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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Having been the chip leader in all three days of game play, it is not surprising that Qui Nguyen has earned the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion title. Nguyen was able to have a considerable lead ...
The World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table for 2016 kicked off on Sunday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino with nine players hitting the felt to begin the final round of game play for the tournament...
According to reports in the finance industry, Deutsche Bank is in the process of selling its 16.9 percent stake in Las Vegas based Red Rock Resorts which was formerly known as Station Casinos. The sale is expec...
The loyalty card found at Station Casinos is known as the Boarding Pass, a reward option that is set to change beginning this week. Players who have loyalty cards at properties operated by Station Casinos will ...
The plan to build a new 65,000-seat stadium in the southern Nevada desert in order to entice the Oakland Raiders NFL franchise to relocate to Las Vegas could be in jeopardy due to a disagreement between the wan...
Ahead of the 203-room property’s scheduled official opening on December 3, the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved a non-restricted gaming license for The Lucky Dragon Hotel And Casino.
According to a repo...
It took one week for the legislature of Nevada to decide to pass plans to begin the construction of a stadium in Las Vegas for the Oakland Raiders. On Friday, lawmakers approved a tax increase of almost 1% on h...
The controversial plan to build a $1.9 billion stadium in the southern Nevada desert in order to entice the Oakland Raiders NFL franchise to Las Vegas has received support from a trio of the casino industry’s l...
In March of 2012, the Navegante Group took over the management of Hooters’ casino operations. This was done when the ownership of the brand was taken over by a financial capital group. Navegante has been succes...
After a lower court refused to grant Elaine Wynn protection under whistle-blower statutes, the former wife of Steve Wynn and co-founder of Wynn Resorts is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to intervene. Ms. Wynn ...
A Los Angeles-based commercial property company that was involved in the early stages of a proposed 65,000-seat domed NFL stadium in Las Vegas, formally ended its involvement with the project last month, accord...
American casino operator Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has announced that its Station Casinos subsidiary has finalized its purchase of the troubled Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas from creditors for a total co...
The Las Vegas Sands Corp is trying to recover $6.4 million in gambling debts from two VIP Chinese gamblers who blew millions in just a couple of days playing baccarat – a game that is very popular with Chinese ...
NV Energy has been the main power supplier for the top casino operators in Las Vegas including the Las Vegas Sands Corp, Station Casinos, MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts. MGM and Wynn received permission from the ...
On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board released the August figures for casino gaming in the state, showing a 5.2% decrease when compared to the same month last year. The lower results are believed to be d...