Gaming

How humble bingo hall transformed into Idaho destination casino

This photo taken March 4, 2015, shows a sign near the entrance to the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort in Worley, Idaho.

The Coeur d'Alene Casino indeed boomed; it has since undergone four expansions and added hotel rooms, restaurants and lounges, the Circling Raven Golf Course, spa services and more ...

20 March 2018
Associated Press

Former Carson City casino could become retail, housing space

The owners of a former hotel and casino in downtown Carson City say potential buyers could convert the property into retail and housing space. The Nevada Appeal reports the owners of the Ormsby House on Thursday withdrew their ...

16 March 2018
Associated Press

March Madness in Vegas: 'Super Bowl Sunday and New Year’s Eve combined into one'

From left, Justin Leigh and Steve Haft of Seattle and Matt Martinkus of Yakima, Wash., cheer as they watch the first rounds of March Madness at Beerhaus, Thursday, March 15, 2018.

The saying was repeated all day: The next best thing to being at the NCAA Tournament is being in Las Vegas for the tournament. Being here, actually, could be slightly better. Our over-the-top parties have cheap eats, easy access to betting stations and games displayed on ...

16 March 2018
By Ray Brewer

Five things about Sands Bethlehem buyer Wind Creek's casino in Alabama

Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is shown Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Bethlehem, Pa.

The circular casino floor, surrounded by shops and restaurants, measures 57,000 square feet and offers more than 1,600 slot machine-style, electronic-gambling machines under amber-colored lights and ...

13 March 2018
By Jon Harris The Morning Call (TNS)

Caesars contesting $50M fee for 2 Indiana casino licenses

Casino giant Caesars Entertainment is threatening to drop plans for building a new casino in southern Indiana while arguing that it shouldn't be forced to pay a ...

12 March 2018
Associated Press

Virginia, Villanova are a strong pair of favorites in NCAA Tournament

Virginia guard Kyle Guy celebrates after cutting a piece of the net after his team defeated North Carolina in the championship game of the NCAA Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament Saturday, March 10, 2018, in New York.

The award for Selection Sunday’s most appropriately dressed goes to Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller, who tweeted a picture of himself in a green ...

12 March 2018
By Case Keefer

Getting a cocktail while gambling made easier at this Las Vegas casino

The Beverage Ordering Service System at the Westgate Las Vegas allows machine players to order cocktails while gambling.

The days of waiting for a cocktail server to take your drink order while playing a slot machine are over at one Las Vegas casino. Now, it's as simple as pressing a few buttons. The more than 600 machines at the Westgate Las Vegas are equipped with the Beverage Ordering Service System that allows players to skip waiting for a cocktail server to make their rounds. Westgate is believed to be one of the first properties in Las Vegas to ...

12 March 2018
By Mick Akers

Woman wins $500,000 in promotion at Eastside Cannery

A New York woman, left, won $500,000 in March 2018 in a promotional game at the Eastside Cannery.

A New York woman won the $500,000 top prize last week in the Eastside Cannery’s monthlong Rainbow to Riches promotion. Players qualify for the game based on their slot play, and participants are ...

8 March 2018
By Mick Akers

Las Vegas Sands to sell Pennsylvania casino for $1.3 billion

Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is shown Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Bethlehem, Pa.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is selling its Pennsylvania casino to an American Indian tribe from Alabama for $1.3 billion, the company ...

8 March 2018
By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press

Bettor sues harness-racing trainer for loss linked to doping

In this Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, letters spell out Meadowlands over top the new grandstand at the race track in East Rutherford, N.J.

An aggrieved harness-racing bettor has gone to court to recoup more than $31,000 in winnings he said he was cheated out of when a doped horse won a race in New Jersey two years ago. Leading figures in harness racing said they had never before heard of ...

7 March 2018
By David Crary, Associated Press

Rep. Dina Titus urges preservation of internet gambling

A U.S. congresswoman whose Nevada district includes the Las Vegas Strip asked the federal government Tuesday to keep internet gambling legal. Democratic Rep. Dina Titus wrote to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, urging ...

6 March 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Sports betting's big wager: Will younger bettors ante up?

In this Aug. 20, 2015, file photo, Therese Duenas counts money as she takes bets in the sports book at the South Point in Las Vegas.

As the push to legalize sports gambling in the U.S. nears a crucial Supreme Court decision, states hoping to reap a financial windfall could face another hurdle: Attracting younger players used to online fantasy sports ...

5 March 2018
By Davide Porter, Associated Press

Winning bid tossed in Pennsylvania casino license auction

Las Vegas Sands Corp. submitted the highest bid Wednesday in an auction for the rights to Pennsylvania's fourth mini-casino license, but ...

21 February 2018
Associated Press

MGM says Mandalay Bay business recovering after Oct. 1 shooting

A view of the Mandalay Bay Friday, July 24, 2015.

Mandalay Bay is beginning to emerge from the cloud of the Oct. 1 mass shooting, but the Strip resort isn’t out of the woods yet, MGM Resorts International executives said today during ...

20 February 2018
By Mick Akers

Police: Man's meth lab caused fire in A.C. casino hotel room

This June 19, 2017, file photo shows the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, N.J.

Police in New Jersey charged a man with setting up a methamphetamine lab that caused a fire in an Atlantic City casino hotel room, leading four floors to be evacuated. Wednesday's fire at the Tropicana casino injured ...

16 February 2018
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
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