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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,…

NFL ・ 06 February 2024

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Downtown Las Vegas casinos reach deal with Culinary Union

Two downtown casinos owned by Boyd Gaming reached agreement overnight with Culinary Union Local 226 on a tentative five-year contract. The deal involves nearly 500 hospitality workers at Fremont Hotel and Casino and Main Street Station. The union made the announcement on X. Culinary is negotiating a new city-wide five-year contract for its members.…

Land-based ・ 03 February 2024

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Las Vegas projects to watch in 2024

With two casino-resort openings and a Major League Baseball team announcing plans to relocate to Las Vegas in 2023, the new year has some big shoes to fill. But there are many significant projects in the early stages that could move forward in 2024. And, of course, we all want to know if projects such as the Atari Hotel will really happen. Here are…

Land-based ・ 16 January 2024

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NBA approves sale of Dallas Mavericks to Las Vegas Sands casino company

DALLAS (AP) - The NBA on Wednesday approved the sale of controlling interest of the Dallas Mavericks from Mark Cuban to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino company. The deal was approved just shy of a month since the families of Miriam Adelson and Sivan and Patrick Dumont announced their intention to buy the club. The purchase is in…

Law ・ 28 December 2023

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NBA approves sale of Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson, casino company Las Vegas Sands

DALLAS - The NBA on Wednesday approved the sale of controlling interest of the Dallas Mavericks from Mark Cuban to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino company. The deal was approved just shy of a month since the families of Miriam Adelson and Sivan and Patrick Dumont announced their intention to buy the club. The purchase is in the…

Politics ・ 28 December 2023

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Sale of Dallas Mavericks to families behind Las Vegas casino approved

DALLAS >> The NBA today approved the sale of controlling interest of the Dallas Mavericks from Mark Cuban to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino company. The deal was approved just shy of a month since the families of Miriam Adelson and Sivan and Patrick Dumont announced their intention to buy the club. The purchase is in the valuation…

Land-based ・ 28 December 2023

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Las Vegas may have had it’s best year ever in 2023

It's hard to argue against the position that Las Vegas had its most successful year in its history in 2023. And what do you do after one successful run? Come back for more. That's what local gaming and tourism analysts figure will happen in 2024 after wrapping up a year filled with record gaming revenue and union contract signings, airport…

Travel ・ 27 December 2023

The Nevada Independent

Indy Gaming: Despite losses, Mohegan Gaming not walking away from Vegas casino

The off-Strip casino saw a 42 percent revenue decline; operators blamed a lower hold on table game wagers. 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…

Industry ・ 20 December 2023

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Fontainebleau Adds High-End Casino Option To North End Of Las Vegas Strip

After years of stops and starts, refinancing, ownership changes, and a bevy of other delays, the Fontainebleau resort casino has finally opened in Las Vegas. The $3.7 billion property welcomed a bevy of celebrities and VIPs last week as part of a ribbon cutting and party to officially welcome the new casino to the Las Vegas Strip. Fontainebleau…

Land-based ・ 19 December 2023

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Fontainebleau Las Vegas opening points to growth in luxury visitors

The opening of the $3.8 billion Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino resort this week feeds the narrative that the Strip is becoming more of a destination for wealthier visitors. While previously known as a marketplace once relished by tourists for its inexpensive rooms and cheap buffets, that's now changing. November's inaugural Formula One race on the…

Travel ・ 15 December 2023

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Casino Magnates Place Bet on This Man's Texas NBA Team

Gambling-adverse Texas could find itself with two NBA owners with gaming ties after Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban agreed to sell a majority stake of the professional basketball team to the family of billionaire Miriam Adelson, the largest shareholder of one of the world's biggest casino operators. Adelson is the widow of Las Vegas Sands tycoon…

Law ・ 30 November 2023

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Las Vegas Advisor: New 43-story resort-casino coming to Las Vegas Strip

