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Fontainebleau Las Vegas Review: This $3 Billion Las Vegas Hotel Is the Tallest in the City

Since its inception in 1954, Fontainebleau Miami Beach has been heralded as a masterpiece in American design and a cultural hallmark. After all, it was where Oddjob murdered Jill Masterson in the James Bond film Goldfinger and a preferred haunt of Frank Sinatra. It therefore seems only fitting that Paul Anka and Justin Timberlake headlined the…

Land-based ・ 6 days

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Fontainebleau Las Vegas Opens After Years of Delays

The long-stalled Fontainebleau Las Vegas finally became a reality last week with a star-studded grand opening that included Tom Brady, Cher, Justin Timberlake and other celebrities on hand. The 67-story hotel-casino is one of the biggest in Las Vegas, spanning 25 acres and 9 million square feet, featuring about 3650 hotel rooms, 550000 square feet…

Industry ・ 21 December 2023

World Casino News

Grand Opening of Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino-Resort

Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a $3.7 billion casino-resort project, had its official grand opening on the night of December 13. There were many A-listers and VIP guests who could enter only by special invitation at the grand opening party. Private, luxury party: After a ribbon-cutting ceremony that lasted 30 minutes and took place before the midnight…

Land-based ・ 15 December 2023

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Fontainebleau celebrates its long-awaited debut on the Las Vegas Strip

A casino floor is shown during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 | 2:56 p.m. Fontainebleau Las Vegas welcomed community leaders and the first guests for a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at the Strip's newest resort and casino. The festivities included music by…

Land-based ・ 14 December 2023

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Player Trends: Casino Bonus Insights from SlotsUp's Survey

In August 2023, the conducted a to explore the details and discern what casino players value in bonuses. The survey included 1331 respondents, primarily from the USA, with 53.08% female participants and 46.92% male participants. Most of the respondents gamblers (45.11%, 600 out of 1331) find casino bonuses very important. The 30-44 age group…

Bonuses ・ 05 December 2023

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Illinois: Gaming and Leisure Properties acquires Hard Rock Casino Rockford's land for $100 million

Gaming-focused real estate investment firm Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) has acquired the land associated with the Hard Rock Casino development project in Rockford, Illinois from an affiliate of815 Entertainment for $100 million. 815 Entertainment is owned by Dan Fischer, the principal, along with a consortium of local investors…

Industry ・ 30 August 2023

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Video games with simulated gambling to be given R18+ rating under new proposal to protect children and problem gamblers

The federal government will move to apply an R18+ rating to all video games that contain simulated gambling as part of a proposal targeted at restricting children's access to popular casino-style games. It will also seek to change classification rules to require all games with paid loot boxes - where players can purchase a box with a randomised…

Games ・ 29 March 2023

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NL VFW Tues Bingo Up To $20,300 In Prizes-Vets Raffle $150 TJ/Marshalls/Home Goods From Lori Fischer

Tuesday Night is Bingo Night in the Hall at New Lenox VFW Post 9545, and THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME!!! Doors open at @4 pm, and the first ball drops at @6:15pm In 2021, Tuesday Night Bingo paid out $159591.00 in cash prizes, including Bingo, Raffles, and Pull Tabs. Congratulations. Last week we paid out $4159.00 in prizes including progressive…

Bingo ・ 01 February 2023

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Las Vegas Strip Gets a Dangerous Warning

Covid, M-Pox, RSV, and other illnesses could not keep the Las Vegas Strip Resort Casinos down, but a new development might be a major problem. While the covid pandemic closed the Las Vegas Strip, that closure almost seemed to create an opportunity for major resort casino operators to make changes. MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free…

Land-based ・ 16 January 2023

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Chilean casino company pulls out of deal to buy Las Vegas Strip land amid rise in interest rates

CB Investment, a company founded by Chilean businessman Claudio Fischer that was planning to develop a hotel-casino on the Strip near the Las Vegas Convention Center's West Hall, has pulled out of the $120 million deal. On Tuesday, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) CEO Steve Hill said the tourism agency's sale of 10 acres at the…

Land-based ・ 09 January 2023

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Compañía sudamericana de casinos se retira de acuerdo para adquirir terreno en Las Vegas

Esta nota fue traducida al español y editada para brevedad y claridad a partir de una versión en inglés. Una empresa chilena que planeaba construir un hotel-casino en la franja turística o Las Vegas Strip, se retiró del acuerdo valorado en $120 millones de dólares. En un comunicado enviado este martes, Steve Hill, director ejecutivo de la Autoridad…

Land-based ・ 05 January 2023

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Chilean Billionaire Backs Out of Las Vegas Strip Property Deal with LVCVA

Real Property reported that this came as a surprise as the $120 million deal was announced in October 2021 and on October 12 this year the state-funded convention and tourist agency LVCVA made an announcement that the sale has been finalized with just some regulatory approvals still pending. LVCVA acquired the land back in February 2015 when the…

Land-based ・ 04 January 2023

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Big Las Vegas Strip Casino Deal Cancelled

