Fontainebleau goes on the market — asking price $650M
Fontainebleau, a shuttered project at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. ennifer Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal · November 11, 2015 at 6:40 pm 1 Available on Las Vegas’ hot real estate market: One hotel tower, never occupied, just…
New York’s fantasy sports showdown: What happens next?
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent letters Tuesday to fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel saying he considered their daily contests to be illegal gambling. He threatened legal action unless they stop accepting…
Small Daily Fantasy Sports Sites Shut Off New York Clients
Eben Novy-Williams, Bloomberg · November 11, 2015 at 7:22 pm (Bloomberg) — Not all daily fantasy operators are gearing up to fight New York’s rejection of their business. And at least one of their financial-industry allies also is pulling back….
Harrah’s Tunica future unclear as firm buys complex for $3M
Jeff Amy, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – An executive with a Florida company buying the former Harrah’s property in Tunica County says the company doesn’t know yet what it will do with the complex. “Over the next few months,…
Casino Industry to Tackle Massive Illegal Sports Gambling Market
By Geoff Freeman, President and CEO, American Gaming Association After several months of careful review, the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) Board of Directors today issued a set of recommendations that mark a major shift in our industry’s approach to sports…
Spoiler Alert: Winner of 2015 WSOP
Joe McKeehen holds up the bracelet for winning the World Series of Poker Main Event on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Las Vegas. McKeehen won more than $7 million. STAFF AND WIRE REPORT, STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS LAST UPDATED: Wednesday,…
Treasure Island owner says MGM Resorts rejected $1.3B offer for Mirage
By Howard Stutz Las Vegas Review-Journal Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin said Tuesday he offered $1.3 billion last month to buy The Mirage, but the neighboring casino’s owner, MGM Resorts International, rejected the deal. Ruffin, 80, who acquired the 2,885-room…
McKeehen, Blumenfield, Beckley last 3 standing at WSOP final table
By David Schoen Las Vegas Review-Journal It will be scarves versus sweatpants for the World Series of Poker Main Event bracelet. Joe McKeehen, a 24-year-old professional poker player from North Wales, Pa., continued to dictate the action Monday and will…
Deal will remake SLS hotel tower as W Las Vegas
Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal · November 9, 2015 at 9:20 am 14 Lodging giant Starwood Resorts Worldwide has a deal with the SLS Las Vegas to land its first W branded hotel on the Strip, a move that could…
Seminole Tribe airing ads calling for new gaming compact
The Seminole Tribe is turning up the public pressure on Florida lawmakers to renew a gaming compact that would allow them to continue offering various card games at its casinos in Florida. The tribe on Thursday announced they have started…