Permit applications are reportedly being filed for a resort slated for the Strip at Harmon Avenue across from CityCenter. Preliminary plans for the resort owned by Tilman Fertitta call for a 43-story tower with a 2400-room hotel, restaurants, convention space, a spa, a wedding chapel and a 2500-seat theater. The Federal Aviation Commission has…

Land-based ・ 29 October 2023

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Shopping Mall On Las Vegas Strip Looking To Add Casino

The Las Vegas Strip continues to see more casinos on the horizon. The Fountainbleu property is opening in December after almost two decades of on-and-off again construction. Last year, Texas businessman and owner of the Houston Rockets and Golden Nugget casinos Tilman Fertitta also announced plans for a new casino at Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon…

Land-based ・ 12 October 2023

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New York Developer Gambles on Las Vegas Shift Toward Strip-Facing Stores

More than ever, new retail space being added off the Las Vegas Strip is bursting out onto the street. Stores on Las Vegas Boulevard, the famous 4-mile-long bustling corridor in the U.S. gambling capital, have traditionally been ensconced indoors in air-conditioned casino hotels or within a handful of enclosed malls. But two new projects, one under…

Land-based ・ 14 September 2023

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Golden Nugget Danville Casino Finally Opened Its Doors

Golden Nugget Danville Casino is finally open! Many city officials, various state representatives, and a range of casino executives were invited to the ribbon-cutting ceremony that was held to celebrate the official grand opening of the long-awaited casino. Huge building with many amenities: The casino is located across 41.500 square feet of gaming…

Industry ・ 10 August 2023

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Nevada Gaming Control Board announces slot and table winning percentages statewide

The remarkable roll Nevada's gaming industry has been on for the past three years continues to amaze, and nowhere is it more visible than on the Las Vegas Strip. The Nevada Gaming Control Board last week reported the 28th straight month of gaming win - the amount the state's 435 major casinos took from gamblers in slot machines, table games and…

Land-based ・ 09 August 2023

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Old School Las Vegas Strip Casino Royale Faces Surprise Implosion

While Las Vegas has always looked to the past for some of its entertainment choices, it's much less nostalgic when it comes to aging casinos. That's especially true on the Las Vegas Strip where land has become so exceptionally valuable that its makes little sense to operate dated properties. That's why it makes sense for Bally's Corp. (BALY) - Get…

Land-based ・ 08 August 2023

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Colorado's Golden Nugget Casino Opens Soon As It Takes Over Wildwood

The Wildwood Hotel and Casino in Cripple Creek will soon be no more. It will be the Golden Nugget Casino. Dubbed "the highest casino in the world," the facility is undergoing a facelift and name change after Fertitta Entertainment bought the resort at the base of Pike's Peak last year. The official grand re-opening as Golden Nugget will happen this…

Land-based ・ 20 July 2023

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Gambler's claim of illegal dice used in Atlantic City's Golden Nugget must be investigated, New York court rules

Nearly two years after New York resident Wayne Chan sued Atlantic City's Golden Nugget casino in a Newark federal court, claiming that the games were unfair, a New York court has now determined that New Jersey regulators should investigate that claim. In September 2021, Chan sued the property after he lost $469125 playing craps in 2018 and 2019.…

Incidents ・ 23 May 2023

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

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

Incidents ・ 29 March 2023

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Developers look to north Las Vegas Strip for expansion

Developers Brett Torino and Paul Kanavos have teamed up to build retail projects in the heart of the Strip, bringing shopping and dining outposts to a section jammed with tourists. Now they're looking to expand to the northern edge of Las Vegas' famed casino corridor - a quieter area that's been seeing more action. The Las Vegas Convention and…

Land-based ・ 11 March 2023

The Nevada Independent

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…

Land-based ・ 09 March 2023

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More bullishness for Las Vegas in 2023 after records set in 2022

The optimism started with a strong finish to 2022 that had Nevada breaking its 2021 gaming revenue record by the time November ended. By the end of December, Nevada had recorded 22 consecutive months in which gaming revenue exceeded $1bn. The 2022 figure of $14.8bn was 10.5% higher than in 2021. But what topped it off was how the Strip, in one of…

