Two on state’s list of excluded persons from casinos are expected to be removed because they’ve died, but Leonard Morgan Hairston may be added on Thursday.
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A glitch in the mobile gaming system used by William Hill was responsible for thousands of duplicate wagers on events and resulted in complaints from gamblers.
The inclusion of Kendrick Laronte Weatherspoon on Nevada’s List of Excluded Persons would be the first entrant not to have cheated at gambling or be associated with organized crime.
A request by the Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club to operate 12 bar-top poker machines has been delayed by the Clark County Commission.
It was the latest high-priced deal in Las Vegas that did not produce transfer tax revenue that supports schools and low-income housing in Nevada.
Complex transactions without transfer taxes frequently cite an exemption allowed under state law for entities that transfer property to a subsidiary.
The Nevada Gaming Commission gave unanimous final approval Thursday to MGM Resorts International’s plan to buy The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for $5.65 billion.
Occupancy rates at Las Vegas resorts are rising to nearly normal levels while the average daily room rate has soared past last year’s rates and those from 2019.
Clark County and downtown Las Vegas smashed previous gaming win records and players bet — and lost — at the highest level ever for slot machine play statewide in March.
The Nevada Supreme Court has reversed a decision by a Clark County District Court judge that said state gaming regulators no longer have jurisdiction over former casino executive Steve Wynn.
The bill, backed by casino industry groups, would raise the trigger for IRS reporting of winnings from $1,200 to $5,000.
Experts say there are many hurdles to clear to improve the integrity of esports against match-fixers, cheaters and doping before betting on games should expand.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board’s esports advisory committee tapped Ubisoft’s senior director of esports and industry veteran, Che Chou, as its eighth member.