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Locals casinos up in March, but Las Vegas Strip win takes a step back

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Locals casinos led the charge in March, posting their second-highest win totals while the Strip lagged behind its recent robust numbers, according to numbers released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Nevada casinos took $1.29 billion from gamblers in March, down 1.65% compared to March 2023, and 3.8% below the previous month's…
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Man accused of cashing fake gaming chips at Las Vegas casinos

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A man is accused of passing counterfeit gaming chips at several Las Vegas casinos, leading to his arrest, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained. Gratis Woolen, Jr., 54, faces 14 felonies, including burglary and possession of unlawful instruments, for allegedly trying to pass counterfeit chips at several Las…
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How California Hotel helped shape Las Vegas to become Ninth Island

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Eric and Lisa Laride have been coming to the California Hotel and Casino in Downtown Las Vegas for more than 30 years. "My parents came here when they opened the California hotel many years ago and they've been coming here every year and they brought me one year and that was the beginning of that," Eric Laride explained. It was…
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Threat of strike looms for Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Virgin Hotels Las Vegas workers have yet to receive a new five-year contract, though every other property with team members represented by Culinary Union Local 226 has. A negotiation extension averted a strike ahead of the valley's first Super Bowl in February. Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge says history could…
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How to buy items from the Tropicana Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - If you are feeling extra nostalgic, you can buy the Tropicana Las Vegas resort's theater chairs, lounge couches, guest room furniture, you name it. International Content Liquidations is facilitating the sale of Tropicana Las Vegas items. Jasper Elvambuena was one of the people who flocked to the storied casino to reminisce. He…
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Tropicana Las Vegas resort's past mob ties explored as casino closes

LAS VEGAS (KLAS)- The Tropicana was one of the last Strip casinos from the Las Vegas mob era. Several mobsters and a casino executive were sentenced to prison during the 80s for running a skimming operation there. "According to his own testimony in federal court, former casino executive Carl Thomas worked for more than 20 years as a casino skimmer…
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Hawaiian visitor wins $1.1M jackpot during Easter weekend visit to Las Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Spending an Easter weekend in Las Vegas will be one a visitor from Hawaii will likely remember forever. The Hawaiian guest, who was staying and playing at the California Hotel & Casino, hit a large jackpot while playing the Wheel of Fortune machine. The lucky guest was wagering $10 per spin and got a bonus round spin that led to…
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Final hours: Tropicana Las Vegas casino closes after nearly 7 decades

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The final chapter of the nearly 67-year history of the iconic Tropicana Las Vegas is written. The doors were permanently locked forever on Tuesday. Several longtime Las Vegas residents and tourists flocked to the casino overnight to take last-minute selfies with the Tropicana sign and share sentimental moments of a history-making…
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Tropicana Las Vegas hotel closes its doors for MLB ballpark

The Tropicana hotel and casino in Las Vegas closed up shop on Tuesday, as developers plan to turn the storied resort into an MLB ballpark. Employees and managers shut the doors around 1 p.m. local time as the final guests checked out, local Fox affiliate KVVU reported. The casino floor closed at 3 a.m. Tuesday. Californian Will Ross was the last…
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Record $500,000 fine levied over casino guards' actions against employee, customer

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A Laughlin casino agreed to pay a record $500000 fine over two incidents in 2022 when security guards used force - once against a customer and once against an employee. Officials from the Riverside Resort & Casino appeared before the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday to answer questions about the incidents and what the company…
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New owner of historic Las Vegas hotel expects near $860M investment to sway perception

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The poker tables were full, the celebrities were plentiful and the pools were electric: The Rio Hotel & Casino once shined as bright as its neon lights illuminating west of the Las Vegas Strip. But, that neon has since lost its vibrancy; a vastly different perception than its beaming success from 1990 through the 2000s. Its…
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Tropicana Las Vegas resort closure looms, guests embrace memories

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Built in 1957, the Tropicana Hotel is a staple on the Las Vegas Strip, and guests are feeling nostalgic as the legendary resort will soon close its doors. Guests, and tourists, are taking in the memories that will soon go into Las Vegas history and are staying on the property for the last time. "I think it's pretty cool to be one…
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Suncoast Hotel and Casino announces two-year renovation

