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New Jersey governor signs bill allowing sports betting

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation allowing the state's casinos and racetracks to begin taking sports bets. Murphy signed the measure Monday, making New Jersey the second state after Delaware to allow ...

11 June 2018
Associated Press

Gambler hits $1.1 million jackpot at Venetian

A lucky gambler hit a $1.1 million jackpot over the weekend on the Las Vegas Strip. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, hit the jackpot while playing a $1 Wheel of Fortune slot machine early ...

11 June 2018
By Mick Akers

New Jersey governor: No timetable to act on sports bets

In this May 14, 2018, file photo, patrons watch horse racing on an array of screens at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, N.J. New Jersey’s proposed sports betting law is heading down to the wire, with final legislative approval expected on Thursday, June 7.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday his state will have sports betting "sooner rather than later," but gave himself no timetable to ...

9 June 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

New Jersey Legislature OKs bill to legalize sports betting

New Jersey's casinos and racetracks are waiting for the starter's gun to begin offering sports betting now that the state ...

7 June 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Wynn, Encore first Strip resorts to dump parking fee

A view of the Encore and Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, Dec. 26, 2017.

The Wynn Las Vegas and Encore have become the first major Strip resorts to back away from parking fees implemented last year. Wynn Resorts announced that ...

7 June 2018
By Mick Akers

Caesars plans $375 million conference center on Las Vegas Strip

A rendering shows the Caesars Forum Meeting Center, which is planned for 29 acres behind the Linq, Harrah’s and Flamingo.

Caesars Entertainment is looking to add to the already jam-packed Las Vegas facility openings in 2020 with a planned convention space ...

6 June 2018
By Mick Akers

Delaware draws $322,135 in wagers on Day 1 of full-scale sports betting

On a day without an NBA Finals game or Stanley Cup Final matchup, there was still plenty of betting action when ...

6 June 2018
ESPN

Woman hits $1.4 million jackpot at downtown Golden Gate

A view of the Golden Gate hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas Friday, Jan. 24, 2015.

A Wisconsin woman is leaving Las Vegas a millionaire. The woman, who was in town for a bingo tournament, hit a $1.4 million jackpot this morning on the Million Degrees game at ...

5 June 2018
By Mick Akers

Delaware launches sports betting, other states close behind

In this May 14, 2018, file photo, men watch horse racing on an array of screens at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, N.J.

The market for legal sports gambling in the United States widened significantly on Tuesday with the expansion of single-game sports bets in Delaware, putting legal wagering within driving distance of three major East Coast cities less than a month after ...

5 June 2018
By Randall Chase and Ben Nuckols, Associated Press

Culinary turns focus to smaller Las Vegas casinos in contract talks

In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Culinary Union members exit a university arena after voting on whether to authorize a strike in Las Vegas.

The union said Monday that it was now focusing on 15 properties on the Las Vegas Strip and in downtown not covered by the deals with Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts ...

4 June 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

DraftKings, Resorts Casino join on sports bets

One of the nation's largest daily fantasy sports companies is teaming up with an Atlantic City casino in the latest deal seeking to capitalize on ...

1 June 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Union: Tentative labor deal struck with Caesars

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, head into the Thomas & Mack Center to vote on whether to authorize a strike Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. A potential strike would affect 34 casino-hotels.

Negotiators have reached a tentative labor agreement that would cover about a quarter of the 50,000 hotel and casino workers who are threatening to strike in Las Vegas. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 on Friday said ...

1 June 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Casinos face threat of first worker strike in 3 decades

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, head into the Thomas & Mack Center to vote on whether to authorize a strike Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. A potential strike would affect 34 casino-hotels.

The possibility of 50,000 Las Vegas casino workers going on strike has drawn closer, with their contracts expiring at midnight and the prospects of ...

1 June 2018
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Delaware casinos to begin sports betting next week

Delaware will begin full-scale sports betting next week, wasting no time after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for states to implement ...

31 May 2018
By Randall Chase, Associated Press

'It’s in nobody’s interest': Scholars say impact of a strike would bleed into local economy

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, applaud during a presentation before voting on whether to authorize a strike Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. A potential strike would affect 34 casino-hotels.

If 50,000 Culinary Union workers in Las Vegas follow through on a proposed strike starting Friday, the economic impact would extend far beyond the 34 affected Strip and downtown resorts, scholars said Wednesday. UNLV’s Stephen Miller, director of the school’s Center for Business and Economic Research, said ...

31 May 2018
By Chris Kudialis
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