Macau’s April gaming revenue enough to ease worries of a market slowdown
Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Macau casino industry didn’t produce a third straight $4 billion gaming revenue month in April, but the final total and double-digit increase were enough to ease worries of a market slowdown. Macau’s Gaming Inspection…
U.S. anti-money laundering authority faces hiring probe
Emily Flitter and Brett Wolf Reuters NEW YORK/ST LOUIS (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department has frozen all recruitment by its anti-money laundering arm and forced the agency to rescind 11 job offers, after an investigation found it violated the…
Offshore online gambling companies are trying to cash in on New Jersey's recent legalization of Internet betting.
The Press of Atlantic City By JENNIFER BOGDAN, Staff Writer State regulators won’t name any of the companies in question or definite how many there are, but say they’re aware of the issue. The offshore companies are attempting to entice…
$100 million expansion and renovation of Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi
BILOXI — The business of a $100 million expansion and renovation of Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi is complete and this weekend is all about the fun. Company owner Tilman Fertitta will cut the ribbon at noon today on the second…
High rollers: Las Vegas is poised to become the Disneyland of weed
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Downtown Las Vegas events help drive Boyd Gaming properties to best quarter since 2009
Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Increased business from its three downtown Las Vegas casinos helped Boyd Gaming Corp. offset poor first-quarter results from the company’s regional jurisdictions hurt by weather issues and market softness. The Las Vegas-based company said Wednesday…
MGM details $80 million rebranding of The Hotel to Delano Las Vegas
The transformation began this month and the renovations are scheduled to be completed by September. The change is a collaboration between MGM Resorts and the Morgans Hotel Group, which owns the Delano brand. Changes include new designs and furnishings to…
Sioux City casino workers get layoff notices
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – The Argosy riverboat casino on Sioux City has sent layoff notices to all of its more than 300 workers. The notices were sent Wednesday in accordance with a federal law that requires employers with more…
Mohegan Sun casinos post steep 2Q fall in profit
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) – The parent company of the Mohegan Sun casinos in Connecticut and Pennsylvania reported on Wednesday a nearly 32 percent drop in second-quarter profit, driven largely by lower slot machine revenue and a brutal winter that forced…
Now that Tunica is gone, It's time to get ready for Vegas
I have withdrawals from not hanging around my friends and not playing craps all day, and not saying Ya’ll all day. But I am getting through every day counting down for the Vegas class on June 20th, about 8 weeks…