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Caesars Palace in Las Vegas reports 3 jackpots worth combined $500K

The hits keep coming at Caesars Palace as three jackpots worth $500000 were won Friday morning. One player won $100000 playing video poker, according to a Caesars Entertainment spokesperson. Later, one player hit a pair of $200000 jackpots within moments of each other on the same machine. This lucky @CaesarsRewards guest hit two $200000 Jackpots on…
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Apple Valley card player hits jackpot twice in Las Vegas

A baseball cap-wearing visitor from Apple Valley strolled into a Las Vegas casino, played his cards right and walked away with two jackpots for a combined total of just under $130000. Officials with the STRAT Hotel, Casino and Tower stated that William S. was the player from Apple Valley who played Ultimate Texas Hold'Em on Sunday, FOX5…
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Apple Valley card player hits jackpot twice in Las Vegas
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Visitor from California wins twice at the STRAT, nearly earning $130k

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A visitor from California won two jackpots last weekend at the STRAT Hotel, Casino and Tower. Officials with the casino said William S. is from Apple Valley. He was playing Ultimate Texas Hold'Em on Sunday, March 3. He scored two progressive jackpots with the same hand. The first time, he made a $5 progressive bet, winning…
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Visitor from California wins twice at the STRAT, nearly earning $130k
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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 Advisor: The Strip by far the lead in U.S. gambling market
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Free parking on Las Vegas Strip: Which hotels have it, which don't

Free parking, once a staple of Las Vegas hotels, is now as difficult to come by as a slots jackpot. A handful of Las Vegas Strip hotels that once touted free parking, including The Strat, Venetian and Palazzo, ended free parking for guests and visitors in 2023. It now costs up to $15 per day to park at The Strat and up to $18 per day to park at…
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Free parking on Las Vegas Strip: Which hotels have it, which don't
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Strike averted as hospitality union settles with Las Vegas hotel-casinos before Super Bowl week

The union announced last week that it would go on strike if tentative contracts weren't in place by 5 a.m. Monday. Posted Updated 2 min read Font size+ LAS VEGAS - A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another. The…
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Las Vegas hospitality workers won’t strike before Super Bowl

Culinary Local 226 said it has struck deals with nearly all remaining unsettled hotel-casinos - and called off a strike deadline for one - averting a Monday morning walkout threat at several near-Strip and downtown properties. The last tentative agreement was reached between the hospitality union and Downtown Grand, representing about 200 workers,…
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Strike averted as culinary union settles with Las Vegas hotel-casinos

LAS VEGAS - A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another. The agreements averted a Monday morning walkout as the city kicks off Super Bowl week. The Culinary Workers Union announced Saturday that it had reached a…
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Culinary union reaches tentative contracts with Las Vegas casinos ahead of Super Bowl

A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another LAS VEGAS -- A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike…
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4 hotel-casinos reach union deals, 3 others poised to strike

LAS VEGAS >> A union representing hospitality workers has reached a tentative agreement with four hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas as employees at three other properties remained poised to strike Monday when the city kicks off Super Bowl week. By Saturday morning, the Culinary Workers Union had announced it had reached a tentative five-year…
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Culinary reaches deals with 3 Las Vegas casinos

An exterior view of the Golden Gate hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The casino opened as Hotel Nevada with 10 rooms on Jan. 18, 1906. Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 | 8:40 p.m. Three more Las Vegas properties have come to an agreement with the Culinary Workers Union on a new five-year contract for hospitality workers, the union…
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Las Vegas: Culinary Union clinches 5-year labor deal with Circus Circus, negotiations continue with 15 other casinos

The Culinary Union has reached a tentative agreement with Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, marking another development in its ongoing labor negotiations with properties across the gambling mecca. The new 5-year deal is set to impact nearly 700 workers associated with the establishment. The union said a Circus Circus contract ratification…
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Las Vegas: Culinary Union clinches 5-year labor deal with Circus Circus, negotiations continue with 15 other casinos
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Las Vegas Advisor: Strike deadline looms for unions in Las Vegas

