Month: April 2014

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Commissioner floats idea to rein in slot parlors: allow fewer slot machines

By Conor Shine STEVE MARCUS Las Vegas Sun Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins, shown during a county commission meeting at the Clark County Government Center Tuesday, April 16, 2013. With a battle looming over how much revenue taverns can reap…

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Tiger Woods Withdrawal to Reduce Masters Betting Handle by 20%

April 2 (Bloomberg) — Tiger Woods’s absence from the Masters Tournament will be felt from Augusta, Georgia, to Las Vegas, where some sports books are projecting a 20 percent decline in the total amount wagered on golf’s first major championship…

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‘Cover-up’ is over: Las Vegas Sands moving past from ‘million-dollar’ tarp

The unfinished tower (Smaller one on right) known as the St. Regis Residences condominiums is seen with giant sheets of cloth printed with the image of a completed building on Saturday, March 29, 2014. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal) By HOWARD…

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Las Vegas- Dignitaries, Strip visitors experience air of new era as High Roller opens

Lisa McPherson was in town for a cousin’s wedding when she suggested to family members Monday morning they should ride the High Roller observation wheel — the centerpiece of The Linq retail, dining and entertainment attraction. “If I didn’t, I…

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As megaresort trend fades, companies focus on luxury in ‘small’ settings

Matthew Chilton, general manager of Delano Las Vegas, stands in miX restaurant and lounge inside The Hotel at Mandalay Bay Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Las Vegas. Renovations are expected to start soon to transform The Hotel at Mandalay Bay…

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Nepalese man jailed for cheating in casinos by marking cards

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Macau casinos again top $4 billion in monthly gaming revenues

Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Another month, another $4 billion in gaming revenue for Macau casinos. Macau’s gaming market didn’t show any slowdown in March after February’s Chinese New Year holiday, growing revenue 13.1 percent during the month, according to…

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(Maryland) Prince George’s County and MGM National Harbor at odds over proposal for local contracting

MGM National Harbor – A rendering of the planned MGM National Harbor. By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post Before building permits are issued for construction of the $925 million casino resort proposed for National Harbor, Prince George’s County lawmakers say…

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(Nevada) Cash-poor casino faces discipline from regulators

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Gambling regulators say a Henderson casino hasn’t been keeping enough cash on hand to pay out players’ potential winnings, and it faces losing its license if the problem persists. A complaint filed Thursday with the Nevada…

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Law enforcement raids four Greene County casinos, seizes cash and more than 1,000 illegal bingo machines

UNION, Alabama — Alabama State Troopers and agents with the ABI conducted a raid at two bingo facilities Wednesday June 1, 2011 and seized close to 700 bingo machines. Law enforcement personnel stand in the entrance of Greenetrack in Union…