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Las Vegas Strip gamblers likely to get a surprise IRS jackpot

When people play a slot machine on the Las Vegas Strip, in a regional casino, or in most cruise-ship casinos, they want to win big - but maybe not too big. Sure, everyone wants the huge jackpots, but when you're talking smaller numbers, many gamblers would rather hit for $1199 or less. That's because if you win $1200 or more on a single spin, your…
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IRS AC Backs Up Raising Tax Threshold On Slot Jackpots

Leaders of Congress, including Dina Titus (D-NV) who have been requesting from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to increase the tax reporting limit on jackpots from slot machines for almost a decade, have received some welcome support from an uncommon source, the agency's Advisory Council. Rising the threshold: In a ruling from November 2023, the…
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Got a cheap hotel room in Las Vegas? Don't forget resort fees

For many decades, Las Vegas was a place you go and spend little on food or a room, with the idea that the casino would make money from gambling. The idea hasn't disappeared. And some places still advertise very low room rates. But the reality is much different. You might see an ad online for a $25 room, but upon payment time, you'll notice resort…
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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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Fontainebleau Las Vegas To Officially Open On December 13

After a timeline of 16 years since construction officially began, Fontainebleau Development, the initial developer of Fontainebleau Las Vegas, has finally received regulatory validation to officially open the Strip resort, an investment worth $3.7 billion. New gaming license: 4 hearings before Nevada gaming regulators and 4 validations, the…
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In Vegas casino union dispute, balancing tech and a personal touch was key

Culinary Union wins job protections as hotels increase technology and automation in an effort to'reduce costs' and'improve efficiencies.' In 2019, Sherie Evans Earl and her cocktail server colleagues were excited about the Smartender, a mixed drink dispenser machine coming to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino to help speed up bar service for…
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Red Rock Delays the Casino Opening Until December 5th

The long-expected opening of Durango Casino and Resort in Nevada had been scheduled for November 20. However, as the day comes close, it becomes clear that the resort won't be open when expected. The reasons for the delay: As Red Rock Resorts announced, the opening will be delayed by more than two weeks, which means we won't be able to gamble in…
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Fontainebleau Gains Approval to Open Las Vegas Resort & Casino

New $3.7 billion resort to open Dec. 13, pending final approval. Features will include 14000-square-foot race and sportsbook. A marquee hospitality and entertainment brand is entering a new casino and legal sports betting market. Fontainebleau Las Vegas has received licensing approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to open the $3.7 billion…
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Why are revenues down at Hollywood Casino York?

Hollywood Casino York revenues fell just over 4% in September compared to the same month last year. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (GCB) reported that casino in Springettsbury Township brought in just over $8.1 million which is below September 2022 revenue figures of just over $8.5 million. That came despite the overall statewide revenue…
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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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Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Authorize Strike As Investor Interest In Casinos Grows

Las Vegas hotel and casino workers are in negotiations for a new five-year contract. Las Vegas hospitality workers voted this week to authorize a strike in pursuit of a new five-year contract. The workers are members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, who are employed in nongaming positions at casinos on the Las…
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Station Casinos To Unveil New Durango Casino In Las Vegas This November

Station Casinos is betting big in Las Vegas and the opening of the new Durango Casino Resort in November is expected to be just the beginning of some major expansion plans for the years to come. The new property continues the company's plans to grow considerably in southern Nevada and doubling its current size in the region by 2030. Durango offers…
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Vegas casino worker unions hold strike vote, threatening first major walkout in 39 years

With chants of "one job should be enough," some 10000 members of the Culinary and Bartenders unions filled UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday morning for a vote to authorize the first citywide strike against the resort industry in 39 years. Representatives of Culinary Workers Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 said the results of the vote would…
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Las Vegas Bartending, Hotel Jobs Replaced By Robots: Report

If you want to toast to the end of human usefulness, head to Las Vegas and have your drink of choice poured by a robot bartender. As NPR reports, the Tipsy Robot, a bar inside Planet Hollywood, is currently tended by robot servers (with a little human supervision to deal with spills and knocked-over glasses.) While it sounds fun, it is an ominous…
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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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Nevada regulators set to collect $10 million from former casino tycoon Wynn

