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Fettle Transforms the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas

Words by: Stephanie Chen • Photos by Maxime Lemoine Words by: Stephanie Chen • Photos by Maxime Lemoine London- and Los Angeles-based firm Fettle has begun to unveil its work on the revitalization of the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The transformation will be revealed in phases through the remainder of 2024. Working in collaboration with local…

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An Inside Look at the New Fontainebleau Hotel in Las Vegas

Fontainebleau Las Vegas is set to open on December 13 at the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip. The 3644-room resort-which has broken local records for the longest construction project from start to finish-is the first and only sister property of Fontainebleau Miami Beach, an icon that opened in 1954 that's widely regarded as America's first…

Land-based ・ 12 December 2023

AP News

F 1: Tourists find the Las Vegas Strip remade

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The famous fountains at the Bellagio won't be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won't be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort. "Fountains have been shut off, canals drained, streets closed or harder to navigate," Michael Green, a University of Nevada, Las Vegas…

Land-based ・ 16 November 2023

Travel and Leisure

Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Is Undergoing a Renovation

As Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino turns 25 next year, the 120-acre property is slated to feel fresher than ever thanks to a massive remodel. The resort's three hotels - Mandalay Bay, Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, and Delano Las Vegas - are upgrading the guest rooms. Four Seasons Hotel just completed a renovation of its 424 rooms, which now display…

Land-based ・ 02 November 2023

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Durango Casino & Resort Readies to Open in Las Vegas

The Durango Casino & Resort will open its doors in southwest Las Vegas next month. Taking cues from the warm hues and vibrant landscapes that define the desert, the property is an interplay of stone-clad floors and walls, texture, light, and neutral tones. Seamlessly attached to the lobby, the lobby bar and lounge is a hidden gem of cozy nooks and…

Land-based ・ 25 October 2023

Travel Weekly

The Fontainebleau Las Vegas opens reservations: Travel Weekly

Located at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip, the 67-story hotel will make its debut with 3644 rooms and suites, a six-acre pool area, a 14000-square-foot fitness center and 150000 square feet of gaming space. The property will also be home to 36 food and beverage venues, including Ito, an omakase counter spearheaded by Michelin-starred…

Land-based ・ 20 September 2023

Laconia Daily Sun

Nashua planners to consider proposed casino at Pheasant Lane Mall

At a former Sears store, consumers who once searched for bargains on toasters, vacuum cleaners and air conditioners may soon test their fortunes at slot-like machines and card tables. ECL Entertainment, together with Clairvest, a Toronto-based private equity firm, plans to open a 130000-square-foot charitable gaming facility at the southeastern…

Industry ・ 02 September 2023

NH Business Review

Nashua planners get ready to consider proposed casino at Pheasant Lane Mall

At a former Sears store, consumers who once searched for bargains on toasters, vacuum cleaners and air conditioners may soon test their fortunes at slot-like machines and card tables. ECL Entertainment, together with Clairvest, a Toronto-based private equity firm, plans to open a 130000-square-foot charitable gaming facility at the southeastern…

Industry ・ 29 August 2023

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What’s coming to Las Vegas casinos and resorts in 2023

In 2022, Las Vegas announced several new projects coming to The Strip and beyond. Many acquisitions, such as Hard Rock's purchase of The Mirage, have become more official, while Station Casinos plans to build several properties by 2030, including Durango Casino & Resort, which will open late next year. The results of those construction plans, new…

Land-based ・ 06 January 2023

Los Angeles Daily News

Las Vegas: What’s coming to casinos and resorts in 2023

In 2022, Las Vegas announced several new projects coming to The Strip and beyond. Many acquisitions, such as Hard Rock's purchase of The Mirage, have become more official, while Station Casinos plans to build several properties by 2030, including Durango Casino & Resort, which will open late next year. The results of those construction plans, new…

Land-based ・ 30 December 2022

The Journal Record

Comanche casino first to install Velvix machines

LAWTON - The Comanche Nation Casino in Lawton has identified as the first gaming facility in the country to install machines by Velvix, a Los Angeles-based slot machine developer and manufacturer. "Expanding and further developing our inventory to feature the latest innovations and technology available is key to optimizing guest satisfaction," said…

