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It's hard to get a great free photo of the Las Vegas Strip from down on the ground, as you're right in the middle of it. You can try standing in one of the overhead crosswalks, but they are covered in dirty glass, making it hard to get a great shot. You can pay $20 to $40 to go to the top of an attraction like at the Paris, Linq or Strat, but…

The Super Bowl is Las Vegas' biggest sporting event, but March Madness isn't far behind. The big opening weekend of the NCAA Basketball National Championship Tournament runs March 16 to 19. The sports books will be packed throughout the weekend and viewing parties will be held at several venues, including free parties in the South Point showroom…

One spouse chose to populate the upper left corner on a video keno machine. The other went to the lower right. Both ended up having reasons to celebrate. The local couple hit side-by-side jackpots on Four Card Keno, winning $100288 Saturday night at Rampart's high limit bar, according to a casino spokesperson. One machine hit for $87240, and the…

The Philippine casino sector produced gross gaming revenue (GGR) of just under PHP56.01 billion (US$1.02 billion) in the three months to December 31, up by 13.5 percent from the third quarter. The quarterly tally was up 96.2 percent from a year earlier. The figure excludes revenue from bingo operations, electronic games parlours and and from…

Station Casinos' new Wildfire Casino has set an official date for its grand debut in Downtown Las Vegas. The venue will be opening its doors to the general public on Friday, February 10 at noon at 2700 Fremont Street, near Charleston Blvd. Wildfire Casino on Fremont is set to be a 21000-square-foot neighborhood casino that boasts over 200 of the…

Online casinos have seen a shift in recent times as an increasing number of players are opting for digital currencies to fund their online gambling. Bitcoin casinos are still a recent phenomenon that is increasingly gaining traction thanks to its myriad of benefits. Bitcoin casinos have made it easier to gamble online without leaving any trails and…

Full House Resorts has announced Friday night as the opening of its temporary casino in Illinois, aptly named The Temporary by American Place. The Temporary is located in Waukegan, approximately 40 miles north of Chicago and less than 20 miles from the Wisconsin state line. Waukegan was one of six locations awarded a casino license in the 2019…

It emerges like a pixelated oasis in the Nevada desert, one that could easily be a mirage. A towering 143-foot screen, showing any game your heart desires, and at its feet six-count'em, six!-heated rectangular pools. They're spaced in pairs, gently tiered upward, all the better to allow year-round swimsuit-clad revelers unobstructed views of the…

If the Oakland Athletics relocate to Las Vegas, north Strip and downtown resort operators would strongly support the team building a $1 billion ballpark in their area. Resorts World Las Vegas President Scott Sibella confirmed that he and hotel owners from the north Strip and downtown Las Vegas met with A's brass Wednesday. They discussed the…

Las Vegas may have a reputation for tearing down its vintage buildings, but there's one piece of history still standing: Golden Gate. The historic property at the corner of Fremont and Main streets is celebrating its 117th anniversary Friday, and as the city's first hotel it boasts a front row seat to some of the area's most identifiable…

There's always something new and exciting going on in Las Vegas, from new suites and guestrooms to amazing revamped shows, new restaurants, exciting events and more. This is a city your clients can revisit time and time again-and always make new memories to take back home. In the events arena, Las Vegas will sizzle in 2023 with the FI Las Vegas…

Hope all the readers here are having a happy and healthy holiday season. Despite unseasonably cold weather in Georgia and viruses hitting friends and relatives right and left, we felt blessed that we could spend some time with family members on Christmas Day. Now that the festivities are over and our life can return to a fairly routine schedule, I…

RENO - It's been more than 20 years since a new casino has opened in Northern Nevada. That changed Tuesday with the grand opening of the Legends Bay Casino in Sparks, an event attended by Gov. Steve Sisolak and Garry Goett, chairman and CEO of the casino's Las Vegas-based operator, Olympia Gaming. "Our iconic casino gaming industry isn't just on…

Las Vegas has seen almost two years of monthly gaming revenue records, previously unseen numbers at Reid International Airport, and if you walk into a casino right now? It's wall-to-wall people almost every night of the week. The world of gambling, gaming and casinos is continuing to grow. And we're going to be taking more regular looks at the…

