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Best Payout Online Casinos in the US 2024

If you make a purchase after clicking on links within this article, Lee Enterprises may earn affiliate commissions. The news and editorial departments had no role in the creation or display of this content. The best payout online casinos in the US excel in the areas of game selection and fast payouts. They host games with high return-to-player…

Payment Methods ・ 02 February 2024

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Fastest payout online casinos with instant withdrawals

Catena Media provides exclusive online gambling and sports betting content to OregonLive.com, including analysis, tools and sportsbook and online casino offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. Most online casinos in the US will pay out your winnings quickly. Some even promise instant payouts. You'll need to do a few…

Payment Methods ・ 07 December 2023

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MGM losing up to $8.4M per day over 'cybersecurity issue'

MGM Resorts has officially entered its eighth day of "cybersecurity issues" that have silenced slot machines and shut down internal computer systems, costing the hotel and casino chain as much as $8.4 million per day in daily revenue. David Katz, a gaming industry analyst with Jefferies Group, issued a note estimating that MGM could take a hit of…

Land-based ・ 19 September 2023

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What Casinos Payout the Most in Vegas

What Casinos Payout the Most in Vegas Las Vegas is renowned for its extravagant casinos, luxurious resorts, and endless entertainment options. For those seeking their fortune at the gaming tables, it's essential to know which casinos offer the highest payouts. While luck plays a significant role in gambling, certain establishments consistently…

Land-based ・ 14 August 2023

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Where can you park for free on the Las Vegas Strip?

If there's one thing locals wish they could demand out of Strip casinos, it'd be free parking. But self-parking garage policies have changed dramatically over the years, and fewer resorts offer complimentary parking for everyone nowadays. Look no further than The Venetian and The Palazzo, whose management announced a paid parking policy would be…

Land-based ・ 24 July 2023

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Las Vegas casino robberies: A history

Robbing a casino is always going to be a gamble. Some get away with it, but many don't. After the recent arrest of Dshante Styles, 33, of Las Vegas, in connection with the heists of six off-Strip casinos across Clark County, here is a look back at other casino ripoffs here in Sin City: - On Jan. 8 of this year, Caesars Palace was robbed just before…

Incidents ・ 20 May 2023

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Horseshoe Las Vegas Opens in the Center of Las Vegas Strip

The top-class hotel-casino resort, Horseshoe Las Vegas, celebrated its grand opening in the center of the Las Vegas Strip on March 24 following the last year's rebranding of Bally's casino into Horseshoe and the renovation and redesign of the two Horseshoe hotel towers. Casino mogul Jack Binion, whose family opened the original Horseshoe brand,…

Land-based ・ 30 March 2023

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Mattress Mack, Doyle Brunson, Jack Binion Speak at Horseshoe Las Vegas Grand Opening

Friday wasn't a good night gambling-wise for Texas billionaire Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale, but he put that aside to help officially introduce the all-new Horseshoe Las Vegas (formerly Bally's), the site of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Mattress Mack, who owns the Gallery Furniture retail chain, sat next to poker legend Doyle Brunson and Jack…

Poker ・ 30 March 2023

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Bally’s officially becomes Horseshoe Las Vegas

The iconic Horseshoe brand made a triumphant return to Las Vegas on Friday, landing on the Strip with a ceremony that drew gambling royalty, executives from parent company Caesars Entertainment Inc. and Clark County officials. Although Caesars announced in December that the 2812-room Bally's property on the Strip was to be renamed, Friday's…

Industry ・ 25 March 2023

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Horseshoe Casino opens in Lake Charles

After being closed for more than two years, Horseshoe Lake Charles officially opened its doors Dec. 12 and celebrated its grand opening becoming the first riverboat casino to come to land in the Lake Charles market. Now owned by Caesars Entertainment, the former Isle of Capri Lake Charles came ashore in a brand-new, land-based 60000-square-foot…

Land-based ・ 31 December 2022

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Mattress Mack Places $1m Bet at Louisiana Casino Opening

Mattress Mack placed a $1m cash bet on the Houston Cougars to win the men's NCAA basketball championship during the grand opening of the Horseshoe Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Successful businessman and high-stakes sports bettor Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale placed a $1m bet at the opening of the newly renovated…

Sports ・ 13 December 2022

Magnolia State Live

Woman takes home more than $200,000 with jackpot win at Mississippi casino

A New York woman was not going to be outdone by Texas furniture tycoon Mattress Mack, who traveled to the Beau Rivage casino on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to place a $500000 bet. One day after Mack's spotlight-grabbing bet, Lynda (no last name provided) walked out of the same casino with more than $200000, according to the Biloxi Sun-Herald. Lynda…

