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Six companies with interests in Southern Nevada’s tourism landscape reported third-quarter losses, showing that the city still hasn’t fully recovered from the pandemic.
New sports-wagering proposals from outside gambling interests and tribes could spread confusion among California voters about what the initiatives mean.
MGM Resorts International’s purchase of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the company’s planned sale of The Mirage and remarks by Penn National CEO make gaming headlines.
Last week’s announcement of the transaction makes sense in terms of corporate strategy and many people already view the Cosmo as an extension of MGM’s CityCenter.
The Nevada Gaming Commission’s board room was oozing with history when the five-member — make that four-member — regulatory board gathered Thursday.
MGM Resorts International’s Bill Hornbuckle and Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s Matt Maddox will be among the speakers at the Global Gaming Expo beginning Oct. 4 in Las Vegas.
Resorts World Las Vegas looks to fill its 3,500 rooms with a new marketing campaign featuring hotels.com pitchman Captain Obvious touring the new Strip resort.
A tribal initiative on sports betting has already qualified for the 2022 ballot. Another backed by the card-room industry is on its way for California voters to consider.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was hoping companies with Strip addresses would submit a proposal to build a casino there, and now the process has been delayed to October.
Hearings and decisions Wednesday and Thursday by gaming regulators could possibly point the way to peer-to-peer casino game play and cryptocurrency wagering.
A Nevada Gaming Control Board report last week showed how much slot machines kept and how much was paid back to players. Will that help you decide where to play?
The California-based Americans for Nonsmokers Rights is connecting casino revenue with smoking bans and has enlisted the Oakland A’s to take up the fight in Nevada.
Rhode Island-based Bally’s Corp. is one of the nation’s fastest growing casino companies and it’s making its mark with sports wagering and a television network.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board will have a new self-exclusion list for players of interactive games soon, a new means to address problem gambling in the state.