The Oddities & Curiosities Expo, a traveling showcase for “all things strange, unusual and bizarre,” stops in Las Vegas this weekend.
Jim Barnes
Assistant Sports Editor
Email: jbarnes@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0277
X: @JimBarnesLV
Jim Barnes was named assistant sports editor at the Review-Journal in September 2022. He previously covered gaming and tourism for the Review-Journal. He first joined the RJ as a copy editor in 2012 and has covered sports betting and the World Series of Poker for the RJ. The Fort Worth, Texas, native previously was the sports editor at the Waco Tribune-Herald and also covered high school sports for the Dallas Morning News. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. He is an experienced gambler who has competed in the Westgate SuperContest and the World Series of Poker Main Event.
A Caesars-branded 18-wheeler will travel to sporting events throughout the country, including two Raiders games, before a final stop at Super Bowl LVII.
The American Gaming Association is holding its first Responsible Gaming Education Month this September, expanded from its usual week on the topic.
Clank-clank-clank-clank-clank. That’s the sound of money — metal coins hitting a metal tray — at one of the dwindling number of coin-operated machines still in use in the Las Vegas area.
Five years ago, only people in Nevada could place a legal wager on a game. Soon, bettors in 35 states and Washington, D.C., will be able to get in on the action.
Red Rock Resorts President Scott Kreeger said the closure of the hotel-casino on Tropicana Avenue would “reposition the property for future development.”
The Las Vegas company is poised to acquire LeoVegas for about $604 million to expand its international online gaming business.
The Adventuredome amusement park has three new rides for young children at Circus Circus, which bills itself as Las Vegas’ most family-friendly resort.
The longtime MGM Resorts headliner threw some of his dollars down Monday to open the rebranded BetMGM sportsbook at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to affect major casino companies, but investors and analysts are signaling that now looks like a time to buy.
Betty Williams was fired after 40 years at Valley Hospital Medical Center, and she said it’s tied to negotiations between the hospital and the Culinary union.
New York-New York has begun a remodeling of 1,830 hotel rooms and 155 suites that designers say will give guests the feel of a New York loft apartment.
The American Poolplayers Association, which is holding the World Pool Championships at the Westgate in Las Vegas, believes it is undervalued by sponsors.
Juan Fresquez Jr. of Mansfield, Texas, rolled a seven on the first toss of the dice Friday as Caesars Palace unveiled its renovated casino dome.
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels recently purchased a $4.95 million home in Anthem Country Club in Henderson that includes four bedrooms and four bathrooms.