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.
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The company that owns and is investing heavily in the Tropicana resort on the Strip reported improved third-quarter revenue and earnings Thursday.
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.
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.
Taverns operated by Golden Entertainment Inc. are the first Southern Nevada locations for StarBar video gaming devices, which contain a variety of table games.
Hedge fund Trilogy Capital Management, the last holdout bondholder of Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s bankrupt operating unit, has agreed to support the casino group’s restructuring and halt litigation.
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Station Casinos will donate $100,000 to 10 elementary schools Monday through its Smart Start partnership with the Clark County School District.
A federal judge ruled on Friday that poker pro Phil Ivey and a companion violated state gambling regulations in the way they won nearly $10 million at cards at an Atlantic City casino
A new gaming property in Southern Nevada that is designed to cater specifically to Asian customers won final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday.
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.
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 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’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.
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.