Affinity Gaming will begin the process next week of renovating the company’s off-Strip Terrible’s Casino at the corner of Paradise and East Flamingo roads to a new name — Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino.
Casinos & Gaming
Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday he has held preliminary talks with other state governors on partnering with Nevada on Internet poker.
The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.’s $869 million merger with rival Ameristar Casinos Inc.
LONDON — Casino giant Genting Group is accusing poker champion Phil Ivey of amassing millions of dollars in winnings by cheating at a version of baccarat.
Even before The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas opened in December 2010, analysts were debating how long it would take for the most expensive casino ever built on the Strip to turn a profit.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chairman Steve Wynn defended his recent remarks to Nevada lawmakers on the health of the gaming industry while voicing support for a broad-based tax on all companies and businesses earning more than $1 million annually.
In a verdict challenged just four minutes after it was read, a 12-person jury awarded Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen $70 million for the consulting work he did a dozen years ago to help Las Vegas Sands Corp. enter the booming Macau market.
Station Casinos said Tuesday the company’s net revenues fell 2 percent in the first quarter as customers, feeling the effects of increased taxes and delays to federal tax refunds, gambled less.
Shareholders of Affinity Gaming voted Tuesday to expand the Las Vegas-based casino operator’s board of directors from five members to seven.
One of the largest shareholders in MGM Resorts International said Tuesday it would be willing to sell its stake in the hotel-casino operator for the right price.
Fifth Street Gaming, developer and operator of the Downtown Grand, has signed a long-term agreement with William Hill to operate a race and sports book at the downtown Las Vegas casino, the company said Tuesday.
Jury deliberations in the Richard Suen case were interrupted on Monday afternoon after one of the jurors sent Clark County District Judge Rob Bare a note asking to be kept separate from the rest of the jury.
State gaming regulators are looking into the relationship between 2-week-old Internet poker website Ultimate Poker and an unlicensed service provider used to identify new players.
Affinity Gaming gained limited breathing space Monday in its on-going legal battle with largest shareholder Z Capital Partners.
With all the publicity that has followed the CityCenter construction defects case, it never figured to be easy to find an impartial jury.