Travel ・ 20 February 2023

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Las Vegas Strip Gets a Dangerous Warning

Covid, M-Pox, RSV, and other illnesses could not keep the Las Vegas Strip Resort Casinos down, but a new development might be a major problem. While the covid pandemic closed the Las Vegas Strip, that closure almost seemed to create an opportunity for major resort casino operators to make changes. MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free…

Land-based ・ 16 January 2023

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Two Billionaires Have Huge Las Vegas Strip Casino Plans

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report and MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free Report dominate the south and central Las Vegas Strip but they do face challenges to their leadership. Basically, any casino owner and every major hotel operator look at the riches to be had on Las Vegas's iconic 4.2 mile stretch of road and at least…

Land-based ・ 10 January 2023

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Huge Las Vegas Strip Properties Likely up for Sale

Some of the biggest names on the Strip appear to be up for bids, and one billionaire casino owner looks likely to be a potential buyer. The Las Vegas Strip has little sympathy for people with money troubles. That's true if you can't pay your hotel bill, run out of money at the tables, or have your credit card declined at dinner. Las Vegas casino…

Land-based ・ 05 January 2023

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Huge Las Vegas Strip Brands Likely Up for Sale

The Las Vegas Strip has little sympathy for people with money troubles. That's true if you can't pay your hotel bill, run out of money at the tables, or have your credit card declined at dinner. Las Vegas casino owners including Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report and MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free Report may no longer take…

Land-based ・ 05 January 2023

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Las Vegas casino landlord Vici Properties owns 660 acres

After completing more than $20 billion in deals recently, casino landlord Vici Properties now owns several hundred acres along the Strip, "the most economically productive street in the world," the firm said Thursday. Vici, whose real estate holdings on Las Vegas Boulevard include megaresorts MGM Grand, Caesars Palace and The Venetian, this…

Land-based ・ 04 January 2023

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Las Vegas’ top 10 real estate deals of 2022

Las Vegas' wheeler-dealer real estate market didn't disappoint in 2022. Here are the top 10 deals of the year, ranked by yours truly. Some blockbusters that closed in 2022, including the $5.65 billion sale of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, are not listed because they were announced in 2021 and were in that year's top 10. 1. Tilman Fertitta Houston…

Top and Best ・ 31 December 2022

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Two Billionaires Have Huge Las Vegas Strip Plans

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Land-based ・ 27 December 2022

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Tilman Fertitta gets approval for new hotel-casino on Las Vegas Strip

Clark County commissioners gave billionaire Tilman Fertitta the green light on Wednesday to develop a towering hotel-casino on the Strip. The commission approved Fertitta's plans for a 43-story, 2420-room project in the tourist-choked casino corridor. The upscale resort, at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue, would…

Land-based ・ 17 December 2022

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Mavericks Owner Wants New Arena in the Middle of Casino

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wants to build a new arena in the middle of a casino resort if gambling options expand in the state. would partner with casino company Las Vegas Sands He outlined the ambitious project to Dallas News in an interview this week. As part of his plans for the NBA team, Cuban said he would partner with casino company…

Law ・ 16 December 2022

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Tilman Fertitta takes Las Vegas

In a city long known for bigger-than-life figures such as mobster Bugsy Siegel, reclusive tycoon Howard Hughes and casino mogul Steve Wynn, Tilman Fertitta is the newest big player on the Las Vegas Strip. The billionaire Texas businessman and owner of Fertitta Entertainment, which owns more than 600 restaurants, hotels, casinos and other…

Industry ・ 14 December 2022

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Las Vegas Strip Venue Demolition Set, New Project Weeks Away

The Las Vegas Strip continues to evolve and modernize into the future as long-time, classic hotels, casinos and retail properties face the wrecking ball to make way for new projects. No fewer than a dozen classic Las Vegas hotel casinos have been imploded since the early 1990s to make way for new, modern hotel casinos, some that still stand today.…

Land-based ・ 14 December 2022

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Former Wildwood Casino Owner Bids Farewell; Welcomes New Ownership Group

