Casinos & Gaming

Iowa man hits $250K jackpot at Strip casino

By Glivell Piloto / Las Vegas Review-Journal

May 31, 2022 - 6:43 pm

Chad Leyden (courtesy of Harrah's Las Vegas)

A Caesars Rewards member, Chad Leyden, hit a jackpot of $253,746 on Tuesday.

The Washington, Iowa, native was playing Pai Gow at Harrah’s Las Vegas when he hit the jackpot with five aces in his lucky hands, according to a company statement. His next move you might ask? Chad plans to spend his winnings with his wife.

An STN Charm is displayed on a slot machine. Station Casinos debuted a new program that rewards ...

Station Casinos adds NFT rewards to loyalty program

By McKenna Ross / RJ

March 31, 2023 - 1:32 pm

The Las Vegas company is incorporating non-fungible tokens, a unique digital asset, into its slot play.

A rendering of the two-bedroom King suite in the Spa Tower of Bellagio. (Courtesy MGM Resorts I ...

‘Beautiful and luxurious’: Bellagio Spa Tower rooms getting upgrade

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

March 30, 2023 - 6:06 pm

Some 819 rooms and 104 suites of the Las Vegas Strip resort will undergo a major renovation that is expected to be completed by October.

New FBI records offer detailed insights into Route 91 mass shooting

By Briana Erickson and Sabrina Schnur / RJ

March 31, 2023 - 10:15 am

One gambler told the FBI that Stephen Paddock, who opened fire on concertgoers on Oct. 1, 2017, killing 60, was “very upset at the way casinos were treating him.”

Sportsbooks banned from partnering with colleges, student athletes

By McKenna Ross / RJ

March 30, 2023 - 5:00 am

The AGA adopted a new responsible marketing code that bans sportsbooks from partnering with colleges to promote sports wagering and with student athletes through NIL deals.

A slots player won a $139,000 jackpot Friday, March 24, 2023, on a Dragon Link: Autumn Moon mac ...

$139K slots jackpot hits at Las Vegas Strip casino

By Tony Garcia / RJ

March 28, 2023 - 1:34 pm

While it still seems like winter for some this spring in Las Vegas, one slots player found solace in an Autumn Moon.

Is $1B monthly gaming win the new normal for Nevada?

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

March 28, 2023 - 6:39 pm

The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported win of $1.24 billion in February, an 11.2 percent increase from February 2022.

Another Las Vegas resort to charge some guests for parking

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

March 27, 2023 - 5:48 pm

A sign at The Strat parking garage did not indicate rates, but said different rates could prevail on weekdays and weekends in the upper levels.

Station’s new casino-resort in southwest Las Vegas showing progress

By Eli Segall / RJ

March 27, 2023 - 4:58 pm

Much of the hotel tower is enclosed, and the resort’s agave plant logo, spanning 18 feet tall and 42 feet wide, is installed at the top of the building.