Although Macau surpassed the Las Vegas Strip in 2006 and is still the reining revenue champion, Las Vegas is still king of the game in many ways with more visitors arriving each year, as well as pioneering the concept of integrated casino resorts. Three of the four US-listed companies that operate in China also call Las Vegas home - Las Vegas Sands Corp., Wynn Resorts Ltd., and MGM Resorts International. Any move by the big players in Sin City has an effect on operations all over the world. World Casino News covers The Strip and Glitter Gulch as casinos open and close, C-Suite Executives rise and fall, and as Downtown is revitalized by important operators into a more sophisticated gambling and entertainment zone.
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Three of the most prominent casino operators in Las Vegas are reportedly set to begin testing their employees for exposure to coronavirus as part of an effort that could see them given permission to partially r...
On Monday, Station Casinos revealed their new health and safety protocols for reopening their venues in Nevada. Measures to be put in place include testing employees for the coronavirus as well as enhancing cle...
American casino operator Hard Rock International has announced the signing of a deal that has seen it acquire the complete intellectual property rights for the former Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas.
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American casino operator, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, has reportedly announced that it is hoping to re-open a pair of its large southern Nevada properties from as early as next month after initiating a program...
Late last week, the Nevada Gaming Control Board released policies of health and safety within casinos when reopening begins. Operators are to follow these guidelines in order to resume gaming operations during ...
At the beginning of this week, the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) began taking loan applications from lenders as part of the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) second phase. The relief progr...
While casino operators in Las Vegas do not have a time frame for opening yet, the Wynn Las Vegas is accepting reservations starting on Memorial Day weekend. The website of the company was updated yesterday to s...
In Nevada and the 2,884-room Treasure Island Las Vegas has reportedly announced that it will be re-opening from May 15 even though there has yet to be any official word as to when the western state’s ongoing co...
American casino operator MGM Resorts International has reportedly announced that its MGM China Holdings Limited subsidiary expects to record a decline of 63% year-on-year in first-quarter net revenues to approx...
In Las Vegas and millionaire businessman Michael Gaughan has reportedly announced that he is to furlough almost all of the around 2,200 employees of his shuttered South Point Hotel and Casino ‘for an indefinite...
With the coronavirus shutting down casinos in the United States, all eyes have been on the World Series of Poker and if they would be able to host their annual festival at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino b...
Fans of women's professional basketball in Nevada will now be able to wager on the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Draft 2020, after on Thursday the Nevada Gaming Control Board approved betting o...
Representatives for some of the largest casino operators in the United States are reportedly holding informal meetings in order to discuss possible ways to re-open Las Vegas to gamblers following the conclusion...
American casino operator, MGM Resorts International, has reportedly announced that Brian Sandoval (pictured) has resigned as its Global Gaming Development President so as to pursue the top administrative job at...
The billionaire boss of American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation reportedly took home some 62.4% of the almost $39.6 million the firm recently handed out to its top five executives.
According to ...