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Super Bowl plus leap day propel Nevada casinos to record February

Statewide gaming revenue of $1.34 billion was the highest total ever recorded in February. Also, Strip resorts saw 9.5 percent more visitors than last February. Nevada hit a trifecta in February. With Las Vegas hosting Super Bowl LVIII and the month seeing the entirety of Chinese New Year and an extra day - given 2024 is a leap year - Nevada…
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Nevada gaming win hits $1.28 billion to start 2024

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) - Nevada's casinos had a good start to the new year. Nonrestricted gaming licensees in the state reported a win revenue of about $1.28 billion for January, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. That's an increase of 0.51% compared to January 2023, when the gaming win was $1.27 billion, though a dip from. Casinos on the Las…
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The 5 Most Shocking Murders at Las Vegas Hotels and Casinos

Las Vegas is a playground for gambling, live entertainment, and dining. It's a place that's game for anything, but it can also be murder. The city has the 13-highest homicide rate problem in the U.S, according to a 2023 study cited by local Fox-affiliated station KVVU-TV. The new Oxygen series Sin City Murders - premiering Sunday, February 25 at 7…
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Atlantis named one of the best casinos outside of Vegas by Newsweek

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa was named by Newsweek as one of America's best non-Las Vegas casinos. The casino came in third out of ten spots, which were chosen by panelists and contributors and voted on by readers. It was the only casino in northern Nevada to be named. "It's exciting and deeply gratifying to see our resort…
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Atlantis named one of the best casinos outside of Vegas by Newsweek
Northern Nevada Business Weekly

F1 fans send Strip casinos to second-highest gaming revenue month

The Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix drove Strip casinos to their second-largest gaming revenue month of all time during November. The Gaming Control Board said Dec. 28 that the four-day event, which began Nov. 16, helped produce almost $821 million in gaming revenue for Strip casinos during the month, a 22.6 percent increase from November 2022. In…
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Union in negotiations with downtown, independent Strip casinos

Culinary Local 226 officials say they are still negotiating with 21 Las Vegas-area hotel-casinos for a new five-year contract for more than 7000 workers. Hospitality workers at 21 downtown Las Vegas and independent Strip hotel-casinos, plus two more in Northern Nevada, are working without a contract, which expired on June 1, according to the union.…
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Affinity Interactive Successfully Completes Sale of Rail City Casino

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 1, 2023-- Affinity Interactive ("AI"), an omni-channel gaming industry leader, today announced that its affiliates have completed the previously announced sale of Rail City Casino ("Rail City") in Sparks, Nevada, to Truckee Gaming, LLC ("Truckee Gaming"). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This…
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The Nevada Independent

Indy Gaming: Boyd’s tribal partner planning Northern California casino expansion

The Sacramento-area property, which is managed by the Las Vegas company, could add a hotel, convention space and other non-gaming amenities. Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this…
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The Nevada Independent

Despite market declines, NV gaming revenue kept afloat by high baccarat hold in September

Nevada sees its 31st straight billion-dollar revenue month despite declines in nearly all major gaming markets. Without the Strip's high-end baccarat action and slot machine revenue from casinos in Laughlin, September gaming revenue for Nevada could have looked much different. Instead, the state saw its 31st consecutive billion-dollar gaming…
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Despite market declines, NV gaming revenue kept afloat by high baccarat hold in September
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Nevada sees modest casino revenue growth to $1.21 billion in August

Nevada's casino industry has reported its second consecutive monthly increase in gaming revenue for August, albeit a modest one. According to the Gaming Control Board, state-wide gaming revenue reached $1.209 billion in August, representing a less than 1% increase, or approximately $788000, compared to the same period last year. The overall total…
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Northern Nevada Business Weekly

Nevada casinos set single-month revenue record in July

So much for a gaming revenue slowdown. Nevada's casino industry set a single-month record in July with more than $1.4 billion in casino earnings, fueled by elevated revenue from slot machines statewide and the highest hold percentage on baccarat wagers by Strip casinos in 20 years. After seeing statewide gaming revenue decline in three out of the…
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Casinos set revenue record; Washoe tops $100M