With less than a week to go before the arrival of a Feb. 2 strike deadline, Las Vegas casinos are negotiating overtime with culinary and bartender unions to avoid a shutdown. Labor agreements were reached in November with Caesars Entertainment, MGM and Wynn, averting massive complications related to the Grand Prix race. Deals have also been signed…
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Las Vegas Casino Culinary Workers Set Strike Deadline

After avoiding a strike in November that could have seen 30000 Las Vegas casino workers walk off the job, another labor dispute could be on the horizon by the Culinary and Bartenders Unions. However, after setting a Feb. 2 deadline to reach a deal with casinos, the union has at least announced preliminary agreements with two properties of 21…
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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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THINGS TO DO: Where to celebrate Lunar New Year in Las Vegas

Las Vegas (KSNV) - Durango Casino & Resort, Palace Station, Red Rock Casino, and Green Valley Ranch, will welcome the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon with commemorative lion dances and colorful décor. The traditional dances will start with a blessing and continue throughout the casino floor, bringing good fortune and prosperity to all…
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Dragon Cash jackpots hit at Rampart Casino in Las Vegas

A tip of the cap to Tippi is in order. The Las Vegas slots player totaled more than $122000 in slots jackpots on back-to-back days at Rampart Casino, according to a casino spokesperson. On Tuesday, Tippi hit a $61438 jackpot on a Dragon Cash machine. She followed that up on Wednesday with a $61539 hit. Winners across the Las Vegas…
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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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Indy Gaming: Red Rock’s long-stalled tribal casino deal near Fresno moving forward

Approval from Indian gaming regulators allows the central California project to start construction nearly two decades after the initial agreement was signed. 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…
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How did the Las Vegas Strip get its iconic name?

As the story goes, back in 1930 The Pair O' Dice Nite Club opened its doors, the first of its kind on the Las Vegas Strip. The club was sold to Guy McAfee, a former police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department who got involved in the gambling business through his connections as a vice cop. "Now there are many version to this story," said…
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What makes up the Las Vegas Strip?

As the story goes, back in 1930 The Pair O' Dice Nite Club opened its doors, the first of its kind on the Las Vegas Strip. The club was sold to Guy McAfee, a former police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department who got involved in the gambling business through his connections as a vice cop. "Now there are many version to this story," said…
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Las Vegas Advisor: Events take spotlight in Vegas in year ahead

Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Following last year's whirlwind of new projects that culminated with two ­major casino openings in December, Durango and Fontainebleau, what's in store for 2024? You're reading a premium story. Read the full story with our Print & Digital Subscription. Read this story for free:…
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Fontainebleau's Multi-Billion Dollar Vegas Gamble Looks Like a Bad Bet

LAS VEGAS - Whenever I tell people I live on the Las Vegas Strip, their eyes widen as they start asking me if I live near Caesars Palace, MGM Grand or the Bellagio. You know, places they've been to recently. Not exactly, I tell them. I live in a condominium on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. That's usually followed by a confused look before I…
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Fontainebleau's Multi-Billion Dollar Vegas Gamble Looks Like a Bad Bet
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After a Decade of Vacancy, Tallest Las Vegas Hotel Welcomes Guests

Fontainebleau Las Vegas has opened its doors on the Las Vegas Strip. The new hotel in Sin City is a 67-story hotel-casino skyscraper. The hotel includes 3644 rooms and stands at 737 feet. It has also made headlines for being unfinished for over ten years. "The journey to bring Fontainebleau Las Vegas to life has been nothing short of…
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After a Decade of Vacancy, Tallest Las Vegas Hotel Welcomes Guests
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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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'More in '24': Behind the New Year's fireworks show on the Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The countdown for one of Las Vegas's biggest parties is underway. Crews worked tirelessly to ensure everything was ready for the big party. Thousands of electrical circuits have been programmed to launch quickly and precisely, delivering an intricate, choreographed sequence from the nine Las Vegas Strip locations. Each circuit…
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'More in '24': Behind the New Year's fireworks show on the Las Vegas Strip
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Las Vegas Shares Rules and Restrictions for New Year's Celebration, Reminds People to be Safe and Vigilant

