Location: Nevada

Red Rock Resorts Inc. has cleared a major hurdle in its plan to bring a new gambling-friendly development to the city of North Las Vegas. The North Vegas Planning Commission last week approved the firm’s plan for a 600-room venue with a 75,700 sq ft casino to be built on a 67-acre plot of land situated on the north side of the Clark County community.

Las Vegas is readying to open marijuana lounges following a recent council vote.

$52 million in upgrades are slated for Las Vegas Academy’s campus. The first phase will focus on a parking garage and new gym. Most of the buildings being removed are not historic. One of them will be gutted and keep its historic facade. Las Las Vella Academy had operated from 1931 to 1993 as Las Nevada High School. Today”s Las LVHS operates in the east valley on Sahara Avenue off Hollywood Boulevard. It is recognizable for its striking art deco main building and gym that are on the National Register of Historic Places. They will get a modern gymnasium, a 542-space parking garages, administration building, student union with classrooms and lunchroom, black box theater, spaces for dance, drama and music instruction, and a new central plant.

Ying Yu is accused of cheating to benefit a player and receive tips. She was arrested on Tuesday and taken to jail on a cheating charge. Yu was released on her own recognizance on Wednesday. The cheating is a Category C felony and carries prison time and a fine if convicted.

Musa was arrested on the Las Vegas Strip after fleeing from casino security. He was placed on a list of people banned from the state's gaming establishments. Las Las Vites welcomed nearly 3.5 million visitors in July. The city hosted 307,000 convention attendees. Overall hotel occupancy in LasVites surpassed 83% in the month of July, four percentage points ahead of 2021. Circa Sports opened its first casino in northern Nevada in over 20 years on Tuesday. The 80,00 square foot gaming and dining destination features over 650 slot and video poker machines, a high-limit slot room, 10 live table games, and a Circasports Sportsbook.

Jeff German, 69, was found dead with stab wounds outside his home. He died of multiple sharp force injuries. German was a journalist and columnist at the Review-Journal. He was known for his stories about government malfeasance and political scandals. His book "Murder in Sin City" was about the death of Ted Binion, heir to the Horseshoe Club fortune. The 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival killed 60 people and wounded more than 400 others.

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Robert Telles, 45, was arrested on March 1, 2020, for domestic battery and resisting arrest. His wife, Mae Ismael, called police after a fight at the Bellagio casino. Telle's next court date is September 20th. He is being held without bail for the murder of Jeff German, a reporter with the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He remains in his public administrator role and continues to collect his $130,000 salary until another person is elected. The new charges are related to his affair with Jeff. It is not clear if he will be charged with murder.

Man took a gambler's $1,600 cash-out voucher to pay his rent. The man was arrested last week but the charge was dropped due to a lack of evidence. He was taken to the Clark County Detention Center and booked. A Metro officer took the money and handed it over to him.

Las Vegas police search local official's home after journalist's stabbing death. Jeff German was found dead with stab wounds outside his home on Saturday. He had recently written a series of stories about Robert Telles, the public administrator of Clark County. Telle lost his reelection bid during the Democratic primary in June. The newspaper is devastated by German's death and wants to know what happened to him. The journalist had reported on crime and corruption in Las Vegas for 40 years. Carlos Martinez de la Serna, program director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said it's imperative for authorities to get to the bottom of what has happened.

Chad Anthony Livingston-Cook, 23, was arrested on August 26. He is accused of selling a stolen car online. The car was a 2015 Mercedes Benz C300. It was sold for $14,000 cash to an out-of-state buyer at a local casino. DMV says the buyer returned to New Mexico where they learned the car had a fake title. Livingston was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on four felony charges and one gross misdemeanor.

Nevada casinos reported a gaming win of $1.315 billion for July 2022. It's the 17th straight month that casinos have reported at least $1000 billion in gambling win. The Las Vegas Strip accounted for $773 million of the July revenue. Downtown Las Angeles casinos had a harder time, reporting win $60 million. Las Las casinos welcomed nearly 3.5 million visitors during July. In the first seven months of 2022, over 22 million people have visited Sin City.

