Shortly before midnight on Tuesday, five men sporting cowboy hats, boots and denim jeans trotted into Gilley’s Saloon inside Treasure Island to join the crowd of some 200 people drinking beer and dancing the night away. Yep, National Finals Rodeo is back in Las Vegas.
MGM Resorts International had planned to roll out its GameSense responsible gaming program during the week of G2E, which brought an estimated 27,000 people to the city.
A handful of specialty businesses — from makers of poker cards and felt to massage therapists, dietitians, portable toilet providers and cryptocurrency dealers — will also be cashing in at the World Series of Poker being held at the Rio.
Once it became clear last week that the NFL had cleared a path for the Raiders to relocate from Oakland to Las Vegas for the 2020 season, some hand-wringing re-emerged on the topic of betting on the team.
Bowlers on 10,000 teams are participating in this year’s United States Bowling Congress Open Championships.
A group of businesses, advocates and academics have formed an association focused on advancing the development of Nevada as a global hub for esports.
The family of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson has withdrawn as investors in a proposed $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium intended to bring the NFL’s Oakland Raiders to Southern Nevada.
