Owner Derek Stevens said he’s excited to open the first Circa Sports sportsbook in Northern Nevada next month, and Circa will continue to move into other states.
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Special events continued to propel visitors to Las Vegas gambling at record paces in May. A boxing title fight, Electric Daisy Carnival and two big concerts drew players.
While Nellis Air Force Base, Red Rock National Conservation Area and the local Bureau of Land Management office are requiring masks, the state’s casinos won’t for now.
It’s taken a long time for Southern Nevada-based Olympia Gaming to get to licensing its Legends Bay Casino, but Chairman and CEO Garry Goett said it was worth the wait.
In a unanimous vote, the Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended approval of parimutuel county fair horse races in August and September despite some hiccups last year.
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.
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 company, which also owns a property in Colorado, said greater market share drove results that were double- and triple-digit percentage points higher than in 2021.
Like many service industry jobs, dealers often receive a somewhat low base salary, and tips from players can make or break income. PokerListings explored casino dealer salary rates to determine which state has the highest-paid employees.
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.
“It was an extremely strong year throughout the Company,” Full House Resorts President and CEO Dan Lee said in a Tuesday news release.
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.
Clark County contributed 86.1 percent of the state’s gaming win with Strip casinos taking $567.2 million from players — a 76.4 percent increase over January 2021.
The project, by Reno-based Tolles Development Co., would span more than 140 acres in Jean and could result in a shuttered hotel-casino being demolished.
