Gaming

Standout World Series gambler now looking to cash in on Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles' Jay Ajayi runs the ball during practice at the team's NFL football training facility in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. The Eagles face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52 on Sunday, Feb. 4, in Minneapolis.

The same bettor who took this city's sports books for millions of dollars on the World Series is setting his sights on the Super Bowl. The bettor placed a $500,000 wager ...

Wynn Resorts shaken by misconduct claims against founder

Steve Wynn makes a point during his keynote speech opening the International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking at  the Mirage on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

Wynn Resorts is denying multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault by founder Steve Wynn detailed in a Wall Street Journal report that ...

Atlantic City longs for sports betting, action on Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles throws during the first half of the NFL football NFC championship game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Philadelphia.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide New Jersey's challenge to a law banning sports betting in all but four states later this year ...

Wynn’s Paradise Park to be powered by solar energy

An early rendering of Wynn Paradise Park.

Paradise Park, casino mogul Steve Wynn’s planned multiuse development behind his Strip hotels, will be powered exclusively by renewable energy, Wynn Resorts announced today. The park will be ...

NBA outlines plan for nationwide sports betting

In what could end up being a seminal moment for sports gambling in America, the NBA on Wednesday formally requested a set of laws that could be the basis for ...

Maids to ask Las Vegas hotels for panic buttons

A view of Las Vegas Blvd on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017.

The union representing tens of thousands of hotel workers in Las Vegas will ask casino-resort operators to give every housekeeper a "panic button" as it begins negotiating new contracts amid the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct. Leaders of the Culinary Union will bring the request to the bargaining table next month on ...

South Mississippi casino industry marks 25th year with a win

In this Aug. 29, 2006, photo, gamblers play slot machines at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Miss.

Revenue at the Coast casinos was lagging behind 2016 levels on Aug. 1, the 25th anniversary of the first casino opening in South Mississippi, yet the industry pulled out a winning hand by year's end. Even with Hurricane Nate closing the casinos in ...

Atlantic City longs for sports betting, action on Eagles

Atlantic City and southern New Jersey have always been Philadelphia Eagles country. And with the local team in the Super Bowl, the seaside gambling resort can only dream of ...

Ex-Revel customers tell what they want in new A.C. casino

In this May 21, 2012, file photo Donna Kiddie, of Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., plays a "Sex And The City" slot machine at the Revel casino in Atlantic City, N.J.

There were many reasons why Atlantic City's former Revel casino failed after little more than two years in business, including its choking debt, an oversaturated casino market in the northeastern U.S., and a fundamental ...

Bandits walk away with money, chips from Las Vegas casinos

This Feb. 21, 2017 file photo shows the New York-New York on the Las Vegas Strip. Bandits have gotten away with cash and chips from four casino-hotels in Las Vegas since last week, leaving police on the hunt for multiple suspects.

Bandits have gotten away with cash and chips from four Las Vegas casinos since last week, leaving police on the hunt for multiple suspects ...

MGM moves into corporate offices at Mass. casino complex

A rendering shows the $800 million MGM Springfield in Massachusetts.

MGM Resorts International is moving into its corporate offices in Springfield, Mass., another sign that the gambling giant's $960 million casino and entertainment complex is ...

Florida man hits $1 million jackpot at the Cosmopolitan

This 26-year-old Florida man, whose name was not released, was playing a Simpsons slot machine with his girlfriend when he hit a $1 million jackpot at the Cosmopolitan on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018.

A Florida man hit a $1 million jackpot Tuesday night while playing a Simpsons slot machine with his girlfriend at the Cosmopolitan. The 26-year-old vacationer from ...

MGM real estate spinoff wants to buy Caesars real estate company

An exterior view of the Mirage Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.

MGM Growth Properties, the company that acts as landlord for many MGM properties, wants to combine with VICI Properties, the company that owns ...

Kick it or not, extra point makes a big difference in Las Vegas

In this Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, photo, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) celebrates in the end zone after a making the game-winning touchdown against the New Orleans Saints late the second half of an NFL divisional football playoff game in Minneapolis,. The Vikings defeated the Saints 29-24.

The clock had ticked down to zero, and Minnesota fans were already deep into a celebration like no other. In this city's legal sports books, though, the outcome was ...

Five trends in gaming for 2018 and beyond

Technology advancements have continually changed the landscape of the gaming industry, and will continue an upward trajectory this year.