Nothing happens quickly or easily on the Las Vegas Strip. If you decide to build or buy on the Strip, you have elected to compete with the giants of the casino business -- Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report, MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free Report, and Wynn Resorts (WYNN) - Get Free Report -- not to mention some of the huge…

Land-based ・ 04 January 2023

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Bingo ・ 28 December 2022

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Hard Rock Breaks Ground On $310 Million Rockford Casino

Hoping it will be " The Flame " that draws patrons to northern Illinois, Hard Rock and local ownership group 815 Entertainment broke ground Wednesday on a $310 million casino in Rockford that is scheduled to open in late 2023. In a tent filled to capacity next to its temporary venue, called A Hard Rock Opening Act, dignitaries who included Hard…

Finance ・ 21 December 2022

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Changes in the Cards for Iconic Las Vegas Strip After Big Hotel-Casino Deals

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…

Land-based ・ 28 November 2022

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Caesars' Las Vegas Strip Failure Turns Into a Huge Win

Every inch of land on the Las Vegas Strip has become incredibly valuable. Recent sales have placed the value of a single acre at $10 million -- and that's land located on the less popular northern end of the Strip. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors recently approved the sale and licensed use of a ten-acre…

Land-based ・ 26 November 2022

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Caesars Las Vegas Strip Failure Turns Into a Huge Win

Every inch of land on the Las Vegas Strip has become incredibly valuable. Recent sales have placed the value of a single acre at $10 million -- and that's land located on the less popular northern end of the Strip. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors recently approved the sale and licensed use of a ten-acre…

Land-based ・ 26 November 2022

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Las Vegas Strip Adds Another Huge Casino Project

New hotel casino projects along the Las Vegas Strip continue to proliferate following the slowdown during the covid pandemic. Locals and visitors have gotten used to seeing cranes and construction equipment in the area, and they can expect to see a lot more in the coming months. In recent years, the 4.2 miles of the Strip had been dominated by…

Land-based ・ 14 November 2022

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Deadwood casinos start crack-down on under-21s

DEADWOOD, S.D. (KELO) - The persistent problem of people younger than age 21 who are on gambling floors in Deadwood casinos could lead to tighter rules from the South Dakota Commission on Gaming. The commission on Wednesday directed its staff to do a review and bring any proposed changes to the December 14 meeting. "I think it's time we probably…

Religion ・ 29 September 2022

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Answering the most commonly asked Hard Rock Casino Rockford questions

ROCKFORD - You got questions about Hard Rock Casino Rockford? We've got answers. Folks are logging on to Google to ask about the temporary Rockford Casino, A Hard Rock Opening Act and about plans for the coming permanent Hard Rock Casino Rockford resort. Here are answers to some of the most popular questions we are seeing. Where is the Rockford…

Travel ・ 20 September 2022

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Best Blackjack Movies in History

Casino movies regularly find a spot on "best of" lists because gambling is a great metaphor for life, so you'd think there'd be plenty of movies about blackjack. You'd be wrong. Sure, blackjack is featured in movies from Hangover to Swingers, but neither of those films hinges on the game-and that's the case with most movies purportedly "about"…

Movies ・ 19 September 2022

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Iowa: Churchill Downs Nears Acquisition of Hard Rock Sioux City

The unanimous vote represents a significant milestone in the company's $2.75 billion bid to acquire Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E), the owner of the Hard Rock Casino and other racing and gambling properties in Virginia and New York. Churchill Downs first announced the agreement in February of this year. Churchill Downs and Hard Rock Casino…

Industry ・ 14 September 2022

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The gaming industry occasionally gets bad press from the media. Games such as Grand Theft Auto have made the headlines several times because of the depictions of graphic violence and prostitution that are present in the series. These games are intended for adults, but the media perception of the gaming and entertainment industry, in general, is…

Incidents ・ 02 September 2022

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Iowa: Churchill Downs' acquisition of Hard Rock Sioux City approved by gaming commissioners

Gaming company and horse racing giant Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) announced Thursday it is one step closer to buying Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City after being greenlighted by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. The unanimous approval marks a major milestone in the company's $2.75 billion bid to buy Peninsula Pacific Entertainment…

Industry ・ 26 August 2022

The Quad City Times

Iowa gaming commission approves Churchill Downs purchase of Hard Rock Sioux City

RIVERSIDE, Iowa - The company that owns the site of the Kentucky Derby is one step closer to purchasing the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City after receiving approval from the state's Racing and Gaming Commission on Thursday. The unanimous approval, which came after little discussion from commissioners, marks a major milestone in the Churchill…

Gaming Authorities ・ 26 August 2022

The Gazette

Churchill Downs to buy Sioux City casino

RIVERSIDE - The company that owns the site of the Kentucky Derby is one step closer to buying the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City after receiving approval from the state's Racing and Gaming Commission on Thursday. The unanimous approval, which came after little discussion from commissioners, marks a major milestone in the Churchill Downs' $2.75…

Gaming Authorities ・ 26 August 2022

Manila Bulletin

Cryptocurrency: Investing or gambling

The New York Times article entitled, "The Puzzle of Low Interest Rates" by George Mankiw, a noted Harvard Professor, discussed the steady decline in interest rates over the past four decades in the U.S. According to the Fischer effect, the drop in inflation expectations resulted due to bond investors' expectation of high inflation. They anticipate…

