Gaming

Esports players thrilled to represent Las Vegas in national competition

A 12-city tournament based on the game League of Legends is being conducted by Super League Gaming.

Some of the best unpaid esports players in the country are set to compete in a series of online events to determine which city is the king of gamers. ...

Downtown casino executive: Gaming’s embrace of esports won’t happen overnight

Seth Schorr, CEO of the Downtown Grand, speaks during an official opening ceremony for the Downtown Grand in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013.

The combination of video gaming and gambling is undoubtedly going to become more popular. But it’s not the revolutionary idea some make it out to be, and its widespread ...

MGM exec Glover named president of Atlantic City's Borgata

An MGM Resorts International executive will become the next president of Atlantic City's Borgata casino. The Las Vegas-based firm on Thursday named Marcus Glover as president and ...

World Series of Poker sets record with nearly 121,000 entrants

Poker players compete in day 2c of the World Series of Poker Main Event at the Rio Wednesday, July 12, 2017. This year's tournament registered 7,221 players, the third-highest participation in WSOP history and the biggest total since 2010, officials said.

The World Series of Poker has had a record-breaking summer in Las Vegas. Organizers on Monday said the annual poker extravaganza shattered its attendance record with 120,995 entrants. That's an increase of ...

New Jersey casino launches daily fantasy sports

Player matchups are shown on the screen of a computer laptop in Atlantic City N.J. on Monday July 17, 2017, shortly after Resorts Casino Hotel became the first New Jersey casino to launch a daily fantasy sports site. The casino hopes to attract new customers who otherwise wouldn't patronize a casino.

New Jersey's first casino has become the first in Atlantic City to let patrons play daily fantasy sports contests for money. Resorts Casino Hotel on Monday launched FastPick, a daily fantasy sports game in ...

CEO McBeath: Cosmopolitan has 'exceeded all of our forecasted numbers'

An exterior view of the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, center, on the Las Vegas Strip Monday, Feb. 15, 2016.

“Just the right amount of wrong” is still the Cosmopolitan’s catchy slogan after almost seven years of operation on the Las Vegas Strip. After almost three years with ...

Cubs fans keep betting slips as mementos instead of cashing

The Chicago Cubs celebrate after Game 7 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Cleveland Indians Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, in Cleveland. The Cubs won 8-7 in 10 innings to win the series 4-3.

This spring, Las Vegas sportsbooks were treated to unexpected windfalls so unusually large, managers felt the need to recheck the numbers to figure out ...

Bystander injured during attempted robbery at Reno casino

Authorities say a bystander in an attempted robbery at a Nevada casino was injured when a security guard tried stopping the robbery. The incident occurred on Wednesday at ...

Hard Rock, Loews hotels warn of data breach

Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos alongside Loews Hotels have warned customers that a security failure may have resulted in ...

MGM National Harbor's monthly revenue tops $50 million to lead state casinos

Seven-month-old MGM National Harbor topped $50 million in monthly revenue for the third time in June to remain Maryland's highest-generating casino as ...

Art of the steal: Liquidation sale at Trump's former casino

Gerald Winchester, left, chats with Marie Marine, right, as they wait to enter the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Thursday July 6, 2017, for a sale of the casino hotel's contents. Included in the items for sale were crystal chandeliers from Austria that now-President Donald Trump bought for the casino when he opened it in 1990. The casino shut down last year under different ownership.

For some, it was The Art of the Steal. Hundreds of people swarmed the lobby of Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal casino on Thursday, hoping to score big. But they weren't gamblers. They were bargain hunters searching for ...

In Russia's Far East, a fledgling Las Vegas for Asia's gamblers

The Tigre de Cristal casino, Russia’s biggest gambling complex, near Vladivostok, June 14, 2017. At a time when few Chinese or other investors want to take a gamble on Russia, the forest property beckons deep-pocketed Asians who delight in risk and are ready to wager their money.

On Russia’s eastern rim, where endemic corruption and bureaucratic sloth conspire to hold back the economic dynamism enriching the rest of Asia, a shimmering palace rises from a dark forest in an improbable effort to ...

Nevada gaming revenue up 3.5 percent in May

A gambler plays a Wheel of Fortune slot machine during Lucky Dragon's grand opening celebration, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016.

Nevada recorded another positive month for gaming, according to the state Gaming Control Board, which today released May’s revenue numbers for large casinos. The board, which tracks ...

Nevada oddsmakers cheer top-court review of N.J. sports betting case

The Caesars Palace sports book will show the NCAA Tournament on a 138-foot LED video wall capable of 96 different screen configurations. The setup includes listening technology, which also allows patrons to listen to games via smartphone.

Nevada gaming lawyers, lobbyists and handicappers applauded the Supreme Court’s decision today to hear a case against a law preventing legalizing sports gambling in New Jersey ...

Justices to review New Jersey bid for legal sports betting

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

The Supreme Court will take up New Jersey’s bid to allow sports betting at its casinos and racetracks. The justices say Tuesday they will review a lower court ruling against the state, which is hoping to capture some ...