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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Spending an Easter weekend in Las Vegas will be one a visitor from Hawaii will likely remember forever. The Hawaiian guest, who was staying and playing at the California Hotel & Casino, hit a large jackpot while playing the Wheel of Fortune machine. The lucky guest was wagering $10 per spin and got a bonus round spin that led to…

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Nevada fines Laughlin casino record $500k for security guards roughing up patrons

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada gambling regulators fined a hotel-casino in Laughlin a record $500000 in a settlement with the state Gaming Control Board stemming from a pair of incidents involving security officers who roughed up a patron and a resort employee nearly two years ago. The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved the settlement Thursday…

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Laughlin casino facing fine for aggressive security guards incident from 2022

Las Vegas (KSNV) - A local Nevada casino is facing a possible monetary fine following an incident from 2022 involving the property's security guards. According to a complaint filed by the Nevada Gaming Commission on February 12, 2024, the Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino in Laughlin may have to pay a fine after an investigation found that four of…

Incidents ・ 21 March 2024

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$1M in jackpots won this weekend at Red Rock Casino, Green Valley Ranch

Over $1 million in jackpots hit at Station Casinos across the Las Vegas Valley this weekend. On Friday, a player at Red Rock Casino & Resort hit a rare sequential royal flush progressive jackpot worth $450609.76 playing Double Double Bonus Poker after placing a $10 bet, Station Casinos said Sunday. Another bettor at the casino won big Saturday…

Winnings ・ 05 March 2024

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$130,000 Let It Ride jackpot hits at the California downtown

A Hawaiian visitor might be unaccustomed to the overcast Las Vegas skies but can take comfort in the jackpot to bring back to the islands. The visitor to the ninth island won $130000 after getting a royal flush on Let It Ride at the California, according to a casino news release. The winning hand hit Saturday. Anniversary, jackpot celebration…

Winnings ・ 23 January 2024

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Judge sentences Las Vegas casino thief who conned employees to help steal more than $1M

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A man prosecutors said worked with a larger criminal organization to trick at least two casino employees into handing over large amounts of money could serve one year in jail if he does not violate his probation. On Monday, Clark County District Judge Jasmin Lilly-Spells sentenced Erik Gutierrez Martinez, 24, to one year at the…

Incidents ・ 31 October 2023

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Legendary Nevada Casino Entrepreneur Don Laughlin Dies

The prominent property developer and resort owner Don Laughlin has died. The 92-year-old passed away on Sunday according to a Facebook post from his Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino, with no cause of death given. He is best known for being the main developer of the river town in Southern Nevada that is named after him. About 100 miles south of Las…

Land-based ・ 24 October 2023

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Las Vegas visitor wins over $300k at Planet

Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino A Las Vegas visitor earned a massive jackpot at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Thursday afternoon. Posted at 6:19 PM, May 25, 2023 and last updated2023-05-25 21:19:00-04 LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A Las Vegas visitor earned a massive jackpot at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Thursday afternoon. Officials with the…

Winnings ・ 26 May 2023

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Treasure Island announces October 2022 jackpot winners

Gaming News 2 November 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) -- Treasure Island Las Vegas awarded major jackpots in the month of October. Visitors winning $10000 or more during October, amid other significant wins, included:- Joey D. visiting from Arizona won twice, $12560 and $12060 on The Dragon Link Bonus Jackpot.- Luke L. won $10043 on the Double Jackpot…

Winnings ・ 02 November 2022

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Lucky visitor hits $110K jackpot at The Orleans

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A lucky Las Vegas visitor is starting their weekend off right after hitting a $110K Pai Gow Poker progressive jackpot inside The Orleans Hotel & Casino on Wednesday. The guest, who hails from California and requested to remain anonymous, was playing Face Up Pai Gow Poker with his wife on Wednesday evening. According to a press…

Winnings ・ 25 September 2022

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Indy Gaming: Bally’s says it will close purchase of Tropicana Las Vegas next month

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 More than a year after announcing a deal…

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Las Vegas visitor almost misses jackpot of nearly $230K after machine error

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - An Arizona man won a jackpot - 20 days after he played a slot machine at Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. On Jan. 8, Robert Taylor was visiting Las Vegas when he appeared to have won the $229368 jackpot on a progressive slot machine, according to a Friday news release from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. But gaming regulators…

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Visitor hits $1M jackpot on Las Vegas Strip on Friday the 13th

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- A visitor from Texas had some good luck on Friday the 13th when she hit a massive jackpot on the Las Vegas Strip. According to a news release, early Friday morning, Nora Davila from Pharr, Texas, turned a $2 bet into $1021166 while playing IGT's Wheel of Fortune Double 3X4X5X Pay game at the Venetian. The property said the three…

Winnings ・ 07 September 2021

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Man Dead After Group Brawl in Laughlin, Nevada Casino

A fight on the casino floor of the Aquarius in Laughlin that left one man dead is under investigation from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. [Image: Shutterstock.com] What the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) is calling a brawl between two groups of people inside the Aquarius Casino Resort in Laughlin, Nevada has…

Land-based ・ 02 August 2021

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Laughlin hotel-casino is on the market

With tourist traffic to Laughlin climbing back from the pandemic, a hotel there is up for sale. The New Pioneer, one of several casinos lining the banks of the Colorado River about 100 miles southeast of Las Vegas, is on the market for $39 million, as seen on commercial-property listing site LoopNet. It features more than 400 rooms; the Bumbleberry…

Covid ・ 15 July 2021

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Laughlin hotel-casino listing for sale ‘unauthorized,’ removed

With tourist traffic to Laughlin climbing back from the pandemic, a hotel there recently showed up on a commercial real estate listing site. The New Pioneer, one of several casinos lining the banks of the Colorado River about 100 miles southeast of Las Vegas, was seen this week on listing site LoopNet with a price tag of $39 million. The posting…

Covid ・ 15 July 2021

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Couple Walks Away From Las Vegas Casino Thousands Of Dollars Richer

One couple from California is walking away from a Las Vegas casino thousands of dollars richer thanks to some big wins, reported 8 News Now. Christy and David Jones of Temecula visited Red Rock Casino and never could've guessed they would take home a huge sum of cash. The two won more than $17000 while playing Ultimate Texas Hold'em "thanks to two…

Land-based ・ 18 May 2021

Tahoe Daily Tribune

Stateline casino surrenders another 6-digit jackpot

STATELINE, Nev. - For the second day in a row, a Lake Tahoe visitor hit a significant jackpot at a Stateline casino. Robert Davis, of Waco, Texas, on Thursday, April 8, hit a Mega Progressive Jackpot on Blazing 7's (diamonds) for $100840.67 at Harrah's Lake Tahoe. The day before, a man and his wife from Minnesota hit a nearly $600000 jackpot while…

Winnings ・ 10 April 2021

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Casino Industry Loses Noted Casino Owner Don Laughlin

The gaming industry lost a casino titan with the death of Don Laughlin on Sunday at age 92. The casino owner played a key role in growing the industry outside of Las Vegas after founding the Riverside Casino in what would become a burgeoning city that was named after Laughlin. The businessman led an interesting life that included entrepreneurism,…

Industry ・ 28 October 2023

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Gambling Industry Loses Noted Casino Owner Don Laughlin

The gaming industry lost a casino titan with the death of Don Laughlin on Sunday at age 92. The casino owner played a key role in growing the industry outside of Las Vegas after founding the Riverside Casino in what would become a burgeoning city that was named after Laughlin. The businessman led an interesting life that included entrepreneurism,…

Industry ・ 29 October 2023