So much for a gaming revenue slowdown. Nevada's casino industry set a single-month record in July with more than $1.4 billion in casino earnings, fueled by elevated revenue from slot machines statewide and the highest hold percentage on baccarat wagers by Strip casinos in 20 years. After seeing statewide gaming revenue decline in three out of the…
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Casinos set revenue record; Washoe tops $100M
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Casino earnings for July top $1 billion

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Nevada Gaming Control Board says casinos in the state of Nevada made a total of $1.4 billion in the month of July. This represents an increase of 6.69% compared to July 2022, when casinos earned a total of $1.3 billion. In northern Nevada, Sparks saw a 20% increase in profits compared to last year, making $72 million. For…
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The Nevada Independent

Nevada casinos set a single-month revenue record of $1.4B during July

So much for a gaming revenue slowdown. Nevada's casino industry set a single-month record in July with more than $1.4 billion in casino earnings, fueled by elevated revenue from slot machines statewide and the highest hold percentage on baccarat wagers by Strip casinos in 20 years. After seeing statewide gaming revenue decline in three out of the…
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Nevada casinos set a single-month revenue record of $1.4B during July
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Las Vegas Police Officer Convicted Of Committing Three Casino Robberies

RENO, Nev. - A jury convicted a Northern Nevada man yesterday for murdering a pregnant indigenous woman on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation in December 2020. LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 135 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for... RENO - An enrolled…
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Clark County’s $1B gaming win streak ends; state sees record April

Casino gaming win in Clark County in April ended its 11-month streak of winning $1 billion or more, but the state still managed to have its best April on record winning $1.16 billion from gamblers for the month, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Wednesday. Nevada has recorded $1 billion in gaming win only five times in April, three of which…
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Indy Gaming: Macau casinos bounce back after three years of depressed gaming revenue

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz With three months in the books, Macau's…
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Indy Gaming: Macau casinos bounce back after three years of depressed gaming revenue
The Nevada Independent

Southern Nevada casinos fuel Nevada to a record-breaking February

Depending on where you look, February was either another stellar month for Nevada gaming revenue or the second consecutive monthly decline in casino revenue totals. Statewide, Nevada casinos collected nearly $1.24 billion in gaming revenue during February, the highest figure ever recorded for the month, the Gaming Control Board said Tuesday. The…
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Southern Nevada casinos fuel Nevada to a record-breaking February
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Nevada posts second consecutive monthly gaming revenue record at $1.24B in February

Nevada has broken another all-time monthly gambling revenue record in February. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board's latest report, the state's casinos generated combined revenue of $1.24 billion over the last month, an 11.15% increase from February 2022 and the 24th consecutive month that operators generate more than $1 billion in…
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The Nevada Independent

Tilman Fertitta to buy Hard Rock Lake Tahoe, will convert the casino to a Golden Nugget

The company controlled by Golden Nugget casino owner Tilman Fertitta is acquiring Hard Rock Lake Tahoe from Las Vegas-based Paragon Gaming for an undisclosed price. According to a statement released Friday, privately held Fertitta Entertainment, which is based in Houston, will transform the hotel-casino into a Golden Nugget-branded casino. The…
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Nevada gaming win over $1 billion again in Februray 2023

Nevada's casino gaming win increased by double-digit percentages again in February, marking two years in which state gaming operations collected more than $1 billion a month, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday. Clark County casinos alone surpassed $1 billion for the 10th straight month, building a streak of its own. The Control Board…
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Nevada gaming win over $1 billion again in Februray 2023
The Nevada Independent

Effort to create Nevada lottery picks up steam despite casino industry opposition

