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…
Dolphin dies at The Mirage
Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal · Say goodbye to Beetle. Pathology specialists are trying to determine what caused the 12-year-old dolphin to die Tuesday at The Mirage’s aquatic habitat, officials for the Strip hotel and casino said Thursday. “The Mirage…
Texas: Police Crack Down on Gambling in Liquor Stores
<script type="text/javascript" charset="UTF-8" src="http://www.nbcdfw.com/portableplayer/?cmsID=340577331&videoID=SoKVpSfz8C1V&origin=nbcdfw.com&sec=news&subsec=local&width=600&height=360"></script> Dallas police are teaming up with state alcohol agents to crack down on illegal gambling operations inside liquor stores. Investigations with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission have led the agency to pull the licenses of five…
Cotai casino resort Studio City generated approximately US$6 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the five days of October that it was operational.
Cotai casino resort Studio City (pictured) generated approximately US$6 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the five days of October that it was operational, suggested a note on Wednesday from Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. The institution added that –…
East Fremont development helps downtown casinos boom
By Howard Stutz Las Vegas Review-Journal Downtown Las Vegas is outshining the Strip. Through September, downtown casinos have seen gaming revenue increase almost 6 percent compared to 2014. During those same nine months, the Strip is down 1.5 percent. Boyd…
Macau gaming revenue tumbles for the 17th straight month
By Howard Stutz Las Vegas Review-Journal Macau’s casino market saw gaming revenue dip for the 17th straight month during October, despite the opening of a multibillion dollar hotel-casino and the lucrative Golden Week holiday. The good news? The 28.4 percent…
Nevada casino revenue up in September to $916 million
Associated Press · October 29, 2015 at 10:38 am 1 LAS VEGAS (AP) – Nevada says casino fortunes rose 1.5 percent in September to $916 million compared to a year ago. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released monthly figures Thursday…
Shuttered Las Vegas Club’s sports memorabilia to go on sale
Joe Ramos, from left; Jonathan Jossel, chief executive officer of Plaza hotel-casino and Phil Reed arrange artwork on a wall in Las Vegas Club Gallery at Plaza hotel-casino Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Las Vegas. The gallery and pop-up store…
Regulator Who Oversaw Macau Gaming Transformation to Retire
Daniela Wei, Bloomberg · October 29, 2015 at 4:32 am Macau’s lead casinos regulator will retire next month, after almost two decades where he oversaw the industry’s growth to the world’s largest as more Chinese became rich, and witnessed its…