Locals can save 20 percent at GSR-owned outlets all day Sunday through Thursday. G SR offers thrilling rides, premier shopping and some of the best dining Reno has to offer. All GRS guests can take advantage of Charlie Palmer’s half-priced lounge menu from 4-6 p.m. Sunday-Thursday. Grand Sierra Resort is an all-encompassing casino-resort with nearly 2,000 guest rooms and suites, 200,00 square feet of meeting and convention space, 1,200 slot machines, 45 table games, a poker room featuring seven tables and the Infinity High Limit Room.

Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has announced that its Wild Wild West Gambling Hall property is to be permanently shuttered from later today. This is the fourth such move from the Las Vegas-headquartered firm following its analogous July decision involving the similarly-sized Fiesta Henderson, Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho venues. The company wants to sell the sites without their gambling licenses to focus on its Station Casino Durango development.

Nevada casinos generated nearly $1.1bn in January. Clark County produced nearly 84% of the total win. Las Vegas Strip generated more than half of January’s revenue. The state collected $81.2m in percentage fees during February. The percentage fee collections so far total approximately $652m for FY22.

Man banned from Nevada casinos caught by Paris Las Vegas security. Tasia McDonald Musa was given a lifetime casino ban and placed on Nevada's List of Excluded Persons in January of 2015. He was arrested in front of the Bellagio fountains. He has been booked into jail for unlawful entry. It's a gross misdemeanor in Nevada. The ban was created in 1967 to maintain the strict regulation of licensed gaming in the state. Those who get caught trying to cheat the house can face serious penalties.

Nevada casinos set new records in January, with $1.1 billion in house winnings. It's the 11th straight month of $1000+ winings. Las Vegas Strip is the top winner with almost $600 million. The state recorded $13.4 billion gambling revenue in 2021. The Strat recorded record revenue of almost $2 billion. Golden Entertainment reported record Q4 2021 revenue. Harry Reid International Airport saw double the passenger traffic from a year ago. There was a drop in attendance at CES this year.

Gloria Dea turns 100 years old. David Copperfield, Teller of Penn and Tiller, and other bigwigs from Las Vegas magic community attended her birthday party at the Westgate Resort and Casino. DeA was the first magician of any kind, male or female. She was presented with a Key to the Strip. Magicians are collecting Deas' belongings to create a public display for visitors to see at a local museum.

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Sandra Douglass Morgan is the president of the Las Vegas Raiders. She was born in Las Angeles in the 80s. Sandra Douglade Morgan has worked in sports, entertainment and gaming industry. She is a wife and mother of two teenagers. Her children were shocked when she told them she was taking the team president position. They spent last season going to Raiders games. KTNV talked to Sandra about her role in her family and the city.

The Clark County Commission is scheduled to consider the plans for a new retail complex on Las Vegas Boulevard on August 17. The project would replace a cluster of existing properties, including the now-closed Hawaiian Marketplace. Gindi Capital acquired the property in 2019 for $172 million. The developer also said in a June lawsuit against the owner of a former business in Hawaiian marketplace that construction will begin by August 15.

Sapphire Las Vegas wants to introduce poker machines to its offer.

Kathryn J. won a $1.4 million slot jackpot at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino. She is the wife of Justin Rupple, who played Friday night at Crystal Bay Casino on Lake Tahoe’s north shore and had two shows at The Virgil in Reno on Saturday. Rupple is performing as part of Reno Tahoes Comedy.

Silverton Casino Hotel in Las Vegas is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a $45 million renovation.

Las Vegas casinos have had the market cornered on sportsbooks in the state thanks to a 2015 law that banned daily fantasy sports operators in Nevada. It took until 2021 for DraftKings and FanDuel to file for a gaming license. The NGCB doesn't expect DraftKing's application to be heard during next May's bi-monthly meetings.