Industry Veteran Outlines Major Business Challenges for Cripple Creek Trevor Phipps Earlier this year, the Cripple Creek casino world got hit with another financial jolt with the announcement that the town's newest gaming establishment, and the sole gaming hub located outside the historic district, would be changing hands, selling to a big name…

Industry ・ 09 December 2022

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New hotel-casino proposed on Las Vegas Strip could fill void on resort corridor

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A proposal for a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip got the green light from Clark County officials, though there is no timeframe for when construction could start. The Clark County Zoning Commission approved a proposal from Tilman Fertitta and Fertitta Entertainment, which owns and represents Golden Nugget casinos,…

Land-based ・ 03 December 2022

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Another Huge Las Vegas Strip Casino/Hotel Project Moves Closer

Owning a Las Vegas Strip casino has become a bit like buying a professional sports franchise. There are only so many of them to go around and few ever come up on the open market, Many of the properties on the famed 4.2 mile stretch of road are owned by Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report and MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free…

Land-based ・ 30 November 2022

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Texan Tilman Fertitta Building Las Vegas Casino

Workers have begun clearing a site on the resort-lined Las Vegas Strip where Houston's Tilman Fertitta has been OK'd to build a 43-story hotel-casino. A tattoo parlor and decades-old motel are among other buildings being demolished at a 6-acre site on the Strip near Harmon Avenue, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. After the site is…

Land-based ・ 13 November 2022

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Las Vegas Advisor: New casino coming to Las Vegas Strip

Plans have been announced for the 6-acre south-Strip location (across from Aria) purchased by hotel and restaurant magnate Tilman Fertitta for $270 million earlier this year. Fertitta plans to build a 43-story, 2420-room hotel-casino with multiple restaurants, a showroom, convention space, spa, wedding chapel and an auto showroom. Additional…

Land-based ・ 12 November 2022

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4 of America's wealthiest casino owners

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UFC / MMA ・ 11 November 2022

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Tilman Fertitta starts demolition for Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino project

Tilman Fertitta demolished an old motel on the Strip, as the Houston billionaire pushes ahead with plans for a towering upscale resort. Works crews recently tore down a former 1960s-era Travelodge on Las Vegas Boulevard just south of Harmon Avenue, leaving piles of concrete, wood and other debris on the site as of Tuesday. Its boarded-up lobby, in…

Land-based ・ 10 November 2022

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New hotel-casino proposal on the Las Vegas Strip could fill void on resort corridor

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A proposal for a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip got the green light from Clark County officials, though there is no timeframe for when construction could start. The Clark County Zoning Commission approved a proposal from Tilman Fertitta and Fertitta Entertainment, which owns and represents Golden Nugget casinos,…

Land-based ・ 03 November 2022

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Casino Tycoon Tilman Fertitta Buys 6% of Wynn Resorts

Casino tycoon Tilman Fertitta has acquired 6% of Wynn Resorts. A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing made public over the weekend revealed that the Golden Nugget casino chain owner bought 6.9 million shares in Wynn Resorts on October 19. There were no details regarding the price Fertitta paid for the stake. Any time an individual…

Travel ・ 01 November 2022

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Las Vegas casino implosions may be coming with demolitions planned

Las Vegas is known as a place to gamble, party and cut loose. It also has a long history of blowing up buildings to clear space for new ones. And now, a pipeline of big demolitions is set to remake parts of the Strip and other pockets of Southern Nevada. It's too early to say whether the buildings will be torn down Vegas-style - setting off…

Land-based ・ 31 October 2022

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Texas Governor Is Open to Casino Expansion if Re-Elected

Texas Governor Abbott is open to expanding gambling in the state if he manages to win re-election. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Texas Governor Greg Abbott appears to have opened the door to an expansion of casino gambling in the state. That is, if he wins his re-election battle on November 8. While Abbott emphasized that he does not want widespread…