Video Poker ・ 13 November 2022

The Street

Iconic Las Vegas Strip Resort To Get $1 Billion Upgrade

Built in 1999, the Venetian Las Vegas isn't one of Sin City's oldest resorts, by any means--though it certainly is one of the biggest, as it boasts 36 stories and is more than 475 feet. It also houses the world's second-largest hotel, and a 200000-square-foot casino. So yeah, it's pretty big. But now that the Apollo Global Management (APO) has…

Land-based ・ 04 November 2022

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MGM Resorts Answers Caesar's Big Las Vegas Strip Casino Move

Everything you can do, I can do better. That seems to be the mantra guiding MGM Resorts International (MGM) and Caesars Entertainment (CZR) as they do battle on the Las Vegas Strip. If Caesars brings in Adele, MGM adds Usher. It's the same when it comes to restaurants owned by celebrity chefs, new shows and experiences, pools, day clubs,…

Travel ・ 16 September 2022

Gambling News

SciPlay Features Sofia Vergara in Its New Ad Campaign

Online casino game developer and publisher SciPlay recently started a new marketing campaign for its game Jackpot Party, featuring actress and entrepreneur Sofia Vergara. Ten lucky players who engage with the game while the promotion lasts will win an all-expense-paid trip to Hollywood. Marketing for the new campaign started on 17 May with a video…

Mobile ・ 27 July 2022

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FAT Brands betting on Vegas

Los Angeles-based Fatburger, owned by FAT Brands Inc. has opened in the Excalibur Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, marking the third Las Vegas casino location for the brand, which also has locations inside Red Rock Casino and Santa Fe Station. It will open its fourth by summer's end in The Venetian Resort. "We have seen great success with Fatburger…

Land-based ・ 20 May 2022

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Oak View bets on Las Vegas with $3B casino, hotel and arena plan

A $3 billion casino, hotel and arena complex planned for Las Vegas would land miles south of its famous Strip. Oak View Group, a global developer of sports arenas, plans to build a 25-acre entertainment hub for high rollers on Las Vegas Boulevard, four miles from the nearest Strip casino of Mandalay Bay, Bloomberg reported. Groundbreaking is set…

NFL ・ 02 April 2022

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Mobile ・ 31 March 2022

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UPDATED: Churchill Downs parent to take over Hard Rock Sioux City casino as part of $2.5B deal

SIOUX CITY -- The parent company of the iconic Kentucky Derby would gain control of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City as part of a blockbuster $2.485 billion deal announced Tuesday that also includes the sale of gaming properties in Virginia and New York. Under terms of its purchase agreement with Peninsula Pacific Entertainment, Churchill…

Gaming Authorities ・ 23 February 2022

Sioux City Journal

UPDATED: Churchill Downs parent to operate Hard Rock Sioux City casino as part of $2.485B deal

SIOUX CITY -- The parent company of the iconic Kentucky Derby would gain control of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City as part of a blockbuster $2.485 billion deal announced Tuesday that also includes gaming properties in Virginia and New York. Under terms of its purchase agreement with Peninsula Pacific Entertainment, Churchill Downs…

Gaming Authorities ・ 22 February 2022

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The Las Vegas Strip Gets Its First Vegan Fine-Dining Restaurant

In late spring 2022, Los Angeles-based eatery Crossroads Kitchen will open a new location in Resorts World Las Vegas as the first vegan fine-dining restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip. Helmed by founding chef Tal Ronnen and executive chef Paul Zlatos, the restaurant will feature classic dishes made popular at its flagship location, including Stuffed…

Land-based ・ 18 February 2022

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Slidell Casino Bill Gets Overwhelming House Support

A bill allowing for a St. Tammany Parish referendum on whether a casino should be built in the area was passed on Thursday with overwhelming support from legislators in the Louisiana House of Representatives. The vote took place a day after the bill's main sponsor, Rep. Mary DuBuisson, asked her colleagues to delay voicing their opinion on the…

Covid ・ 28 January 2022

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GAME PLAY NETWORK TO OFFER PRIZEOUT'S PROPRIETARY PLATFORM TO ITS B SPOT PLAYERS

Game Play Network today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Prizeout to integrate its innovative withdrawal platform into GPN's B2C website and mobile app, b spot. The relationship between the two companies will provide more value power to b spot players by giving them a unique way to withdraw their winnings and account balances…