The City of Las Vegas is reminding people of the rules for their New Year's Eve celebration, and to be safe and vigilant about reporting suspicious activity. People who see something suspicious are asked to call (702) 828-9999, report what they've seen to a nearby officer or call 911. The call for increased attention to suspicious activity comes…
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Las Vegas Advisor: New Year’s fireworks display grows bigger

This year's "America's Party" fireworks display will be launched from the rooftops of nine Strip casinos, which is one more than in the past. Now that Fontainebleau is open, it has been added to the mix with STRAT, Resorts World, Treasure Island, Venetian, Caesars Palace, Aria, Planet Hollywood and MGM Grand. The show's more than 12000 individual…
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Things to do: New Years happenings in Las Vegas

Las Vegas (KSNV) - It's America's party time! Once again, the Las Vegas Strip will be launching fireworks from nine casinos, including the newly opened Fontainebleau Hotel. Other casinos include: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino ARIA Resort and Casino Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Caesars Palace Treasure Island Las Vegas The Venetian Resort Las…
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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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Amazingly dazzling ways to spend New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas in 2023

Also known as Tinseltown or Hollywood, Las Vegas brims with glitz and glamor. Some unforgettable adventures to savor in Las Vegas. Amongst the Americans, it is termed as the epicenter of parties. From casinos to nightclubs to some yummy lip-smacking meals, Las Vegas is a brilliant place to be on New Year's Eve of 2023. There are multiple resorts on…
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Mississippi illusionist Shaun Joseph Benward added to Nevada ‘black book’

Golden Entertainment Inc. plans to use proceeds of a multi-million dollar gaming deal to enhance its commercial gaming operations in Pahrump, according to Blake Sartini II, executive vice president of operations for Golden and son of its CEO Blake Sartini. Plans for investment in the local properties are still unclear. Golden Entertainment owns…
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Mississippi illusionist Shaun Joseph Benward added to Nevada ‘black book’
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Best Casino Movies to Watch in the Holidays

There are plenty of casino & gambling movies around right now, and with the addition of The Card Counter to Netflix recently, you have a huge choice this holiday season! We've previously looked at the best poker and casino movies, but with Christmas & New Year drawing closer, we know many gambling fans will be settling down to watch a movie or two…
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Las Vegas officials to reveal New Year’s Eve fireworks show plans

It's not even Christmas and local event coordinators are planning for a big New Year's Eve on the Strip and in downtown Las Vegas. Beginning at midnight on New Year's Day, thousands of shimmering lights, gold accents and criss-crossing comets set to party music will make up the eight-minute fireworks show on the Strip as part of an event that…
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Las Vegas officials announce New Year's Eve, 'America's Party 2024' plans

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The valley is getting ready to say goodbye to 2023 and hello to 2024. On Wednesday, Las Vegas officials will announce plans for "America's Party 2024". According to Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, fireworks will once again be provided by Grucci. City officials said more than 12000 electrical…
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Las Vegas officials announce New Year's Eve, 'America's Party 2024' plans
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The tallest hotel in Las Vegas finally welcomes guests after sitting empty for 10 years

The tallest hotel in Las Vegas has finally opened its doors after a sitting empty and unfinished for more than 10 years. The 67-story Fontainebleau hotel-casino tower is the sister property of the iconic Fontainebleau Miami Beach in Florida, with the Las Vegas outpost - on the city's glittery resort corridor - costing $3.7 billion to build, second…
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The tallest hotel in Las Vegas finally welcomes guests after sitting empty for 10 years
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Culinary Union eyes finish line for Las Vegas casino worker labor deals

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Some Las Vegas casinos still face the threat of possible worker strikes, even though the biggest three casino companies locked in new labor deals last month. This week, the Culinary Union - the body that represents close to 50000 workers on the Las Vegas Strip - announced labor deals for workers at the Mirage and the Tropicana,…
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Culinary Union eyes finish line for Las Vegas casino worker labor deals
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Newest, bluest resort on Las Vegas Strip aims to bring Miami Beach vibe