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The future is bright for Suncoast Hotel and Casino. Boyd Gaming executives announced major renovations on the horizon for the Summerlin venue on Tuesday. "Over the course of the next two years, we are going to retouch and refresh virtually every area of the Suncoast," Steve Shutte, executive vice president of operations for Boyd…
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Texas guest wins more than half a million at Las Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A lucky Las Vegas guest is taking home the big bucks… half a million dollars, that is. According to the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, a guest from Texas who was in town for the Spray Foam Convention hit a $511449 jackpot on a Buffalo Grand machine. The lucky guest played for approximately 11 minutes before he won the…
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Gambler wins 2 jackpots in 1 night, hours apart at Las Vegas Strip resort

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Talk about luck! One Las Vegas gambler not only won once, they won twice in the same night. The player, who was not named, was playing slots at Caesars Palace on Saturday night, March 2, and hit a $165000 jackpot around 5 p.m. Less than five hours later, the same player won a jackpot of $545000 at another slot machine. According…
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Gambler wins pair of jackpots hours apart at Las Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS - A gambler playing the slots at a Las Vegas casino hit the jackpot on Saturday -- not once, but twice. The player, who has not been identified, won twice at Caesars Palace within five hours, KLAS-TV reported. The gambler won $165000 at about 5 p.m. PST, casino officials told the television station. The same guest won an additional…
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Nevada casinos win $1.27 billion in January despite lower numbers on Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Nevada casinos won $1.27 billion from gamblers in January, a month sandwiched between big resort openings in December and Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Feb. 11. After casinos shattered records in December with $1.43 billion in winnings, January's numbers were a step back, falling outside the Top 10 highest gaming wins on…
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Man arrested in death of woman found in Las Vegas Strip hotel room

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Metro police have arrested a man in the death of a woman who was found in a Las Vegas Strip hotel room. Dandre Owens, 29, faces several charges including open murder, carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, and possession of a gun by a prohibited person, records showed. On Jan. 29 at around 2 a.m., police responded to a…
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2023 Las Vegas tourism ends with records for air passengers, casino wins

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Tourism is strong coming out of a record-breaking 2023, according to reports released Wednesday showing air travel and hotel revenues surging ahead. November was a hard act to follow, with high-rollers flocking to Las Vegas for the return of Formula One, but December didn't disappoint - even setting a record win for casinos on…
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Casinos win record $1.43 billion in December as momentum on Las Vegas Strip builds

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip won more than $900 million from gamblers in December, pushing Nevada to a record $1.43 billion in winnings, according to the Gaming Control Board. Fresh off a big month in November during the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, the Strip continued to sizzle as the Fontainebleau Las Vegas opened on Dec.…
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Culinary Union reaches agreement with TI Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The Culinary Union announced a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract for a resort on the Strip days before the strike deadline. The agreement took place on Tuesday night for over 1000 hospitality workers at the TI Las Vegas. However, there are still 14 more casino resorts in limbo, seeking new contracts before a Friday…
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Culinary Union workers picket as contract negotiations continue with 19 Las Vegas casino properties

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The Culinary Union held demonstrations on the Las Vegas Strip Friday as 7000 workers continue to fight for new five-year contracts. It is part of the union's latest negotiations with 19 remaining properties on the Strip and downtown. Passionate chants were heard in front of Sahara Las Vegas and The Strat as workers held signs and…
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Culinary Union workers picket as contract negotiations continue with 19 Las Vegas casino properties
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2 dead, multiple hospitalized after shooting near Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Two people are dead and multiple others were hospitalized after a shooting near the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. On Wednesday around 5:30 p.m., Metro police responded to a report of a shooting in the area 200 block of West Chicago Avenue near The Strat Hotel and Casino. When officers arrived, they found one person on the…
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2 dead, multiple hospitalized after shooting near Las Vegas Strip
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Las Vegas ‘life coach’ sentenced for running Ponzi scheme to fund gambling addiction