Another night of monsoonal storm activity is unlikely for Las Vegas Valley. Small storm cells formed over Lincoln County and near St. George, Utah, late Saturday afternoon. Friday's storm knocked out power to more than 16,000 NV Energy customers.

Nevada gaming venues posted $1.3 billion in gaming revenue for May. The Las Vegas Strip posted its highest-ever revenue of $731.5 million. Downtown Las Las Vegans posted a win of nearly $78.9 million, up more than 5%. Table, counter and card games win for the month was up 10% Y-o-Y to $430 million and slot machine win was at $870.1 million with a 7% win percentage. Online sportsbooks took in $397.6 million in bets, with revenue up by almost 24% to almost $16.4 million from May 2021.

Kathryn J. won a $1.4 million slot jackpot at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino. She is the wife of Justin Rupple, who plays Friday night at the Crystal Bay Casino on Lake Tahoe’s north shore and has two shows at The Virgil in Reno on Saturday. Rupple is performing as part of Reno Tahoes Comedy.

Dream Hotel Group is starting the construction of its Dream Las Vegas hotel. The hotel will have 531 rooms and stretch 20 floors. It will also have a selection of unique restaurants, 30,000 square feet of casino space, a nightclub, ballroom and meeting space and parking space for 825 vehicles.

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Nevada casinos have brought in more than $1 billion for the fifteenth consecutive month. The Strip profited from special events that attracted large audiences. For the first five months of 2022, statewide gaming income increased by more. than 22.6 percent over 2021. Revenue from casinos on the strip has increased 40.2 percent since 2021 when it reached a record-high of USD 7 billion.

The pandemic led to a construction boom in Las Vegas. Fontainebleau Las Las Vegas is on track for a late-2023 opening. The new resort casino will bring a resort to an area on the Strip that has never had one. The Strip has become some of the most valuable real estate in the world.

July 4th celebrations are going on in cities and counties across the country. Las Vegas has fireworks shows, parades and festivals.

May gaming win passed $1 billion for Nevada casinos. The Las Vegas Strip saw the biggest increase with $731.5 million. Carson Valley Area saw a 1.4 percent increase in win to $12.3 million, while game and table win was up 55 percent to almost $179,000. In Washoe County, North and South Lake Tahoe, win is down. Churchill County saw 9 percent decrease in total win. Harry Reid International Airport had its third busiest month all-time. Baccarat win increased 24 percent over a year ago to $134. 4 million as international travelers returned.

Strip casinos reported $731.5 million in gaming revenue for May. It's the market's highest-ever total for the month. May is Nevada's 15th straight month of $1 billion or more in gambling winnings. The state's $3 billion in total gaming revenues was 5.7 percent higher than the $2.23 billion recorded in May 2021. Special events, including the Canelo Alvarez-Dmitry Bivol championship boxing match, the Electric Daisy Carnival and two high-profile concerts – Pearl Jam and the Eagles – drove large crowds to the Strip.

May gaming win shows $1.3B collected by Nevada casinos. It's the best May ever and the fourth highest monthly win total in state history. Most of the revenue was generated on the Strip.

Nevada casinos won $1 billion or more in May. It's the 15th consecutive month of that. Clark County casinos raked in more than $ 1.1 million. Strip casinos made more $731 million in the same month. Downtown casinos earned nearly $79 million, up from $75 million for May 2021.

The International Center for Gaming Regulation (ICGR) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas announced the program dates for the Gaming Regulator International Policy Summit (GRIPS) - North America. The conference will take place from September 11-16, 2022, in Las Las. It is intended to offer gaming, casino, and sports wagering professionals an in-depth opportunity to learn the latest regulatory and operational best practices.

