White’s Winning Streak Over, By Request

The Palms in Las Vegas has once again banned UFC President Dana White from gambling at the casino. This guy is just too lucky. On his last visit, he...

Published June 9, 2014

Such A Deal

If you play the ponies, you may be glad to know that the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, horse racing’s lobbying arm, wants the Internal Revenue Service to give you...

Published June 9, 2014

Hillary? Christie? In 2016, Nevadans Can Guess, But Not Bet

A proposal by Senator Tick Segerblom (l.) to legalize betting on federal elections was rejected by Nevada legislators. But one Vegas oddsmaker says the wagers could finally put an...

Published June 2, 2014

Vegas Out of Running for GOP Convention

For months, Las Vegas lobbied to win the Republican National Convention in 2016. Skeptics said the staid GOP would never risk coming to Sin City. But in the end,...

Published June 2, 2014

Waiting for the Streak

Successful gamblers have good habits that stand them in good stead when they are on a winning streak, seemingly violating the laws of chance. Poor players’ habits also contribute...

Published June 2, 2014

Cosmo vs. Cosmo

What’s in a name? Apparently, everything. But the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas may have overreacted when it filed a recent trademark suit. The action would prevent a women’s magazine...

Published June 2, 2014

Is It a Mirage? Moulin Rouge Back for a Day

Though it was largely demolished after a fire in 2010, the Moulin Rouge in Las Vegas, the first integrated gaming hall in the U.S., will reopen for eight hours...

Published June 2, 2014

New Jersey Sports Betting: Bet On It!

Even as New Jersey’s challenge to a federal sports-betting ban awaits Supreme Court action, state Senator Raymond Lesniak (l.) is planning a new bill to allow sports betting in...

Published May 26, 2014

No Longer Babies

As Baby Boomers age, casino operators worry about attracting younger players who prefer table games to slots and are less interested than their parents in visiting casinos. Reaching Millennials...

Published May 26, 2014

China Factor in Vegas

With the help of a federal government program called EB-5, which rewards foreign investors with legal residency, more and more Chinese businesspeople are bringing their money stateside. Las Vegas...

Published May 19, 2014

Gaming Innovation Course Spawns New Games

Former SHFL Entertainment CEO Mark Yoseloff (l.) had idea for a gaming innovation course at UNLV and it is already paying off. Students have created a dozen patented game...

Published May 19, 2014

What Happens Here Again

Some of the ads are already in play in markets like Los Angeles, Denver and San Francisco. They continue to brand Vegas as a city with a sense of...

Published May 19, 2014

Old and In the Way

Legislators in South Carolina may finally overturn a law banning social card and dice games. Retirement communities that advertise bridge and canasta social clubs actually have been breaking the...

Published May 19, 2014

It Must Be So: Wynn Declares Strip Recovery

In a Wynn Resorts investors’ conference call, Chairman Steve Wynn is reporting the Las Vegas Strip is in recovery with his Wynn/Encore (l.) the most profitable properties, while Wynn...

Published May 12, 2014

Good Will Hunting

Some of the largest casinos in Las Vegas have been given an alert to watch out for a card-counter that was barred last week from playing at the Hard...

Published May 12, 2014

Murren: Promoter Arum a “Bully”

MGM Resorts Chairman and CEO Jim Murren took exception to below-the-belt volleys from boxing promoter Bob Arum (l.). Arum, who has had a long relationship with MGM, called out...

Published April 28, 2014

Borgata Sues Ivey

The Borgata in Atlantic City is suing professional poker player Phil Ivey (l.), alleging that he cheated the casino in a baccarat game with an edge-sorting technique, a claim...

Published April 21, 2014

Sin Ban

The administration of Governor Susana Martinez and the New Mexico Human Services Department have made it illegal for people who receive welfare benefits to use their cash assistance cards...

Published April 21, 2014

High Roller Opens in Las Vegas

The High Roller, the world’s largest observation wheel, has opened between the Quad and the Flamingo resorts near the Las Vegas Strip. The 550-foot High Roller takes 30 minutes...

Published April 7, 2014

Sands Has Nebulous Plans for Unfinished Tower

Construction on a $600 million St. Regis condominium tower at the Venetian in Las Vegas halted in 2008, when the Las Vegas Sands Corp. faced dire financial straits. Now...

Published April 7, 2014