Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Welcomes High Bet Limits of $200,000 Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.Economy/FinanceNevada February 8, 2016 0It has been 14 months since Blackstone Group LP bought the Cosmopolitan, a 3,000-room resort casino in Las Vegas. To...
Record number of visitors in Las Vegas in 2015 but gambling loses its luster Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.Economy/FinanceNevada February 8, 2016 2Despite the fact that the number of visitors in Las Vegas increased 2.5 percent last year compared to 2014, the...
Fantasy becomes reality: DraftKings arrives in the UK Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsMobile gamingEuropean Casino NewsOnline Gambling NewsSports bettingFantasy SportsFantasy eSportsUnited Kingdom February 6, 2016 0On Friday, daily fantasy sport enthusiasts joined the estimated 8.5 million season-long fantasy football fans in the United Kingdom as...
MGM Resorts International to work with SP Plus Corp for paid parking charges Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsNevada February 4, 2016 0It was just last month that MGM Resorts International announced they would begin charging for parking, much to the dismay...
Union Gaming; re-election of General Secretary possibly a negative for gaming expansion in Vietnam Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesLicensesAsian Casino NewsVietnam January 31, 2016 0The re-election of Vietnam’s General Secretary, Nguyen Phu Trong for a second five-year term by the ruling Communist Party could...
UNLV, possibly Raiders, to get new stadium from Las Vegas Sands Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsNevada January 29, 2016 0Forty-two acres near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) could be the new home of the Rebel’s football team...
Lucky Dragon Casino project in Las Vegas seeking foreign investments Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasNew HotelsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinanceNevada January 28, 2016 1Former Las Vegas Sands president, William Weidner and real estate developer Andrew Fonfa seem to have fallen back on “Plan A” to...
Tohono O’odhams extend Andy Asselin’s CEO contract; Cite Desert Diamond West Valley Casino success Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingCasino NewsGaming Industry NewsArizona January 27, 2016 0The Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise (TOGE) Board announced today that CEO, Andy Asselin will be retained for another two years. Mr. Asselin...
Republican Tyler Vorpagel pushes for Wisconsin to welcome Daily Fantasy Sports Renee Kingsley Online gambling regulationLicensesTaxationFantasy SportsWisconsin January 26, 2016 0Wisconsin has gambling laws in place that make it illegal for any sort of betting, lottery or gambling related operations...
Steve Wynn spends $31.8m on additional Wynn Resorts shares Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsWorld Casino NewsEconomy/FinanceNevada January 25, 2016 0According to a last week’s filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Steve Wynn paid over $31.8 million in...
Station Casinos’ proposed initial public offering approved by regulators Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsEconomy/FinanceMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsNevada January 24, 2016 0Station Casinos’ plan to go public again has received final approval from Nevada regulators. The initial public offering plan of...
Judge slams Caesars’ attempt to hide 7 million page investigation; Redacted report to be released by end of Feb Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasCasino NewsBankruptcyIllinoisFinancial FraudNevadaNew Jersey January 22, 2016 0Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. is looking to cut its debt load of more than $18 billion roughly in half...
Audit says public overcharged $47 million a year by Vegas cabs Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsNevada January 22, 2016 0The odds are that on your next trip to Sin City you will be taken for a ride before you...
Resorts World Las Vegas gets green light for $4 billion casino project Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino proposalsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsNew HotelsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesNevada January 21, 2016 4On Wednesday, Clark County commissioners approved Resorts World Las Vegas’ plans for a $4 billion hotel-casino project. The item on...
MGM Resorts decides to charge for parking Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceNevada January 18, 2016 1One of the major freebies in Las Vegas that patrons are grateful for is parking. Along with free cocktails, parking...