Red Rock Resorts Incorporated will pay $80,000 fine for past glitches in the sportsbook at its Red Rock Resort property. The settlement was agreed with the Nevada Gaming Control Board regulator two weeks ago and approved yesterday by the five-member Nevada gaming commission.

Nevada Gaming Commission approves license for Legends Bay Casino in Sparks. It's the first newly constructed casino in the Reno-Sparks area in more than two decades.

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Gary Platt Manufacturing produced its 1,000,00th casino chair. The company celebrated the occasion with a celebration of its employees at its manufacturing facility in Reno, Nev. Founder Gary Platts is 96 and still active in the company. He was recently honored with the Las Vegas Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Eric Christopher Johnson, 38, is in custody at the Clark County Detention Center awaiting a preliminary hearing today. He was arrested on Nov. 9, 2021. Johnson is accused of trying to steal from valley businesses between June 1, 2020, and July 23, 2021.

The National Football League draft in Las Vegas was one of the biggest crowds in the city since the covid pandemic. The pandemics had literally shut down the Las Vegans and even when it reopened, things were not normal. Now, the pandeman has flared up again and some venues in Vegas have decided to bring back indoor mask mandates.

Oak View Group appoints Randy Morton as President of OVG Las Vegas Hotel and Casino and Marc Badain as president of the OVG Las Las Vegas Sports and Entertainment Venues. Patrick Crockett is hired as a hotel-casino financial consultant. OGV is the managing partner of a sports and entertainment venue project in Las vegans. The project is OVM's biggest project to date. It will be built as an integrated NBA-ready arena and resort. Badains oversaw the LasVegass Raiders' relocation from Oakland to Las vegans and the successful completion of Allegiant Stadium. Morton was the COO of Bellagio and was most recently the co-CEO of Foley Entertainment Group.

At least five casinos in Southern Nevada remain shut down following mass layoffs and discontinuance of operations back in 2020. Station Casinos’ property, Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho, will remain closed until June 2023.

Cardplayer Lifestyle will be returning to Las Vegas next month to host its second Mixed Game Festival. The festival will take place from June 12-16 at Resorts World Hotel & Casino. It will feature five straight days of low-stakes cash games catering to lovers of all poker variants. PokerStars Live Event Prize Package is offered. A portion of the proceeds from the book sales will go to the Poker Gives charity.  

Overseas flights, big April events boost Las Vegas casinos, data shows. Reid International Airport handled almost 4.26 million passengers last month. Las Las Angeles hosted several big special entertainment events. Palms Casino Resort reopened under its new owner, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Nevada casinos have reported winning at least $1 billion every month since March 2021.

Nevada casinos won more than $1 billion in April. Las Vegas Strip accounted for $593.5 million of the total. Table game win increased 31.9 percent to $324.4 million. Slot win totaled $804.1 million for the month. South Shore casinos at Lake Tahoe reported a drop of 15 percent in winnings. Carson Valley area managed a small increase of 2.23 percent, raking in $11.8 million in total, but it is still 3.3 percent ahead of calendar 2021. In Churchill County, the 10 non-restricted gaming licensees reported 5.58 percent decrease in the winings.

Nevada casinos collected almost $1.13 billion in gaming revenue in April. It's the 14th straight month of at least $1000 million in revenue for Nevada casinos. More than 85 percent of the total came from Clark County. Analysts are concerned about the industry's recovery. The industry smashed records in 2021 with $13.4 billion statewide and $7 billion on the Strip. South Lake Tahoe saw gaming revenues decline 15 percent. In Northern Nevada, Washoe County saw a 2. 4 percent decline. Downtown Las Vegas casinos saw an 11.3 percent gaming Revenue decline and the Boulder Strip, which includes casinos in Henderson, was down 10. 3 percent, but Reno experienced a 1 percent increase.

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Jeremy O'Brien, 42, of Pahrump, has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of a pedestrian outside Paha Nugget casino. O’Brien was booked at the Nye County Detention Center on a single count of open murder.