A legislative proposal allowing Nevada to operate a state lottery could slice into the revenue stream of Northern Nevada casino operator Truckee Gaming. But it wouldn't be a large chunk of the company's cash flow, said CEO Ferenc Szony. Truckee Gaming is a retailer licensed by the California Lottery to sell tickets from a store adjacent to the Gold…
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Effort to create Nevada lottery picks up steam despite casino industry opposition
The Nevada Independent

Gaming regulators sign off on Century's purchase of the Sparks Nugget

The Nevada Gaming Commission approved Century Casino's $195 million purchase of the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks on Thursday, giving the Colorado-based company its first location in Nevada. Century executives said this month the transaction with Las Vegas-based Marnell Gaming is expected to close during the first week of April. The Nugget, one of…
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Gaming regulators sign off on Century's purchase of the Sparks Nugget
The Nevada Independent

Indy Gaming: Expanded multi-state online gaming may not benefit Nevada

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz The inclusion of Michigan into the…
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Indy Gaming: Expanded multi-state online gaming may not benefit Nevada
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Nevada, Strip gaming wins for 2022 shatter records

A perfect storm of positives boosted the state's gaming revenue last year, including one more weekend day in 2022 than 2021 and a robust calendar of sports and entertainment events. Nevada's casinos set an all-time record with $14.8 billion in gaming win for 2022, though it already surpassed 2021's record performance of $13.4 billion by November,…
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Nevada, Strip gaming wins for 2022 shatter records
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Circus Circus Review: A Look Into the Most Exciting Casino in Reno

If you're looking for a premier gambling destination in Northern Nevada, Circus Circus in Reno is the place to be. But what exactly makes it worth visiting? Sit tight as we're about to go into specifics as they relate to its hospitality, games on offer, entertainment venue, accommodation, and even promotions you can expect to find. To summarize the…
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Sparks welcomes first new casino in 20 years

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…
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The Nevada Independent

California developer plans to build a casino resort near Reno convention center

Reno hasn't seen an all-new resort-casino built since 1995 when the former Eldorado Resorts and the former Circus Circus Enterprises got together to open Silver Legacy. San Diego-based Elevation Entertainment wants to end a three-decade drought for casino development. The company submitted plans to the City of Reno for a 200-room hotel-casino to be…
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California developer plans to build a casino resort near Reno convention center
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Here’s a first look inside the new Legends Bay Casino in Sparks

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?…
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The Nevada Independent

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

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz Caesars Entertainment CEO Tom Reeg wanted…
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Indy Gaming: Caesars pulls the plug on its three-year plan to sell a Strip casino
Casino City Times

Legends Bay Casino a perfect fit for Northern Nevada

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…
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The Nevada Independent

Indy Gaming: Caesars enters NYC casino skirmish after first rejecting the idea

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz Caesars Entertainment's entrance into an…
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New Legends Bay Casino expects to draw customers from outside Sparks and Reno

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,…
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The Nevada Independent

Indy Gaming: Slot company booths teeming with activity at G2E

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz The giant football helmet adorned with the…
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August achievement for Nevada casinos

In the western American state of Nevada and aggregated gross gaming revenues for August reportedly surged by a little over 3.5% year-on-year to surpass the $1 billion threshold for an 18th consecutive month. According to a Thursday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper citing official data from the Nevada Gaming Control Board,…
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The Nevada Independent

Analysts: Nevada casinos headed toward a second-straight revenue record year

Historically, Nevada gaming revenue averages a 9 percent decline between July and August. The Gaming Control Board said Thursday that August's statewide gaming revenue figure of more than $1.2 billion was a 3.5 percent increase from a year ago, even as the market was down 8.2 percent from July - well within the historical trend. But with statewide…
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QCI providing tooling for over 2,500 games across NSW

The joint venture between Gaming Dynamics and Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI) is now providing tooling for over 2500 games in clubs and pubs across the state of New South Wales. "QCI gives us the data we need in a timely manner and in a very user-friendly format," said Tony Toohey, Director of Gaming Dynamics. "We see this data as critical in…
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How Circa Resort & Casino, Daktronics Spice Things Up with New LED Displays

