7 things to do in Las Vegas during the holiday season
original story with video http://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/7-things-do-holiday-season By JOHN PRZYBYS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL The arrival of the Christmas holiday season never fails to bring with it all sorts of visible changes to Southern Nevada. The transformation of Opportunity Village into the Magical…
Mixed results for East Coast Internet gaming rollouts
By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-press/mixed-results-east-coast-internet-gaming-rollouts If his gaming analyst job doesn’t work out, Brian McGill could try winning a seat in the Main Event at the World Series of Poker. At least the Internet version. In late…
Macau: Mass-market growth twice that of VIP: Wells Fargo
Mass-market gaming revenue grew faster than VIP gaming revenue in the first 11 months of this year, Wells Fargo Securities says. The firm says mass-market revenue has grown by 34.8 percent so far this year and VIP revenue by 13.2…
A conversation with: Revel Casino-Hotel President Scott Kreeger
By JENNIFER BOGDAN Staff Writer Press of Atlantic City original strory with videohttp://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/atlantic-city_pleasantville_brigantine/a-conversation-with-revel-casino-hotel-president-scott-kreeger/article_2c2f3b92-5fba-11e3-a4e9-001a4bcf887a.html Follow Jennifer Bogdan on Twitter Q: Revel recently announced it is pursuing strategic alternatives, leading to speculation that the property is headed for another bankruptcy or a…
$75M bet at NH’s mini casinos in name of charity
Norma Love, Associated Press SALEM, N.H. (AP) – As New Hampshire debates legalizing a commercial casino, the charities that rely on games of chance to raise millions of dollars every year worry that a big-name gambling hall would siphon off…
California's second-largest Indian tribe could soon have its first casino
By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — California’s second-largest Indian tribe could soon have its first casino under a deal signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The new compact allows the Karuk tribe to build and operate a gambling hall…
MGM chief confident in Massachusetts casino bid despite repeal effort
BY SCOTT MALONE Dec 5 (Reuters) – The chief executive of MGM Resorts International expressed confidence on Thursday that his plan to develop a gambling casino in western Massachusetts would win regulatory approval despite opposition by activists who oppose casinos…
Las Vegas Downtown, Then and Now
Interactive | Then and Now: The Union Pacific railroad depot at Fremont Street and Main Street as seen in 1947 in this aerial view looking east. The Plaza Hotel-Casino occupies the train station property in 2013. Interactive | Then and…
$100K Stolen From Churches by … Gambling Nun?
(NEWSER) – A New York nun is facing a grand larceny charge today after allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from two churches where she worked … and using the money to reportedly fuel her gambling habit. Sister Mary Anne Rapp…
Underground Poker: Inside Manhattan's underground poker
Illlustration by John Ritter A high-stakes game that started off at Tobey Maguire’s house launched the career of Molly Bloom, poker hostess. Now the government, on the trail of a vast gambling ring involving the Russian mob and Carlyle Hotel…