Mobile ・ 25 January 2022

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DiamondJacks coming back? Gaming operations required to resume in Bossier City after voters reject Slidell casino

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - The rejection Saturday of a proposition to allow casino gaming at the site of a proposed $325 million resort casino in Slidell means DiamondJacks will have to resume operations in Bossier City within two months. DiamondJacks has been shut down since May 2020, when it announced it would not reopen after pandemic…

Law ・ 19 January 2022

Gambling News

DiamondJacks Casino Owner in Louisiana Needs More Time to Decide Fate

DiamondJacks' owners now have more time to develop a plan for the reopening of the casino property in Bossier City. Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) had until February 9 to resume gaming operations at the original property after voters in St. Tammany Parish rejected a referendum that would have allowed the company to move its license to…

Covid ・ 13 January 2022

KTAL 6 News

DiamondJacks casino gets extension to present plan for reopening in Bossier City

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - The owners of DiamondJacks will have a little more time to come up with a detailed plan for reopening the casino and hotel in Bossier City. Los Angeles-based Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) originally had until February 9 to resume gaming operations at the Bossier City property after voters in St. Tammany…

Covid ・ 12 January 2022

Casino News Daily

Tejon Tribe Names Construction Partners for Bakersfield Casino

The Tejon Indian Tribe has announced the design and construction firms that it has tapped to work on its proposed $600 million casino near Highway 99, just south of the California City of Bakersfield. In a news release published this Monday, the tribe announced that Los Angeles-based company The PENTA Building Group will serve as general contractor…

Jobs ・ 05 December 2021

Gambling

Louisiana Voters Cleared to Cast Ballots Dec. 11 on St. Tammany Casino

Voters are set to cast ballots on Dec. 11 on a proposed in St. Tammany Parish, northeast of New Orleans, according to a state Supreme Court ruling this week. The Supreme Court on Monday reversed a decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeal that would have halted next week's vote. The parish's 185510 registered voters are being asked whether they…

Law ・ 01 December 2021

Richmond Times

Sen. Morrissey, local officials angle for Petersburg casino bid after failed referendum in Richmond

New casino development plans could soon be coming to Petersburg after Richmond voters rejected the $565 million One Casino and Resort in last week's general election. State Sen. Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, said in an interview Thursday that he has initiated paperwork to begin drafting legislation that would allow Petersburg to hold its own…

Law ・ 12 November 2021

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Game Play Network Enters Into Landmark Agreement With AGS For A New Class Of Casino-Style Games

LOS ANGELES and LAS VEGAS, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Game Play Network ("GPN") today announced a game publication agreement with AGS (NYSE: AGS) to integrate AGS' remote game server (RGS) and online and mobile games into GPN's B2C website & mobile app. "We are excited to be partnering with one of the leading game developers in the industry,…

Mobile ・ 11 November 2021

Casino News Daily

P2E Discusses Louisiana Casino and Resort Project

Casino developers are currently discussing a future $250 million project for casino and resort in Louisiana. Part of the discussion is the location of the project. The company holding the license expressed interest in moving it from the northeast to the southeast part of the state. The company in mind is the Los Angeles-based Peninsula Pacific…

Travel ・ 28 October 2021

Casino News Daily

P2E Given the Nod to Relocate Casino License to Slidell

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board on Wednesday passed a resolution to allow Richmond, VA and Los Angeles-based developer Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) to transfer its existing Bossier City casino license to a proposed gambling establishment in St. Tammany Parish. Earlier this year, Louisiana lawmakers passed a measure authorizing P2E to…

Covid ・ 09 September 2021

World Casino News

Caesars Entertainment plan for Lake Charles casino

In Louisiana, casino and hotel company Caesars Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) has announced details of a plan to bring its shuttered Isle of Capri Lake Charles property in Calcasieu Parish ashore in fall 2022 as Horseshoe Casino Lake Charles. The riverboat casino never re-opened after in late August last year it was heavily damaged…

Poker ・ 20 August 2021

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Slidell Casino to Be Named Camellia Bay Resort

Los Angeles-based real estate developer Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) has revealed the name of its proposed $325 million casino complex in the Louisiana City of Slidell. The company announced on Thursday that it has picked Camellia Bay out of thousands of suggested names, paying homage to its planned resort's host city as Slidell's nickname…