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…
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How Circa Resort & Casino, Daktronics Spice Things Up with New LED Displays
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Circa Continues to Expand Digital Footprint with Legends Bay Casino Partnership and New Las Vegas Meetings & Conventions Facility

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…
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Two Nevada Casinos Deploy QCI’s Unified Gaming Platform

The newly-opened Legends Bay Casino, Casino Fandango, and Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI) jointly announced that the two casinos in Northern Nevada have deployed the QCI's Unified Gaming Platform - Nimble Edition. The Unified Gaming Platform aligns marketing, player development, and casino operations around one view of the casino's data. "We are…
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Legends Bay and Casino Fandango Go Live with Unified Gaming Platform

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…
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Two Nevada casinos deploy QCI’s Unified Gaming Platform

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…
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Two Nevada casinos deploy QCI’s Unified Gaming Platform
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Casino City’s Friday Five: Las Vegas arrests and retirement edition

Two years ago, Las Vegas, and many other casino destinations, were reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is safe to say that Las Vegas is back especially after the numbers it posted in July. Sin City was in the headlines this week for other reasons, too. We had an arrest from the notorious "Black Book" list and an impressive retirement…
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Legends Bay First New Northern Nevada Casino in 20 Years

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…
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Legends Bay First New Northern Nevada Casino in 20 Years
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Locals Save at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino

RENO, Nev. - At Grand Sierra Resort and Casino (GSR), Northern Nevada locals can have a grand time and save 20 percent at GSR-owned outlets all day Sunday through Thursday.Choose from a variety of amenities at GSR, including thrilling rides, premier shopping and some of the best dining Reno has to offer. There's something for just about everyone to…
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Locals Save at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
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Century eyeing potential flagship resort in Sparks' Nugget Casino acquisition; open to other Nevada opportunities

As it eyes the completion of its pending $195 million acquisition of the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, operator Century Casinos prepares to embrace a new phase of its development as a company. The property is set to provide the business with an opportunity to prove its expertise in the long-sought destination market of Nevada, and executives have…
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Century eyeing potential flagship resort in Sparks' Nugget Casino acquisition; open to other Nevada opportunities
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Legends Bay Casino opens in Sparks

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,…
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Legends Bay Casino opens in Sparks
The Nevada Independent

Legal changes make Colorado an enticing casino market for Nevada operators

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…
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Legal changes make Colorado an enticing casino market for Nevada operators
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New Legends Bay Casino Opens in Nevada

The opening of a new casino is always a major event, and it becomes even more important when it's a brand new casino in a gambling hotspot that hasn't seen a lot of new developments in recent times. This is the case with the new Legends Bay Casino that has recently been opened in Sparks, Nevada. Legends Bay Casino is the first new casino to be…
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Northern Nevada sees first casino opening in over two decades with Legends Bay Casino debut

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…
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Northern Nevada sees first casino opening in over two decades with Legends Bay Casino debut
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Legends Bay Casino, first new casino in Reno-Sparks, opens doors

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…
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Legends Bay Casino, first new casino in Reno-Sparks, opens doors
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New Casino Opening At The Legends Mall In Sparks

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…
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New Casino Opening At The Legends Mall In Sparks
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Legends Bay Casino prepares for grand opening

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…
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Legends Bay Casino prepares for grand opening
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Casino City’s Friday Five: Casino openings and a historic jackpot edition

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…
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August 30 launch for Legends Bay Casino

Some five weeks after having its plan for the under-construction Legends Bay Casino venue approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission and casino operator Olympia Gaming has reportedly detailed that the new venue is set to open from August 30. According to a Wednesday report from the Reno Gazette-Journal newspaper, the casino coming to the Outlets at…
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August 30 launch for Legends Bay Casino
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Legends Bay Casino in Northern Nevada to open its doors on August 30

