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Las Vegas Advisor: The Strip by far the lead in U.S. gambling market

To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Las Vegas Strip was the top U.S. gambling market in 2023, with the casinos there winning $8.83 billion, a 7.2% increase over 2022. The Strip far outdistanced the second biggest market, Atlantic City, which won $2.86 billion. They were followed by Chicagoland ($2.19 billion), Baltimore/Washington ($2.08…
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Las Vegas Strip casinos less profitable in 2023

Net income from Las Vegas Strip casinos fell 33.6 per cent to $1.377bn, while total revenues rose 11.6 per cent. Gaming revenues specifically, slipped 2.3 per cent. Statewide, casino profits fell 21.4 per cent to $3.441bn as revenues rose 8.9 per cent. Gaming revenues inched down 1 per cent. Downtown casinos saw profits fall 3.9 per cent to…
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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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Man behind Peppermill brand dies at 85; famous Las Vegas lounge, Reno hotel his legacy
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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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Las Vegas Strip still leads the US in casino gambling, according to AGA

The American Gaming Association recently published data showing the first quarter of 2023 produced the highest gaming revenue of any quarter in industry history. It wasn't a surprise. After all, Nevada results have been stellar for around two years and most of the publicly traded casino companies have said their results in jurisdictions outside…
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Las Vegas Strip still leads the US in casino gambling, according to AGA
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American Gaming Association reports casino gaming revenue nationwide

The American Gaming Association recently published data showing the first quarter of 2023 produced the highest gaming revenue of any quarter in industry history. It wasn't a surprise. After all, Nevada results have been stellar for around two years and most of the publicly traded casino companies have said their results in jurisdictions outside…
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American Gaming Association reports casino gaming revenue nationwide
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After eight months, Boyd’s Northern California tribal casino may expand

The Sky River Casino near Sacramento, which is operated by Boyd Gaming, has been open since August, but the Wilton Rancheria Tribe is already exploring development opportunities for the property. Boyd CEO Keith Smith said last week the 100000-square-foot casino has been so successful in its first eight months that the company revised its predicted…
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Monthly gaming report: South Shore down almost 4% from a year ago, Nevada up 11.15%

Nevada's nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total "gaming win" of $1237272530 for the month of January 2023, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board's monthly report released today. This amounts to an 11.5 percent increase compared to January 2022, when licensees reported a gaming win of $1113133855. For the fiscal year to date (July 1,…
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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
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Strip comes in No. 1 for commerical casino business in 2022

The nation's commercial casinos hit record revenue in 2022 with the Strip, once again, keeping its place in the top spot, according to the American Gaming Association. The casino industry trade group reported Wednesday that gross gaming revenue reached $60.4 billion, up 13.9 percent year over year - beating the previous record of $53 billion in…
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Nevada gaming: South Shore Lake Tahoe win up 8%, statewide down over 7%

Nevada's nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total "gaming win" of $1220869734 for the month of November 2022, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board's monthly report released today. This amounts to a 7.62 percent decrease compared to November 2021, when licensees reported a gaming win of $1321592551. For the fiscal year (July 1, 2022…
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Reno Nevada Offers More To Do Than Casino Thrills

In my travels to just about every corner of the world and all but two U.S. states, I still haven't made it to Las Vegas. But, to get a taste of the gaming and entertainment scene that lures people to Nevada's urban hotspots, I recently spent a few days investigating what to do in smaller Reno, a city of 264000, and nearby Lake Tahoe. For years I…
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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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Firecreek Crossing Resort-Casino project to be built in Reno

Reno is set to get its first ground-up hotel-casino project in decades as a California-based real estate and entertainment company is doubling down on The Biggest Little City. The new development, tentatively named the Firecreek Crossing Resort-Casino project, will be located on the corner of Kietzke Lane and South Virginia Street. In addition to a…
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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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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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September gaming revenue steers Nevada casinos toward another record-breaking year

Nine months are in the books for 2022, and Nevada casinos are far ahead of last year's record gaming revenue total. Analysts say the state's gaming industry is on track to shatter 2021's single-year total of $13.4 billion in revenue before December, especially if Las Vegas Strip resorts continue to experience the positive business trends seen in…
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September gaming revenue steers Nevada casinos toward another record-breaking year
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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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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
The Nevada Independent

Boyd Gaming opens its Sacramento-area casino a month ahead of schedule

Boyd Gaming and the Wilton Rancheria Tribe quietly opened a $500 million casino near Sacramento last week with neither fanfare nor a grand opening celebration. The Sky River Casino in the capital city's suburb of Elk Grove was scheduled to open in mid-September. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 16, the casino's Facebook page carried the message,…
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Boyd Gaming opens its Sacramento-area casino a month ahead of schedule
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Century Casinos' revenue hits $111.1m, up 21% for Q2

Casino entertainment company, Century Casinos, released its financial results for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2022. The company said Friday that it has seen a double-digit increase in revenue for the six months and the three months ended June 30 this year. Overall, Century Casinos' net operating revenue for the three months until…
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Century Casinos' revenue hits $111.1m, up 21% for Q2
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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.
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New Sparks casino announces hiring events, 300 open positions

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - A new casino in Sparks is one step closer to opening later this summer. Legends Bay Casino announced Thursday they have received final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission paving the way for Olympia Gaming to begin operations when the casino opens this summer. "We deeply appreciate the support of the Nevada Gaming…
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New Sparks casino announces hiring events, 300 open positions
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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
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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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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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Century Casinos to Acquire Nugget Casino Resort in Nevada, For Up To USD$300M

Casino entertainment company Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market®: CNTY) is to acquire the operations of Nugget Sparks, LLC, dba Nugget Casino Resort, in Nevada and a 50% stake in Smooth Bourbon, LLC, the business that owns its property. The Nugget Casino Resort, located in Sparks, Nevada, includes a large gaming floor, two hotel towers,…
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Century Casinos to Acquire Nugget Casino Resort in Nevada, For Up To USD$300M
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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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What is Century Casinos? What we know about Nugget hotel-casino buyer

With the Nugget Casino Resort poised to change hands yet again, many are likely wondering about its new out-of-state buyer, Century Casinos. Prior to Wednesday, not many in Reno-Sparks were familiar with the Colorado-based company. That changed during the early morning hours of Feb. 23, when Century Casinos announced an agreement to acquire the…
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What is Century Casinos? What we know about Nugget hotel-casino buyer
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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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Masks Now Mandated for Las Vegas Casino Employees

While the public still doesn't have to wear masks indoors in Las Vegas, casino workers must following a new Clark County mandate. [Image: Shutterstock.com] First it was a recommendation last week leading to some Las Vegas casinos voluntarily implementing an employee mask policy. Now it's an official mandate - all public-facing staff in Clark County…
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Construction on Legends Bay Casino in Sparks Finally Begins

Nevada-based casino developer and operator Olympia Gaming on Wednesday broke ground on Legends Bay Casino in Sparks, a project that has been more than a decade in the making. The gambling venue is anticipated to open doors in mid-2022. Aside from slot machines and table games, it will also feature a sports betting facility as well as dining and…
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Construction on Legends Bay Casino in Sparks Finally Begins