Politics ・ 26 October 2022

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Exclusive: Abbott open to expanded casino gambling in Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott is opening the door a crack to expanded casino gambling in Texas if he wins re-election. While far from an all-out promise to turn Texas into Las Vegas, the Republican is now saying that while he doesn't want a proliferation of gambling in Texas, he's willing to listen to the gaming industry's proposals. "We don't want slot…

Politics ・ 26 October 2022

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Top 5 Richest Casino Owners In The US

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Top and Best ・ 21 October 2022

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Golden Nugget Casino Danville breaks ground in Illinois with plans to open by March 2023

Ground has been broken on the upcoming Golden Nugget Casino in Danville, Illinois, the sixth Golden Nugget casino in the United States. The ceremony was attended by company officials and local authorities, including Danville Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr, who stood in the center at 204 Eastgate Drive as ground-breakers officially began construction of…

Sports ・ 21 October 2022

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This Week in Gambling: New resort and changes coming to Las Vegas

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Land-based ・ 20 October 2022

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Clark County approves new 43-story property on Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Clark County Commissioners on Wednesday approved plans for a new hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip. According to the county, the project is from developer Tilman Fertitta. The 43-story, 2400 room hotel and casino is set to be located at Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon, the county said. According to site plans submitted…

Land-based ・ 20 October 2022

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Tilman Fertitta’s hotel-casino plans on Las Vegas Strip headed for vote

Las Vegas' famed casino corridor is poised to get a big new competitor: billionaire Tilman Fertitta. Clark County commissioners are scheduled Wednesday to consider the Houston mogul's plans for a 43-story, 2420-room hotel-casino on the Strip. Located at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue, the upscale project calls for…

Land-based ・ 19 October 2022

World Casino News

Las Vegas Strip intent for Fertitta Entertainment Incorporated

In the western American state of Nevada and Fertitta Entertainment Incorporated is reportedly planning to double its presence in Las Vegas via the construction of a 43-story casino hotel that will also house a 2500-seat theater and a selection of restaurants. According to a Wednesday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the firm run…

Land-based ・ 07 October 2022

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Las Vegas Strip Could Soon See A New 43-Story Resort

This may come as a shock (not really), but the Las Vegas Strip could soon see a brand new 43-story resort and casino at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue. According to an article posted by Eli Segall on ReviewJournal.com, billionaire Tilman Fertitta has filed plans with the Clark County Commission to build an upscale project on…

Land-based ・ 06 October 2022

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Tilman Fertitta Planning 43-Floor Las Vegas Hotel Casino

Billionaire Golden Nugget owner Tilman Fertitta is ready to make a splash on the Las Vegas Strip. In plans filed with Clark County, Fertitta outlined the creation of a 43-story, 2420-room hotel and casino on six acres of land he bought earlier this year. Amenities include a 2500-seat theater, auto showroom, meeting centers, restaurants, a spa, and…

Land-based ・ 06 October 2022

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Casino on track for spring opening

DANVILLE - With October here, the clock is ticking to get the Golden Nugget Danville Casino building closed in by Thanksgiving for construction to continue in the winter months. On or around April 1 is the target opening date. "There is nothing that we see right now that will prevent us from being open in April of 2023," General Manager Juris…

Travel ・ 04 October 2022

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Sports ・ 21 September 2022

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Legal changes make Colorado an enticing casino market for Nevada operators

DENVER - Nevada's major gaming companies avoided Colorado for nearly two decades after casinos were legalized in the historic mining towns of Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek. It wasn't much of a gamble. Initially, bets in the state were limited to $5 and casinos were not open 24/7. The idea behind the 1990 legalization was to boost…

Industry ・ 04 September 2022

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Classic Las Vegas Strip Icon Makes Way for Huge New Project

Sin City has welcomed a lot of new projects, and viable locations on Las Vegas Boulevard don't stay empty very long. The pace along the Las Vegas Strip has picked up. Whereas the North Strip used to be a bit of a wasteland, hosting space-out second-tier casinos, kitschy gift shops, and sad (mostly) restaurants, the area has become a hotbed. Resorts…

