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

Sands Ups House Edge on Most Blackjack

The Las Vegas Sands Corp. has made changes to its blackjack payouts that give the house a substantially higher advantage, a poker website says. The change makes the Venetian...

Published April 7, 2014

Wynn: Pay Up

A new compensation structure at Wynn Resorts will no longer be directly tied to company profits. Head honcho Steve Wynn will have to pay for his own villa (l.),...

Published March 31, 2014

Nevada Regulators Eye Rolling Lounges

Silver State regulators are taking a closer look at the rules governing out-of-state “rolling ultra-lounges,” which can be outfitted with stripper poles and other nightclub-style amenities. Some of the...

Published March 31, 2014

Strip Sign for Sale

This space for rent: a giant sign at the Harmon Center in Las Vegas is up for lease. It will cost millions for a company to buy the naming...

Published March 31, 2014

South Carolina Senator Challenges Canasta Ban

South Caroline Senator Tom Davis says he’ll seek to have a state gaming law declared unconstitutional if it does not exclude poker and canasta games played at retirement communities.

Published March 31, 2014

Downtown Bar Fight

The Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas is tussling with a non-member casino owner over the right to sell alcohol in outdoor bars. When the dust clears, all...

Published March 24, 2014

Road Rage

It would seem simple enough. Atlantic City’s main casino drag, Pacific Avenue needs repaving. But nothing is ever simple in Atlantic City as 10 years of broken promises have...

Published March 24, 2014

Casino Hacking: Could It Happen Again?

In February, in a case that’s still unsolved, hackers attacked the international websites of the Las Vegas Sands Corp., stealing some customer data from the website of the Sands...

Published March 24, 2014

$40 Cover? Lex in Reno Thinks Big

The Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, is spending $15 million for a 25,000-square-foot, high-end nightclub. It will be unlike anything in the Reno-Tahoe market, and the prices will...

Published March 24, 2014

Murder, They Wrote

Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority has ordered Irish bookmaking giant Paddy Power to pull an advertisement offering odds on the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. Paddy Power has...

Published March 17, 2014

Slot Keys on eBay

A Las Vegas newspaper was able to purchase two of the “2341 keys” at the center of the $1 million fine against Reno’s Peppermill simply by going on eBay.

Published March 17, 2014

Big Spenders

Sheldon Adelson (l.), the chairman of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. made Forbes’ billionaires list for the first time in seven years. His net worth is now about $38...

Published March 10, 2014