Steve Wynn is Breaking New Ground Again – Encore Player’s Club
December 9, 2015 By Ken Adams Steve Wynn has been a trendsetter and visionary for at least 25 years. One could argue that he has been setting trends in gaming since he entered Atlantic City and reshaped casino financing and…
Steve Wynn spends $63.8 million to buy 1 million shares of his company’s stock
Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal · December 8, 2015 at 8:50 pm 2 Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Tuesday that Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn spent roughly $63.8 million to acquire more than 1 million shares of his company’s stock on…
Report: More Northeast casinos, more Atlantic City closures
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 | 10:15 p.m. ATLANTIC CITY — A Wall Street firm predicts a new wave of casino expansion in the Northeastern U.S. will lead to more casino closings in Atlantic City. Moody’s…
Nevada gaming revenue down 2.9 percent in October, but Reno is up.
By Howard Stutz Las Vegas Review-Journal Maybe there is something to this Reno resurgence. Nevada and Strip gaming revenue fell during October, the fourth time in the last five months that the results showed declining numbers, according to figures released…
Laxalt says he’ll support ban of online wagering
Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal · Nevada’s attorney general said he plans to sign a letter supporting a bill backed by billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson that would ban Internet gaming nationwide and end the state’s online poker business. The…
Detroit thief disguised as security guard makes off with more than $500,000
Associated Press · November 27, 2015 at 3:11 pm 3 A Detroit thief armed with nothing more than a convincing costume stole over half a million dollars from an armored truck Friday — and is still on the run, police…
As a 'professional' casino cheat, John Vaccaro set the bar high
The Nevada Gaming Control Board‘s Excluded Person List — also known as the "Black Book" — shows information on John Vacarro Jr. For more information, see http://gaming.nv.gov/index.aspx?page=72 Courtesy, Nevada Gaming Control Board By John L. Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal John…
Atlantic City casino profit up 61 percent in 3rd quarter
Wayne Parry, Associated Press · November 23, 2015 at 2:49 pm ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Atlantic City’s casinos saw their gross operating profits increase by 61 percent in the third quarter of this year. Figures released Monday by the…
Mob Protégé Bernie Sindler Tells All
Bernie Sindler By David G. Schwartz, Green Felt Journal, Vegas Seven When card games were dealt in clubs and private homes, when the mob ran most American gambling and when Las Vegas was barely an idea, Bernie Sindler was there….
New partnership gives SLS hope for turnaround
By John Katsilometes Scott Kreeger, president and COO of SLS Las Vegas, said the resort has an 18-month to two-year period to “ramp up.” SLS Las Vegas just turned a year old in August, but the hotel’s ownership and image…