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Walmart to offer bonuses to hourly store workers

Walmart is offering new perks for its hourly U.S. workers, ranging from a new bonus plan to opportunities to move into skilled trade jobs within the company.

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Fontainebleau’s new owner is no stranger to Las Vegas

New York developer Steve Witkoff teamed with others to buy property just east of the Strip for $625 million, with plans for a hotel-casino development. But the market soon crashed, nothing was built and lenders foreclosed on the site.

Here’s why you can’t play Powerball in Nevada

Someone could be $700 million richer when the Powerball numbers come up Wednesday night. But if the winner — or winners, for all you office pool lottery players — is a Nevada resident, they will have had to make a drive to get the lucky ticket.

MGM Resorts chief denounces bigotry in letter to employees

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren sent a letter to employees Friday that denounced equality-threatening violence and bigotry, and said the casino company would match employees’ donations to civil rights groups.

Nevada gaming regulators wrestling with pot policies

Regulators have said for months that because the federal government recognizes the possession and use of marijuana as a crime, resorts should stand clear of associating with the budding recreational marijuana industry.

With bankruptcy nearly over, Caesars exec talks up growth

New companies and subsidiaries of Caesars Entertainment Corp. got the green light Wednesday from the state gaming regulators to be licensed in Nevada, a key step toward the company’s emergence from bankruptcy protection.

Trump company applies for casino trademark in Macau

A Trump Organization company has applied for four new trademarks in the Asian gambling hub of Macau, including one for casinos, public records show.

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