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A man who ran a Ponzi scheme where, according to prosecutors, instead of investing money in the stock market, he wagered millions of dollars at casinos, will serve a year in jail. Clark County District Court Judge Jasmin Lilly Spells sentenced Rodney Buckle, 66, on Thursday to one year in the Clark County Detention Center. As…
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Man accused of stabbing man with steak knife over slot machine at Las Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A Las Vegas man is accused of stabbing a man with a steak knife at the Orleans Hotel and Casino over a slot machine, according to an arrest report. Mitchell Graham, 70, of Las Vegas faces charges of battery with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed machete without a permit, records showed. On Dec. 31, around 9 a.m., officers…
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Las Vegas to turn blue for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Iconic Las Vegas sights and marquees will light up blue on Tuesday to show support for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. According to a release, Strip resorts, downtown properties, and businesses around the valley will illuminate messages of appreciation on their marquees and buildings will light up in blue to express support of…
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First-of-its-kind interactive playground to open at Las Vegas Strip hotel

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A first-of-its-kind immersive playground is coming to the Las Vegas Strip this month, the developer announced. Play Social Inc. announced Thursday that Play Playground, a "fantastical immersive playground" will open at Luxor Hotel and Casino on Thursday, Jan 18. According to a release, the 15000 square-foot playground will…
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Man behind Peppermill brand dies at 85; famous Las Vegas lounge, Reno hotel his legacy

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The founder of Peppermill Casinos Inc., the company behind the iconic Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge on the Las Vegas Strip, has died at the age of 85. Bill Paganetti's death was announced in a company news release on Friday. "A native of Petaluma, California, Bill, alongside his lifelong friend, Nat Carasali,…
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Nevada, Las Vegas Strip casinos post 2nd-highest wins on strength of F1 weekend

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip drove Nevada to its second-highest win on record in November, validating some expectations surrounding the return of Formula One racing to the valley. The Strip's win - $820992082 - was a gaudy 22.6% higher than November a year ago. The number fell about $14 million short of the Strip's all-time…
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Ring in 2024 at these events across Las Vegas valley

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Are you ready to ring in the new year? Here is a list of New Year's Eve celebrations across the Las Vegas valley. To celebrate the new year and Downtown Grand's 10th anniversary, the hotel & casino is throwing a New Year's Eve bash on Sunday, Dec. 31. The bash will have DJs, a champagne toast, a chance to win $1000000 cash, and a…
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Guest wins $1M jackpot at Las Vegas Strip Casino

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A guest at a Las Vegas Strip casino won big this weekend at a new high-limit gaming lounge. According to The Venetian, Scott "Raja" Richter played Dragon Link, a game by Aristocrat Gaming, on Sunday, Dec. 17, in the new high-limit gaming lounge on The Palazzo casino floor at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. During the game, he won…
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Lightning strikes twice, 2 guests win six-figure jackpots on 12/12

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Two visitors to Las Vegas Strip resorts together netted more than $450000 on "dozen day," 12/12, or Dec. 12, representatives from Caesars Entertainment said. The back-to-back winnings started at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, when John Chisena, visiting Las Vegas from Atlanta, won $100000 at Horseshoe Las Vegas while playing video…
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Neon Museum to restore 3 Flamingo Las Vegas signs from 60s, 70s

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The Neon Museum announced Tuesday plans to restore and relight three signs from the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Flamingo's historic 1967 pylon sign by Bill Clarke and two feather plumes designed by Raul Rodriguez in 1976 will be brought back to life. Clarke was a designer for AD-Art and led the efforts to transform the…
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Neon Museum to restore 3 Flamingo Las Vegas signs from 60s, 70s
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas offers preview ahead of opening day

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - After nearly twenty years the Fontainebleau Las Vegas will open for business next week. Over the years the property has changed hands and changed courses a few times. With some critics even calling the project cursed. However, as the resort steps into the spotlight, Brett Mufson promises those obstacles will make the journey…
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Fireworks show lights up southwest Las Vegas valley sky in celebration of Durango Casino & Resort's opening