It was confirmed Wednesday that the Legends Bay Casino in Northern Nevada is set to officially open its doors to the public on August 30, 2022, at 8 p.m. , as announced by Olympia Gaming, which will run the property. This will be the first new casino in the Sparks-Reno area in over 20 years. Located at The Outlets at Legends, the 80000-square-foot…
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Legends Bay Casino in Northern Nevada to open its doors on August 30
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Nevada casinos’ win again tops $1 billion

Gaming win again passed $1 billion in May as casino licensees reported collecting a total of $1.3 billion. That is $70.2 million more than a year ago and the 15th consecutive month of billion-plus win totals for Nevada casinos. For the 11 months of this fiscal year, total win has increased 40.99 percent to $13.35 billion. The monthly numbers…
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The Nevada Independent

Strip, downtown casinos propel Nevada’s 15th straight billion-dollar revenue month

Gaming revenue collected during May saw record-breaking totals for casinos in Clark County, the Strip and downtown Las Vegas, while fueling the state to its 15th straight month of $1 billion or more in gambling winnings. The Gaming Control Board said Thursday that the state's $1.3 billion in total gaming revenue was 5.7 percent higher than the…
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Strip, downtown casinos propel Nevada’s 15th straight billion-dollar revenue month
The Nevada Independent

Gaming commission OKs Legends Bay Casino in Sparks; summer opening planned

Legends Bay Casino in Sparks is expected to open later this summer after its developers received final regulatory approval Thursday from the Nevada Gaming Commission. Olympia Gaming CEO Garry Goett told commissioners the $120 million casino is in the process of hiring some 300 employees ahead of the opening, which will mark the first all-new,…
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Gaming commission OKs Legends Bay Casino in Sparks; summer opening planned
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Legends Bay Casino wins licensing for state’s newest casino in Sparks

The state's newest casino, Legends Bay Casino, is scheduled to open in Northern Nevada in August after the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved its licensing. The casino's Las Vegas-based operator Olympia Gaming, led by Garry Goett, will construct the first from-the-ground-up casino property in the Reno-Sparks area in more than…
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Legends Bay Casino wins licensing for state’s newest casino in Sparks
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Nevada gambling license approved for new Sparks casino

RENO, Nev. (AP) - State regulators have approved a gambling license for the first newly constructed casino in the Reno-Sparks area more than two decades. The Nevada Gaming Commission voted Thursday to approve the license sought by Las Vegas-based Olympia Gaming for the Legends Bay Casino in Sparks. For copyright information, check with the…
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Nevada gambling license approved for new Sparks casino
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Nevada Gaming Control Board approves Legends Bay Casino in Sparks

Executives of a Las Vegas company have waited a long time to see their vision of building a new casino in Sparks fulfilled. Now, the wait is nearly over - and they say it was worth every minute. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday unanimously recommended approval of licensing Legends Bay Casino, near Sparks Marina Park Lake along…
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Nevada Gaming Control Board approves Legends Bay Casino in Sparks
The Nevada Independent

Gaming regulators give initial approval to Legends Bay Casino in Sparks

A 15-year wait to build the Legends Bay Casino in Sparks ultimately cut down on the project's cost for developer Garry Goett. The property, which is expected to open in August as the first all-new, from-the-ground-up casino development in the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area in more than two decades, would have cost more than four times its current…
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Gaming regulators give initial approval to Legends Bay Casino in Sparks
The Nevada Independent

Recovery slows but Nevada casinos still have 14th straight billion-dollar month

Nevada casinos recorded their 14th straight month of at least $1 billion in gaming revenue during April, but the total marked the first time in more than a year the state didn't experience a double-digit increase. The Gaming Control Board said Thursday that casinos statewide collected almost $1.13 billion in gaming revenue in April, with more than…
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Recovery slows but Nevada casinos still have 14th straight billion-dollar month
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Legends Bay Casino on track to open this summer

