Michigan Compact Covers New Mascot Costs

The recently approved Second Amendment to the Tribal-State Gaming Compact between the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and the state of Michigan allows revenue sharing funds to help...

Published January 9, 2017

Guests at Wynn, Meet Alexa

Wynn Resorts plans to install an innovative artificial intelligence system in all its Las Vegas hotel rooms by next summer. The technology, developed by Amazon, responds to voice commands...

Published December 26, 2016

Italy’s ‘King of Slots’ Arrested

Gambling tycoon Francesco Corallo has been arrested in the Caribbean following his indictment in Italy on charges of tax evasion, money laundering and embezzlement. Corallo’s Starnet is a dominant...

Published December 26, 2016

Judge Orders Ivey to Repay Borgata $10 million

A federal judge has ordered poker pro Phil Ivey and an associate to return $10.1 million to Atlantic City’s Borgata casino he won at baccarat in 2012. Ivey used...

Published December 26, 2016

Woman Thinks She Wins $8 million—Casino Won’t Pay

A woman playing a machine at the Lucky Eagle Casino in Washington hit the jackpot for what the machine informed her was more than $8.5 million. The casino disagreed....

Published December 26, 2016

Murren: Legalize Sports Betting

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren (l.) urged the president-elect and the new Congress to “give the American public what it wants” by repealing the federal ban on sports...

Published December 19, 2016

Gambling and Risk Management In the Age of Trump & Twitter

Having a political opinion is usually accepted and condoned in the United States no matter what your perspective. But what happens if your political opinion may conflict with your...

Published December 12, 2016

Yee-Ha! The Rodeo’s in Town

Las Vegas is expecting more than 170,000 visitors this week for the National Finals Rodeo. The 10-day extravaganza, a banner annual event on the city’s calendar, will see casinos...

Published December 5, 2016

What Would Reagan Do?

Ronald Reagan’s words were often memorable. This may be the first time that the late president’s words have been used to try to keep an Indian tribe in California...

Published December 5, 2016

One Is The Loneliest Number

The mystical power of the number one in the gaming industry is only surmounted by the impossibility of the number zero. Yet for many gaming companies, there are only...

Published November 28, 2016

Addiction Down Under a Lesson for U.S.?

A psychologist at the University of Sydney Gambling Treatment Clinic says the “gamblization” of sports in Australia has led to a sharp spike in addiction and should serve as...

Published November 28, 2016

Giving New Meaning to the Concept of the Gold Standard

The future of gaming in Nevada is apparently not much different from the past. While the industry is exploring the possibilities of eSports and daily fantasy sports, the “good...

Published November 21, 2016

Gaming Needs a New Gender-Equality Playbook

The gaming industry is lagging way behind other industries in giving women positions of authority, even though they give lip service to the effort. Here’s how to get more...

Published November 21, 2016

Grisham Novel Ruffles NIGA Feathers

Author John Grisham is known for his thrilling plots involving interesting protagonists, illegal activities and possible death. Now he’s known for misrepresenting Indian gaming, at least that’s the assertion...

Published November 14, 2016

Blackout at Paris

A basement electric line was accidentally cut at Paris Las Vegas, plunging the Strip resort into near total darkness for 20 hours before power was restored. Nearly 3,000 guests...

Published November 14, 2016

One Sure Bet on Trump vs. Clinton: Vegas’ Books Won’t Be Cashing In

No one quite knows why Nevada law forbids real money wagers on elections. But in a presidential contest as close and as bitterly fought at this one the state’s...

Published November 7, 2016

No Millennials Here, Says Penn National’s Wilmott

The U.S. regional casino giant isn’t pushing to add skill games to its casino floors, says CEO Timothy Wilmott (l.). Instead, he says the company will stay focused on...

Published November 7, 2016

Dreaming Anew at Las Vegas’ Historic Moulin Rouge

A potential new player in the Las Vegas market has big eyes for redeveloping the site that was once the city’s only racially integrated casino. Plans call for resort-scale...

Published October 24, 2016

A Woman Scorned

Elaine Wynn, the wife of Steve Wynn and owner of a quarter of his company, has asked the Nevada Supreme Court to grant her whistleblower protection because she has...

Published October 10, 2016

LVS Under Scrutiny Over Alleged High Roller ‘Shills’

Las Vegas prosecutors are pursuing two women, both Chinese citizens living in the U.S., who owe Las Vegas Sands millions in unpaid gambling debts. So says Las Vegas Sands....

Published October 10, 2016