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Nevada gaming regulators revealed Wednesday that they plan to fine former Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn $10 million over past sexual misconduct allegations. The Nevada Gaming Control Board issued a complaint against Wynn in 2019, not long after a report surfaced about Wynn's years-long behavior towards women and alleged…
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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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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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Fertitta executive: ‘No decision’ on development of Las Vegas Strip resort

A top executive for casino operator Tilman Fertitta said Wednesday no decision has been made on the future development of six acres on the Strip that the Texas billionaire acquired last year in anticipation of developing a hotel-casino. "It's very expensive to build right in an inflationary environment," Steven Scheinthal, a vice president with…
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Nevada casinos close out 2022 with record gaming revenue figures

Nevada's casino industry set annual gaming revenue records statewide and on the Strip when November's figures were counted. December's response? "Not so fast." Fueled by a single-month record for the Strip in December, Nevada finished 2022 with more than $14.8 billion in gaming revenue, blowing past 2021's $13.4 billion by 10.5 percent, the state's…
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Nevada: Buffalo Bill's casino in Primm reopens after two years; multi-million dollar upgrade plans announced

Nevada's Buffalo Bill's Resort and Casino in Primm reopened on Christmas Eve, after being closed since March 2020 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The facility is one of three casinos operated by Las Vegas-based Affinity Gaming in the community along Interstate 15 at the Nevada-California border. The company didn't make any formal…
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Compañía sudamericana de casinos se retira de acuerdo para adquirir terreno en Las Vegas

Esta nota fue traducida al español y editada para brevedad y claridad a partir de una versión en inglés. Una empresa chilena que planeaba construir un hotel-casino en la franja turística o Las Vegas Strip, se retiró del acuerdo valorado en $120 millones de dólares. En un comunicado enviado este martes, Steve Hill, director ejecutivo de la Autoridad…
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Bally's expects Tropicana Vegas acquisition to close in September; files Chicago casino application with Illinois regulator

Bally's Corporation is moving forward with two major projects in two different US states, which involve the Tropicana acquisition in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Chicago's first casino project, in Illinois. On the Nevada front, the company said it will, announced in April last year, at the end of September. Nevertheless, Bally's executives said in…
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Bally's expects Tropicana Vegas acquisition to close in September; files Chicago casino application with Illinois regulator
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Nevada casinos exceed $1B in revenue for 20th straight month with $1.28B in October

Nevada casinos are keeping up their record-setting revenue streak, exceeding $1 billion in win for the 20th straight month. The Silver State extended its historic roll with $1.28 billion in gambling revenue in October, according to a report released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, proving inflation is no match for gambling appetite in the…
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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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Nevada gambling revenue tops $1B for 18th consecutive month in August at $1.2B

Nevada's winning streak shows no sign of slowing down: the Silver State has now reported its 18th consecutive month of more than $1 billion in gambling revenue. According to the lastet data released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Thursday, the state collected $1.2 billion from its casinos in August, a figure 26.7% up from the same month in…
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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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AGA Boss Says $300B Wagered Illegally in the US on Websites and Slot Machines

Details regarding a worrying trend about the existence of a $300 billion illegal gambling market in the US emerged last week during the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, one of the gambling industry's most-anticipated events of the year. During the G2E last week, the American Gaming Association's CEO, Bill Miller, revealed that next month a white…
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Genting Has “Strong Chance” for Macau Casino License

Global gambling operator Genting Group was a surprise entry into the bidding war for a Macau casino license two weeks ago. Now, recent reports from Asia-facing analysts and executives suggest the firm has a strong chance of wresting a license from one of Macau's big six operators. encouraged to come in" According to a Reuters report on Thursday,…
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Casino Insider: July entertainment coming to Southern California casinos

Casino Insider is a weekly newsletter with all the best bets for food, entertainment and fun at Southern California's casinos. It's delivered to your inbox on Thursdays. . If you're looking for entertainment to pass the time and stay cool this summer, look no further than Southern California casinos. I am working on a story about how high inflation…
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Nevada Casinos Win Over $1B For 17th Straight Month