Land-based ・ 12 August 2022

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Las Vegas Strip property owner files plans for new retail complex

A property owner on the Strip has drawn up plans for a new retail complex spanning more than 300000 square feet along Las Vegas' famed casino corridor. New York investment firm Gindi Capital is looking to develop the three-story project on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard just south of Harmon Avenue. It would replace a cluster of existing…

Land-based ・ 12 August 2022

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The 10 Richest People in the Casino Industry

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Industry ・ 10 August 2022

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Las Vegas Strip Adds a Huge New Casino Project From a Big Name

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Land-based ・ 10 July 2022

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Viva Pot Vegas? Las Vegas Strip Land Sold to Mystery Buyer

Las Vegas loves mystery almost as much as it loves glamour and glitz. The city has a shady past tied to the mafia, and it has always been hard to distinguish legends from reality. Vegas has always offered speakeasy-type experiences, events you have to know about to attend, and other goings-on tied to the city's mystique. Over the past two years,…

Land-based ・ 07 June 2022

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Prime Las Vegas Strip Property Markets For Sale

The Las Vegas Strip always seems to be evolving with perpetual development. Whether it's an upscale hotel and casino development, new retail or restaurant construction or building a residential condominium complex, projects are planned for up and down The Strip. One of the most anticipated projects since 2005 has been the Fontainebleau Las Vegas…

Land-based ・ 16 May 2022

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Las Vegas Advisor: New casino projects could be in works on Las Vegas Strip

Two new casino projects appear to be on their way to the Las Vegas Strip. On the south end, Tilman Fertitta, owner of the Golden Nugget casino brand, the Landry's restaurant chain and the Houston Rockets, has purchased six acres at the southeast corner of Harmon Avenue, across from Planet Hollywood, and reportedly plans to build a casino project on…

Land-based ・ 15 May 2022

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Las Vegas Agrees $19.5 Deal to Host F1 Races for 3 Years

Las Vegas will host Formula One races in 2023, 2024, and 2025 after the city's tourism body agreed on a $19.5m sponsorship deal. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has voted in favor of bringing the Formula One Grand Prix to the world's gambling capital for at least three years. a $19.5m sponsorship…

NFL ・ 11 May 2022

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Billionaire NBA Owner Plans New Las Vegas Strip High-End Casino

Most of the new hotel casino development plans on the Las Vegas Strip lately have centered on the North Strip, between The Strat and the Wynn Resort properties. MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get MGM Resorts International Report and Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Caesars Entertainment Inc Report, which own over a dozen properties on The…

Land-based ・ 27 April 2022

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Cripple Creek Gaming News Wildwood Expected to Become Part of Golden Nugget Casino Family

Creek Gaming Acquisition Nears the $45 Million Mark Rick Langenberg In a move expected to further increase the profile of the Cripple Creek gaming community, a major restaurant operator and entertainment figure, who also owns a professional basketball team, plans to buy the Wildwood Casino and Hotel for close to $45 million. The proposed deal,…

Covid ・ 20 April 2022

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Top 10 Richest Casino Owners in the World

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Top and Best ・ 19 April 2022

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Fertitta to expand Golden Nugget brand into Colorado's Cripple Creek via Wildwood Casino acquisition

Billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta is purchasing the Wildwood Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado, for $43 million. The deal, expected to finalize by summer, is being carried out through the mogul's Fertitta Entertainment company and will see the introduction of the iconic Golden Nugget brand to the state. Fertitta Entertainment, owner…

Industry ・ 15 April 2022

World Casino News

Wildwood Hotel and Casino to change hands

In the western American state of Colorado and Fertitta Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly signed a deal that is to see it pay approximately $43 million in order to acquire the Wildwood Hotel and Casino. According to a Monday report from The Gazette newspaper, the Houston-headquartered parent of land-based casino firm Landry's…

Land-based ・ 14 April 2022

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Lucky Texan wins more than $800K at Lake Charles casino

