Early projections of a massive swell of cash from legalized online gaming may have been overly optimistic, but regulation launched a breakthrough in the gambling world, Ultimate Gaming’s top executives said Thursday.
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Steve Wynn will have to come up with an extra $525,000 a year if he wants to continue to live at his golf course villa at Wynn Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Vice President of Government Affairs Andy Abboud was in decidedly unfriendly territory Wednesday during the opening session of iGaming North America at Planet Hollywood. Abboud has been the front person while Las Vegas Sands battled legalizing Internet gaming.
House of Blues Foundation Room managers have fired the employees who provided illegal narcotics and prostitutes to undercover investigators last year that led to a $500,000 fine levied against MGM Resorts International.
U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is preparing to introduce a bill that would restore a pre-2011 federal ban on gambling over the Internet, a spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday.
Workers at the LVH reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract with Culinary and Bartenders unions, it was announced Wednesday.
A joint venture involving Caesars Entertainment Corp. gained initial approval from the South Korean government to add gaming as part of a full-scale resort complex in Incheon, South Korea.
A who’s who of Las Vegas gaming turned out Monday to say goodbye to longtime casino owner Jackie Gaughan, who died last week at age 93.
It’s been eight years since Macau surpassed the Strip in annual gaming revenue. So it makes sense that the region — the only location in China with casinos — is creating more gaming industry billionaires than Las Vegas.
A New York-based hedge fund acquired a 5 percent ownership stake in Boyd Gaming Corp. last week and immediately fueled rampant speculation in the investment community.
There’s a feudin’ and a fussin’ under the Fremont Street Experience canopy that’s pitting small casino owner Steve Burnstine against longtime downtown powerhouse properties the Golden Nugget and the Golden Gate, as well as the president of the Experience and Las Vegas city government.
As Nevada approaches its first anniversary in the online gaming market, experts from all corners of the industry — and their opposition — will gather for the iGaming North America 2014 conference next week at Planet Hollywood.
A digital billboard paying tribute to the late Jackie Gaughan went up near downtown Las Vegas on Thursday. Gaughan, hailed as “A Las Vegas Legend and Pioneer” on the sign, died Wednesday at age 93.
Funeral services for Las Vegas casino pioneer Jackie Gaughan will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Viator Catholic Church at the corner of Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue.
On the heels of agreements with most other Caesars Entertainment properties, hundreds of workers at The Quad have agreed to join the Culinary and Bartenders unions.