Gaming

Lawmakers question Laxalt about recorded talk with gaming board chairman

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, shown testifying about immigration issues before the House Judiciary Committee in 2015, is expected to appear before a joint meeting of the state Senate’s Committee on Finance and Assembly’s Committee on Ways and Means on Wednesday night.

Nevada’s top prosecutor says he was working within his authority when he met with a gaming regulator to discuss weighing in on a lawsuit involving the CEO of Las Vegas Sands. Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett recorded a March 2016 conversation he had with Laxalt about ...

17 May 2017
By Yvonne Gonzalez

Paid parking starts at Cosmopolitan

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

As it promised last year, the Cosmopolitan has begun charging for parking. Guests of the Strip resort and others who wish to valet or use the self-parking garage will have to ...

16 May 2017
By Thomas Moore

World Series of Poker final table to be played in July

Gordon Vayo, right, of San Francisco, competes against Qui Nguyen of Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker Main Event at the Rio Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016.

The World Series of Poker is going back to crowning its main event champion in July. The series on Monday said ESPN is adding live coverage for the entire Texas Hold 'em main event. That ends the ...

15 May 2017
Associated Press

5 slot myths: Why what you think you know is wrong

People look over "The Voice"-themed slot machines at the IGT booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.

Many gamblers have strong ideas about where to find the loosest slots.

11 May 2017

A 'young disorder': Fighting compulsive gambling among women

Marilyn Lancelot, who was arrested for embezzling $350,000 from her job after being a compulsive gambler for seven years, in her home in Sun City, Ariz., April 26, 2017. Experts say gambling addiction among older women near or in retirement appears to be increasing in scope and severity, with many losing significant amounts of money and jeopardizing their futures.

Blinking lights, the clicking sound of coins, and perks like free or inexpensive food, drinks and casino bus trips are enticing many older women to gamble. For some people, that seductive environment can be extremely dangerous ...

8 May 2017
By Tanya Mohn, New York Times News Service

Statistician's tips on increasing your odds at blackjack in Las Vegas

Although 6-5 blackjack is becoming more prevalent in Las Vegas casinos, mathematician Michael Shackleford says to look for the full 3-2 payout on a winning blackjack.

Michael Shackleford, a gambling aficionado and a mathematician, offers five tips to win at the blackjack table. As the owner of the The Wizard of Odds website, the former actuary and adjunct professor of casino math at the UNLV has spent countless hours calculating ...

5 May 2017
By Thomas Moore

Red Rock Resort revenues up in 1Q

A view of the hotel tower at the Red Rock hotel-casino in Summerlin Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015.

Economic growth, renovation and redevelopment were the watchwords in the first-quarter earnings call for Red Rock Resorts, which owns and operates locals giant Stations Casinos.

4 May 2017
By Thomas Moore

Turner Sports exec bullish on Las Vegas as e-sports hub

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

Keeping a keen eye on how the e-sports industry is accepted in Las Vegas is Turner Sports with its Eleague, broadcasting shows on TBS and online via Twitch, one of the most popular video platforms for gamers. ...

4 May 2017
By Mick Akers

More renovations coming as Caesars emerges from bankruptcy

One of the many sculptured angels is shown at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.

With the end of Caesars’ bankruptcy in sight, questions during the conference call to review first-quarter earnings turned to investments the company is making in ...

2 May 2017
By Thomas Moore

Adelson: Best quarter for LV Sands since recession

The exterior of the Venetian is seen Thursday, July 18, 2013.

During a conference call with investors Wednesday to discuss 2017’s first-quarter earnings, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson said his ...

26 April 2017
By Thomas Moore

Could legalized gambling save us from the insufferability of fantasy sports?

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

The rise of daily-fantasy sports (whose legality is accepted by many states) and the placement of NHL and NFL franchises in Las Vegas have diluted the spirit of the Sports Protection Act ...

26 April 2017
By Jay Caspian Kang, The New York Times Magazine

Wynn: City would ‘go bonkers’ when it hosts Super Bowl

The Wynn hotel-casino on Las Vegas Boulevard on Sept. 30, 2015.

Recent success of the Wynn Resorts’ Macau properties grabbed the lion’s share of attention from analysts on a conference call Tuesday to discuss 2017 first-quarter earnings at Wynn Resorts. ...

25 April 2017
By Thomas Moore

San Diego man wins $1 million at the Flamingo

Veera Devabhaktineni of San Diego won $1 million playing Crazy 4 Poker at the Flamingo Las Vegas on Saturday, April 15, 2017.

A San Diego man won $1 million at the Flamingo Las Vegas recently, hitting a diamond six-card royal flush jackpot at the Crazy 4 Poker table ...

24 April 2017
By Jesse Granger

Decision expected next month in legal dispute over Elvis exhibit

In this April 23, 2015, photo, a woman tours an Elvis exhibition on the first day of "Graceland Presents Elvis: The Exhibition, The Show, The Experience" at Westgate Las Vegas. Hundreds of Elvis Presley artifacts and memorabilia are still being held by the casino, a year after the King's estate filed a lawsuit to get those valuables back.

Hundreds of Elvis Presley artifacts and memorabilia are still being held by Westgate Las Vegas, a year after the King's estate filed a lawsuit to get those valuables back from a short-lived exhibit. The items, including stage outfits, jewelry and letters, remain locked up at the casino site where the now-shuttered ...

20 April 2017
By Sally Ho, Associated Press

Indictment of ‘Vegas Dave’ illustrates how casinos use Social Security numbers

Using the wrong Social Security number in a casino can cost you millions of dollars and land you in jail as one professional sports bettor is finding out ...

19 April 2017
By Thomas Moore
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