Nevada has over 120,000 slot machines. The majority are in Clark County. Nonrestricted license holders generate over $9 billion in earnings from 2021 to 2022. Total amount won by casinos within this time frame is over $14.3 billion.

Nevada slot machines made $901.1 million from gamblers in March. Las Vegas Strip casinos contribute $396 million of the state's slot wins. The state does not permit internet casinos, so slot income is derived from in-person gaming. Non-restricted gaming licensees recorded a total gaming win of $1.355 billion in Nevada in the month of March, which is a record for the country.

Barry Diller has received a two-year casino license in Nevada. The license is limited pending the outcome of an insider trading investigation. Diler is a major shareholder of MGM Resorts International. He is currently under investigation by the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

MGM Resorts International has completed a $1.62 billion deal with The Blackstone Group Incorporated to take over management of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The agreement also includes a group of investors who will take control of the real estate assets of Cosmo.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas officially became an official MGM Resorts International property Tuesday. The company closed its $1.625 billion deal with the Blackstone Group. Three regulatory bodies gave final approval for the deal earlier this month. More than 5,000 employees are coming off each receiving a $5,00 bonus from Blackstones. Cosmo generated $ 1.1 billion in net revenue and $416 million of adjusted cash flow in the trailing 12 months.

Charlie Palmer's Pigs & Pinot is back at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino on Saturday, June 11. The menu features locally raised pork paired with an exclusive selection of pinot noir wines curated by Charlie Palmer Steak. All-inclusive tickets are now on sale and available for $175. Grand Sierra Resort is located in the heart of the beautiful Reno-Tahoe region. It is an all-encompassing casino-resort with nearly 2,000 newly-renovated guest rooms and suites, 200,00 square feet of meeting and convention space, 1,200 slot machines, 37 table games, a poker room featuring seven tables and the Infinity High Limit Room.

Grand Sierra Resort and Casino has donated $25,000 to The Children’s Cabinet. The money will support the organization's Redfield Academy. GSR provides thousands of jobs to parents with children in the Washoe County. Supporting education is a priority for the G SR ownership and management team. The organization serves more than 11,00 Nevada families each year. Grand Sierra resort is an all-encompassing casino-resort with nearly 2,1,200 guest rooms and suites, 200, 000 square feet of meeting and convention space, 1,300 slot machines, 37 table games, a poker room featuring seven tables and the Infinity High Limit Room.

Alicia Gibellina, 60, was killed outside Las Vegas Dotty's. A man in his 20s stole a customer's purse and then stole the manager's car. He shot Gibelina with a gun and ran her over. The car involved was stolen. The business shared the video with the I-Team in hopes of finding the driver. Police urge anyone with information to contact LVMPD Homicide at (702) 828-3521 or by email at [email protected]

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There were violent fights at Desert Oasis High School in Las Vegas. Cherish Morgan organized parents and students to pressure the district to crack down on expulsions. She also wants more security and training for teachers. Violence in schools has increased since students returned to in-person learning last fall. There have been roughly 8,300 calls from Clark County schools to police dispatch reporting incidents of violence. In April, a student strangled his teacher and sexually assaulted her in her classroom.

Woman struck, killed outside Dotty’s casino near Flamingo and Jones. The manager of the casino chased after the robbery suspect, but he ran her over. She died at the hospital. A customer who had her purse stolen suffered some injuries. The Clark County Coroner's office will release the identity of a woman killed once next of kin has been notified.

Nevada Gaming Control Board is investigating Resorts World Las Vegas. An anonymous gambler made false claims against the company's president, Scott Sibella.

Nevada Casino's revenue increased by 27 percent year over year. The state generated $1.4 billion in casino revenues in March.

