Gaming

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wynn gets no money in termination deal with casino company

This March 15, 2016, file photo, shows casino mogul Steve Wynn at a news conference in Medford, Mass.

A termination agreement between embattled casino mogul Steve Wynn and the company bearing with his name released today leaves him without any severance or compensation and prohibits his involvement in any competing gambling business for two years. The Las Vegas billionaire resigned as ...

Caesars to check 'Do Not Disturb' rooms daily

One of the many sculptured angels is shown at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.

One of the world's largest casino companies will check its guests' hotel rooms every 24 hours, even if they have a "Do Not Disturb" sign hanging on the doorknob. Caesars Entertainment told The Associated Press today it also is considering giving ...

Man hits $1.23 million jackpot at downtown Las Vegas casino

A Wisconsin man, center, who hit a $1.23 million jackpot on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at the Fremont Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas is pictured with the property's general manager, Jim Sullivan, and Slot Director Salinda Conklin.

A Wisconsin man’s $2 bet turned into a $1.23 million payday when he hit a Wheel of Fortune jackpot Sunday at the Fremont Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas. The man, whose name was ...

With ruling on national sports betting due, will Las Vegas ever be the same?

Football fans watch games during NFL opening day at the Red Rock Resort's race and sportsbook Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.

Back in the September of his years, Frank Sinatra would take the mic and command this little lounge stage. Still the headliner of all headliners at The Sands, four miles down The Strip, Sinatra would escape to this neighborhood joint, the ...

Familiar Palms marquee is going fully digital

Palms Casino Resort removes the 14 foot tall letters from their marquee in preperation for an all-new digatal replacement, Tues. Feb 13, 2018.

The times are changing at the Palms, and so is the familiar marquee outside the 17-year-old casino-resort on Flamingo Road. The sign, which partially featured old-style changeable ...

MGM opens Macau casino resort as license renewal looms

People walk past MGM Cotai Resort in Macau Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. MGM Resorts is opening a lavish multibillion-dollar casino resort in Macau, in the latest big bet by foreign gambling companies on the southern Chinese gambling haven.

MGM Resorts is launching a lavish multibillion-dollar casino resort in Macau in the latest big bet by foreign gaming companies on the southern Chinese gambling haven. Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International opened its $3.4 billion resort's doors, watched over by a colossal statue of MGM's signature gold lion, Tuesday evening. It's a ...

Gaming regulators now accepting Steve Wynn harassment complaints online

This March 15, 2016, file photo, shows casino mogul Steve Wynn at a news conference in Medford, Mass.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has begun accepting harassment complaints online regarding Steve Wynn in response to an influx of communications regarding ...