass-walled pods, the attraction ...
18 March 2019
By Bryan Horwath
Nearly $2 billion has been wagered on sporting events in New Jersey in the nine months since such betting became legal last year ...
13 March 2019
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