Slot machine manufacturers strive to gain your attention and keep your play. Traditional reels augmented by ever-changing themes and bonuses are one way to go about that. Every now and then, gamemakers go for something completely different. Let's take a gander at a couple of new games on their way to casinos. Both were shown at Global Gaming Expo…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A downtown Las Vegas property is channeling "Vegas Vacation" vibes with a new game it debuted on its casino floor. According to Circa Las Vegas, the property has debuted the rock, paper, scissors game on its casino floor. "The game used to settle every childhood debate just hit our 21+ casino floor." Circa said in a…

In a city long known for bigger-than-life figures such as mobster Bugsy Siegel, reclusive tycoon Howard Hughes and casino mogul Steve Wynn, Tilman Fertitta is the newest big player on the Las Vegas Strip. The billionaire Texas businessman and owner of Fertitta Entertainment, which owns more than 600 restaurants, hotels, casinos and other…

The Las Vegas Strip has become the most valuable 4.2-mile stretch of land in the world as casino operators seek to find new ways to lure in tourists while Sin City experiences a post-pandemic boom. And while covid hasn't actually gone anywhere, Las Vegas has bounced back spectacularly and that has led to huge changes on that famous stretch of…

In the mid-1990s Las Vegas made an ill-fated effort to market itself as a family destination. That move made some sense, as the city does have a sort of overgrown-theme-park feel, In fact, the then-new MGM Grand casino/hotel had an actual amusement park built on its property to give kids something to do while their parents were gambling. At the…

LAS VEGAS (CN) - Downtown Las Vegas sees 24 million visitors annually. One might think the area could rest on its laurels and be fat and happy. But that thinking wouldn't take into account Derek Stevens, whose vision and drive has resulted in the first, built-from-the-ground-up casino development downtown in 30 years. Circa Resort & Casino, the…

Casino electronic games and services supplier RGB International Bhd posted a profit of almost MYR1.3 million (US$288800) for the three months to September 30, it said in a Wednesday filing to Bursa Malaysia. Such profit compared with a loss of just below MYR2.7 million in the second quarter. In the third quarter of 2021, the firm had posted a loss…

Stacey McLachlan, right, of Vancouver, plays an electronic table game at the Bellagio on Oct. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas, with her mother Sharon, middle, and their friend Ciara Tabb, left. Gone are the days of a gambling hall lined with rows of small slot machines and players sitting shoulder-to-shoulder. Now, the casino floor allows for players to…

Shares of casino companies have plummeted even as inflation has soared at rates not seen in four decades and fears of a recession rattle consumers and investors alike. Caesars Entertainment stock has plummeted 50% so far this quarter. Bally's has dropped 40% over the same time period, and Penn National Gaming and MGM Resorts S&P 500, which recently…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A lucky guest at a downtown Las Vegas casino ended his weekend by hitting a massive slot jackpot. According to a post from Circa Resort & Casino, the man, who was identified only as Marc, hit a jackpot worth $1250033.48 while playing the Buffalo Diamond slot machine Sunday. No additional information was provided.

The times are changing in Las Vegas. Construction cranes seem to be a permanent part of the Las Vegas skyline at this point as casinos are built or upgraded along the Strip as well as in the emerging downtown Fremont St. area.. It's almost like a domino effect as each casino spends millions of dollars to upgrade their look, the next casino must…

Cryptocurrencies are becoming more mainstream each day. Casino sites, of course, aren't an exception to this rule - but how do you find the best Bitcoin casinos in the bunch? In other words: What sites are the good, the bad and the ugly in terms of Bitcoin casinos? We'll spare you the last two categories and go straight to the good ones. After…

In the past two years, there has been a flurry of hotel investment activity in the Las Vegas market, with nearly 10 transactions achieving sale prices exceeding $1 billion. Total hotel sales volume for the past two years in Las Vegas is nearly $16.8 billion, representing 17% of the total U.S. hotel sales volume during that time frame. Las Vegas…

