The Westgate SuperContest, a $1,500 buy-in contest that attracts professional handicappers and amateurs alike, is on pace this season to establish a record for participants. The winner gets 33 percent of the entry money, which projects to be more than $1.5 million this season ...
31 August 2018
By Ray Brewer
Nevada gaming revenue decreased 0.2 percent to $996.4 million in July compared to the same month a year ago. The minuscule decline, which broke a five-month streak of year-over-year monthly increases, was in large part to a dip in table game win ...
30 August 2018
By Mick Akers
Nevada gambling regulators rejected a proposed settlement on Thursday with a troubled sports books operator, which admitted to taking unlawful bets and ...
24 August 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
Massachusetts' first resort casino with expansive gambling and entertainment options is opening Friday with a Las Vegas-style flourish ...
23 August 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Nevada gambling regulators rejected a proposed settlement with a troubled sports books operator, which admitted to taking unlawful bets and making inaccurate payouts ...
23 August 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
Atlantic City's casinos saw their second-quarter earnings increase by 1.6 percent compared with the same period in 2017. Figures released Wednesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the casinos reported a gross operating profit of $171.4 million in ...
22 August 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Sportsbooks struggled to attract any action on the Cleveland Browns from the betting public the past two years. That changed this ...
21 August 2018
ESPN
The W hotel brand is leaving the Las Vegas Strip. The SLS casino-hotel on Wednesday announced it will assume control of the W Las Vegas, which currently occupies ...
16 August 2018
Associated Press
Sports betting is off and running in New Jersey, with three casinos and two racetracks taking in $40.6 million in wagers in July, the first full month it was legal ...
14 August 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
Nevada's chief gambling regulator said Wednesday she's been encouraged by the input she's received from casino executives and workers as the state's Gaming Control Board considers rules addressing sexual harassment in the workplace ...
8 August 2018
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press
Casino operator Wynn Resorts has appointed its current CEO and the former CEO of Deutsche Bank to its board of directors ...
7 August 2018
Associated Press
Charles Oakley pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge Tuesday morning, his attorney said. The deal with Las Vegas prosecutors eliminated the ...
7 August 2018
By Jim Baumbach, Newsday (TNS)
Wynn Resorts announced additional changes to its board of directors on Monday as part of the latest restructuring since sexual misconduct allegations against the ...
6 August 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
One regret Phil Satre has about his 25-year career with Harrah’s Entertainment is that he didn’t take the company into the Macau gaming market. Satre, who spoke Wednesday on Nevada Newsmakers, retired as ...
4 August 2018
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers
Industry analysts grilled MGM Resorts International executives Thursday after the company forecast weak results for the current quarter because — just like its competitors — it expects fewer scheduled entertainment events and lower room rates in Las Vegas this summer. Chairman and CEO Jim Murren pushed back. He highlighted the company's casino revenue from its Las Vegas Strip properties and its ...
2 August 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