Casinos in Nevada continue to rake in money, but revenue growth appears to be slowing. According to figures from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the state's nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total gaming win of $1315987732 for the month of July 2022. This amounts to a 3.17% decrease compared to July 2021, when licensees reported a gaming…
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Wild Wild West Gambling Hall venue closing for good

In the western American state of Nevada and casino operator Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has reportedly announced that its small Wild Wild West Gambling Hall property is to be permanently shuttered from later today. According to a Friday report from The Nevada Independent, this is the fourth such move from the Las Vegas-headquartered firm…
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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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Las Vegas resort surprises thousands of workers with $5,000 bonus

Employees at Las Vegas's The Cosmopolitan casino erupted into celebration after chief executives announced a surprise $5000 ($4261) bonus for all 5400 staff. The announcement came on Wednesday during a daytime event celebrating workers at the casino and resort, which is soon due to change ownership. The resort's CEO Bill McBeath credited the…
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Downtown Las Vegas' Fremont St. Casino Brings a Big Name to the City

Las Vegas casinos have had the market cornered on sportsbooks in the city and state thanks to a 2015 law that banned daily fantasy sports operators in Nevada. In October of that year, the Nevada Gaming Control Board issued a notice for FanDuel, DraftKings (DKNG) - Get DraftKings Inc. Report and any other daily fantasy sports operator to cease…
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Casino Insider: These Southern California casinos are celebrating 4th of July

Casino Insider is a weekly newsletter with all the best bets for food, entertainment and fun at Southern California's casinos. It's delivered to your inbox on Thursdays. . Independence Day is right around the corner and if you're looking to celebrate without having to drive to Las Vegas, Southern California casinos have you covered. Some of the…
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Serious sanction for Station Casinos

In Nevada and the Station Casinos brand of prominent land-based casino operator Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has reportedly arranged to pay an $80000 fine for serious past glitches in the sportsbook within its Red Rock Resort property. According to a Thursday report from The Nevada Independent newspaper, the settlement was agreed with the Nevada…
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Nevada Slot Machines Make Over $900 Million From Gam...

One-armed bandits made a historic amount of money from gamblers in Nevada. As per statistics released recently by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, slot machines statewide garnered $901.1 million from gamblers during March. In March, gaming machines accounted for 7.5 percent of total bets, implying that more than $12 billion was wagered. As reported…
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Bodies Pulled From Parched Lake Mead Stir Wise-Guy Ghosts of Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - It's the mob guy who went missing after skimming from the Stardust casino. No, it's the lake resort manager hunted down by the Chicago Outfit. Could it be the work of a biker gang muscling in on Mafia turf? Or maybe someone just fell off a boat after one too many. Ever since the bodies started turning up this month in Lake Mead - the…
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Nevada Gaming Control Board Investigates Resorts World in Las Vegas

Nevada's Gaming Control Board has decided to launch an inquiry into Resorts World Las Vegas as a result of claims made against the company's president, Scott Sibella, by an anonymous gambler. In the charges, Sibella misrepresented his relationship with the gambler and claimed that a Strip restaurant is partially owned by a felon, both of which were…
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Indy Gaming: Aristocrat Americas president sees convergence with online and casinos

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 Tom O'Brien returned to Aristocrat…
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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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Experts: Nevada’s casino industry can’t ‘bury its head’ over cryptocurrency

Derek Stevens wasn't sure how his customers would respond eight years ago when he began accepting Bitcoin for select non-gaming transactions at the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate. He thought guests would use the digital currency for splashy purchases, such as hotel rooms or meals at the D's American Coney Island and Andiamo Italian Steakhouse.…
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Nevada gamers tentatively OK remote registration for cashless wagering

A proposed regulation change that would allow casino customers to establish wagering accounts for cashless gaming remotely was recommended for approval by the Gaming Control Board Thursday, Dec. 16, after the Nevada attorney general's office said the switch wouldn't violate federal anti-money laundering laws. The regulation proposed by Las…
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Full House Resorts Gets Approval for New Illinois Casino

The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has selected Full House Resorts to develop and operate a new casino in the state. The casino company announced the news on Wednesday, although the arrangement is still subject to final licensing approvals. Full House will develop its casino project, named American Place, in Waukegan, Illinois. The Illinois…
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Nevada casinos top $1 billion for 8th straight month