Video games may be a relatively new form of entertainment, but gaming is as old as time immemorial. The most ancient historical board games date back millennia. While the Egyptian Senet has long fallen out of fashion, other classics like the Game of the Goose or chess have stood the test of time. Fast-forward to the 21 century and the digital…

Gaming News 21 November 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) -- There's no place like Las Vegas for the holidays, as festive decorations and jolly events usher in the celebratory season. Locally cherished and brand-new winter wonderland displays pop up throughout the destination, making Vegas an ideal spot to take in the sights and sounds of the holidays.AREA15 is…

Point to something - anything - inside the new Legends Bay Casino and Court Cardinal will have an interesting story about it. That comfy-looking seat placed in front of a nearby slot machine? That's a Gary Platt chair that Cardinal picked after sitting on every chair featured at a casino expo. The tables inside one of the casino's restaurants?…

Catch all the mid-morning World Cup matches at these Las Vegas bars and restaurants View as Map The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off on Sunday, November 20 in Qatar. And sports bars and restaurants in Las Vegas will host watch parties and events until the series ends on December 18. Local soccer fans and visiting fans will need a bar with big screens,…

Management at Silver Slipper Casino in Hancock County, Mississippi, announced Tuesday that only guests age 21 or older will be allowed on the premises through a website update and a Facebook post that has been receiving hundreds of comments. " No persons under the age of 21 years will be permitted in this building for any reason. All guests must be…

The letters B-A-L-L-Y-'-S have been removed from the tower at Bally's, evidence that the transformation to Horseshoe Las Vegas is in full motion. While the change was officially announced all the way back in January after being rumored well before that, there have been several delays in implementation. Whereas the Bally's name tends to be…

They say patience is a virtue, so it's only fitting that the primary force behind the recent opening of Legends Bay Casino Resort - the first ground-up casino project in Reno-Sparks, Nevada in more than two decades - goes by the name of Court Cardinal. Cardinal, the Regional President at Olympia Gaming, was born and bred in Nevada and has literally…

Casino owner Derek Stevens says an team ultimately will make its home in Las Vegas. Speaking at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, Sevens said it is not a matter of "if" but "when" the NBA will locate a franchise in the city. Stevens owns Circa Resort and two other hotel casinos, D Las Vegas and the Golden Gate, in the city's downtown casino…

Las Vegas has become so much more than the Las Vegas Strip. Even as Caesars Entertainment (CZR), MGM Resorts (MGM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), and new players including the massive Resorts World Las Vegas have continued to expand the Strip's offerings, a variety of other players have built downtown Las Vegas and other parts of the city into tourist…

New Concept from Downtown Hospitality Group Serves Bacon Flights, Reverse BLTs, Boozy Milkshakes and More on the D's Reimagined Second Floor Casino LAS VEGAS, Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Downtown Las Vegas is ready to bring home the bacon. Bacon Nation - Las Vegas' first 24/7 bacon-inspired restaurant concept - is officially open at the D Las…

Sin City has been home to some high-profile violent crime, but that's not the whole story. Las Vegas needs to give off an anything-can-happen vibe while also being inherently safe. The city has a dark edge, but it also needs tourists to feel like they can gamble, party, imbibe (and maybe inhale) without being in any real danger. People come to Las…

Las Vegas needs to give off an anything-can-happen vibe while also being inherently safe. The city has a dark edge, but it also needs tourists to feel like they can gamble, party, imbibe (and maybe inhale) without being in any real danger. People come to Las Vegas to live a little larger than they do in their real lives, but living on the edge…

Two prominent casino company CEOs said Tuesday they're happy that Southern Nevada is pacing a record industry rebound, but they remain wary of economic uncertainties that could put a dent in the future. Derek Stevens, owner of downtown Las Vegas' Circa, and Craig Billings, the newest person to hold the position of CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd., kicked…

Gambling on New Year's Eve along with a sit-down dinner looks like a distinct possibility for people in the Waukegan area. Plans continue for a December opening of a newly built interim casino structure adjacent to the Fountain Square Shopping Center in Waukegan providing table games, slot machines, a variety of dining options and a…