Legends Bay Casino is on track to open this summer, bringing up the entertainment value for locals and visitors in the Sparks Marina area. This is the first casino that has been built in the RenoSparks area in over 26 years. The 80000-sq.-ft. brand new building will house gaming, dining, and entertainment opportunities with features such as table…
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Legends Bay Casino on track to open this summer
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Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Makes Major Contribution to the Children’s Cabinet

Home // Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Makes Major Contribution to the Children's Cabinet RENO, Nev. -Grand Sierra Resort and Casino (GSR) has made a $25000 donation to The Children's Cabinet. The funds will support the organization's Redfield Academy, which is dedicated to providing support for youth who may be struggling in high school and need a…
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Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Makes Major Contribution to the Children’s Cabinet
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Opening nears for Reno-Sparks' first new casino in 26 years

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) - The operator of the world's largest sportsbook in Las Vegas is expanding into northern Nevada this year as part of a collaboration with what will be the first new casino built in Reno-Sparks in more than a quarter century. Circa Sports secured a deal with Legends Bay Casino owner Olympia Gaming to operate a sportsbook at the…
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Opening nears for Reno-Sparks' first new casino in 26 years
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Former Casino Site South of Vegas Proposed for New Industrial Park

A Reno developer is looking to hit the jackpot in Las Vegas by turning a shuttered casino site just south of the city into an industrial park to serve the distribution and light-manufacturing industries. Tolles Development Co. plans to build a nearly 150-acre park in Jean, Nev., about 20 miles south of Las Vegas and 15 miles north of the California…
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Former Casino Site South of Vegas Proposed for New Industrial Park
The Nevada Independent

Indy Gaming: Three years later, no action in D.C. to raise jackpot tax threshold

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz Congressional representatives and the…
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Colorado casino company buying Nugget in Sparks for $195 million

Colorado-based Century Casinos said Wednesday it is buying the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks for $195 million, marking the company's first venture into Nevada. Century, which is headquartered in Colorado Springs, will pay $100 million for the operations of the Nugget and $95 million for 50 percent ownership of the real estate. Century has a…
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Colorado casino company buying Nugget in Sparks for $195 million
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Through data analysis, Vegas tech company aims to give casinos a leg up in marketing

Growing up in Las Vegas, Brooke Fiumara was always around the gaming industry. After graduating from UNLV, she went to work for Station Casinos for nearly a decade, and eventually was in charge of marketing for the Red Rock and Green Valley Ranch resorts. Today, Fiumara is still helping casinos with their marketing efforts through a product her…
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Through data analysis, Vegas tech company aims to give casinos a leg up in marketing
The Nevada Independent

Indy Gaming: Casino operators and investors concerned about Macau plans for gaming license overhaul

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how they tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz Macau casino operators finally got an answer to…
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Indy Gaming: Casino operators and investors concerned about Macau plans for gaming license overhaul
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Main Street Station Casino Is Now Back Open for Business

Boyd Gaming's Main Street Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas is open for business for the first time since March 2020. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The Main Street Station hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas has opened for the first time since March 2020. This property reopened its doors on Wednesday at 6am after staying closed since the…
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Main Street Station to reopen Wednesday in downtown Las Vegas.

The downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino will open 6 a.m. Wednesday, marking the first time the Victorian-theme property has welcomed guests since the pandemic prompted casino closures in March 2020. Main Street Station was one of two Boyd Gaming Corp. properties that remained closed from the shutdown; Eastside Cannery is the other. Boyd has no special…
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Main Street Station to reopen Wednesday in downtown Las Vegas.
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Business Beat: Oxygen Bar Offering Relief From Wildfire Smoke, Casinos Setting Record Wins

Here's the latest business news from around Northern Nevada, with Business Beat from the Northern Nevada Business Weekly. Listen to the latest "Business Beat" from the Northern Nevada Business Weekly. Oxygen Bar Offering Tahoe Residents Breath Of Fresh Air With the Caldor Fire bringing smoke and flames to Lake Tahoe, one bar in the area is seeing a…
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Olympia Gaming's upcoming Nevada casino announces executive team

as Vegas-based Olympia Gaming has announced the leadership team set to oversee project development Legends Bay Casino in Sparks, Nevada. The executive leadership team includes Chief Operating Officer DeCourcy Graham, Chief Financial Officer Robin Nedza, and Regional President Court Cardinal. Upon the announcement, Olympia Companies CEO and Chairman…
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Nevada: Construction begins on 9,500-square-foot Carson City casino

