TUNICA – Laughing All the Way
Tunica was a blast. I haven’t had so much fun since two weeks ago. Honestly, people wonder why I do this stuff. I can’t say it enough. It’s a real pleasure getting to meet so many new people each class…
Las Vegas: Green Valley Ranch Resort getting $20 million in upgrades
Station Casinos announced plans Wednesday to spend $20 million on improvements to Green Valley Ranch Resort by adding four restaurant and bar concepts and other amenities to the hotel-casino in Henderson. The move comes after the company recently announced a…
Vegas tourism is hot, hot, hot — visitation rises for third straight month
By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas tourism is on a hot streak. Southern Nevada reported record monthly visitation in March, its third straight month of visitor volume increases, wrapping up a quarter that was one of the…
Baccarat results boost casinos; analysts see other upbeat indicators
Nevada gaming revenue increased 7.6 percent to $982.2 million in March, ending a two-month gaming revenue slide, the Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday. On the Strip, gaming revenue increased 10.9 percent to $560.7 million. By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL…
Mandalay Bay ends business relationship with Clippers
Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal · April 30, 2014 at 4:20 am The NBA’s lifetime banishment on Tuesday of Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers was not enough for Mandalay Bay to maintain its business relationship with…
Venitian, Palazzo barely an afterthought with Macau in the mix
There is a reason analysts spent about 40 minutes questioning Las Vegas Sands Corp. officials last week about the company’s over-the-top results in Macau. It has to do with Confucius. During a conference call to discuss Las Vegas Sands’ first-quarter…
Stateline Lake Tahoe: Stateline casino profits surge in March
Credit Stateline’s casinos for pushing Nevada’s gaming revenues into the win column for March. The South Shore casino take was up nearly 32 percent in March compared to 2013, with profits of $14.93 million. Statewide gaming revenues were up 7.6…
Mohegan Sun files suit against Palmer landowner, seeking to recover $22 million investment
SPRINGFIELD – What was once a partnership between a prospective Western Massachusetts casino company and a Palmer landowner has resulted in a suit and countersuit. Mohegan Sun has filed a lawsuit against Northeast Realty Associates, LLC, of East Longmeadow, which…
AC: Tough for bettors to fund online accounts
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Since New Jersey began Internet gambling in November, it has been difficult to use a credit card to fund an online betting account. New statistics from a company that routes those payments show just how…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court sides with casino over taxes.
Parx Casino’s legal victory may mean a reduction in taxes for all state casinos. The state Supreme Court has decided that Parx Casino doesn’t have to pay taxes on the prizes it gives away each month — a legal win…