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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Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt told political reporter, Jon Ralston this week that he intends to add his name to a letter circulating among state attorneys general in support of the so-called Restoration ...
A political watchdog group that had called for federal investigations of Sheldon Adelson, the Chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp., has retracted some of it's statements and issued an apology to the casino owner ...
The Las Vegas Cosmopolitan Casino has continued to break away from losses and turn a profit in the latest quarter, the second quarter to ever show a profit for the company. The property is now owned by Nevada P...
Developers of the Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino, under construction near the north end of the Las Vegas Strip were denied their request for a chance to come back to city leaders with a specific plan that woul...
The great recession may be lingering in some sectors of the American economy but progress and growth continue in the world's original gambling capital of Las Vegas. Among the shining stars is the highly anticip...
The Malaysian based Genting Group has established itself as one of the big players in the global casino industry by setting up a number of popular casino resorts all over the world. Genting has establishment Re...
The Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino is set to ask Las Vegas city leaders for tax increment financing (TIF) approval on Wednesday, November 18th. They say their lenders will not create additional loan facilities...
After Friday’s deadly terrorist attacks at the French capital, the lights of the Paris Las Vegas’s Eiffel Tower replica of the Parisian original were dimmed on the High Roller wheel that shined blue, white and ...
Station Casinos was founded by Frank Fertitta Jr in 1976 and has built a strong presence in Nevada during the last forty years. The company which is still run by the Fertitta family currently operates 19 casino...
Caesars Entertainment Corp. took more than a three-quarter billion dollar hit on their third quarter financials due to costs associated with the restructuring of a bankrupt subsidiary, promising nearly $1 billi...
Update 11-26-2015: CfA retracts public comments and allegations, issues apology.
Sheldon Adelson, billionaire and chairman of the Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is known for having strong political ties in the nation...
Professional poker player and bitcoin poker site owner, Bryan Micon is expected to be sentenced in Las Vegas today for operating an unlicensed poker site in the online regulated state of Nevada. After accepting...
According to a CNN report, France’s foreign minister’s son Thomas Fabius, 33, allegedly passed bad checks to casinos in Las Vegas and faces criminal charges in the United States for his actions.
A criminal c...
While MGM China Holdings Ltd profits showed a more than 30% decline over the same quarter a year ago, MGM Resorts International (MGM) did better overall with US operations compensating for the losses overseas. ...
After spending the past three months in a losing streak with casino gaming, the state of Nevada has now caught a break. Thanks to the return of the pro football season as well as the game of baccarat, the casin...