Shaheen Beauchamp Builders recently broke ground on a 9500-square-foot casino in Carson City. The Lucky Strike Casino will be at 2811 S. Carson St., formerly the location of Grandma Hattie's restaurant. According to an Aug. 9 press release, the casino is owned by Northern Nevada Comstock Investments, which operates several gaming locations…
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Northern Nevada Business Weekly

Casino operators caution Nevada regulators about expanding online gaming

A cross-section of Nevada gaming operators has voiced opposition to expanding the state's online gaming regulations, saying any proposed changes should be explored by the governor's Gaming Policy Committee and ultimately approved by state lawmakers. In a four-page letter sent last week to the chairmen of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada…
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Casino operators caution Nevada regulators about expanding online gaming
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U.S tribal casinos took a nearly 20% gaming revenue hit in fiscal year 2020

Gaming revenues at tribal casinos in fiscal year 2020 came up $6.7 billion short of 2019's gross, the first big Indian-gaming drop since 2000, the National Indian Gaming Commission announced Tuesday. Though the shortfall was just under 20% year over year, the Commission painted an optimistic picture, insisting that investments the tribes made prior…
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U.S tribal casinos took a nearly 20% gaming revenue hit in fiscal year 2020
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Complete Review of Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada, once enjoyed life as one of the most happening gambling destinations in the world. The town's glitzy casinos and entertainment drew casino visitors from all over. However, Reno has seen a significant decline in popularity and is nothing more than an afterthought for many casino gamblers. What happened to Reno? It's still a vibrant…
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Complete Review of Reno, Nevada
The Nevada Independent

Indy Gaming: Fitch Ratings revises its outlook toward Las Vegas casino recovery, sees rebound by 2023

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. Please to sign up and receive Indy Gaming in your inbox. Fitch Ratings gaming analyst Colin Mansfield waited in line patiently to sample a specialty item offered by Boon Tong Kee, one of the…
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Indy Gaming: Fitch Ratings revises its outlook toward Las Vegas casino recovery, sees rebound by 2023
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Aviators begin 6 game homestand Thursday at Las Vegas Ballpark

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - It's time to get back to baseball at the Ballpark in Downtown Summerlin. The Las Vegas Aviators professional baseball team of Triple-A West (formerly the Pacific Coast League, PCL), Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, will host the El Paso Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, in the opener of a…
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Aviators begin 6 game homestand Thursday at Las Vegas Ballpark
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Some Nevada Casinos Still Closed, Others Up Recruitment

Although Nevada's gambling sector is beginning to recover following the pandemic, some of its casinos have remained closed since last year, while others are now upping efforts to recruit staff. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Nevada is steadily returning to normality following the COVID-19 pandemic, but that new normal is going to look slightly different…
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Northern Nevada gambling icon John Ascuaga dies at age 96

SPARKS, Nev. - John Ascuaga, the son of Basque sheepherders who became a northern Nevada gambling icon after he bought a small coffee shop with a few slot machines in Sparks in 1960 and turned it into a major hotel-casino he operated for more than a half century, has died. He was 96. Ascuaga was known for roaming the casino floor and greeting…
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Northern Nevada gambling icon John Ascuaga dies at age 96
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John Ascuaga, Nevada casino icon, dies at 96

John Ascuaga, the son of Basque sheepherders who became a northern Nevada gambling icon after he bought a small coffee shop with a few slot machines in 1960 and turned it into a major hotel-casino he operated for more than a half century, has died at age 96. Ascuaga was known for roaming the floor and greeting patrons personally at the casino he…
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John Ascuaga, Nevada casino icon, dies at 96
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John Ascuaga, a Northern Nevada gambling icon, dies at age 96