Nevada casinos recorded their eighth consecutive month of over $1 billion in gaming win in October - a total of $1.22 billion statewide. That is a 48.5 percent, $399 million increase over October 2020, according to new monthly statistics released Nov. 30 by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Clark County casinos alone recorded a billion dollars in…
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How VICI Properties is quietly becoming landlord to the biggest casinos in Vegas

In the waning days of Caesars Entertainment's two-year bankruptcy reorganization, creditors struggled with a name for a new spin-off company taking ownership of 19 casinos that would control the land and lease the properties back to the operator. Consultants suggested Senatus Populusque Romanus, or SPQR, the term used for the government of ancient…
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With fire fears in past, South Tahoe casinos focus on future

The $80 million Tahoe South Events Center is seen under construction near MontBleu Resort and across from Hard Rock Lake Tahoe on Oct. 11, 2021. The 132000-square facility is expected to open in late 2022.Photo: Tim Lenard / The Nevada Independent Northern California wildfires wiped away several weeks' worth of business this summer from casinos on…
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A buyer’s market: Vegas Strip casinos a hot commodity

High-profile Las Vegas Strip resorts aren't put up for sale every day. Last week, however, Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International, the Strip's two largest operators with a combined 17 properties, each said they wanted to part ways with a hotel-casino. In a year that has seen more than $30 billion in announced mergers and acquisition…
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Nevada casinos post 7th straight billion-dollar revenue month

LED signs of the Hard Rock and Montbleu casino/hotels in Stateline thank first responders on Sept. 1, 2021.Photo: Christian Monterrosa / The Nevada Independent Howard Stutz | The Nevada Independent California's wildfires were the primary culprit in diminishing activity and business at casinos on the north and south shores of Lake Tahoe during…
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New Lawsuit over Cashless Gambling Could Disrupt the Gaming Industry

Cashless gambling is all the rage at casinos across the US and other countries. Propelled, in part, by the COVID-19 pandemic and the desire to reduce physical money transactions, thought to spread the virus, more casinos began introducing cashless options at their gaming tables and slot machines. Sightline Payments has been a pioneer in the field,…
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This Week in Gambling: Las Vegas online casinos are necessary

This week's gambling news finds J. Todd filming on the Las Vegas Strip, where the CEO of MGM Resorts has said that Las Vegas online casinos are "necessary" for continued growth. Other gambling industry stories include more revenue records from Nevada and New Jersey. Many people have wondered why there are no Las Vegas online casinos. Now, MGM…
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Boyd Gaming Furthers Cashless Commitment in Las Vegas

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Indy Gaming: G2E roundup finds optimistic CEOs, where the next Hard Rock LV isn’t going and a push for non-smoking casinos

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Only One Las Vegas Casino Operator Remains In The Hunt For A Gaming License In Japan

MGM Resorts International took a major step Tuesday toward earning a Japanese integrated resort license when the city of Osaka endorsed the company's plans for the country's first large-scale casino. But the move may have closed the door for other Las Vegas-based casino operators. Osaka selected MGM Resorts and its Japan-based joint-venture partner…
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Nevada: MGM CEO advocates for "necessary" online casino gaming regulation

GM Resorts International CEO, Bill Hornbuckle has made it clear that he deems the Nevada's gaming industry to be "missing a significant opportunity for growth" as it remains reluctant to legalize online casino gaming. Hornbuckle assures that there is a "whole contingent of folks" in the state who own brick and mortar casinos and do not favor…
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Cashless gaming, digital payments fast moving into Nevada's casino world

At the 2018 Global Gaming Expo, Everi Holdings had a hidden back room at the company's trade show space with displays of prototype products for cashless gaming and digital payment systems. Most of the major manufacturers conceal from the competition their games not ready for casino floors. Cashless technology falls into that category; a visitor…
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Nevada casinos near longest $1B+ win streak record in August, above 2019 numbers

he post-pandemic scenario has favored Nevada's casinos, showrooms and other entertainment venues, even considering mask mandates which still run in the area. In August, casinos saw their sixth-straight $1 billion gaming revenue, leaving Nevada in a good position to reach the $12 billion annual revenue figure the rest of the country had reached…
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‘What’s the endgame?’ No resolution projected as decades-long feud between Culinary and Station Casinos continues

