Gaming

Police: Suspect shot, killed by security at Henderson resort

Police tape blocks the lobby at Green Valley Resort, where Henderson Police say the property's security shot a suspect on Jan. 1, 2019.

Several guests contacted security regarding an armed man walking around the property. Three guards confronted him in the lobby of ...

Indian casinos across U.S. wary of betting on sports books

In this Dec. 18, 2018, photo, the Golden Moon Hotel and Casino, part of the Pearl River Resort, is lit in Philadelphia, Miss.

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 ...

State: November comparatively good month for Nevada casinos

Players enjoy a craps game during the Golden Gate's 112th year anniversary celebration on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018.

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 ...

Local slot player hits $2.7 million jackpot at Green Valley Ranch

The Green Valley Ranch resort in Henderson.

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 ...

Third $1 million jackpot of year hits at Cosmopolitan

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 ...

World Series of Poker to add special events to celebrate 50th edition

Day 1 of the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event is underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Monday July 2, 2018.

Caesars Interactive Entertainment announced the premier tournament will feature special events in 2019 to celebrate, including a $500 buy-in, rake-free event with ...

Feds eye move to regulate legal sports betting

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, gamblers place bets in the temporary sports betting area at the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia. The federal government would regulate sports betting nationwide under a bill to be introduced Wednesday, Jan. 19,2018. The bill would have the U.S. Justice Department set minimum standards states must meet in order to offer sports betting, but denies the sports leagues the so-called “integrity fees” they have been seeking in new legislation, essentially a cut of sport betting revenue.

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 ...

Oklahoma State coach reimburses man for losing Las Vegas bet on team

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy keeps a eye on the scoreboard during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018.

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy reimbursed an Oklahoma City radio personality who lost a $250 bet in Las Vegas that the ...

Man gets life in prison for fatally punching casino manager

A 65-year-old man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after fatally punching a manager during a dispute at a Nevada casino. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the Washoe County district attorney's office says ...

Caesars closing another casino in Mississippi

A company is closing a second casino in Mississippi's Tunica County, citing decreasing revenues. Caesars Entertainment of Las Vegas announced Tuesday that it will close the Tunica Roadhouse Casino at January's end. Caesars will keep open ...

MGM Resorts is MLB's official gaming partner after NBA, NHL

MGM Resorts CEO James Murren, left, and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred speak during a news conference at MLB headquarters in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018.

MGM Resorts has made its third deal in four months with a major U.S. sports league, becoming Major League Baseball's official gambling partner in the ...

Nevada gambling revenue surpasses $1 billion in October

Gamblers play roulette at the Eastside Cannery on Boulder Highway in this file photo.

Casinos in Nevada had their richest month in more than five years in October. Gambling regulators on Tuesday reported that casinos across the state won just over $1 billion from gamblers last month, beating the year-to-year figure and shaking off a sluggish ...

States eye sports betting, wrestle with regulatory details

This Nov. 20, 2018, photo shows a gambler placing a sports bet at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, N.J.

Numerous U.S. states are considering jumping on the legal sports betting bandwagon, even as they struggle with the details of regulating it. How much to tax it, and how to regulate mobile betting on phones are emerging as ...

Nevada regulators approve deal with sportsbook operator

Nevada gambling regulators have approved a settlement with a troubled sportsbook operator that has admitted to taking unlawful bets and making inaccurate payouts. The Nevada ...

Sprinkler extinguishes fire in Vegas casino's ice cream shop

An exterior view of the California Hotel and Casino on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in downtown Las Vegas.

There was no evacuation or injury and that there was minimal smoke impact ...