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Fireworks lit up the sky in the southwest Las Vegas valley Tuesday in celebration of the opening of the newest Station Casino - Durango Casino & Resort. The fireworks show rounded off the opening day which started with a ribbon- cutting ceremony in the morning. Throughout the day, Durango saw a packed house as thousands of people…
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Looking back at Station Casinos rich history in Las Vegas as 14th property opens

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The grand opening of the new Durango Casino and Resort marked Station Casinos 14th property on Tuesday. The first Station Casinos property was Palace Station which opened in 1976 as "The casino in Las Vegas" and was then renamed "The Bingo Palace" and finally renamed in 1984 when Frank Fertitta Jr. bought out his partner. Ten…
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Employees, locals share excitement as Durango Casino and Resort's opening nears

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The $780 million Durango Casino and Resort seems to be all the buzz in the southwest Las Vegas valley. After pushing the opening date back for more time to train staff and get things ready, its doors are officially opening on Tuesday. "It's been two weeks, they delayed it, but we are ready and can't wait," Cal Powell, Bartender…
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Video shows driver accused of killing 2 Nevada troopers at Las Vegas casino drinking before crash, prosecutor says

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A judge set bail at $500000 for Jemarcus Williams, 46, the driver accused of killing two Nevada State Police Highway Patrol troopers in a hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning. Williams, who works as a bell captain and valet, made his first appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court on Friday morning. He is accused of killing Sgt.…
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Video shows driver accused of killing 2 Nevada troopers at Las Vegas casino drinking before crash, prosecutor says
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8 magicians who dazzle the Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - As the "entertainment capital of the world," Las Vegas can be quite magical. Up and down the Strip, thrilling magic shows are performed nightly, captivating thousands of locals and visitors alike. In no particular order, here are eight of the greatest Las Vegas magicians. Copperfield, who some critics have called "the greatest…
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Las Vegas is Sin City. No really, they did a survey

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Sigh … If you hadn't heard, Las Vegas is still Sin City. The King of Sin Cities. A WalletHub survey released Monday morning confirms it. But if Houston is embarrassed about its No. 2 ranking, or No. 3 Philadelphia wants to talk about its good qualities, Las Vegas wears it like a badge. It's been less than a week since the Las…
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Las Vegas bachelorette partygoer pistol-whipped, robbed in violent hotel room invasion

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A man is accused of entering a Las Vegas Strip hotel room, pistol-whipping a bachelorette party attendee and firing a bullet into a bed before running off, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained. Earlier this month, a Clark County grand jury indicted Quavaus Williams, 37, on charges of residential burglary…
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2 Las Vegas casino dealers accused of cheating

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Gaming investigators suspect two Las Vegas baccarat dealers cheated with players, leading the guests to win thousands of dollars, according to court documents obtained by Nexstar's KLAS. Yuxuan Leng and an unnamed second person now face cheating charges, documents said. In May 2022, a representative from the Rampart Casino at the…
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Unions reveal deals with major Las Vegas casino companies after strike averted

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Las Vegas union representatives released more details of tentative contract agreements made with Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts, and Wynn Resorts on Friday. After months of negotiations and demonstrations, The Culinary and Bartenders Unions spoke to media members about deals struck ahead of this week's strike deadline. "It…
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Las Vegas Culinary Union negotiators send message to casino giant as strike threat looms

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The culinary workers union that services the majority of casinos and resorts on the Las Vegas Strip took a break from its negotiations with Caesars Tuesday to assure the media that it would strike early Friday morning, as planned if it cannot reach a new labor agreement. In an event orchestrated to dramatically reinforce their…
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UPDATE: Durango Casino opening delayed, as company pursues 'first class' opening

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The highly-anticipated opening of Station Casinos' newest resort, Durango Casino and Resort, will be delayed, the company said Tuesday. The Durango Casino and Resort is now set to open on Dec. 5, a release from Station Casinos said Tuesday. The new resort was originally scheduled to open its doors on Nov. 20. Lorenzo Fertitta,…
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Las Vegas sex worker accused of robbing, beating man in Strip hotel room