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A developer's drive to open a Las Vegas Strip resort with a vibe echoing Miami Beach's venerable Fontainebleau reaches reality on Wednesday, with the opening of a 67-story hotel-casino tower that became famous as it sat unfinished for more than a decade. "Bringing Fontainebleau Las Vegas to life has been an extraordinary journey,"…
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Newest, bluest resort on Las Vegas Strip aims to bring Miami Beach vibe
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Gaming Control Board recommends approval of Golden Entertainment slot route transaction

The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday recommended approval of the licensing of an Illinois company to take over the distributive gaming assets of Golden Entertainment Inc. that would make it the largest slot route operator in the country. Distributed gaming involves slot machine routes on which workers install, maintain and operate slot…
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Gaming Control Board recommends approval of Golden Entertainment slot route transaction
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Las Vegas Advisor: Las Vegas room rates drop for the holidays

The holiday season is traditionally prime time for finding low room rates in Las Vegas. The deals have been fewer than normal the past two years, but things are getting back to normal. Last week, the researchers at the Las Vegas Advisor canvassed every casino in town, looking for the best leads on lodging in December. The rates below were available…
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Las Vegas Advisor: Las Vegas room rates drop for the holidays
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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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Unions reveal deals with major Las Vegas casino companies after strike averted
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Which Las Vegas resorts won’t strike?

If you're traveling to the Strip later this week, you may run across workers picketing in front of major resorts. That's because Culinary Local 226 - representing 53000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas - is threatening to strike at 5 a.m. Friday at 18 properties owned by three major operators. About 35000 workers at resort-casinos operated by MGM…
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35,000 Workers Ready to Strike Days Before Las Vegas’s Big Formula 1 Kick-Off Weekend

Tens of thousands of hospitality workers in Las Vegas may walk off the job this week if the Culinary and Bartenders Union is unable to strike a deal with casino, hotel, and restaurant employers for a new five-year contract before Friday morning. Culinary Workers Union Local 226, one of the largest and most powerful unions in the U.S., says that the…
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35,000 Workers Ready to Strike Days Before Las Vegas’s Big Formula 1 Kick-Off Weekend
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BravoCon 2023: Where to Shop, Eat, Play According to Erika Jayne

Erika Jayne has slowly but surely been making Las Vegas her own ever since she launched her Bet It All on Blonde residency there earlier this year, and ahead of BravoCon 2023 - which is taking over the Caesars Forum from Nov. 3 to Nov. 5 - The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member shared her guide to Sin City so attendees can properly take…
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Another old-school Las Vegas Strip icon closes

Seemingly every titan of the Las Vegas Strip eventually falls. Soon, the Mirage name will disappear to be replaced by the Hard Rock brand. Casino Royale, a small property nestled between a number of huge Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report resorts will also soon be replaced by something much bigger. In the past year, the Las Vegas Strip…
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NFTs And Online Casinos: A Match Made In The Digital World

I n re cent ye a rs, th e digit al lan d scape h as witnes sed t he m eteoric r ise o f Non-Fungib le Token s (NF Ts). Th ese uniqu e d ig ital as sets a re transf ormin g variou s secto rs, fr o m a rt t o ent erta inment. Paralle lly, th e onl i ne cas ino indust ry, kn own fo r it s d yn amic adaptatio n t o tec hno logical advanceme nts a nd i…
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The best Las Vegas holidays for 2023

The buzzing US city of Las Vegas is best known for its casinos, entertainment, vibrant nightlife and glittering skyline. Known as Sin City, the 24-hour destination in Nevada is famous for its wedding chapels (complete with Elvis impersonators), the showstopping fountains of Bellagio hotel and resort, the High Roller ferris wheel (reaching a…
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60,000 Hospitality Workers in Las Vegas Vote to Authorize Casino Strike

More than 50000 service industry workers in Las Vegas voted on Tuesday, September 26, to authorize a strike that could impact 22 casino resorts on the Strip - which means bartenders, cooks, cocktail and food servers, guest room attendants, porters, bellmen, laundry, and kitchen workers statewide could hit the picket line at any time. The Culinary…
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60,000 Hospitality Workers in Las Vegas Vote to Authorize Casino Strike
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Las Vegas Strip skyscraper at Casino Royale site gets FAA approval