Crypto ・ 28 October 2021

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Illinois Gaming Board selects two finalists for Chicago Southland casino

llinois officials have narrowed the number of proposals for a new casino in Chicago's south suburbs to just two. One of the bids would see the creation of a venue near the border of Homewood and East Hazel Crest, proposed by Alabama-based Wind Creek Hospitality; while the second one would locate it in Matteson, pitched by Hinsdale businessman Rob…

Travel ・ 26 October 2021

Chicago Sun Times

South suburban casino race: Calumet City, Lynwood out; Matteson, Homewood/East Hazel Crest in

The south suburban casino race is down to a pair. Nearly two years after applications were submitted to open a south suburban gambling temple, state regulators on Wednesday narrowed the field of four casino hopefuls down to two competing proposals: one at a site straddling the border of Homewood and East Hazel Crest, and another in Matteson. The…

Politics ・ 20 October 2021

Canberra Weekly

Gambling Harm Awareness Week: Don't bet your life

Online gambling has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to 24-hour access to online betting websites and apps. This week is Gambling Harm Awareness Week, and ACT Minister for Gaming, Shane Rattenbury, implored Canberrans to consider the impacts of gambling on themselves and the people they care about, and to seek support if they experience…

Gambling Addiction ・ 18 October 2021

Mooresville Tribune

Latin casino operator buys Vegas Strip parcel for $120M

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Chilean businessman and co-founder of the largest casino resort operator in Latin America has reached an agreement to buy 10 acres (4 hectares) of Strip-front land that formerly housed the Riviera from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority for $120 million. The authority's board unanimously approved the sale Tuesday to…

Travel ・ 18 October 2021

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Online bets won’t beat COVID blues

With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Gambling Harm Awareness Week (18 to 24 October) is a timely reminder for Canberrans to consider the impacts gambling may have on themselves and the people they care about and to seek support if they are experiencing the signs of gambling harm. A survey from the Australian Gambling Research Centre found…

Covid ・ 17 October 2021

Travel Weekly

Latin casino operator buys Vegas Strip parcel for $120M: Travel Weekly

The authority's board unanimously approved the sale Tuesday to CB Investment SpA owned by Claudio Fischer. The deal is expected to close in June. Fischer co-founded Sun Dreams, which owns 19 casino properties in Chile, Argentina, Panama, Colombia and Peru. He hasn't disclosed any specific plans for the development of the land at Las Vegas Boulevard…

Travel ・ 14 October 2021

Gambling News

Part of the Former Riviera Hotel-Casino Site in Vegas to Get New Life

For more than five decades, the Riviera Hotel-Casino sat proudly among the casinos and resorts dotting the Las Vegas landscape. It was one of the originals to be included on the Las Vegas Boulevard row of gambling properties, but came to an end in 2015. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) bought it that year, converting part of…

Covid ・ 13 October 2021

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LVCVA to sell 10-acre parcel for $120M on Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Today the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors unanimously approved the sale and licensed use of a ten-acre parcel of land located at Las Vegas Boulevard and Elvis Presley Boulevard for $120 million. CB Investment SpA, a company owned by South American businessman Claudio Fischer will purchase…

Land-based ・ 13 October 2021

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Las Vegas Strip land sold to developer for $120M

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors on Tuesday unanimously approved the sale of 10 acres of Strip-front property to a Chilean resort and real estate developer for $120 million. The buyer, CB Investment SpA, is operated by brothers Claudio and Humberto Fischer, who operate the Monticello resort near Santiago,…

Land-based ・ 13 October 2021

Chicago Sun Times

Bo Jackson joins investment group looking to open Calumet City casino

He knows football. He knows baseball. But does Bo know casinos? Two-sport pro legend Bo Jackson is trying his hand at the gambling game with a stake in a development group vying for a license to open a new casino in Chicago's south suburbs. The Heisman-winning running back and former White Sox slugger - and the face of one of Nike's most famous…

Live Gambling ・ 08 October 2021

WDRB

Churchill Downs plans casino-like gambling venue in downtown Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - Churchill Downs Inc. is buying the US Bank building at Fourth and Market streets and plans to open its fourth casino-like facility there. Construction on what Churchill calls "Derby City Gaming Downtown" would start later this year, with a projected opening in early 2023, the company said. Churchill has suggested for months…

Covid ・ 04 October 2021

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Hard Rock Rockford Wins a Temporary Casino License for Illinois

On Friday, the city mayor for Rockford announced that the Illinois gaming board granted Hard Rock a temporary license to operate a casino at Rockford. But, the company will need several more approvals before it opens its doors to the public. Yet, this means the city 90 miles west of Chicago will soon have a land-based casino. The newly…

Sports ・ 28 June 2021

City Wire

David Stevenson: Why I'm taking a punt on online gambling stocks

There's something of an urban myth surrounding the idea of sin stocks, the antithesis of the current fad for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. The idea behind the myth is that these are stocks that do'no good', are in effect forbidden fruit and deliberately shunned by investors, but because they have dropped off ESG-sensitive…

Finance ・ 24 May 2021