Winnings ・ 23 November 2022

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Woman hits big jackpot at Biloxi casino the day after Mattress Mack’s $500,000 wager

The day after furniture tycoon Mattress Mack came from Texas to the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi to place a $500000 bet, a woman from New York hit one of the largest jackpots in awhile on the Coast. The Beau Rivage announced that Linda, no last name provided, was playing the Blackjack Match progressive game Wednesday when she hit the…

Winnings ・ 23 November 2022

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Try your luck in these top Las Vegas casinos

These casinos feature delectable eateries, mind blowing performances, and other attractions in addition to hosting magnificent gambling rooms where guests may play everything from Fortune Pai Gow Poker to Ultimate Texas Hold'em, blackjack, and roulette! The Venetian Resort Las Vegas One of the most well-known poker tournament festivals in the…

Land-based ・ 06 September 2022

Casino City Times

Casino City’s Friday Five: Las Vegas arrests and retirement edition

Two years ago, Las Vegas, and many other casino destinations, were reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is safe to say that Las Vegas is back especially after the numbers it posted in July. Sin City was in the headlines this week for other reasons, too. We had an arrest from the notorious "Black Book" list and an impressive retirement…

Incidents ・ 16 September 2022

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Las Vegas Advisor: Flash rainstorm floods several Las Vegas casinos

The "storm of the century"? It is so far. Last week a flash rainstorm with 70-mph winds hit Las Vegas and caused flooding at several casinos, including downtown's Circa, where water gushed from the giant electronic odds boards in the sports book. Several other casinos, including Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood on the Strip, sprung water leaks…

Land-based ・ 07 August 2022

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GUIDE: Best Hotels in Las Vegas 2021

The Las Vegas skyline is one of the most memorable city skylines in the world, and it is made so much more special by the outlines of some of the best hotels in the world. Penthouses, suites, villas and more, some of these hotel rooms cost thousands of dollars to stay in. So if you're heading to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker later this…

Travel ・ 22 July 2021

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Las Vegas Advisor: Summer room rates in Vegas higher than in years past

Summertime in Las ­Vegas traditionally means low room rates and that can be said for the summer of 2021, but with a proviso: They're not as low as in years past. A survey conducted last week by LasVegasAdvisor.com turned up 30 hotel-­casinos with base rates of $50 and below. That's not bad, but it's significantly fewer hotels than in recent years.…

Travel ・ 04 July 2021

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Land-based ・ 05 July 2021

Sportsbook Wire

Las Vegas open for business: 11 things returning visitors need to know

LAS VEGAS - Caesar is sporting a gold mask at the entrance to his namesake casino. There's a giant hand-washing station on the casino floor at the luxe Bellagio. Dancing dealers at the D Las Vegas wear face shields. The coronavirus crisis has changed plenty of things about this gambling and entertainment capital, but key Vegas elements remain the…

Travel ・ 07 May 2021

The Nevada Independent

Indy Gaming: Caesars pulls the plug on its three-year plan to sell a Strip casino

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz Caesars Entertainment CEO Tom Reeg wanted…

Sports ・ 09 November 2022

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Texan Tilman Fertitta Building Las Vegas Casino

Workers have begun clearing a site on the resort-lined Las Vegas Strip where Houston's Tilman Fertitta has been OK'd to build a 43-story hotel-casino. A tattoo parlor and decades-old motel are among other buildings being demolished at a 6-acre site on the Strip near Harmon Avenue, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. After the site is…

Land-based ・ 13 November 2022

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Mattress Mack: Texas Won’t Have Legal Gambling ‘In My Lifetime’

Jim McIngvale, the 71-year-old Houston furniture store owner and multi-million-dollar sports bettor known as Mattress Mack, says and casinos will not be legalized in Texas anytime soon. "There won't be legal sports betting or gambling in Texas in my lifetime," he told Gambling.com on Wednesday. Opposition from religious groups is a factor in…

Politics ・ 27 October 2022

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Humans are an odd species. We believe in stuff like beginner's luck and the luck of the Irish. We almost instinctively root for the underdog. And yet, with a mixture of awe and admiration, we watch a high roller place an impossible bet-and lose. Naturally, no one can ever entirely avoid loss while gambling, but we can ensure it happens less…

NFL ・ 17 September 2022

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Horseshoe Las Vegas Casino Resort Makes Its Debut On The Strip

Last week, the Horseshoe officially returned to Sin City. Only this time the property isn't downtown, it's right in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. It's been nearly 20 years since the Horseshoe had a presence in Las Vegas, originally opening downtown in 1951. The brand, along with the World Series of Poker, was sold to Harrah's in 2004, which was…

Land-based ・ 30 March 2023