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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Some poker players don't brag; they don't need to. Phil Ivey is a ten-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and now he's a member of the WSOP Poker Hall of Fame. This was the first year Ivey, now 40, was e...
Apart from high slot payouts and a good buffet, free drinks at a casino are a sure way to keep ‘em coming back for more. Soon, however, your favorite casino could be implementing new technology that will let st...
The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino of Las Vegas has played host to the 2017 World Series of Poker over the last few months with the most anticipated tournament of the series, the Main Event, just recently fin...
Late last week the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino located on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas announced a major renovation is set to begin soon. The last time the venue completed a big expansion was in 2012...
Doodle Jump is a popular mobile game that has been downloaded over 250 million times. The game is so popular among players that it is not surprising to find that a gambling version is on the mind of Gamblit Gam...
It took seven days for the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event to reach the final table. The $10,000 buy-in event saw 7,221 players register to compete at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to ...
In Las Vegas, Wynn Resorts Limited is reportedly set to follow the example earlier set by MGM Resorts International and institute car-parking charges for patrons at its Wynn Las Vegas and attached Encore Las Ve...
Event #62 on the 2017 World Series of Poker was a big one. The $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed) kicked off on July 2nd and would take five days to complete. A total of 100 players posted the $50,00...
In 2015, the World Series of Poker introduced the first ever online gold bracelet event to the popular poker series. For 2017, the WSOP would host three online tournaments on the schedule, each providing a gold...
The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino of Las Vegas, Nevada is super busy as of late as they are the host of the 2017 World Series of Poker. The Rio always becomes busy this time of year when the WSOP rolls aroun...
The 2017 World Series of Poker has been in full swing for several weeks and the brand recently announced that the nomination process for the WSOP Poker Hall of Fame has begun. The WSOP has certain criteria that...
The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino of Las Vegas has been abuzz with activity over the past few weeks as the 2017 World Series of Poker has been in full swing. Each week, events finish up and new events begin,...
A slot player is reportedly celebrating this week after taking home over $1 million in cash courtesy of the El Cortez Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas and one of its The Big Bang Theory games from develop...
Today, MGM Resorts International is expected to begin construction on an expansion project planned for their Las Vegas Strip convention space. The company is hoping to be able to gain a larger share of the trad...
The latest millionaire was made at the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP) late Wednesday night, when Pablo Mariz, a semi-professional player from Canada, would place himself among poker's elite by winning the an...