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Man wins nearly $600K at Northern Nevada casino

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By Mark Davis / Las Vegas Review-Journal

April 8, 2021 - 3:21 pm

The April holidays, spring break and March Madness are over, but the good times keep coming for one man in Northern Nevada.

On Thursday, Harveys Lake Tahoe announced on Twitter that a man named James won $592,470.53 on 3 Card Poker at the casino-resort.

Wow! 🤑 Huge congratulations to James, the big jackpot winner of $592,470.53 on 3 Card Poker at Harveys! 🎉 #winnerwinner pic.twitter.com/YMndhOq7dt

— Harveys Tahoe (@harveystahoe) April 8, 2021

Recently, playing Super Double Double Bonus Poker at $125 per hand, one Las Vegas Valley player completed a diamond royal flush for $100,000 at Rampart Casino,

Durango expansion could start by yearend, parent company says

By McKenna Ross / RJ

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Mohegan Tribe to end management of Las Vegas casino

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

May 7, 2024 - 4:48 pm

Noted as the first tribal enterprise to manage a commercial casino in Nevada, the Mohegan group will turn over management to Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

County approves new request from Tropicana hotel-casino

By McKenna Ross / RJ

May 7, 2024 - 7:14 pm

Management of the now-closed 67-year-old resort on the Strip told the County Board of Commissioners the request relates to the construction timeline for the Oakland Athletics’ $1.5-billion ballpark plan.

Exact A’s ballpark location unknown; Bally’s may seek partner on new resort

By Mick Akers / RJ

May 7, 2024 - 7:12 pm

The Oakland Athletics plan to build a ballpark on the site of the Tropicana, but Bally’s says where the stadium will sit on that site is still being determined.

Fontainebleau adds summer parking perk

By McKenna Ross / RJ

May 7, 2024 - 7:17 pm

The hotel-casino on the north Las Vegas Strip says the new promotion is meant to make the property more accessible.

Tropicana wants to keep gaming license active during A’s ballpark development

By McKenna Ross / RJ

May 3, 2024 - 7:30 pm

As demolition continues on the Tropicana site, management is asking Clark County to waive a licensing requirement.

$114K table game jackpot hits in downtown Las Vegas

By Tony Garcia / RJ

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An early morning stop Thursday in downtown Las Vegas was highly profitable for a Hawaii visitor. The win was one of several recently in the Las Vegas Valley.

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‘A love letter to Venice’: Venetian turns 25, plans major renovation

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

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Now owned by Apollo Management Group, The Venetian paved the way for Las Vegas Sands’ integrated resorts in Macao and Singapore and is a model for the future.

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Report: Ohtani’s stolen money funneled to bookie via Las Vegas casino

By Todd Dewey / RJ

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Millions of dollars stolen from Shohei Ohtani to pay his former interpreter’s gambling debt were funneled through Resorts World, according to ESPN.