Law ・ 20 August 2021

Hotel Design

In pictures: Inside Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas

In pictures: Inside Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas Leading New York based interdisciplinary architecture and design firm Rockwell Group, which recently completed the design scheme inside Moxy South Beach, has unveiled its design of the interiorsof Virgin Hotel's debut property in Las Vegas, which is a re-conceptualised and revitalised property in the…

Travel ・ 12 August 2021

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Everything We Know About Lisa Vanderpump's New Las Vegas Restaurant

Reality television personality and restaurateur Lisa Vanderpump has made a name for herself both as the star of Bravo hits "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and "Vanderpump Rules," and as the owner of a small empire of bars and restaurants. Now, Vanderpump is set to open a buzzy new Las Vegas spot that will bring a piece of the City of Lights…

Religion ・ 05 August 2021

Casino News Daily

New Lawsuit Seeks to Block Slidell Casino Vote

Opponents of a proposed $325 million casino just outside the Louisiana City of Slidell have renewed their legal effort to block a St. Tammany Parish referendum on whether the parish should host the gambling venue. In June, Covington-based lawyer Charles Branton and Slidell pastor John Raymond filed a pair of lawsuits seeking to prevent the November…

Law ・ 04 August 2021

Richmond Times

'The right thing': Richmond restaurateur stepped down from lottery board after approach by casino developer

The Virginia Lottery Board was about to adopt emergency regulations for the new casino industry in early February when one of its members, Chris Tsui, let agency leaders know that a potential casino operator in Richmond had approached him about operating a restaurant in a casino resort it had proposed in South Richmond. Tsui, who operates 13…

Lottery ・ 22 July 2021

Casino News Daily

Richmond Considers Pushing Back Casino Opening to Fall 2024

The Richmond City Council is considering extending the previously targeted December 31, 2023 deadline for the opening of the city's planned casino to October 1, 2024, news emerged Monday. City officials explained that pushing back the deadline would give the casino developer more time and flexibility while waiting for a license from the Virginia…

Lottery ・ 13 July 2021

Forbes

Resorts World Las Vegas Makes Big Strip Debut

The festivities have returned to Las Vegas. After lifting its pandemic restrictions June 1, the city is set for its biggest opening in years: Resorts World Las Vegas debuts today as the first integrated resort to be built on the Strip in more than a decade. Taking over the spot formerly held by the Stardust, the $4.3 billion property will be hard…

Travel ・ 09 July 2021

Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas restaurants from L.A. chefs and restaurateurs

Two halves of a split lobster tail intertwine like lovers. Both sides arch upward, balancing atop a mound of noodles tangled around bean sprouts and shards of green onion. This is the same pad Thai you can order at Kris Yenbamroong's three Night+ Market restaurants in Los Angeles, only this version is gilded with a fat lobster tail, and you eat it…

Travel ・ 07 July 2021

Casino News Daily

Parish Council Votes to Put Slidell Casino Plan on Nov. 13 Ballot

The St. Tammany Parish Council on Wednesday voted 8-6 to put a proposed casino in the Slidell area on the November 13 ballot after a heated public debate on the matter that lasted nearly seven hours. The parish vote was one of the last big hurdles the casino scheme had to overcome before being put before residents to vote on it a little over four…

Law ・ 02 July 2021

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Mohegan Sun Casino agrees to Nevada's largest fine for a single venue over COVID-19 protocols

he Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday agreed to a stipulated settlement with Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment for a $60000 fine after several reality television celebrities, who were paid to promote the Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas' March 25 opening, were photographed not wearing masks or facial coverings. It marks the largest fine…

Covid ・ 28 June 2021

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Skill Based Slots: Gaming or Gambling

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Strategy Guide ・ 19 January 2021

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Christmas ・ 19 January 2021

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Openings, renovations move forward at area's casinos

With health and safety measures being at the forefront, San Diego County's 10 tribal casinos have nonetheless managed to move forward with space additions, renovations and revitalized culinary offerings. Jamul Casino has opened a 10000-square-foot, open-air event venue atop its indoor gaming area. The Rooftop has a 500-person capacity and can be…

New Year ・ 19 January 2021