Gaming

Atlantic City casinos win up 4 percent in September

This July 11, 2014, aerial photo shows the Atlantic City, N.J., beachfront with many of its Boardwalk casinos.

Atlantic City's casinos won more from gamblers in September than they did a year earlier. Figures released Thursday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the seven casinos and online gambling outlets won $235.8 million, an increase of ...

Supreme Court to hear sports-betting arguments in December

The Cromwell opens its new sports book on Aug. 22, 2017.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that could legalize sports betting across the country on Dec. 4, according to a calendar published by the court.

Workplace violence seminar on G2E’S last day sparsely attended

Attendees inspect a slot machine during the Global Gaming Expo at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas Tuesday, October 3, 2017.

Just four days after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a seminar on how to handle an active shooter situation at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) drew few participants ...

Gambling regulators eye records of Las Vegas killer

Nevada gambling regulators are poring through records to try to find out more about the high stakes gambler who fatally shot 59 people attending ...

Gaming convention G2E to open today as planned

The massive Global Gaming Expo (G2E), is still scheduled to be open through Thursday at the Sands Expo, despite Sunday night’s mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. ...

Nevada gaming revenue jumps nearly 15 percent in August

A view of the Grand Bazaar Shops in front of Bally's on the Las Vegas Strip Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017.

Gaming revenue in Nevada jumped 14.91 percent in August — from $861,137,241 to $989,510,649 — compared to the same month ...

Recreational weed, sports betting in spotlight as G2E takes over Vegas next week

The IGT booth is shown during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.

An appearance by Magic Johnson, the effects of legalized recreational pot, the use of “Game of Thrones” as a business strategy and more interactive slot machines are expected to be among the highlights of Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Monday through Thursday at the Sands Expo. First held in 2001 and presented by the American Gaming Association (AGA), G2E has become ...

Pac-Man arcade classic being adapted as a casino game

Interactive slot manufacturer Gamblit Gaming has signed an agreement with Pac-Man’s creator, Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., to design a casino version of the arcade classic.

Pac-Man could be munching through gamblers’ cash next year, after interactive slot manufacturer Gamblit Gaming announced today it signed an agreement with Pac-Man’s creator, Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., to ...

Photos: Take a look at the Wynn Boston Harbor casino site

Wynn Boston Harbor President Robert DeSalvio, left, and Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria, right, sound horns to signal an official start of construction as workers look on, left, at the site of the Wynn Boston Harbor resort casino complex, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, in Everett, Mass. Wynn Resorts is starting construction on its $2 billion Boston-area casino after years of legal fights.

How much steel does it take to build a casino in Massachusetts? About 8,000 tons. Construction is well underway at ...

Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun casinos proceed with new attractions

In this Nov. 11, 2010, photo, Foxwoods Casino Resort buildings rise over the landscape in Ledyard, Conn.

Foxwoods Resort Casino announced plans to develop a high-performance indoor karting center, as rival Mohegan Sun Casino ...

‘Show’ time: MGM Resorts’ new ad campaign impresses the experts

Couples watch the show at Bellagio Fountains on Monday, March 16, 2015, on the Las Vegas Strip.

The first ad in MGM Resorts International’s massive new “Welcome to the Show” campaign featured cinema-like video of the company’s properties and attractions interspersed with written text such as “Mankind was not born to be bored” and “We invented MGM to entertain the human race.” What it didn’t ...

Sandoval seeks review of gaming, marijuana industry relationship

Gov. Brian Sandoval wants the state to take another look at the relationship between the gaming and legal marijuana industries in Nevada. He has issued an order for ...

New MGM casinos in Northeast would be only 90 minutes apart

This image provided by MGM Resorts International shows an architectural rendering of a casino proposed for Bridgeport, Conn., announced on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, by MGM Resorts International and The RCI Group.

Whether or not MGM succeeds in opening a casino in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says the Bay State will hold the company and Wynn Resorts to commitments both operators have made here. MGM has proposed ...

Q+A: WSOP.com marks four years of online poker

A stack of $50,000 tournament chips await a poker player before the start of the 2017 World of Series of Poker Main Event at the Rio Convention Center on Saturday, July 8, 2017.

One of only two remaining online poker providers in Nevada, WSOP.com is celebrating its fourth anniversary today. The company began operating on Sept. 19, 2013, several months after the Nevada Legislature passed Assembly Bill 114 and Gov. Sandoval signed it into law ...

MGM announces plans for a new casino in Connecticut

This image provided by MGM Resorts International shows an architectural rendering of a casino proposed for Bridgeport, Conn., announced on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, by MGM Resorts International and The RCI Group.

MGM Resorts International revealed plans on Monday for a $675 million waterfront casino in Connecticut's largest city, the latest salvo in a competition with two Native American tribes that run two of the world's largest casinos in the southeastern part of the state. MGM is already building ...