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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On May 22nd 2015, an updated opening time of the Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino was announced, by the Las Vegas Economic Impact Regional Centre, for 2016. The project is estimated at $373 million. The new casino...
Gaming regulators in the state of Nevada will now have the opportunity to offer arcade-style slot gaming thanks to Governor Brian Sandoval signing Senate Bill 9 into law. The gaming equipment industry of Nevada...
Protests began last week at the SLS Las Vegas with valet parking attendants fighting for their right to form a union. As of yesterday, the Teamsters Union formed picket lines at the casino to bring awareness to...
May 19th 2015, International Game Technology (IGT) makes slot machines and is making plans to sell its huge corporate Las Vegas campus, following the company combining operations with GTECH Holdings, Italian lo...
Despite the April ruling by United States District Judge Andrew Gordon, which removed evidence in the Paul Phua illegal gambling case, federal prosecutors have added yet another charge to the list of current ch...
On Friday it was reported that a bill promoted by gaming machine manufacturers that allows an element of skill to slots games had been unanimously approved by the both Nevada House and Senate. If signed by Gove...
The union that is representing valet workers in Las Vegas is protesting against SLS Las Vegas Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip claiming unfair treatment of workers there.
On Monday workers took to t...
The bankrupt operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp has agreed to allow creditors to access records through an independent examiner that is looking at pre-bankruptcy arrangements.
However, a judge said...
Tony Chau ran sportsbettingchamp.com and sold a betting system through the site. He also marketed off-shore sports books located in Costa Rica and Panama, taking a percentage of each referred bettor's losses. O...
The Trinity Hotel Investments of New York group has announced they recently acquired the Hooters Casino Hotel in Las Vegas for a sum of $53.8 million. The sale took place on May 1st, which was just one day afte...
Derek Stevens, owner of the D Las Vegas and the Golden Gate bought all 852 slot machines from Riviera as well as spare machine parts and four roulette wheels, following the closing of Riviera in downtown Las Ve...
In Las Vegas on 7 May 2015, Todd Bice argued that Sheldon Adelson who is a casino billionaire and major Republican Party donor was making decisions for Sands China Ltd and he was doing so from Las Vegas. Bice w...
Staphane Vanel and Kami Rahbaran have filed a lawsuit against Manny Pacquiao and several others associated with the boxer in regards to the recent match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. The suit is seeking roughly ...
It was announced just yesterday that the new Resorts World Las Vegas casino property will be open in mid-2018, offering a casino and hotel experience with more than 3,000 rooms for travelers. During a press rel...
Billionaire and Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson has spent a fourth day in a Las Vegas courtroom to determine whether a wrongful termination suit should be heard in the U.S. or Macau. In the proceedings...