Jeannine L. is the casino's first jackpot winner of 2022, according to the Golden Nugget. LAKE CHARLES, La. - A very lucky Texan is starting 2022 off with a bang after winning big bucks at a casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The woman from Spring won just over $829326 while playing slots at the Golden Nugget on Sunday. The big winner, identified…

Winnings ・ 04 January 2022

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An online gambling company will give Virginia's HBCUs $1 million

The latest entrant to Virginia's burgeoning sports betting industry has promised to donate $1 million to Virginia's five historically Black universities, as charitable giving for historically Black schools nationwide has sharply increased in the past two years. Golden Nugget Online Gaming, which expects to go live in the coming weeks, pledged…

Sports ・ 23 September 2021

Culture Map Houston

Tilman Fertitta sells his golden online gaming casino for $1.56B

DraftKings, the nationally renown fantasy sports and online sportsbook company (Nasdaq: DKNG), announced it will acquire Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta's Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNOG) in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.56 billion. In addition, DraftKings has reached an agreement with Fertitta Entertainment on a…

Industry ・ 09 August 2021

The Nevada Independent

Las Vegas-based PlayStudios deal with Murren-led company follows slot machine industry growth pattern

Arriving late to the party oftentimes has benefits. Just ask Jim Murren. PlayStudios CEO Andrew Pascal was well into the process last fall of taking the Las Vegas-based social gaming provider public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). PlayStudios' financial advisors, J.P. Morgan and LionTree Advisors, had identified…

Industry ・ 07 May 2021

Casino News Daily

Rush Street Interactive Closes This Year’s Third Gambling SPAC Merger

Rush Street Interactive, the online gambling arm of casino operator Rush Street Gaming, finalized its combination with dMY Technology Group on Tuesday and went public on the New York Stock Exchange the following day. The combined company was renamed Rush Street Interactive, Inc. and its common stock as well as warrants of the combined company now…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021

Lexology

Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City Acquired by SPAC

A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Landcadia Holdings II, is moving to take the online gaming operations of Atlantic City's Golden Nugget casino public. Landcadia has proposed amendments to the merger that insiders say are assured to happen. Landcadia postponed until next week a special meeting of shareholders. Previously, an…

Finance ・ 19 January 2021

The Oklahoman

City to auction spot to push demolish button on Trump casino

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - One of President Donald Trump's former Atlantic City casinos will be blown up next month, and for the right amount of money, you could be the one to press the button that brings it down. The demolition of the former Trump Plaza casino will become a fundraiser to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City that the…

Land-based ・ 19 January 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

Golden Nugget Online Gaming Merger Approved, Closer To Going Public

The leading New Jersey online casino operator is doubling down on its virtual gaming emphasis. At a live-streamed public meeting last week, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission granted a casino license to Golden Nugget Online Gaming LLC as an online affiliate of the brick-and-mortar Golden Nugget Atlantic City casino. It also conditionally…

Industry ・ 19 January 2021

The Motley Fool

Investors May Get 2 Chances to Bet on Golden Nugget Casino

It's not often investors get two bites of the same apple, but the Golden Nugget casino may just give them that chance. Their first bite will come at the end of December when shareholders of special purpose acquisition company Landcadia Holdings II (NASDAQ:LCA) vote on whether to merge with online casino operator Golden Nugget Online Gaming; the…

Finance ・ 19 January 2021

The Sydney Morning Herald

Want to blow up a Trump casino? It'll set you back $US1 million (or more)

One of President Donald Trump's former Atlantic City casinos will be blown up next month, and for the right amount of money, you could be the one to press the button that brings it down. The demolition of the former Trump Plaza casino will become a fundraiser to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City that the mayor hopes will raise in…

Land-based ・ 19 January 2021

Casino Review

Circa Resort and Casino launches gaming

Circa Resort and Casino opened its doors on 28 October, the adults-only property is downtown Las Vegas' first newly built resort in four decades. The property's developer Derek Stevens sought permission from Nevada regulators for a two-tiered opening, with the casino, sportsbook, restaurants and year-round pool complex launching this October, and…

Sports ・ 19 January 2021