Casinos & Gaming
Sports bettors can be a very demanding group. Spend any time with them, and between telling stories of hitting a $10,000 exacta or winning a Super Bowl bet, you’ll get an earful of what’s wrong with any race and sports book in Las Vegas.
Leroy’s Race and Sports Book spent 34 years evolving into one of the truly innovative local gaming companies. The bookmaker behind the company is Vic J. Salerno, who never regretted giving up his dental practice and a view of the harbor in Marina del Ray, Calif., to move to Las Vegas, and marry Leroy Merillat’s daughter, Judy.
In a month that saw Strip and statewide gaming revenues plummet based on the calendar, a lower-than-usual hold percentage and a challenging comparison, analysts found a bright spot: The Las Vegas locals gaming market showed a healthy recovery during May.
When all is done, changes at the Hard Rock Hotel will bring between $20 million and $30 million in renovations to gaming areas, restaurants and music venues.
Gaming equipment supplier Shuffle Master was given preliminary approval Wednesday by the state Gaming Control Board to manufacture and provide interactive gaming systems.
Gamblers bet more than $417 million in the first full month in business at Ohio’s two casinos, and operators paid out more than $371 million in winnings, the Ohio Casino Control Commission reported Tuesday.
NEW YORK – An Internet poker company founder has been released on bail after he surrendered in New York last week to face charges he operated his business like a Ponzi scheme.