A Las Vegas prostitute has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and other crimes after she allegedly beat her disabled John to near death in a hotel room before stealing thousands of dollars of his cash, according to police. Napria Wilson, 26, left the mobility scooter-using victim with a broken back and fractures to his face after a…
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Thousands of Las Vegas Strip hotel workers at 18 casinos may go on strike this month

LAS VEGAS - If a deadline is not met, thousands of hotel workers from 18 casinos on the Las Vegas Strip may be going on strike. The Culinary Union on Thursday announced that it has set a strike deadline for Nov. 10 at 5 a.m., according to KVVU. The strike deadline impacts 18 properties, according to the news statio n. Those 18 properties include…
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Las Vegas Casino Scammer Receives Suspended Sentence

Trying to scam Las Vegas casinos out of millions of dollars could lead to some time in the slammer for a man who scored some big cash. Erik Gutierrez Martinez, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of more than $100000 in September and was handed a suspended sentence for up to 96 months on Monday. If he violates terms of his probation, Martinez…
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Judge sentences Las Vegas casino thief who conned employees to help steal more than $1M

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A man prosecutors said worked with a larger criminal organization to trick at least two casino employees into handing over large amounts of money could serve one year in jail if he does not violate his probation. On Monday, Clark County District Judge Jasmin Lilly-Spells sentenced Erik Gutierrez Martinez, 24, to one year at the…
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Las Vegas valley local his six-figure jackpot in Henderson

Station Casinos has corrected the amount of the bet Stephen placed. This article has been amended. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A Las Vegas valley local hit a jackpot, netting more than $200K at Sunset Station Casino in Henderson Wednesday, the resort announced. According to a release from Station Casinos, a Henderson man playing a Wheel of Fortune slot…
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Tupac Shakur's brawl video in Las Vegas casino just hours before murder shown in court

Las week, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Polica Department arrested Duane'Keefe D' Davis on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon with gang enhancement in the dead of raper and pop culture icon, Tupac Shakur. After nearly 30 years of searching for the person who is responsible for the rapper's death, Davis was finally found and more evidence is…
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Las Vegas police release additional video of suspects after Red Rock Casino shooting

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Las Vegas police have released a new video of two suspects accused in a shooting near the Red Rock Casino in Summerlin. The video shows two men walking through a store. One of the two men appeared to be wearing a black jersey with the number 83 and a white hat. The other man was wearing a black hat and shirt with grey shorts. The…
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Las Vegas police search for suspects involved in Red Rock casino shooting in Summerlin

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Las Vegas police are searching for two suspects after a man was shot in the face at the Red Rock casino in Summerlin. On Wednesday around 8 p.m., police received a report of an attempted robbery in the 1500 block of South Pavilion Center Drive. When officers arrived, they found a man who was suffering from a gunshot wound to the…
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MGM Resorts says all hotels, casinos operating normally following cyber attack

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - MGM Resorts said in a statement Wednesday that all of its hotels and casinos were operating normally that hit the company on Sept. 11. The statement said that MGM employees are "ready" to help guests with any "intermittent" issues. The statement also mentioned that the redemption of MGM Rewards points and "certain promotional…
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Las Vegas police investigate shooting at Red Rock casino in Summerlin

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Las Vegas police investigate shooting at Red Rock casino in Summerlin According to police, on Wednesday just before 8 p.m. the victim was across from Red Rock's valet when they were approached by the unknown suspect who fired one shot, hitting the victim's jaw. The victim's injuries are non-life-threatening at this point, police…
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas taking reservations, announces opening date

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The long-awaited Miami-inspired Fontainebleau Las Vegas announced its grand opening will be in mid-December and the resort has begun taking room reservations. According to the Fontainebleau Las Vegas website, room rates start around $500 pre-tax for the grand opening night, and last week the property announced it was going to…
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Texas woman wins $643K at Las Vegas airport slot machine

