Millions of dollars stolen from Shohei Ohtani to pay his former interpreter’s gambling debt were funneled through Resorts World, according to ESPN.
Casinos & Gaming
An executive explained why Bally’s is in no hurry to produce plans for a resort that would be attached to the Oakland Athletics’ stadium at the Tropicana site.
The licensing deal has added more than 130,000 hotel room nights booked, the company told investors during the company’s first-quarter earnings call.
Here are five of the more memorable casino (and airport) conquests this past month in the Las Vegas Valley.
Scott Sibella, former president of MGM Grand and Resorts World, faces sentencing in California and is the subject of a Nevada Gaming Control Board complaint.
Two years ago, the Nevada Gaming Commission gave the media mogul only conditional approval because of an insider trading investigation.
The pay ratio of the top boss to the typical employee shot past 100-to-1 at several companies with sizable holdings in Southern Nevada, including casino operators.
Despite record occupancy levels driven by the Super Bowl and other holiday visitors, Caesars Entertainment’s first-quarter financial results showed a decline in earnings that may suggest the Strip’s lengthy growth period is slowing.
The stained glass above the Tropicana’s former casino pit is being removed while the shuttered casino prepares for a fall demolition.
A Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino is partnering with the Las Vegas Grand Prix to bring a nightclub experience to Formula One weekend.
It was one of three six-figure jackpots to hit recently in the Las Vegas Valley.
Visitors and gamblers nostalgic for old casino games can still find several hundred around the valley.
A group of local developers are looking to build a 2,500-room resort with 20,000-seat arena on the former Wet ‘n Wild site once targeted for Jackie Robinson’s All Net Arena.
The Tropicana was profitable right up to its April 2 closing date, and operators didn’t close early because it was losing money, according to executives of the company that owns the resort’s land.
Shareholder proposals are pushing Las Vegas casino operators like Caesars Entertainment and Boyd Gaming to study the business impact of smoke-free casinos.