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Las Vegas visitor volume sizzles as Nevada gaming win rises

Visitor volume continued on a torrid pace in September, driven by strong convention business that could reach record levels for the year, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reported Thursday. Also, state gaming win inched upward in September.

Conferees get first look at Las Vegas e-sports arena

About 200 people attending a two-day conference on the business side of wildly popular e-sports competitions got the first look at the 15,000-square-foot arena space under construction at downtown’s Neonopolis.

Report prompts scrutiny of Las Vegas Sands Corp. by gaming regulators

The state Gaming Control Board confirmed Wednesday that it has made inquiries about a published report that casinos operated by Las Vegas Sands Corp. allowed high-stakes Chinese players to bet millions of dollar using other people’s names.

PT’s taverns introduce Starbar video games for gambling

Taverns operated by Golden Entertainment Inc. are the first Southern Nevada locations for StarBar video gaming devices, which contain a variety of table games.

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Carl Icahn may be considering reopening or selling Trump Taj Mahal

Billionaire Carl Icahn’s Atlantic City management team is holding out the possibility of reopening or selling the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino, but says a bill pending in the New Jersey Legislature would make it impossible to do either.

US watchdog raises concern over Caesars creditor deal

A lawyer for the U.S. government’s bankruptcy watchdog raised concerns in court on Wednesday over Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s $5 billion creditor deal to push its main unit out of Chapter 11, even as hold-out creditors appeared closer to backing the agreement.

William Hill, Amaya drop short-lived gambling merger talks

William Hill and Canadian online gambling company Amaya Inc. have abandoned merger talks, leaving the British bookmaker struggling to find a partner in a fast-consolidating industry.

China casino detentions cast pall over Macau’s recovery

China’s detention of 18 Crown Resorts Ltd. employees may have been intended as a warning to foreign casinos, but it’s also unsettling gambling businesses in Macau, the nation’s own betting enclave.

Palace Station employees narrowly defeat Culinary union vote

A majority of employees at Palace Station narrowly rejected union representation by Culinary Local 226 over the weekend. The final vote reportedly was 266-262 with three votes being challenged.

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