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - One Texas woman is more than a half-million dollars richer after hitting a jackpot on a Las Vegas airport slot machine. According to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Brittany from Texas won just over $653000 on a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at Harry Reid International Airport. The post was published just before noon on…
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Las Vegas casino thief pleads guilty to posing as hotel owner, stealing more than $1M

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A man who convinced a Las Vegas casino cage worker that he was a hotel co-owner and that she needed to give him more than $1 million in bogus payments could spend several years in prison. Erik Gutierrez Martinez, 24, pleaded guilty Monday to one charge of theft of more than $100000. Gutierrez Martinez initially faced two felony…
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Las Vegas casino thief pleads guilty to posing as hotel owner, stealing more than $1M
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Plaza Hotel to host Las Vegas Days Rodeo at CORE Arena in November

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The Plaza Hotel and Casino is hosting the Las Vegas Days Rodeo at the CORE Arena, its outdoor equestrian center, in November. Sponsored in partnership with the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial, the Las Vegas Day Rodeo's mission is to bring the community together to celebrate the spirit of Old Las Vegas, including those who…
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Outage affecting several slot machines reported at Venetian on Las Vegas Strip, not cyber-related, officials say

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Guests at a Las Vegas Strip resort reported that several slot machines were out of service Friday. This comes as MGM Resorts International experiences a massive cybersecurity attack that has impacted its properties. On Friday evening, it was reported that several slot machines were out of order or requiring a cash payout at the…
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Las Vegas Strip Casino Employee Charged With $770K Theft

No doubt many gamblers remember the classic Ocean's Eleven movie - whether the original from 1960 starring Frank Sinatra, Sammy David Jr., and Dean Martin or the 2001 version with George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Matt Damon. The story focuses on a band of thieves hoping to score millions of dollars from a Las Vegas casino. While a recent case of…
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Las Vegas casino employee accused of stealing $776K from resort property

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A management employee at Aria hotel on the Las Vegas Strip is facing 15 charges after allegedly stealing more than $770K by creating fraudulent hotel reservation refunds that were put on his credit card. Brandon Rashaad Johnson, 38, a hotel operations manager since 2013 for the MGM Resorts International property used the stolen…
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Nevada, Las Vegas Strip set records as casinos reel in $1.4 billion in July

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - They say don't bet against the house, and Nevada showed that's truer than ever with an all-time record gaming win in July: $1.4 billion, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Gaming Control Board. The number - $1403951426 to be precise - eclipsed a 2-year-old record from July 2021 by a little more than $44 million.…
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Visitors up 1% in July, Las Vegas hotel prices continue to drop

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Hotel prices continued to drop in July, but remained slightly higher than last year at an average of $163.14 per night, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority (LVCVA). Prices typically drop during the hottest summer months, rebounding in September. With Formula One on the horizon, hotel rates will go…
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Visitors up 1% in July, Las Vegas hotel prices continue to drop
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Las Vegas man turns $5 bet into $94K+ at off-Strip casino

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Over the weekend a Las Vegas man turned his singles into a nearly $95000 payday at an off-Strip casino. It happened on Aug. 26 at The Orleans Hotel and Casino when the lucky guest hit a big win combo after placing his $5 bet on IGT's Denomination Triple Hot Ice slot machine earning him a total of $94811 hand pay. The win reset…
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Fremont Hotel & Casino looking to fill 40 positions

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The Fremont Hotel & Casino is looking to fill 40 casino positions with four career fairs throughout August and September. The casino will be recruiting candidates for the following positions. Table Games Dealer 21 Craps Those interested are encouraged to apply online ahead of the event. Those looking to attend the in-person…
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Man accused of robbery spree near Las Vegas casino told police his victims were 'easy targets,' report says

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A Las Vegas man accused of targeting older Asian women and stealing their purses in a robbery spree told police that he chose his victims because they were "easy targets," police documents said. On Tuesday, June 27, officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department were called to the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino after a…
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Man accused of robbery spree near Las Vegas casino told police his victims were 'easy targets,' report says
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Nevada casinos win $1.24 billion in June, Strip brings in $727 million