SPARKS - John Ascuaga, the son of Basque sheepherders who became a northern Nevada gambling icon after he bought a small coffee shop with a few slot machines in Sparks in 1960 and turned it into a major hotel-casino he operated for more than a half century, has died. He was 96. Ascuaga was known for roaming the casino floor and greeting patrons…
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John Ascuaga, a Northern Nevada gambling icon, dies at age 96
Northern Nevada Business Weekly

Atlantis slot machine program surpasses $150K donation mark

Atlantis' 12 cash-out kiosks use a program designed by slot manufacturing company Everi to give guests the option to donate change from slot tickets to four nonprofits.Courtesy Photo Atlantis Casino Resort Spa breached the $150000 mark this month via its nonprofit slot machine donation program.The casino's 12 cash-out kiosks, which use a program…
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Atlantis slot machine program surpasses $150K donation mark
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Several Nevada casinos remain shuttered despite lifted restrictions

everal Nevada casinos remain closed despite the state's full reopening on June 1. Some won't reopen for at least another year, while others have closed permanently. As of June 1, Gov. Steve Sisolak lifted capacity limits and social distancing requirements in the state. Las Vegas casinos had been operating under capacity restrictions since reopening…
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Las Vegas casinos still slumping, other markets improving

In this Feb. 4, 2021, file photo, a man walks in front of the Circus Circus hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 | 11:13 a.m. Las Vegas Strip casinos are continuing to suffer effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a monthly report from state regulators, but Northern Nevada and parts of the state that attract local and…
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Las Vegas casinos still slumping, other markets improving
Fox Business

Viva Las Business: Vegas reopens

Casino tables filled, arenas packed, and niche business conventions brimming with wide-eyed tourists. Unlike the Mojave Desert vegetation surrounding the city though, the City of Las Vegas is very much alive. It may have taken 15 months but "The Entertainment Capital of the World" has returned in full force, exciting residents and visitors…
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Viva Las Business: Vegas reopens
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Additions, upgrades and changes as Carson City casinos reopen Thursday

After the statewide shutdown in March due to COVID-19, Carson City area casinos are preparing to return to business this week, joining dozens of casinos in northern Nevada as they are set to resume operations on Thursday, June 4, the first day gaming establishments are allowed to reopen. New promotions, improvements, cleanings and safety guidelines…
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Additions, upgrades and changes as Carson City casinos reopen Thursday
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Las Vegas casinos allowed to move capacity limits to 80% as of May 1

he Nevada Gaming Control Board issued an updated emergency directive Friday to allow casinos and gaming establishments to operate at the respective levels approved by local authorities under the state's "Roadmap to Recovery." Therefore, Southern Nevada resorts will be able to operate 80 percent capacity with three-foot social distancing in Clark…
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Buffalo Zone™ Welcomed by Aristocrat Gaming™ and Boomtown Casino Hotel

Aristocrat Gaming™ and Boomtown Casino Hotel announced the arrival of the first ever in Nevada Buffalo Zone™. The new Buffalo Zone™ is a special area in the casino, located next to Sports Book and Six Shooter Bar. In the dedicated space, the players can find some of their favorite Buffalo™ themed games from Aristocrat Gaming, including Buffalo™,…
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Buffalo Zone™ Welcomed by Aristocrat Gaming™ and Boomtown Casino Hotel
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Downtown’s Circa reveals stunning views of Las Vegas at Legacy Club

The ode to the city's casino greats sits on the 60th floor of the resort with killer views of the Strip The outdoor patio with fire pits and a view at Legacy Club | Circa [Official Site] Downtown's new Circa continues to reveal its new outlets with Legacy Club, the swanky lounge at the top of its 458-foot tower opening on December 28. The lounge…
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Downtown’s Circa reveals stunning views of Las Vegas at Legacy Club
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