In the week before it opened, operators of the Legends Bay Casino in Sparks had to turn potential customers away because the $120 million property wasn't open. Olympia Gaming Regional President Court Cardinal understood the confusion. The construction fencing at Legends Bay has disappeared and The Outlets at Legends, an open-air shopping, dining,…

While the Las Vegas Strip has been known for the glitz and glamour of casino operators, including Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR) and MGM Resorts International (MGM), downtown Vegas has a grittier reputation. Even after the 1995 launch of the Fremont Street Experience -- a massive light and sound show that takes over the whole…

By Jimmy Orr, Cowboy State Daily It was supposed to be a quick weekend trip for Cheyenne businessman Marc Thayer. And it was. It just turned out to be a profitable one as well. Thayer, owner of a home and business security system company in Cheyenne, flew to Las Vegas with three friends Friday and came back Monday $1.25 million richer. Thayer hit…

Circa casino owner Derek Stevens, left, and Wynn Resorts CEO Craig Billings participate in a panel discussion with gaming executives at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in the Venetian Expo Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022 | 2 a.m. Despite some high-profile crimes, including a mass stabbing last week, "it's hard to find a safer location…

Gone are the days of a gambling hall lined with rows of small slot machines and players sitting shoulder-to-shoulder. Now, the casino floor allows for players to stretch out a bit as they play the tall, vibrant slot machines with massive digital screens. Changes to a casino floor's layout started about 10 years ago and is now a common sight at Las…

For the second consecutive year, Downtown Las Vegas' Circa Resort & Casino was awarded the North American Property of the Year recognition at the Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas 2022. Derek Stevens, Owner and CEO of Circa, spoke about this recognition and what it represents for the company, stating it is "an honor to receive this award from such a…

The wait is finally over: Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is back in Las Vegas, taking place this week at the Venetian Expo Center (October 10-13). The major gambling industry event is set to see companies from all over the world showcase the latest in land-based gambling and iGaming technologies and developments, in addition to a diverse lineup of…

Gaming News 11 October 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) -- Downtown Las Vegas' Circa Resort & Casino won the coveted North American Property of the Year award at Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas 2022 for the second consecutive year."It is an honor to receive this award from such a prestigious organization," said Derek Stevens, Owner and CEO of Circa. "At Circa,…

Slotmill is delighted to announce that Svenska Spel Sport & Casino has launched the Slotmill portfolio of games to its casino product offering. Svenska Spel Sport & Casino is one of the largest and most well-known casino operators in Sweden. Andreas Ternström, Chief Commercial Officer at Slotmill said; "To be selected as content provider to Svenska…

Gone are the days of a gambling hall lined with rows of small slot machines and players sitting shoulder-to-shoulder. Now, the casino floor allows for players to stretch out a bit as they play the tall, vibrant slot machines with massive digital screens. Changes to a casino floor's layout started about 10 years ago and is now a common sight at Las…

The casino industry's top movers and shakers pour into Las Vegas this week to be dazzled by the latest gaming technology and to strategize on keeping strong the industry that has nurtured the city into an economic powerhouse. The four-day Global Gaming Expo opens Monday at The Venetian Expo with a series of educational sessions, and the trade show…

Las Vegas spent part of the 1990s trying to be a family-friendly destination. That failed fairly spectacularly. It turns out that gambling and kids don't mix all that well. That does not mean that families never visit Las Vegas. Circus Circus still caters to people forced to visit Sin City with their kids who aren't looking to be the folks you have…

As pools start closing for the season, there's one place that remains open every single day of the year-Stadium Swim. This 365-day, all-in-one facility is the spot to hang poolside. All the pools are heated for fall and winter temps, and that comes in handy when it comes to football and hockey season. The massive, 40-foot-tall, high-definition…

Hitting one jackpot at any point in your life is amazing. Now imagine getting a second one just six months later. That's exactly what happened to poker player Robbie Schiffbauer who won a $400000 video poker jackpot at Circa Las Vegas this week. In March, the same individual also claimed the largest bounty in a €2700 European Poker Tour…

Downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino El Cortez announced Tuesday the completion of a $3 million renovation that consisted of the upgrade of 47 original vintage rooms -dubbed the "Original 47" - built in 1941, the year when the National Register of Historic Places-listed venue opened its doors. Originally used as boarding and meeting spaces when the…

Daktronics has continued a partnership with Circa Resort & Casino to manufacture and install six new LED displays at two locations in Nevada this summer. Four displays were installed at Circa Sports Sportsbook in Legends Bay Casino in Sparks and two displays were added to Circa Resort & Casino's new meeting and convention space in Las Vegas. "Since…

Football season means watch parties in the casinos and bars. While not as big a marketing tool as they used to be, there are still some good gatherings throughout the city. On weekends, the casino sports books are packed with all the games showing on the big screens. Busiest are Las Vegas' two premier sports books at Circa and Westgate. On Mondays,…

The global online gambling industry is one that has gone from strength to strength over the course of the last few years. Driven by improvements in technology which have served to strengthen the quality of gaming platforms as well as better security protocols that have helped gamblers feel more secure when making large monetary tran s actions…

After Nevada legalized gambling in 1931, the first casinos in Las Vegas proliferated along Fremont Street in the city's downtown region. Then came the end of World War II, and new mega-hotels with glitzy casinos and top-flight entertainment cropped up along Las Vegas Boulevard a few miles away. The Strip, as that corridor is commonly known, soon…

Casinos today offer much more than just blackjack, slot machines and poker tables. Beyond gambling, the best casinos provide critically acclaimed restaurants, live shows, attractions and luxurious hotel rooms. We wanted to find the best casinos, hotels, restaurants, shows, attractions and players clubs. So, we invited a panel of industry and travel…

After announcing that it would demolish its four shuttered casinos, it didn't take long for Station Casinos to start the process. Announced barely two months ago, Station is demolishing Texas Station and Fiesta Henderson, with a stated intention to sell off the land, once it's vacant, for noncasino developments. Fiesta Rancho in North Las Vegas,…

VANCOUVER - Travel agents attending the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's'Vegas is Back' event last night were not only wined and dined at the luxury D/6 Bar & Lounge at Parq Vancouver, they also heard how Las Vegas is reshaping itself with new attractions and jackpot deals to get clients into airline seats. Air Canada Vacations is…

Daktronics LED displays installed at Legends Bay Casino and new meeting space displays added to Circa Resort & Casino BROOKINGS, S.D. - - Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, has continued a partnership with Circa Resort & Casino to manufacture and install six new LED displays at two locations in Nevada this summer. Four displays…

Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, which includes the original, historic Las Vegas High School (circa 1930), is going to get a major renovation, some buildings coming down, others going up. Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022 | 2 a.m. The oldest and most iconic public school campus in Clark County is gearing up for a $52 million,…

The Legends Bay Casino and Casino Fandango in Northern Nevada have deployed the Unified Gaming Platform - Nimble Edition, which will assist them in achieving initial marketing and player development benchmarks, and offer sustained day-to-day management of all operations. The system underpins casino operations and offers a single view of the…

The south end of the Las Vegas Strip has the famous Welcome to Las Vegas sign to greet visitors to the world's biggest adult playground. Now the north end of the Strip has its own welcoming attraction. The installation and official lighting of two 50-foot showgirls has been completed on Las Vegas Boulevard, just north of the STRAT Hotel at the…

Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI) has announced that the newly opened Legends Bay Casino and Casino Fandango, located in Northern Nevada, have deployed its Unified Gaming Platform - Nimble Edition. The platform's purpose is to align marketing, player development and casino operations around one view of the casino's data. Carson City-located Casino…

Welcome to LAMag's semimonthly update on the biggest restaurant openings, club news, hotel announcements, celebrity and influencer sightings, and everything else you need to know before you venture to Sin City. Maluma Commands Rumbazo Stage as More Festivals Near It's music month in Las Vegas and the inaugural RUMBAZO Festival on Sept. 10 kicked…

