The company building a multibillion-dollar casino-resort with a modern Asian flair on the Las Vegas Strip defended itself in court filings this week arguing it is not copying its design ...
11 January 2019
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced today the appointment of Sandra Douglass Morgan as the next chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Morgan, a member of the ...
9 January 2019
By VEGAS INC Staff
Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is joining casino giant MGM Resorts International to help push the company's global expansion efforts, particularly in Japan, and work on ...
8 January 2019
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
The Downtown Grand today announced plans to add a third hotel tower set to open in mid-2020. The new tower, which will have seven guest-room floors, will add 495 rooms to the downtown Las Vegas resort, bringing the ...
7 January 2019
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants lawmakers across the country to resist a bill that would give the federal government control over regulating sports betting. The Republican said Friday at a conference of legislators that states have proven they can handle the job. Christie began a court battle against the major pro and college sports leagues that ...
4 January 2019
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
The NFL entered a partnership with Caesars Entertainment today, the league's first official casino sponsor. The multiyear deal, however, does not include sports betting or fantasy football. The arrangement begins ...
3 January 2019
Associated Press
Wanna bet on sports? First, make sure you know what you're doing — and the odds against you. Seven U.S. states now offer legal sports gambling, and as many as 30 more will consider jumping on board in 2019. So here are some of the basics — as well as some more esoteric aspects — of ...
3 January 2019
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
The race to legalize sports betting is on now that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed it in all 50 states, but will it provide enough extra tax revenue to make much of a ...
2 January 2019
By Wayne Parry and Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Several guests contacted security regarding an armed man walking around the property. Three guards confronted him in the lobby of ...
1 January 2019
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez
Tribes enthusiastically welcomed the Supreme Court decision in May but since then, the regulatory challenges and low-margin nature of the sports-betting business have sunk in ...
31 December 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
Regulators say November was a good month for casinos compared with last year, including double-digit percentage increases in house winnings on the Las Vegas Strip and ...
27 December 2018
Associated Press
A slot player at Green Valley Ranch Resort hit a $2.7 million jackpot on Monday while playing a Monopoly machine, the casino announced via Twitter. The player, who was not named, was ...
27 December 2018
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
For the third time this year, someone playing a slot machine at the Cosmopolitan hit a jackpot topping $1 million. This time, the lucky player hit for $1,023,743 on her 960th spin on a ...
26 December 2018
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
Caesars Interactive Entertainment announced the premier tournament will feature special events in 2019 to celebrate, including a $500 buy-in, rake-free event with ...
20 December 2018
Associated Press
A pair of U.S. senators from opposing parties is proposing that the federal government take back control of sports gambling in America, the first formal move by Congress after a Supreme Court ruling reopened a complex debate over fans betting on ...
19 December 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
