Gaming

South Point giving $1 million in bonuses, cites tax reform bill

The South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, 9777 S Las Vegas Blvd.

The South Point has joined the list of businesses handing out bonuses after passage of the Trump administration’s tax reform bill. The casino released a statement today saying it was ...

Lucky Dragon halts gaming, restaurant operations to reorganize

Lucky Dragon guests take photos with the dragon dancers during the boutique casino's grand opening celebration, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016.

The Lucky Dragon announced this morning that it is temporarily ceasing gaming and restaurant operations and reducing staff as it begins the process of reorganizing. The hotel and gift shop will remain open, including ...

Stalled progress doesn't dampen supporters' hope for casinos in Georgia

After years of trying to bring casino gambling to Georgia, talk of getting legislation passed this year to do so has all but stalled as lawmakers prepare to return to the Capitol next week ...

Things looking up for Atlantic City in 2018

An empty stretch of boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., April 6, 2016.

The last traces of President Donald Trump's onetime casino empire could vanish. Someone may finally buy and reopen the former Revel casino. (Or maybe not.) The U.S. Supreme Court could legalize sports ...

Retiree wins $1.8 million on Montreal Casino slot machine

A retiree put $30 into a Grand Prix slot machine and walked away with $1.8 million, one of the biggest slot jackpots ever at the Montreal Casino, according to ...

Nevada gaming revenue down 2.3 percent in November

A gambler plays blackjack during Lucky Dragons grand opening celebration, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016.

Nevada’s November gaming revenue dropped by 2.3 percent — $909,007,025 compared to $930,405,599 for November 2016 — for nonrestricted locations, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported today. Nonrestricted locations are casinos with ...

New job, no regrets for outgoing Atlantic City mayor

In this Oct. 17, 2017 photo, Republican Mayor Don Guardian speaks on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J. in front of the former Trump Taj Mahal casino, which will reopen in 2018 as a Hard Rock casino resort. Guardian, who lost his re-election bid last month, says he has no regrets about his tumultuous four-year term, which saw the closure of 5 of the city's 12 casinos, and a state takeover. He will become the administrator for Toms River next month.

Don Guardian is in the final days of what his friends call “the worst job in the world.”

Some table games at Palace Station now feature smartphone charging outlets

A look at Palace Station during construction of their newest remodel and expansion, Friday, March 17, 2017.

With the bevy of major upgrades as part of Palace Station’s $191 modernization project, one smaller addition might be easy to overlook. The Station Casinos property rolled out 32 new gaming tables that include smartphone charging stations equipped with six outlets — one for each ...

A look inside: Strip’s glamour infuses UNLV’s new $60 million hotel college

Exterior of UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hospitality's new building called Hospitality Hall on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.  L.E. Baskow

UNLV’s latest building gives its world-renowned Harrah’s College of Hospitality a world-class facility. The modern-industrial style interior is designed to feel like you are in one of the properties on the ...

Despite Wynn’s move, gaming grows slowly on north Strip

A view of the former New Frontier casino site Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, on Las Vegas Boulevard South.

Whether Wynn Resorts’ purchase of the site where the New Frontier was located will be the spark that ignites development on the northern stretch of the Las Vegas Strip remains to be seen since many proposed projects have significant issues that could delay or even prevent them from coming to fruition. ...

Hard Rock Hotel agrees to settle Culinary charges

Management at the Hard Rock Hotel agreed today to settle with the National Labor Relations Board charges that the company engaged in unfair labor practices to ...

New high roller at the table: Penn buys Pinnacle for $2.8B

A Dec. 19, 2007, file photo shows some of the 2,000 slot machines on the 75,000-square-foot casino floor are in place at the Pinnacle Entertainment's Lumiere Place casino, in St. Louis.

Pinnacle Entertainment is being snapped up by Penn National in a deal worth about $2.8 billion as the gaming industry seeks to diversify and cut costs at the same time. Penn National Gaming Inc. is spending $20 in cash for each share, and Pinnacle shareholders will ...

Downtown’s D-finitive personality: Derek Stevens moving full speed ahead

Derek Stevens, CEO of Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, offers a toast during the opening ceremony of the casino's expansion, Friday Sept. 1, 2017.

Walk into the D on any given night, and odds are good that you’ll find Derek Stevens there. He’ll be the big guy at the Long Bar, possibly buying a drink for a new acquaintance and likely wearing a jacket designed to make it impossible for you to miss him. It may be a color you’d normally see on a muscle car, or maybe two-tone, or maybe with lapels as wide as the mouth of a martini glass. Stevens and his brother Greg own the D, as well as the Golden Gate, the Downtown Events Center and the property that ...

Wynn Resorts buying site of former New Frontier on Strip

A view of the former New Frontier casino site Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, on Las Vegas Boulevard South.

Wynn Resorts announced today it is buying 38 acres of land on the Strip across from the Wynn Las Vegas and the Encore. Most of the land — 34 acres — is on the site of the ...

Deal revived for Frank Sinatra's old Tahoe casino

The Cal Neva Lodge is seen in this photo from July, 1997.

When it comes to splashy real estate deals, Silicon Valley icon Larry Ellison usually gets what he wants. Frank Sinatra's old Lake Tahoe casino, the Cal Neva, is no exception. After threatening to back out because of delays, Ellison is ready to move forward with his $35.8 million purchase of the bankrupt ...