Gaming

Alon management exploring options after loss of backer

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

The management team of Alon, the 1,100-room resort planned for the nearly 35-acre property on the Strip across from the Wynn, said today work will continue the project despite the loss of a major backer. This morning, Australian company Crown Resorts announced it has suspended work on Alon and may sell outright its investment in the project. In response to that news ...

15 December 2016
By Thomas Moore

After Taj Mahal closure, Atlantic City casino revenue down 3.5 percent

A worker measures the doorway to block the entrance at the Trump Taj Mahal on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court.

Revenue for Atlantic City's casino industry declined in November by 3.5 percent compared to a year ago in the first full month after the Trump Taj Mahal casino closed. The seven casinos remaining in the city saw their combined revenue increase by ...

14 December 2016
Associated Press

Newest PT’s Gold features more slots

The exterior of PT’s Gold was reconfigured to create an outdoor covered patio area with heating and air-conditioning features that allow the patio to be used year-round.

The newest PT’s tavern has something most of them don’t — a lot more games. Due to a quirk in zoning laws, this PT’s Gold, 7200 W. Lake Mead Blvd., just west of U.S. 95, will have ...

14 December 2016
By Thomas Moore

Wynn says: Alexa, modernize my Las Vegas hotel rooms

This July 29, 2015, photo shows Amazon's Echo, a digital assistant that continually listens for commands such as for a song, a sports score or the weather.

Wynn Resorts announced today it will soon add Amazon’s Echo device to all its hotel rooms at the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore, allowing guests to control the lighting, temperature, drapes and ...

14 December 2016
By Thomas Moore

Boyd’s purchase of Cannery casinos nears completion

The Eastside Cannery on Boulder Highway.

Boyd Gaming’s purchase of the Cannery casinos is expected to be completed shortly after special sessions of both the Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission next week. ...

13 December 2016
By Thomas Moore

Level Up, where casino gambling and video games meet, to open at MGM Grand

A rendering of Level Up, a game lounge to open later this month at MGM Grand.

Apparently, the border dividing casino gambling and video games lies somewhere between a nightclub and a sports book — at least that’s where Hakkasan Group will open a space named Level Up in MGM Grand later this month. Level Up — which Hakkasan describes as a social lounge — will sit between Hakkasan and the sports book and will be ...

13 December 2016
By Thomas Moore

How Sheldon Adelson lost $3 billion in 30 minutes

Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, wait for the presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. owner Sheldon Adelson got a crash course Thursday on the fragility of owning a publicly traded company based on Macau's volatile gambling market. Adelson lost more than $3 billion in less than ...

10 December 2016
By Matt Assad, The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (TNS)

Cosmopolitan the latest Strip hotel to charge for parking

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

The hip resort sits at the corner of Harmon Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard and is surrounded by properties owned by MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment all of which are, or soon will be, charging for parking (although Caesars won’t charge locals for self-parking). The Cosmopolitan announced today it plans to start charging for parking in early 2017. The valet fees will be similar to ...

9 December 2016
By Thomas Moore

MGM insists new resort outside D.C. won't pry business from Las Vegas

The MGM National Harbor logo is seen on a roulette table in the casino during a tour of the MGM National Harbor, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 in Oxon Hill, Md. The $1.4 billion resort near the nation's capital opened Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016.

Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International’s first casino-resort in Maryland opened to the public on Thursday night as thousands of eager guests and local residents passed ...

9 December 2016
By Chris Kudialis

Nevada regulators mull new wagering account rules

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

Allowing bettors to have one wagering account for all forms of wagering in Nevada — sports betting, online poker and slots — was the focus of a Nevada Gaming Control Board workshop on Thursday. ...

9 December 2016
By Thomas Moore

Influential former Las Vegas casino owner Mike Ensign dies at 79

Mike Ensign, a retired casino owner and executive whose influence and holdings grew along with Las Vegas Strip in the 1980s, and whose stepson resigned ...

8 December 2016
Associated Press

Downtown's California completes redesign for ‘modern island vibe’

The California's newly renovated casino floor features new carpet, molding and light fixtures.

An ambitious renovation of the California Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas has been completed, giving new flair to its Hawaiian motif. In the hotel’s west tower, 435 guest rooms and 56 suites are being updated with new furniture, carpet and fixtures ...

7 December 2016
By Paul Szydelko

Video: MGM gives sneak peek inside the new Park Theater

An exterior view of Park Theater at the Monte Carlo Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016.

MGM Resorts International unveiled its newest entertainment venue today, the 5,200-seat Park Theater, which is attached to the Monte Carlo and sits across from T-Mobile Arena. Construction began on the $90 million theater in November 2015. Today, it is nearly complete, and MGM employees are stocking the bars and preparing for the grand opening on Dec. 17, when Stevie Nicks will ...

6 December 2016
By Thomas Moore

Caesars unit's bank lenders threaten to end bankruptcy deal

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

The bank lenders of Caesars Entertainment Corp's (CZR.O) operating unit said they might walk away from a plan to bring the casino unit out of its $18 billion bankruptcy, potentially ...

6 December 2016
Reuters

MGM National Harbor, new Maryland 'landmark,' gambling on region's casino appetite

A wall sculpture by Margaret Boozer that uses soil taken directly from MGM National Harbor's construction site, is seen behind the hotel lobby desk, during a preview tour of the MGM National Harbor, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 in Oxon Hill, Md. The $1.4 billion National Harbor casino and resort, just outside the nation's capital, is scheduled to open Dec. 8.

The $1.4 billion property promises to lure gamblers and others from near and far, further flooding state coffers with gaming revenue, and bringing even more tourists to one of the nation's top tourism regions ...

6 December 2016
By Jeff Barker, The Baltimore Sun (TNS)
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