A second-floor meeting hall in the aging downtown Las Vegas headquarters of Culinary Workers Local 226 has long attracted local, state and national candidates seeking support from the influential labor group's membership. Oftentimes, Station Casinos is a talking point. In November 2019, Vice President Kamala Harris, then a California senator who…
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Casino Insider: Spotlight 29’s Coachella Crossroads venue postpones shows due to COVID-19

Casino Insider is a weekly newsletter with all the best bets for food, entertainment and fun at Southern California's casinos. It's delivered to your inbox on Thursdays. The Coachella Crossroads venue adjacent to Spotlight 29 Casino made its musical debut in May with a Toby Keith concert. The venue, which is owned and operated by the Twenty-Nine…
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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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Indy Gaming: Major Strip casino operators snubbing downtown Chicago gaming project

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The Nevada Independent: Las Vegas locals casinos ‘clearly booming,’ exceeding pre-pandemic gaming numbers

By Howard Stutz/The Nevada Independent Executives from Boyd Gaming and Red Rock Resorts painted an upbeat picture last week of the Las Vegas locals casino market that is exceeding the pre-pandemic revenue levels from 2019. The Gaming Control Board confirmed those statistics. Casinos operating in unincorporated areas of Clark County, along the…
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iGaming move for Las Vegas Sands Corporation

In a break from its long-held opposition to online gambling and American land-based casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has recently disclosed that it intends to'become a strategic investor in digital gaming technologies.' The Las Vegas-headquartered firm used an official Monday press release to state that it will be building'a digital…
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Investors are Betting Big on a Potentially Massive Casino Comeback

Investors are betting big on casino stocks again. Just months after the pandemic drained the industry, millions of gamblers are coming back. It's why, according to the American Gaming Association (AGA), that gross gaming revenue for the first quarter toped $11 billion. In fact, as reported by Casino.org, "Despite the virus certainly not behind the…
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Investors are Betting Big on a Potentially Massive Casino Comeback
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Genting’s Resorts World Las Vegas set for launch

The Las Vegas Strip will welcome its first new resort and casino opening in more than a decade when Resorts World Las Vegas (RWLV) officially opens its doors on Thursday. Not since the Cosmopolitan launched in 2010 has Las Vegas welcomed a truly brand new casino-resort to the fold, with Genting Group's US$4 billion spectacle located at the northern…
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Genting’s Resorts World Las Vegas set for launch
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Following Nasdaq Listing, PlayStudios Focused On Social Gaming, Not Online Casinos

In the 142 days between announcing a deal to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and its initial listing on the Nasdaq, Las Vegas-based social gaming provider PlayStudios kept busy. The company announced six new partners for its loyalty rewards program - including Intercontinental Hotels and San Diego's Sycuan Indian…
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Following Nasdaq Listing, PlayStudios Focused On Social Gaming, Not Online Casinos
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Red Rock Resorts' Long-Delayed California Casino Receives Another Legal Setback

A California appellate court tossed a roadblock in front of Red Rock Resorts' planned development of a tribal-owned casino near Fresno that has been tied up in legal maneuverings for some 18 years. A three-judge panel said the defeat of a 2014 statewide ballot referendum precluded California's governor from signing a gaming compact with the North…
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Red Rock Resorts' Long-Delayed California Casino Receives Another Legal Setback
The Wall Street Journal

Las Vegas Strip Empty Without Conventions

When the rodeo left Las Vegas, it removed the last big event this year that could have re-energized the city's Strip and battered convention business. The Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association's National Finals Rodeo, held in Las Vegas since 1985, moved to Arlington, Texas, in September because of Nevada's pandemic restrictions. The 10-day rodeo…
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Las Vegas Strip Empty Without Conventions
ABC News

Masks, separated slots, more cleaning once casinos reopen

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The coronavirus could be a literal game changer once America's casinos reopen. Many decisions remain to be made. But prepare to have your temperature scanned at the door. Maybe a half or third of slot machines will work. Every other table could be closed, and there could even be plexiglass barriers between dealers and…
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Masks, separated slots, more cleaning once casinos reopen
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