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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Voting for the Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas 2018 is officially open after the panel of judges has been sent the list of nominees.
According to Gambling Insider...
Casting their votes at this year’s Awar...
The transformation began two years ago when Las Vegas-based, Red Rock Resorts Inc. (RRR), parent company of Station Casinos LLC, announced that it would be investing $192 million in its iconic Palace Station pr...
Las Vegas-based, Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD), announced Monday the launch of its new B Connected. The nationwide loyalty program adds exclusive new benefits and new reward tiers for customers of Boyd Ga...
At the Wynn Las Vegas, poker players ascend to the Encore poker room on a regular basis to take part in top tournament gaming options. In just a month’s time, one of the more popular tournament series held at t...
After months of deliberation, the companies that have been added to the shortlist of the 2018 Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas have now been contacted. Self-nominations along with the eight-member nomination pane...
After naming Matt Maddox and Richard Byrne to its board of directors earlier this week, American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has now reportedly agreed a severance package with Kim Sinatra (pictured) th...
After replacing controversial predecessor Steve Wynn as Chief Executive Officer for American casino operator, Wynn Resorts Limited in February, Matt Maddox (pictured) has now been given a seat on the Las Vegas-...
Kneeland C. Youngblood has been named director of Las Vegas-based gaming machine and systems innovator, Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS).
According to the official press release (pdf)…
Youngblo...
In 2013, the Genting Group purchased an area of land from Boyd Gaming on the Las Vegas Strip. This parcel of land contained 87 acres and was to be the future home of Genting’s Resorts World Las Vegas. The area ...
The U.S. arm of British bookmaking giant, William Hill, announced Monday that Sharon Otterman has been appointed as the firm’s new Chief Marketing Officer.
According to the official press release…
Joe Ash...
Wynn Resorts Ltd, a casino operator based in the United States, has hired Ellen Whittemore for two roles within the company. Ms. Whittemore has been named the company’s new general counsel as well as the execut...
The final event of the 2018 World Series of Poker has come to an end, marking the closing of the yearly tournament series at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino of Las Vegas. Event #78 was the final tournament...
The 2018 World Series of Poker’s most anticipated event has come to an end. With 7,874 players competing, the Main Event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino generated $74,015,600 in total prize money with t...
Yet another World Series of Poker event has finished up at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, this time being Event #62, the $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed tournament. The event saw 8,598 player...
Starting on July 2nd, the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event is in full swing. Players from across the United States and around the world have descended upon the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to take part...