A former Bellagio craps dealer and a man who placed phantom bets at the casino pleaded guilty Thursday in what prosecutors called a million-dollar swindle.
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Beneath a cloudy grey sky, bronze headstones stood out from the green grass at Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Along the rows of graves, 39 Southern Nevada veterans walked solemnly, their heads hung low.
Former Bellagio craps dealer James R. Cooper Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of felony theft for his role in what prosecutors described as a two-year, $1 million craps scheme.
To say that four men who pulled more than $1 million from Bellagio craps tables defied the odds would be something of an understatement. The chances that they legitimately won as much as they did in one of their many sessions over the course of two years: 452 billion-to-1.
A man wanted by police in connection with several casino heists was high on cocaine when police shot and killed him at the Rio last December, a Metro detective testified Monday.
Leading Las Vegas sports bettor Glen Cobb was sentenced to one year of probation Tuesday for his role in what federal prosecutors alleged was a multimillion-dollar illegal gambling operation.
The D Las Vegas’ owner took to social media Wednesday saying the Blarney Stone had been stolen from its display on the casino’s second floor.
Las Vegas City Council members on Wednesday put off approval of a gaming license sought by popular tavern chain operators at Dotty’s, delaying action on a controversial license at least one council member had hoped to deny.
A Georgia law firm says the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas owes it $3.4 million — money a partner improperly transferred from the firm’s accounts in 2012 for gambling there. The firm, Morris Schneider Wittstadt, recently made the allegation in a federal lawsuit filed in Las Vegas.
One of the founders of modern Las Vegas whose name is synonymous with some of the Strip’s best known hotel-casinos, Kerkorian died Monday night in Los Angeles after a brief illness.
Investors worry the outcome of legal proceedings in federal bankruptcy court could leave the casino operator on the hook for more than $1 billion in debt obligations.
Once a Hollywood darling, the off-Strip Las Ramblas megaresort was a recession flop. Its vacant 60-acre site goes on sale Monday at a fraction of its past value.
Lawyers argued their positions Thursday at a hearing to determine whether Clark County District Court has jurisdiction over Sands China Ltd. in a wrongful termination case.
In his third day of testimony casino mogul Sheldon Adelson denied knowledge of a secret “exorcism strategy” to rid Sands China Ltd. of its president and CEO, Steven Jacobs.
District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez told casino developer Sheldon Adelson: “Sir, you don’t get to argue with me. You understand that?” It was Adelson’s second day of testimony at the hearing in Las Vegas. At issue is whether Gonzalez has jurisdiction over Sands China Ltd. in the case.
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