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…

As part of the partnership between the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) and SAGSE announced last week, organizers have now presented the G2E Platinum Club Las Vegas Property Tours, to benefit and reward the efforts of up to 30 Latin American operators who travel to Las Vegas to participate in the international show, which will be held on October…

Legends Bay casino has opened its doors for the first time, making it the first new casino in Northern Nevada in over 20 years. The public was able to enter the property on Tuesday following a lavish opening ceremony. There was initially a VIP-only party where champagne and shrimp cocktails were on offer. Opening day was a huge success for the…

Legends Bay Casino, the newest gambling establishment to open in Northern Nevada in more than 20 years, finally opened its doors last night on August 30 after 16 years in the making. Located a stone's throw away from the Outlets at Legends, Hampton Inn, and Residence Inn by Marriott, Legends Bay is a fresh new casino built from the ground up,…

The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement (aka the Mob Museum) has acquired a 30000-square-foot vacant lot next door to the existing building that will be used to expand its downtown footprint. Specifics haven't been revealed, but added exhibition space, and food and beverage facilities are expected. Since it opened in February…

DENVER - Nevada's major gaming companies avoided Colorado for nearly two decades after casinos were legalized in the historic mining towns of Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek. It wasn't much of a gamble. Initially, bets in the state were limited to $5 and casinos were not open 24/7. The idea behind the 1990 legalization was to boost…

The Raiders are the runaway leaders at sportsbooks in tickets and money wagered to win the Super Bowl. But betting on them to win the franchise's first NFL title in 39 years is only one of more than 100 Raiders-related wagering options. Besides futures odds (at BetMGM) to win the AFC West (+650), AFC (18-1) and Super Bowl (30-1), the lines are on…

Circa Resort & Casino's new 35000-square foot meeting and convention space opened Tuesday, August 30 and is now available for booking. The facility marks the second phase of development for the downtown Las Vegas resort, "providing meeting planners contemporary, tech-forward options to book events, galas, meetings and more, off the Strip,"…

They're here, and they're spectacular. The installation of two new, 50-foot-tall showgirls on the corner of Main Street and Las Vegas Blvd. South has been completed, according to a City of Las Vegas news release. The showgirls will light up for the first time Wednesday at dusk. The retro-style showgirls will create a lasting legacy for the city as…

The first new Reno-Sparks casino in decades has now opened its doors to the public. Legends Bay Casino at The Outlets at Legends, in Sparks, held a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday evening, attended by politicians, gaming executives, and guests from northern and southern Nevada, including some of the highest elected officials in the state. Legends…

Trays of wine and hors d'oeuvres moved across the gaming floor of Legends Bay Casino late Tuesday, the edibles quickly making their way into the hands of various guests eager to experience the first new casino to open in Reno-Sparks in more than two decades. For Olympia Gaming CEO Gary Goett, it's a sight that he has literally waited years…

The brand-new Legends Bay Casino is opening up at the Legends Mall tomorrow at 8 pm after their ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m. and today we got to take a sneak peek today. The land the casino was built on was purchased back in 2006 but they had to stop their plans to build once the Great Recession hit but as soon as it was over they got back to…

The quarterly loss at casino electronic games and services supplier RGB International Bhd narrowed sequentially for the three months to June 30, it said in a Monday filing to Bursa Malaysia. Such loss was just under MYR2.7 million (US$592315), compared with a loss of just over MYR3.3 million in the first quarter. "The tourism and hospitality…

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - The Outlets at Legends in Sparks is now a place where you can go to gamble. Olympia Gaming Regional President Court Cardinal and his employees spent the day putting the finishing touches on Legends Bay Casino on Monday, one day ahead of its grand opening "We have all brand new everything here," he explained. The casino offers…

With high winds and heavy rains whipping through the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday night, even the casinos couldn't escape the wrath of Mother Nature. Rain and floodwater reportedly made it inside multiple casinos, including Circa in downtown Las Vegas and Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. Videos posted to social media seemed to back up the…

