The Tropicana said Thursday it reached tentative agreement on a new five-year labor contract with Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165, covering some 650 nongaming employees at the Strip resort.
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Ultimate Gaming and the ownership of Reno’s Peppermill Casino announced an agreement Thursday in which the Station Casinos-owned Internet poker business will serve as the online wagering arm for the Northern Nevada casino and its four sister properties.
Two high-level Las Vegas Sands Corp. executives have resigned from the company in the recent weeks, including the casino operator’s top official for global operations.
The $415 million SLS Las Vegas will become part of the Preferred Hotels & Resorts guest loyalty program, which includes a worldwide collection 450 of independent hotels and resorts.
Company CEO Keith Smith used a fourth-quarter conference call Wednesday to express Boyd Gaming’s interest in the potential Japanese casino market.
A Southern California retiree who lost a $500,000 during Super Bowl weekend is suing the Downtown Grand for loaning him money and allowing him to play while he was blackout drunk.
The Cromwell, a new Strip property owned by Caesars Entertainment, will fill more than 1,000 open positions at hiring events throughout March as it prepares for its opening on Memorial Day weekend.
To the naked eye, not much has changed in the year that passed since Malaysia-based Genting Group announced plans to build the $2 billion to $7 billion Resorts World Las Vegas on 87 acres on the Strip.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Monday it’s selling four properties — three on the Strip and Harrah’s New Orleans — to its Caesars Growth Partners subsidiary for $2.2 billion.
Macau shattered its single-month record for gaming revenue in February, collecting $4.8 billion from gamblers attracted to the market for the Chinese New Year celebration.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson, whose net worth grew to $38 billion in 2013, returned to the top 10 of the Forbes List of the World’s Billionaires for the first time since 2007.
Florida is back in play, but no one really seems to care.
Legally protected data were stolen from customers and employees of Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s casino in Bethlehem, Pa., following last month’s sophisticated cyber attack on the casino operator’s internal computer operations.
Table game provider Galaxy Gaming said it settled its legal issues with Bank of America over a disputed business loan.
Nevada gaming revenue declined 2.76 percent in January to $884.2 million while Strip gaming revenue fell 1.4 percent to $499.8 million, but analysts say the numbers don’t tell the full story.