Many Americans in places where sports betting is legal for the first time are beginning to make wagers on the Super Bowl, including some bets on the performances of individual athletes. But if the National Football League had its way, bets on ...
22 January 2019
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Two reopened casinos and half a year of sports betting helped push Atlantic City's casino revenue up 7.5 percent in 2018 to nearly $2.86 billion ...
21 January 2019
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Another lucky slot player at the Cosmopolitan has hit a major jackpot. On Thursday evening, a Minnesota man hit the top prize of $617,000 on just his second spin on a ...
18 January 2019
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
Maryland lawmakers are exploring a quick way to approve sports betting this year, but it's unclear if they will be able to do it without voter approval in 2020. Voters endorsed a constitutional amendment allowing casinos in 2008, but any ...
17 January 2019
By Brian Witte, Associated Press
There were plenty of surprises last week when downtown developer Derek Stevens rolled out his ambitious plans for the Circa Resort & Casino, but the images and details surrounding its multi-level, stadium-style ...
17 January 2019
By Brock Radke
The Department of Justice will wait 90 days to implement a legal opinion that will affect online gambling. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein issued a memo saying ...
15 January 2019
Associated Press
A legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice made public Monday could threaten the viability of online gambling ...
15 January 2019
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
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