The Federal Aviation Administration has given the go-ahead for a new 699-foot skyscraper to be constructed at the Casino Royale site on the Las Vegas Strip. The FAA-approved study - sponsored by Casino Royale, which is located at 3411 Las Vegas Blvd. - details that any "determination becomes final on August 30, 2023 unless a petition is timely…
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Las Vegas Strip skyscraper at Casino Royale site gets FAA approval
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Indy Gaming: Aristocrat believes line of NFL slot machines will score a touchdown

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 One of the features on new NFL-themed slot…
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Everything you need to know about Maryland's Rocky Gap Casino Resort

Rocky Gap Casino Resort, located in the Mountain Maryland region of the state, offers guests a unique experience - access to all the typically expected casino resort amenities but in a setting unlike any other. Instead of being situated along the Las Vegas Strip or a busy boardwalk, Rocky Gap Casino Resort is located within Maryland's Rocky Gap…
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Where can you park for free on the Las Vegas Strip?

If there's one thing locals wish they could demand out of Strip casinos, it'd be free parking. But self-parking garage policies have changed dramatically over the years, and fewer resorts offer complimentary parking for everyone nowadays. Look no further than The Venetian and The Palazzo, whose management announced a paid parking policy would be…
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Sammy Hagar outlines Las Vegas resort concept

Sammy Hagar has a concern, and it isn't just his inability to drive a certain speed limit. The Red Rocker simply has a lot of friends. That's great for populating a private jet. But it's a problem when doing businesses in places like Las Vegas. "I have so many dear friends in that town, I gotta be single. I can't be married to anyone," Hagar says.…
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Las Vegas Advisor: Vegas full of hot hotel deals as rates drop for summer

A survey conducted last week by LasVegasAdvisor.com turned up 31 hotel-casinos with base rates of $50 and below. Lowest of all was the off-Strip Rio, with a ridiculous $12 base rate. Las Vegas casinos with hotel rates of $40 or less were also found at Arizona Charlie's Decatur, Arizona Charlie's Boulder, Binion's, Boulder Station, Circus Circus, El…
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Strat Hotel Las Vegas opens rooftop Swim & Social space: Travel Weekly

The 68000-square-foot space, located on the site once occupied by the Elation Pool Cafe & Bar, features cabanas, daybeds and chaise lounges and games such as cornhole and giant Jenga and Connect Four. Prerecorded music and weekend DJs help set the tone. Swim & Social Cafe, a full-service restaurant and bar, offers breakfast and lunch with small…
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Top 10 things to do in Las Vegas during the WSOP

During the prestigious World Series of Poker, which began last week and runs through late July, Las Vegas comes alive with anticipation and excitement. As an ardent player, you will be poised to immerse yourself in an unparalleled experience. It is entirely different than playing online or reading a U.S. casino blog to see what's happening…
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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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Two Las Vegas Strip Casinos Make Major Gambler-Friendly Changes

An iconic name has been brought to the Las Vegas Strip while another will soon disappear. Nothing ever stops moving on the Las Vegas Strip. It may happen slowly, but the iconic 4.2 mile road has long been a source of constant change. Casinos rise only to eventually be replaced and even the biggest names sometimes change. Sometimes the changes are…
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Two Las Vegas Strip Casinos Make Major Gambler-Friendly Changes
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Las Vegas is no longer a ‘value destination.’ But visitors keep coming

I always get a chuckle out of hearing longtime Las Vegas residents yearning for the days when the mob ran the city's casinos instead of corporations. Sure, it's disappointing to see the long list of perks that bring customers to resorts continually eroding. But at least you don't have to worry about being buried in a hole in the desert. Several…
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6 Las Vegas Facts That Sound False But Are Actually True!

