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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For some time now, casino operators in Las Vegas have been trying to figure out a way to make gambling more appealing to millennials. Traditional slot games and even table games are not as popular today as the...
Station Casinos is making significant investments to upgrade its online and offline sportsbooks offerings in Nevada by entering into new partnerships with the Stadium Technology Group and Miomni Gaming. Stadium...
The World Series of Poker is a much-anticipated tournament series that takes place each year in Las Vegas at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino. Players travel from around the world to take part in various ev...
Finally, things have moved forward for the Las Vegas Convention Center after tourism officials gave the green light for the recommendation for a $1.4 billion project. Plans to renovate and expand the Convention...
A group known as the Las Vegas Economic Impact Regional Center (LVEIRC) is in the process of developing the Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino on the Vegas Strip and is expected to launch before the end of this year...
In July 2015, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada launched a nonprofit initiative in its continuing effort to support the local community, and on Friday, July 8, the second annual Music for a ...
Station Casinos is planning a major expansion for its Palace Station property in Las Vegas that will include a 27-story tower, bingo hall, new pool, movie theater, and a rooftop restaurant, according to Eater V...
After earlier announcing that it intends to discontinue receiving electricity from utilities firm Berkshire Hathaway from October, American casino giant MGM Resorts International has now unveiled the nation's l...
Hoping to act as a “filler product” in between live races, which are being run less often during the week, virtual racing is now being offered at Silver Sevens and the Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas by t...
The discussion of an NFL stadium coming to Las Vegas has been a hot topic of debate over the past few months, with Sheldon Adelson recently proposing a plan that would see the city staking major funds to bring ...
The casino revenue numbers for the state of Nevada are down for the month of May, with the Nevada Gaming Control Board reporting $958 million in earnings which is a 4.53% decrease from May of 2015. Despite the ...
On Monday, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino reported that a point-of-sale breach had taken place, with malware having been found within the systems of the resort. The Las Vegas casino began an investigation int...
In an attempt to lure the unhappy Oakland Raiders franchise to Las Vegas, billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has proposed a plan that would see the Nevada city stake the biggest subsidy in the history o...
Say goodbye to Vegas Vickie, the bright and scantily clad cowgirl sign welcoming visitors to the Girls of Glitter Gulch gentleman's club on Freemont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Visitors can also bid adieu to ...
Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino announced today that they have launched a website for the highly anticipated Las Vegas property. In the announcement they stated that they will be hiring to fill 800 po...