Nevada casinos recorded their third-highest revenue month of all time in March. Las Vegas Strip casinos had a 48.8% increase over March 2021. The March figure was a 26. 8% rise over the previous month. Last year, Nevada casinos collected a record $13.4 billion in gaming revenue. The opening weekend of the March Madness men’s and women”s NCAA basketball tournaments were also a factor in the gaming totals. In March, $901.3 million in slot machines statewide was an all-time record.

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Nevada's gaming win reached $1.355 billion for the thirteenth month in a row. Las Vegas Strip accounted for $746.2 million, more than half of the state total. Clark County overall, at $ 1.178 billion, set a new gaming wins record. Downtown Las Vegans also had a big win of $86.4 million. Casinos generated $97.6 million in taxes for Nevada.

Clark County casinos won $1.178 billion from players in March. Downtown Las Vegas properties won 22.6 percent more than last year. Nevada casinos statewide won more $903 million from slot machines in the same month. The March total was the second-highest monthly total in history. The state received $97. 6 million in gaming win from casinos for March, a 0.9 percent increase over the previous year's total. Tax collections are up 30 percent to $808. 9 million for the first 10 months of the 2021-22 fiscal year, which is important for Nevada.

Nevada casinos fell $4 million short of tying the state’s single-month gaming revenue record during March. Las Vegas Strip casinos recorded their highest revenue month of all time. Last year, Nevada casinos collected a record $13.4 billion in gaming revenues. The gaming industry in Clark County recorded a single month record of almost $1.2 billion. The state's gaming activity and consumer behavior remains consistent across the majority of markets. In March, slot machines produced a 16.8 percent increase in revenue.

Two people were found dead in a tunnel near the Silverton Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The fire crew had to extinguish a blaze in the underground tunnel. Multiple crews had had issues due to narrowness of the tunnel and low air.

During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.37) earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Las Vegas Sands will post 0.16 earnings for the current fiscal year. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in shares of Las Las Sands by 100.0% during the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC lifted their stake by 35.5% in the 3rd quarter and now owns 43,566 shares. ING Groep NV increased its position in LasLasSands by 7.7%. Allworth Financial LP increased position by 28.3% and owns 1,482 shares worth $54,000.

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The Grand Sierra Resort and Casino is the destination’s premier gaming property. It offers visitors a wide variety of amenities including the 2,995-seat Grand Theatre, exhilarating nightlife at the spectacular LEX Nightclub, more than a dozen delectable restaurant and dining choices, a spa, branded retail shopping, outdoor pool and fire pit, Reno's largest outdoor ice skating rink, two-screen cinema, 50-lane bowling center, adrenaline-pumping rides and an aqua golf driving range.

Clark County Marriage License Bureau is teaming up with businesses in the resort and wedding industry to launch the Lucky in Love photo contest.

Fifth Street Gaming and Ojos Locos Sports Cantina are collaborating on a new hotel-casino in North Las Vegas. The project involves the renovation of Lucky Club Hotel & Casino and the opening of a restaurant. It is scheduled to be complete by December 2022. OJos has 18 restaurants in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. It also has sports bars with HD televisions broadcasting Spanish-language sports shows. Fifth Street has a diverse portfolio of casinos, gaming taverns, restaurants and bar concepts. it also operates the Lucky club and Silver Nugget Casino in Las Las Veg.

The Palms in Las Vegas is bringing back the iconic Ghostbar. The bar is set to reopen in the summer. Palm's off-Strip casino will reopen on April 27 after being closed since March 2020. The San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority received approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board in December to license and operate the casino.

Lucky Club Hotel & Casino will be renovated and rebranded. It will feature the largest Ojos Locos Sports Cantina restaurant in the country. OJos has 18 restaurants in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Fifth Street Gaming has a diverse portfolio of casinos, gaming taverns, restaurants and bar concepts. It operates the Lucky Club and Silver Nugget Casino in North Las Vegas. The renovation is expected to be completed in December. There will also be a 10,000-square-foot casino, 10-000 square feet of indoor-outdoor entertainment space and a restaurant capable of accommodating nearly 300 people.

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