Flash flooding has hit the Las Vegas Strip, damaging several of its casinos and causing widespread water damage, as well as Downtown Las Vegas. A slew of videos posted on social media shows water running along Las Vegas Boulevard, as people sludge through shin-high streams while being soaked by heavy rain. One video posted to social media depicts…

AN online casino with a remote bookies' licence in Ireland has been fined over €1million in the UK for betting failures. LeoVegas must pay the huge penalty for breaking social responsibility and anti-money laundering rules. The operator - which runs leovegas.com, slotboss.co.uk, pinkcasino.co.uk, betuk.com and 21.co.uk - will also receive an…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A steakhouse in downtown Las Vegas says it found a rare orange lobster over the weekend. The steakhouse, Barry's Downtown Prime at Circa Resort & Casino, said it received the orange lobster on Saturday. Orange lobsters are said to be extremely rare, with them being found about one out of every 30 million. Earlier this…

Next month, northern Nevada's first new casino in over 20 years will open its doors to the public for the first time. That isn't the only new opening taking place. We also have newly announced enhancements at Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, record-breaking numbers from Del Mar racetrack, a massive jackpot from an Idaho casino and more…

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Intense summer thunderstorms that drenched parts of Las Vegas - causing water to cascade from casino ceilings and pool on the carpet of a stadium-sized sports betting area - were part of a broad regional monsoon pattern that may repeat through the weekend, a National Weather Service official said Friday. "We're getting right into…

Flash floods swept the iconic Las Vegas strip for the second time in weeks early Friday, causing water to seep into casinos and flood parking garages. The National Weather Service in Las Vegas issued a flash flood warning early Friday just after midnight warning of heavy rains, lightning and gusty winds. Videos on social media captured a bus…

Unrelenting rainwater cascaded through casino ceilings and drenched party-goers in Las Vegas for the second time in two weeks after intense summer thunderstorms and torrential rain continue to drench the city. Extraordinary footage from inside the Planet Hollywood casino on the Las Vegas strip in Nevada's capital showed rain pouring through the…

Las Vegas was hit with fresh flash floods Thursday night just two weeks after casinos and hotels in the tourist hotspot were flooded with water during torrential rainfall. In video shared on social media, floodwater could be seen pouring into a one casino, while a parking garage appeared transformed into a fast-moving river. Sharing video of water…

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…

Cleanup efforts continued Saturday after monsoonal rain in Las Vegas caused water to cascade from casino ceilings and flooded street intersections across the city this week. Videos posted online showed water pouring from ceilings at Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood resorts on the Las Vegas Strip two days ago. Water also swamped the carpet at the…

Heavy rains have flooded parts of the US Southwest, including the usually dry Las Vegas. (AP PHOTO) Intense summer thunderstorms that drenched parts of Las Vegas, causing water to cascade from casino ceilings and pool on the carpet of a stadium-sized sports betting area, were part of a broad regional monsoon pattern that may repeat through the…

Intense summer thunderstorms drenched parts of Las Vegas late Thursday, flooding casino floors and sending water cascading through ceilings. LAS VEGAS - Intense summer thunderstorms that drenched parts of Las Vegas late Thursday - causing water to cascade from casino ceilings and pool on the carpet of a stadium-sized sports betting area - were part…

LAS VEGAS >> Intense summer thunderstorms that drenched parts of Las Vegas late Thursday - causing water to cascade from casino ceilings and pool on the carpet of a stadium-sized sports betting area - were part of a broad regional monsoon pattern that may repeat through the weekend, a National Weather Service official said today. "We're getting…

Las Vegas was inundated with "heaving downpours" Thursday night as the city's iconic strip flooded and water cascaded into casinos, according to videos shot by shocked bystanders. The usually-arid city in the country's driest state advised residents to look out for strong wind gusts, lightning and heavy rainfall around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Over the…

Monsoonal rain swept through downtown Las Vegas on Thursday night, pelting casino carpets on the Strip through leaky roofs and rushing through a parking garage that looked more like a white-water rapids course. Videos shared on social media showed rainwater cascading off a video board and covering the floor of the sportsbook at the Circa Casino and…