Gaming

Controversial GGG-Canelo decision prompts Las Vegas refunds

WBC/WBA/IBF middleweight champion Grennady Golovkin, left, of Kazakhstan and Canelo Alvarez of Mexico celebrate after a 12-round title fight at T-Mobile Saturday Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017.

Large bets for as much as $500,000 showed up on Gennady Golovkin at Las Vegas sportsbooks in the final hours before Saturday's title fight against Canelo Alvarez. They ...

18 September 2017
ESPN

Steve Wynn talked with Kushner Companies on possible real estate deal

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.

Kushner Companies has explored a development plan for one of its key buildings with casino mogul Steve Wynn, according to ...

11 September 2017
CNN

Regulators mull ways to expand esports betting

Teams compete during the Dreamhack Masters e-sports tournament Feb. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Nevada’s Gaming Control Board will soon begin allowing sports books to offer bets on a year’s worth of esports events, the board’s chief of enforcement Karl Bennison said Thursday at a gambling and esports conference at the Westgate. ...

7 September 2017
By Thomas Moore

Woman hits $787,000 jackpot on penny slot machine

A Texas woman hit a $787,842 jackpot this week on a penny slot machine at Harrah’s. Janet Redwine of Coppell, Texas, hit the big prize on ...

7 September 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Gaming roundup: Sports books remodeled in time for football season

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

Not all of the news surrounding the gaming industry in Las Vegas involves big deals like the sale of the Fontainebleau. In addition to the multimillion-dollar transactions, there have been many recent announcements from ...

7 September 2017
By Thomas Moore

Start of the NFL season is big for some books, not others

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

Football fans aren’t the only ones looking forward to the start of the NFL regular season on Thursday. The sports books in Las Vegas have also been preparing for the end of the six-month pigskin drought. While ads for NFL betting contests and promotions are everywhere, sports book executives differ on just how important this week is in terms of business. For some, like the books at Caesars Entertainment properties or the Westgate, the first week is a fairly big deal. “The first week, it’s all hands on deck,” said Bill Sattler, the director of ...

6 September 2017
By Thomas Moore

Owner of Golden Nugget buying the Houston Rockets

Restaurant and casino owner Tilman Fertitta has agreed to buy the Houston Rockets from Leslie Alexander. Terms were not released and must be approved by the NBA Board of Governors. The deal includes ...

5 September 2017
By Kristie Rieken, Associated Press

Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas debuts expansion

A look at the new expansion at the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas, Friday Sept. 1, 2017.

The expansion is not the only project the Stevens' are working on. They are also in midst of demolishing structures they purchased across the street from the Golden Gate in order to clear the way for ...

1 September 2017
By Thomas Moore

Paced by decline on Strip, state gaming revenue falls in July

Pedestrians are shown on the Las Vegas Strip Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017.

In the rest of Clark County locations, however, revenue rose in July. Downtown Las Vegas saw an increase of 7.84 percent, North Las Vegas’ numbers rose ...

30 August 2017
By Thomas Moore

Competition to host Japan's first casino resort heats up

Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay, remains the most talked-about candidate for a casino in Japan.

As Japanese lawmakers prepare to debate the structure of integrated casino resorts this autumn, competition in Osaka and neighboring Wakayama to win the rights to ...

30 August 2017
By Eric Johnston, Japan Times, Tokyo (TNS)

Nevada regulators reaffirm stance that pot and gaming don't mix

Customers at the Essence cannabis shop on Las Vegas Boulevard South line up as sales of recreational marijuana began at midnight in Nevada on Saturday, July 1, 2017.

When it comes to recreational marijuana here, the message from the Nevada Gaming Commission to casino companies is clear: Stay away from ...

25 August 2017
By Thomas Moore

Bookies will lose millions if McGregor knocks out Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor of Ireland pose during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017.

Conor McGregor is making a lot of wise guys nervous in this gambling city. Should he somehow manage to knock out Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the early rounds Saturday night, the city's bookmakers would lose millions of dollars in the biggest single event loss in the history of sports betting. McGregor fans have ...

24 August 2017
By Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press

Why Cosmopolitan sees value in hiring military veterans

Attendees introduce themselves during a penthouse gathering as the Cosmopolitan hosts another Supporting Our Veterans Career Fair on Wednesday, August 23, 2017.

In one of Las Vegas’ most luxurious hiring events, veterans and spouses of veterans filed into a penthouse suite in the Cosmopolitan Wednesday hoping to land one of the 150 jobs currently open at the hip resort ...

24 August 2017
By Thomas Moore

Cromwell unveils new sports book, touts lower minimum bets at table games

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

The Cromwell on the Las Vegas Strip is making changes to its casino floor ...

23 August 2017
By Thomas Moore

Vegas visitors can use electronic wallet for hotels, show tickets — but not for gambling

Tourists take photos at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign Saturday, March 14, 2015, on the Strip.

Next time you visit Las Vegas, you might be able to leave your credit cards at home. Many hotel-casino resorts along the city’s famed Strip now let guests use their digital wallets to pay for ...

22 August 2017
Los Angeles Times
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