The pandemic continues to affect everyday life in Southern Nevada, but big-money events like Strip transactions, housing sales and gaming win got our attention this year.
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Christmas came a few days early and in a big way for a local woman who won just over $500,000 on a Pai Gow progressive poker hand at Palace Station on Wednesday evening.
Hard Rock’s purple-hued tower would feature six light beams shooting into the sky as if they were strings on a guitar neck.
A man reached his retirement goal in one poker hand Thursday morning.
MGM Resorts International has reached an agreement to sell the operations of The Mirage to Hard Rock International for $1.075 billion in cash, according to an announcement from the company.
The Las Vegas Planning Commission is scheduled on Tuesday to consider Station’s proposed Wildfire Casino at 2700 Fremont St., just south of Charleston Boulevard.
A visitor from Minnesota hit the jackpot while playing the Dollar Storm machine at El Cortez on Sunday.
An unidentified slots player won nearly $1.2 million on a Wheel of Fortune game at the Golden Nugget.
She was playing a Wheel of Fortune quarter machine when she hit the jackpot.
Every tourism indicator was higher in October than a year ago and some categories soared past October 2019 levels, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Roughly 300,000 visitors are expected to come to Las Vegas for the Thanksgiving weekend, potentially setting up a holiday weekend resembling a time before the pandemic.
Thirty-four Miracle Mile Shops employers took part in a job fair Wednesday at a time when employers across the country have complained they can’t find people to work.
Scott Long was in town with friends for a poker tournament when he hit the jackpot at a Strip resort on Wednesday morning.
Using an unusual “Dutch auction” sale, Station Casinos’ parent company will buy $350 million in shares also pay shareholders a $3-per-share dividend.
On Sunday, the El Cortez turns 80 years old, 29,220 days since it first opened its doors Nov. 7, 1941. The hotel-casino will punctuate its birthday weekend with a fireworks show.