It's the most famous city in all of poker. Home to 60 major casinos and over 150000 hotel rooms Las Vegas is a destination on the bucket lists of poker fans and players alike. The 2023 World Series of Poker is now less than three months away, and with many people planning their trips, booking their hotels, and getting ready for a summer in Sin…
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Las Vegas Advisor: Another Las Vegas casino to charge for parking

Beginning Monday, The STRAT (formerly Stratosphere) will become the latest Las Vegas casino to institute a parking charge. Specifics of the fee structure are somewhat sketchy, but it appears that the charge to self-park will be $6 for the first four hours and $12 for five to 24 hours Monday through Thursday, and $8 and $15 Friday through Sunday.…
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Las Vegas Strip Casino Leader Makes a Risky Bet

Sin City has been changing and that means that some things which once dominated the Strip no longer resonate with visitors. Las Vegas once hosted mostly kitschy retro performers. Even in the days when Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack prowled the Las Vegas Strip, they were considered adult acts, not really modern or hip in the young people sense of…
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Las Vegas Strip Casino Leader Makes a Risky Bet
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TRAVEL: Get lucky with Las Vegas Parking Roofs for photos

It's hard to get a great free photo of the Las Vegas Strip from down on the ground, as you're right in the middle of it. You can try standing in one of the overhead crosswalks, but they are covered in dirty glass, making it hard to get a great shot. You can pay $20 to $40 to go to the top of an attraction like at the Paris, Linq or Strat, but…
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Mark Wahlberg films at downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino

Mark Wahlberg has invited the Plaza to the "Hollywood 2.0" dynamic. The A-list actor and active Las Vegan wrapped on-location shooting at the classic hotel-casino Thursday afternoon and evening. Wahlberg and his crew worked for about three hours on site. A few vintage cars were spotted near the front of the hotel, parked on Main Street near the…
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Mark Wahlberg films at downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino
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Improbable Las Vegas Strip Casino Project Gets Good News

Not every idea planned or even announced for the Las Vegas Strip ends up getting built. Some never even get past the talking stage because it takes billions to actually build something on Sin City's iconic 4.2-mile stretch of road. The high price tag means that some projects get announced as a way to make it easier to raise money to actually build…
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Competition Interactive's "hybrid" slot game Running Rich Reels gets final approval from Nevada regulators

After successfully completing a 6-month slot trial, on December 22, Competition Interactive's "hybrid" Running Rich Reels slot game received unanimous final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission. The hybrid chance/skill game is billed as "the world's first and only" slot game with a steering wheel " that allows players to use their skill in an…
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Competition Interactive's "hybrid" slot game Running Rich Reels gets final approval from Nevada regulators
Fox 5 Vegas

1 dead following argument between group near Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide near The Strat Hotel and Casino around 7:30 Tuesday evening. Police say the incident happened in the 200 block of West Baltimore Avenue close to Las Vegas Boulevard. There was an argument among a group of people in a parking lot at an apartment complex…
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1 dead following argument between group near Las Vegas Strip
Casino City Times

Competition Interactive's Running Rich Reels receives approval

Gaming News 4 January 2023 (PRESS RELEASE) -- On 22 December 2022, Competition Interactive's Running Rich Reels Slot Game received unanimous final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission. Competition Interactive aims to shake up the world of casino gaming with its social, competitive, and hybrid skill-based games, which can now be enjoyed in Las…
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The Daily News

Nevada Gaming Commission Gives Final Approval to Competition Interactive's Slot Machine with a Steering Wheel, Running Rich Reels

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 22nd, 2022, Competition Interactive's Running Rich Reels Slot Game received unanimous Final Approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission. Competition Interactive aims to shake up the world of casino gaming with its social, competitive, and hybrid skill-based games which can now be enjoyed in Las…
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Las Vegas' New Year's Eve Road Closures

Let's get ready to party! Officials expect over 400000 visitors to converge on the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown's Fremont Street Experience to ring in 2023, and you can expect road closures in advance of the giant parties. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department will have extra personnel on duty to handle road closures and to make sure visitors can…
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Las Vegas' New Year's Eve Road Closures
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Las Vegas Advisor: Las Vegas readies for New Year’s Eve

