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$1M jackpot hits at Las Vegas Strip casino

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

December 7, 2021 - 12:10 pm

A guest turned a $2 bet into more than $1 million at a Strip casino on Friday.

The winner, who wished to remain anonymous, was playing IGT’s Wheel of Fortune Double 3X4X5X Pay game at The Venetian, according to a news release. The progressive jackpot hit when the three Wheel of Fortune symbols lined up for a payout of $1,022,077.71.

The Review-Journal is owned by the family of Dr. Miriam Adelson, the majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Las Vegas Sands operates The Venetian.

Italian fashion brand opens store in Strip’s newest hotel-casino

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June 10, 2024 - 6:46 pm

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$134K bingo jackpot hits at Las Vegas Valley casino

By Tony Garcia / RJ

June 10, 2024 - 10:53 am

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By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 10, 2024 - 6:00 am

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Prominent Nevada legal firm looks back on 75 years of operations

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

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There aren’t many Nevada companies that have been around for 75 years but a prominent law firm claimed that distinction last month.

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Casinos are the top water users in the region. Does that show the whole picture?

By McKenna Ross and Alan Halaly / RJ

June 10, 2024 - 1:26 pm

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New Strip resort extends loyalty tier matching promotion

By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 7, 2024 - 2:19 pm

A Fontainebleau executive said the tier matching promotion, first announced in February, was extended because of an “overwhelmingly positive response.”

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Fontainebleau developer to buy more Strip land for $112.5M

By Erin Edgemon / RJ

June 7, 2024 - 4:35 pm

The Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority will consider selling 5 acres of land on the north Strip to the developer of Fontainebleau Las Vegas.

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New brands will help PT’s Taverns chain grow in Las Vegas Valley

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

June 7, 2024 - 8:56 pm

The valley’s largest tavern operator is getting bigger. The PT’s Taverns chain will push past 70 locations by the end of the month with a new strategy involving the use of new brands.

‘I’m not retiring’: Palms general manager steps down

By McKenna Ross / RJ

June 7, 2024 - 6:45 pm

A gaming industry veteran at an off-Strip casino is leaving her top post after a few years.

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Downtown casino plans its largest holiday fireworks show to date

By Samantha Segura / RJ

June 6, 2024 - 2:22 pm

The Plaza Hotel Casino will celebrate the Fourth of July with its annual fireworks show – the only one in downtown Las Vegas and the largest the property has done.