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Adelson in hearing to decide jurisdictional issue

April 30, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Macau, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada

The ongoing saga of Jacobs vs Las Vegas Sands found Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson testifying before a judge at the Clark County Justice Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. S...

Penn National Gaming to buy Tropicana Las Vegas

Lars Jones

April 29, 2015

Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

Tropicana Las Vegas is being sold to Penn National Gaming Inc. for $360 million. The deal was announced today. The iconic hotel and casino has been on the the Las Vegas Strip for nearly 60 years and has seen ab...

Nevada Gaming Commission vacancy filled

Sam Mitchell

April 29, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Nevada

Joe Brown announced his resignation the week of April 20, 2015. On Tuesday April 28, 2015 Governor Brian Sandoval appointed a new casino executive to the position vacated by Joe Brown. Michonne Ascuaga, a forme...

Joe Brown resigns from Gaming Commission in Nevada

Sam Mitchell

April 24, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Nevada

Publicly revealed on April 23, 2015, was Attorney Joe Brown's resignation from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. He announced his resignation in a meeting held by the five member gaming commission Thursday citin...

Cobb family pleading guilty in LV sports betting case, to forfeit $4.3 million

Sam Mitchell

April 18, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Illegal Bookmaking, Nevada

Glen Cobb and three of his family members have made deals with the government after an investigation of a multi-million dollar sports betting operation. Glen Cobb, a Las Vegas local, will plead guilty to two co...

Riviera Las Vegas 60th Birthday Monday—Closing May 4—Ohio company to liquidate

Sadonna Price

April 17, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino closures, Nevada

Just days after celebrating 60 years in operation, the Riviera Las Vegas will close its doors permanently. The historic casino will celebrate the anniversary on April 20th only to close on May 4th at noon. A pr...

A cash-free Las Vegas poker experience coming soon?

Lars Jones

April 14, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino News, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, Nevada

MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts have announced they not accept cash at poker tables any longer. Some media outlets are proffering that it might be a move to stop money laundering. Las Vegas Casinos h...

Sands China relieved from $250k penalty imposed by US lower court

Jenn G

April 7, 2015

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

The casino operator, Sands China Ltd, is enjoying a reprieve from a penalty of $250,000 that was levied last month by a lower Nevada Court. The Supreme Court relieved the Sands of the penalty, but has not inter...

Railroad Pass, oldest operating casino in US sold to Henderson real estate developer

Sadonna Price

April 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

Railroad Pass is considered the oldest casino in the state of Nevada still active today after opening in 1931. The casino was recently purchased by Joe DeSimone Jr. from MGM Resorts International for an undiscl...

Harry Reid will not run in 2016 races

Sam Mitchell

March 30, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Online gambling regulation, Nevada

Harry Reid, current US Senate minority leader (D-Nevada), has announced he is not going to try running for re-election. He states it has nothing to do with a fall he suffered earlier in 2015 which broke several...

Homeland Security report names SLS Las Vegas

Sam Mitchell

March 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Gaming Industry News, Nevada

According to ABC, a report released on Wednesday from the Homeland Security Inspector General states Nevada Senator Harry Reid gave SLS Las Vegas special treatment. Other news outlets also site “favoritism” iss...

Federal judge to hear arguments in Phua case

Sadonna Price

March 26, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Malaysia, Crime, Nevada

High profile Malaysian gambler Paul Phua Wei-seng’s fate now lies in the hands of a federal judge, in the multi-million dollar illegal betting operation case. Phua was arrested in July when FBI agents entered h...

Genting’s Resorts World Las Vegas to break ground May 5

Jenn G

March 24, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, World Casino News, Casino project updates

Genting is scheduled to break ground on May 5 with the building of its first Las Vegas resort. The new casino, Resorts World Las Vegas will sit on a site that was once controlled by Boyd Gaming Corp in northern...

Elaine Wynn struggles to retain board seat

Lars Jones

March 19, 2015

Las Vegas, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Macau, Massachusetts, Nevada

The Wynn empire has faced significant losses in the recent past, most notably in Macau but that's not the only thing that billionaire Steve Wynn needs to be concerned about. His ex-wife Elaine Wynn was not re-n...

Nevada to Allow Olympic Sports Betting

Sadonna Price

March 4, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News

Sportsbooks in the state of Nevada will see a return of Olympic betting thanks to an amendment approved recently by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The amendment will allow sportsbooks in the state to offer wa...

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Adelson in hearing to decide jurisdictional issue

Penn National Gaming to buy Tropicana Las Vegas

Nevada Gaming Commission vacancy filled

Joe Brown resigns from Gaming Commission in Nevada

Cobb family pleading guilty in LV sports betting case, to forfeit $4.3 million

Riviera Las Vegas 60th Birthday Monday—Closing May 4—Ohio company to liquidate

A cash-free Las Vegas poker experience coming soon?

Sands China relieved from $250k penalty imposed by US lower court

Railroad Pass, oldest operating casino in US sold to Henderson real estate developer

Harry Reid will not run in 2016 races

Homeland Security report names SLS Las Vegas

Federal judge to hear arguments in Phua case

Genting’s Resorts World Las Vegas to break ground May 5

Elaine Wynn struggles to retain board seat

Nevada to Allow Olympic Sports Betting

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Genting Malaysia Poised for Growth as Hollywood Casino Reopens in Genting Highlands

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