Details for Las Vegas' annual New Year's Eve fireworks display have been announced. The "America's Party" show will run for eight minutes, with the fireworks launched from eight Strip rooftops: STRAT, Resorts World, Treasure Island, Venetian, Caesars Palace, Aria, Planet Hollywood and MGM Grand. More than 11000 individual pyrotechnics will be…
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Las Vegas Advisor: Las Vegas readies for New Year’s Eve
Thrillist

This Swanky Las Vegas Suite Lets You Live Like an '80s Casino Magnate

There's a clunky, very vintage-looking Unisonic video intercom system outside the 15th-floor penthouse in Downtown Las Vegas's El Cortez Hotel. Ring the intercom's loud doorbell, step inside, and you'll realize it even works: You can actually see into the hallway through a very grainy black and white closed-circuit TV, retro tech at its goofiest.…
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This Swanky Las Vegas Suite Lets You Live Like an '80s Casino Magnate
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How To Find Last-Minute, Cheap Las Vegas Hotels For New Year's Eve

Finding a Las Vegas hotel room when you planned a trip at the spur of the moment can be a difficult task. Add a major holiday - like New Year's Eve - and this task becomes nearly impossible. Traveling has been another victim of inflation with the cost of accommodation, food and activities rising alongside the rest of the goods and services in the…
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How To Find Last-Minute, Cheap Las Vegas Hotels For New Year's Eve
96.3 KKLZ

New Year's Eve Las Vegas Style: Where To Go And Party

New Year's Eve Las Vegas style is the epitome of glitz, glamour and glorious extravagance. Like the East Coast's legendary "Ball Drop" in New York City's Time Square, Las Vegas has its own iconic NYE celebrations that attract people from across the globe. From the plethora of special shows, concerts and performances happening throughout New Years…
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New Year's Eve Las Vegas Style: Where To Go And Party
The Street

Mirage Closing, Caesars Flops: 2022’s Top Las Vegas Strip Stories

The Las Vegas Strip kicked off the year by hosting CES, the big tech conference long-known as the Consumer Electronics Show, which was expected to be somewhat close to normal after being virtual the year before. But it ended up as a shell of itself due to the Omicron variant of covid. Instead of Sin City's grand return, the event saw mostly empty…
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The Street

Huge Las Vegas Strip Casino Project Moves Forward

For a long time the Las Vegas Strip referred mostly to the Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report and MGM Resorts (MGM) - Get Free Report properties on the South and Central Strip. Those two companies dominated by offering properties that appeal to every level of consumer. Caesars has value properties in Bally's and Flamingo, up to mid-tier…
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The Street

New Move Continues North Las Vegas Strip Casino Resurgence

The North section of the Las Vegas Strip used to be a semi-abandoned wasteland featuring lesser casino properties, motels, sketchy gift shops. You had The Strat, formerly The Stratosphere, sitting on the very northern tip of The Strip, essentially as a lone beacon of the glitz and glamour offered by the South and Central Strips dominated by Caesars…
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The Nevada Independent

Increased energy costs cut into Nevada casino company profits in Q3

Caesars Entertainment CEO Tom Reeg knew that during a recent earnings conference call he might field a question or two about how pricier utility expenses in Nevada sliced into the company's cash flow. After all, he had privately discussed the issue weeks earlier. Several analysts said he brought up high energy prices on the Strip during background…
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Increased energy costs cut into Nevada casino company profits in Q3
Eater Vegas

Food Hall Is Planned to Open in Downtown Las Vegas

On the heels of food halls planned on the Strip and in the southwest valley, a new food hall is slated to open in downtown Las Vegas. The Fremont Hotel and Casino will debut its new food hall in December, according to a post. The food hall is part of Boyd Gaming's $50 million expansion. The 13150-square-foot food hall will become home to a Steak'n…
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Food Hall Is Planned to Open in Downtown Las Vegas
Albany Herald