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Nevada casinos won $1.24 billion in June, down slightly from June 2022, according to Gaming Control Board figures released on Friday. The statewide gaming win was down 2.44%, with casinos on the Strip cashing $727.32 million, 1% lower than June a year ago. Downtown Las Vegas took a hit, decreasing by 10.4% compared to June 2022,…
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How implosions made Las Vegas Strip what it is today

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - KLAS-TV has changed over its 70 years, and so has the thing Las Vegas is known for worldwide, the Las Vegas Strip. However, to create the Strip that we all know today it had to get rid of the old one. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Las Vegas Strip saw an implosion boom. The Dunes was the 10th resort on the Strip when it opened…
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NFL-themed slot machine unveiled as 2023 season nears

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The first NFL-themed slot machines were unveiled Thursday in a partnership between the National Football League and Aristocrat Gaming. Gamblers will be able to choose their team and play for a $1 million progressive jackpot when the machines come out at the start of the 2023 NFL season, according to a news release from…
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Smoke billows from Fontainebleau Las Vegas rooftop

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Las Vegas tourists and locals noticed heavy smoke coming from a new Las Vegas resort Saturday afternoon. Smoke appeared to be coming from the rooftop area of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas hotel on the Las Vegas strip. Clark County Fire officials say crews arrived at the still-under-construction hotel at 3:56 p.m. No dollar value…
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Fontainebleau in Las Vegas has roof covered in smoke after fire

Thick black smoke filled the Las Vegas sky on Saturday after a fire at a soon-to-be-open Las Vegas resort and casino. Around 3:40 p.m. local time, smoke was seen coming from the roof of The Fontainebleau Las Vegas along the Strip. There were no reported injuries in the blaze, which saw 89 firefighters respond. Water pumps were operational in the…
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New photos show what the refresh for this Las Vegas resort will look like

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Dreamscape Companies, owner of the Rio Hotel & Casino, released a first look at the refresh planned for the off-Strip icon Tuesday. According to the company news release, 1427 rooms in the Ipanema Tower at the resort will be renovated. The upgrades are said to include new furnishings and fittings, conversions from tubs to…
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Man accused of filming himself doing wheelies on Las Vegas Strip, through casino floors to post on social media

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A Pahrump man who calls himself "TheWheelieGuy" on social media faces several charges after he allegedly recorded himself performing wheelies and dangerous stunts up and down the Las Vegas Strip, an arrest report said. Matthew Glynn faces the following charges: 3 felony counts of driver disobeying police officer, endangering…
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Video Shows Nude Man Shocking Vegas Casino Patrons

Expectedly blurred-out footage shows a fully nude man engaging in a ruthlessly uninhibited ruckus at a Las Vegas casino. Per a report from regional outlet KLAS-TV, the nudity part of this multifaceted incident took place at Harrah's Las Vegas Hotel and Casino on Sunday evening. The man, identified in the report as Brian Danilczyk, is alleged to…
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Traveler hits $1.3M jackpot at Vegas airport slot machine

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A lucky traveler won more than $1.3 million on a slot machine while gambling at Nevada's Harry Reid International Airport, airport officials said. "Congratulations! You won the jackpot!" the slot machine notified the player, as seen in a video shared to Twitter on Tuesday afternoon. The jackpot, according to the machine's…
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1,800 Las Vegas hotel jobs unfilled, employers competing with new-hire incentives

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Formula 1, Super Bowl LVIII, and a host of conventions: as the over 150000 Las Vegas hotel rooms are anticipated to book out for multiple large-scale events in the coming months, data shows over 1800 hotel jobs remain vacant in the valley. As of Monday morning, Indeed.com reported 1818 hotel position openings across the valley.…
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Las Vegas pot-friendly hotel hopes cannabis law changes

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A hotel that will allow patrons to smoke marijuana in some rooms opens on Friday, despite questions if it's actually legal to smoke on the property. The Lexi Hotel is located near Sahara and the I-15 and is considered the flagship property of Elevation Hotels and Resorts. Elevation developed the concept of a marijuana-inclusive…
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Bodybuilder wins poker jackpot at Las Vegas Strip casino

