Gaming - VEGAS INC

Stalled Fontainebleau casino-resort to open in 2020 with new name

A view of the stalled Fontainebleau resort, right, on Las Vegas Boulevard South on Dec. 30, 2014. Fontainebleau was sold to New York real estate firms Witkoff Group LLC and New Valley LLC for $600 million in August 2017.

The Fontainebleau is no more. Call it The Drew Las Vegas. The hulking, bluish casino-resort, which has sat unfinished on the Las Vegas Strip since 2009 and became a poster child of the Great Recession, is now ...

12 February 2018

By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

After Steve Wynn, questions about his empire's future

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

As the chief architect of modern Las Vegas, and a visionary who did not understand the meaning of subdued, Steve Wynn spent more than three decades luring visitors to the Strip with his opulent hotels. But now, the question on everyone’s mind is: What is the $18 billion Wynn Resorts casino and hotel empire without Steve Wynn? Hours after an unscheduled meeting of Wynn Resorts’ board of directors on Tuesday, Wynn, a 76-year-old billionaire, suddenly ...

8 February 2018

By Julie Creswell, New York Times News Service

Steve Wynn resigns from company amid sexual misconduct allegations

Casino mogul Steve Wynn during a news conference in Medford, Mass., Tuesday, March 15, 2016.

Wynn, one of the most magnetic and polarizing figures in the gambling industry, was the subject of a recent investigation that found he had coerced female employees into ...

6 February 2018

By Maggie Astor and Julie Creswell, New York Times News Service

Conn. casino expansion bill resurrects push for open competition

A bill that would scrap the license for a casino in East Windsor, Conn., and open up competitive bidding for the state’s first casino off tribal lands is being proposed by legislators in Bridgeport, Conn. State lawmakers last year backed giving the ...

6 February 2018

By Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant (TNS)

Survey ranks 11 Las Vegas hotels among world’s best

Eleven Las Vegas hotels are ranked among the world’s best, according to an annual survey by U.S. News & World Report. The publisher evaluated more than 24,000 ...

6 February 2018

By Mick Akers

311,000 visitors expected in Las Vegas for Super Bowl weekend

Richard Ornelas of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. cheers a Falcons score in Super Bowl 51 during the Big Game Bash at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. .

The agency responsible for promoting Las Vegas says 311,000 people are expected to visit the destination during Super Bowl weekend. Data released today by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority show ...

2 February 2018

Associated Press

UPenn scrubs Wynn name, rescinds his and Cosby's degrees

The University of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it will remove casino mogul Steve Wynn's name from a campus plaza and revoke honorary degrees given to him and comedian Bill Cosby in the wake of ...

1 February 2018

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

University of Iowa to remove Wynn name from institute

The University of Iowa has announced plans to remove casino mogul Steve Wynn's name from the school's Institute for Vision Research in light of sexual misconduct allegations against Wynn. The university in Iowa City announced ...

31 January 2018

Associated Press

Massachusetts casino panel: Wynn settlement was kept from us

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

Following sexual abuse allegations against casino magnate Steve Wynn, a Massachusetts Gaming Commission investigator said Wednesday information about a $7.5 million settlement was kept from ...

31 January 2018

By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

Historic Las Vegas neon signs shine bright for 1st time in years

In this Jan. 24, 2018, photo, digital artist and designer Craig Winslow, left, works on an exhibit at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas. Starting this week, visitors will be able to see many of the city's classic neon signs just like they were decades ago through a type of augmented reality that projects realistic animations onto the non-working signs.

As Frank Sinatra asks Lady Luck to stick around, the neon red lights of one of Las Vegas' most famous towering signs appear to dance under the night sky, revealing a beating heart and the rest of the marquee of a famed casino-hotel. Other rusted, dusted and broken neon signs in a large gravel lot ringed by a security wall appear to light up with neon not seen for decades as other ...

31 January 2018

By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

Thousands of lost Atlantic City casino jobs are coming back

This photo taken Friday, April 24, 2015, shows the former Showboat and Trump Taj Mahal casinos in Atlantic City, N.J.

Thousands of Atlantic City casino jobs lost during a brutal three-year stretch when five casinos shut down are coming back. Since 2014, casino closings eliminated 11,000 jobs and devastated the economy of the Atlantic City region. But for many ...

30 January 2018

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

RNC chair says she'll return Wynn money if he's found guilty

The chair of the Republican National Committee says they will return contributions from former finance chair Steve Wynn if he's found guilty of sexual misconduct allegations. Ronna Romney McDaniel tells Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom" that she finds the ...

30 January 2018

Associated Press

Macau casino regulators look into allegations against Wynn

The China arm of Steve Wynn's casino empire said Tuesday it will comply with Macau regulators as they seek more information about sexual misconduct allegations against the Las Vegas billionaire ...

30 January 2018

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

MGM Resorts raising parking fees again at Strip resorts

People pay for parking at the MGM Grand parking garage Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.

Rates to park at MGM Resorts properties are going up this week. The new parking prices, which vary, start Wednesday at the company’s 12 properties on the Strip, the company announced today. MGM is also adding a new valet rate for two to four hours. “Occasional parking rate adjustments are necessary as we fine-tune staffing, maintenance and equipment to

29 January 2018

By Mick Akers

Wynn Resorts shares fall as board investigates allegations

Shares of Wynn Resorts continued falling Monday in the wake of sexual harassment and assault allegations against founder and CEO Steve Wynn. The stock shed ...