New Las Vegas Strip Casino Reinvents a Sin City Staple

Everyone associates a few things with Las Vegas, but a major new casino player on the Strip has thrown out a classic to try something new. The covid pandemic literally stopped Las Vegas' growing momentum in its tracks. In February 2020, the city had just added the former Oakland Raiders and a number of new casino projects were in the works, with…
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New Las Vegas Strip Casino Reinvents a Sin City Staple
Review Journal

$1,009,601 pai gow jackpot hits at The Venetian in Las Vegas

Heading into the holiday season, it's a good time to win big. A guest at The Venetian won $1009601 over the weekend after being dealt a seven card straight flush with a joker while playing Face Up Pai Gow, according to a casino spokesperson. Making a $5 side bet made the player eligible for the progressive jackpot. The winner chose to remain…
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$1,009,601 pai gow jackpot hits at The Venetian in Las Vegas
The Street

This Could Change the Las Vegas Strip Forever (In a Good Way)

Scarcity creates value. That's how collectibles, precious metals, and most certainly real estate work. That's why properties on the Las Vegas Strip have been selling for ever-higher prices. It takes a lot of land to build a resort casino, shopping area, entertainment venue, or even an arena that can compete with what Caesars Entertainment (CZR),…
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Review Journal

Mask mandate lifted in Nevada casinos

Las Vegas casinos moved swiftly after Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the immediate end of Nevada's indoor mask mandate Thursday morning, taking down signs that had stood as a reminder to guests to keep their faces covered. "It's really an exciting day. It's hard to believe that it's been almost two years since we started this process," Stephen…
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KTSM

Las Vegas baccarat dealer accused of cheating to get tips

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Investigators with the Nevada Gaming Control Board have accused a Las Vegas baccarat dealer of cheating to benefit a player and receive tips, court documents said. In June 2020, a gaming investigator received a complaint from The STRAT Hotel & Casino about the dealer, Ying Yu, and a potential incident of dumping. "Dumping a game,…
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Motor 1

Ken Block Slides Audi EV Through Las Vegas In Latest Gymkhana

Electrikhana is finally here. Ken Block takes the Audi S1 Hoonitron on a high-speed adventure through the Las Vegas Strip, including into a casino. Along the way, some of Audi's most important race cars make cameos. Things kick off with a misdirect. It seems like Block is walking up to Walter Röhrl's Audi S1 Pikes Peak rally car, but then the…
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Ken Block Slides Audi EV Through Las Vegas In Latest Gymkhana
The Travel

10 Of The Cheapest Hotels Found On The Vegas Strip

The Las Vegas Strip is the destination to be a part of the glitz and glam. Sin City has no shortage of Casino Hotels and Insta-worthy pools, especially smack-dabbed on the Strip. However, a trip to Las Vegas is not always a budget-friendly venture! With a city full of theater shows, all-you-can-eat buffets, casinos, and shopping boutiques, it's…
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Henry Herald

Las Vegas Strip Casino Brings Back a Music Icon

It may be cold and lonely in the deep dark night, but Caesars has found a way to show tourists a bit of paradise. In Las Vegas, celebrities never die. You can see hologram versions of Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston on the Las Vegas Strip while tribute shows feature performers from throughout the city's history.
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Las Vegas Strip Casino Brings Back a Music Icon
Review Journal

Spiedini Fiamma Italian Bistro opens at Summerlin’s Rampart Casino

Spiedini Fiamma Italian Bistro opens at 5 p.m. Wednesday on the promenade connecting Rampart Casino with the JW Marriott in Summerlin. Spiedini offers a blue and white coastal look, a wrap terrace adjacent to waterfalls and koi ponds, a menu of Italian standards, a list of Italian wines and cocktails made using Italian spirits. On Sundays and…
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Spiedini Fiamma Italian Bistro opens at Summerlin’s Rampart Casino
Review Journal

$358,544 pai gow jackpot hits at South Point Casino

Someone has a little more cash to play on "Monday Night Football." Las Vegas player Robert drew a seven-card straight flush on Pai Gow progressive table Sunday night at South Point, winning $358544, according to a casino spokesperson. The winning hand was four through 10 of spades. Winners across the Las Vegas…
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$358,544 pai gow jackpot hits at South Point Casino
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