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The long holiday weekend ended on a bright note for one visitor who tried out his luck at the poker table on the Las Vegas Strip. On Monday, Zac Aynsley of the United Kingdom won $354742 after hitting a Mega Progressive jackpot on Crazy 4 Poker at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, according to Caesars Entertainment. Aynsley is…
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Four Charged In $200K Las Vegas Dice Scheme

Four people have been accused of cheating over several days at a Las Vegas Strip casino. According to a report from KLAS, a dice-sliding scheme at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas resulted in more than $200000 in ill-gotten gains. The Nevada Gaming Control Board uncovered the scheme. For some reason, the news just broke. The scheme happened way back…
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Group accused in $225K 'dice sliding' cheating scheme at Las Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A group is accused of cheating over several days at a Las Vegas Strip casino, netting more than $200000 in a dice-sliding scheme, according to documents obtained by NewsNation affiliate KLAS in Las Vegas. The alleged cheating incidents happened at The Cosmopolitan in November and December 2021, involving an estimated loss of more…
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Group accused in $225K 'dice sliding' cheating scheme at Las Vegas casino
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Northwest Las Vegas valley sees growth following closure of 2 Station casinos

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The Las Vegas valley continues to grow and residents are noticing. One area in particular in the northwest valley has a lot of potential for development as more restaurants and retail outlets start to pop up. Jennifer Gibson moved to Las Vegas in 2022 and since then has noticed the area of Craig Road and Rancho Drive and wonders…
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Las Vegas gamblers are charged in dice sliding scheme

Four Las Vegas men have been accused of illicitly winning more than $200000 in a'dice sliding' scheme at a craps table on the Las Vegas strip. Antcharaporn Kamonlert, Hau Duc Ngo, Max Edward Rappoport, and Oscar Ovidio Rodriguez Alvarado are charged in the case, which stems from an alleged scam at The Cosmopolitan casino. Investigators say that…
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Las Vegas gamblers are charged in dice sliding scheme
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Historic Las Vegas Plaza hotel undergoing major facelift

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - When the Plaza opened in downtown Las Vegas more than half a century ago, it was the largest hotel and casino in the world. A lot has changed since 1971 and now the property is undergoing a major transformation on its front exterior. The changes include the Carousel Bar, Brian Christopher's Slots at the Plaza, a smoke-free gaming…
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Historic Las Vegas Plaza hotel undergoing major facelift
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Player on Las Vegas Strip wins more than $2.5 million on poker hand

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A guest on the Las Vegas Strip became a millionaire Sunday after taking more than $2.5 million in a hand of poker, casino officials said. According to the news release, the unnamed player participated in an "Ultimate Texas Hold'em" game and was dealt a spade royal flush. That hand and a $5 side bet made the winner eligible for a…
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Player on Las Vegas Strip wins more than $2.5 million on poker hand
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Vegas local hits jackpot, taking home six-figure sum

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A Las Vegas local playing poker at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino in Henderson hit the jackpot Tuesday, taking home a six-figure sum. A Las Vegas valley local identified as Mary scored a seven-card straight flush while playing Pai Gow Poker on Tuesday. The hand earns the "multiple property progressive jackpot," netting Mary…
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Newest Las Vegas resort will have this bragging right

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - With the announcement of Fontainebleau Las Vegas aiming to open by the end of the year, it will soon become the tallest open and occupied building in the Las Vegas valley. Fontainebleau is listed at 735 feet tall, nine feet taller than the Hoover Dam, and 62 feet taller than its southern neighbor, Resorts World. The Strat is the…
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Newest Las Vegas resort will have this bragging right
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High-rise fire breaks out at Las Vegas Strip resort

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A high-rise fire broke out at a resort on Las Vegas Boulevard on Friday evening. The Clark County Fire Department said it responded to The Horseshoe Casino at 3645 South Las Vegas Boulevard near Flamingo Road shortly before 9 p.m. When crews arrived they made their way up to the 19th floor to find a small fire. Sprinklers were…
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