Nevada

January 5, 2018

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino closures

Just one year, one month and a day after celebrating its official grand opening on Dec 3, 2016, the Asian-themed Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino temporarily closed all gaming and restaurant operations at 7am on T...

Federal judge approves Cal Neva Resort and Casino settlement deal

January 1, 2018

Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

In Nevada, a federal bankruptcy judge has approved an agreement that will see billionaire American businessman, Larry Ellison, pay approximately $35.8 million in order to assume control of the shuttered Cal Nev...

MGM names its new Vegas WNBA franchise

December 29, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas

After the October approval by the WNBA and NBA Board of Governors for the relocation of the of the San Antonio Stars to Las Vegas, the franchise’s new owner and operator MGM Resorts International has renamed th...

Golden Route Operations hit with $75K fine courtesy of Nevada Gaming Commission

December 27, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

A stipulation for settlement agreement with Golden Route Operations LLC, the largest slot route operator in Nevada, was unanimously approved recently by the state’s Gaming Commission which fined the company $75...

NYX shareholders approve acquisition by Scientific Games

December 21, 2017

Las Vegas, Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Game manufacturers, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Las Vegas on Wednesday, NYX Gaming Group Limited’s (TSXV: NYX) shareholders overwhelmingly approved Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) acquisition of the company for $631 million by way of a court-s...

Scientific Games Corporation receives major encouragement

December 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Gaming Industry News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The plan from Scientific Games Corporation to buy online casino games innovator NYX Gaming Group Limited outright received another major boost yesterday after private investments firm Pollard Equities Limited g...

WSOP releases 2018 daily event schedule

December 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Poker Tournaments, Poker, Nevada

Next year signals the 49th edition of the World Series of Poker, a poker series that is held in the highest regard and anticipated by pros and amateurs alike, year after year. As 2017 comes to a close, the WSOP...

Chinese investors file lawsuit against owner of SLS Las Vegas

December 14, 2017

Las Vegas, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

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In California, a group of Chinese nationals have filed a lawsuit against Stockbridge Capital Group over allegations that the firm reneged on a promise to reward them with permanent resident cards in return for ...

A.G. Burnett to step down as Gaming Control Board Chairman

December 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Employment & Careers, Nevada

Next week, A.G. Burnett (pictured) will be stepping down from his role as the Gaming Control Board Chairman of Nevada. Burnett has spent over five years at the helm of the regulatory agency and will now focus o...

More good news for Scientific Games Corporation

December 11, 2017

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Only days after getting the support of British bookmaker William Hill and the proposed purchase of online casino games innovator NYX Gaming Group Limited by Las Vegas-based Scientific Games Corporation has rece...

Scientific Games Corporation purchase plan receives significant boost

December 8, 2017

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Scientific Games Corporation’s proposed attempt to buy online casino games innovator NYX Gaming Group Limited received a massive boost on Wednesday after British bookmaking giant William Hill had dropped its pr...

Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated receives Nevada licenses

December 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Game manufacturers, Licenses, Nevada

Japanese pachinko giant Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated has announced that it will soon begin manufacturing and selling its products in Nevada after license applications for two of its subsidiaries were approv...

Dan Smith earns WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Super High Roller win

December 4, 2017

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Tournaments, Poker, Nevada

Since last month, the Poker Room at the Bellagio Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip has played host to Season XVI of the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic. The series continued this last weeke...

WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event set to take place next week