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Someone — either this wolf or you — is about to meet an unfortunate end in the survival simulator <em>The Long Dark.</em>

Reading The Game: The Long Dark

May 27, 2018

Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with a look at the survival simulator The Long Dark, which uses sound and silence to build a world not long into some terrible disaster.

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Horatio Monroe of Tracy, Calif. comes to PLAYlive Nation to play Fortnite every day after work. He says it relaxes him.

The Fortnite Craze Might Be Here To Stay

May 05, 2018

Since its debut last summer, Fortnite has had over 150 million downloads worldwide. When the mobile version was launched in early April, revenues tripled in one day.

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Casinos Collect More than $1 Billion In Win For Third Straight Month

Apr 30, 2018

Nevada casinos collected more than $1 billion in gaming wins for the third straight month in March.

The state’s Gaming Control Board reported today statewide wins were up 3.4 percent from last year.

Strip casinos were up 9.1 percent while Downtown was even higher at 14.2 percent.

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Gaming Policy Committee To Discuss Gaming and Marijuana

Mar 05, 2018

Governor Brian Sandoval’s Gaming Policy Committee will meet Monday to discuss marijuana.

The 12-member committee might make a recommendation to the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Gaming Control Board regarding gaming companies and their relationships with Nevada’s marijuana industry.

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Wynn Resorts 4Q Earnings, Sales Top Wall Street Forecasts

Jan 22, 2018

Wynn Resorts reported Monday fourth-quarter earnings and sales that topped Wall Street forecasts, and as a result shares of Wynn Resorts and other casino giants such as Las Vegas Sands reached multi-year highs.

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Young women cosplay as the main characters of the mobile game Arena of Valor in Tianjin, China, in October. More than half the game's players in China are female.

China's Most Popular Mobile Game Charges Into American Market

Jan 02, 2018

Tencent's Arena Of Valor faces challenges coming into the U.S. market, including unbundling from the company's popular social app and American gamers' less-intense focus on mobile.

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In <em>Inside, </em>you play as a boy with no special powers — just the ability to run from the monsters around you.

Reading The Game: Inside

Dec 31, 2017

In this installment of our occasional series on storytelling in video games, we take a look at the dark puzzle platformer Inside. You play as a boy in a red jacket, with no special powers — so run!

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Reading The Game: This War Of Mine

Dec 16, 2017

Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with This War of Mine — a game about surviving during wartime that proved so wrenching, our critic couldn't bring himself to finish it.

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Nevada, New Jersey, Delaware Reach Online Poker Agreement

Oct 13, 2017

Nevada has reached an agreement with New Jersey and Delaware with respect to online poker playing.

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How Diverse Is The Gaming Industry?

Oct 12, 2017

How diverse are our gaming institutions?

Women of Diversity Productions set out to answer that, with a survey of gender policies at resorts.

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Report: Nevada Gambling Revenue Falls 1.7 Percent In July

Aug 30, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — State regulators say gambling revenue at Nevada casinos was down about 1.7 percent in July compared with the same month a year ago.

Data released Wednesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board show casinos won almost $998 million from gamblers last month.

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Boyd Gaming's Big Plans

Jul 12, 2017

Boyd Gaming is one of the larger locals' casino operators in Nevada.

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The mobile app Pokémon Go has lost some of its original steam, one year into its tenure on the gaming charts.

A Year Later, Pokémon Go Has Leveled Out And Left Fans Wanting More

Jul 01, 2017

The nostalgia-fueled app caught the world's attention — sending people in search of the game's monsters. While millions still play, augmented-reality designers are thinking about the next big thing.

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Will Nevada Lose Jobs If U.S. Sports Betting Is Legalized?

Jun 29, 2017

If you want to bet on sports legally in this country, you have to be in Nevada.

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Casino Industry Ramps Up Effort To Repeal Sports Betting Ban

Jun 12, 2017

The casino industry's largest lobbying group in the U.S. is ramping up its efforts to repeal a federal law that bans sports betting in most states.

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ESports In Las Vegas

Jun 08, 2017

When you hear talk of “gaming” in Nevada, the first thing most people think of is a smoky casino floor filled with slot machines. But that’s changing with the rise of competitive video gaming in the region.

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Will Casino Gaming In Japan Be A Winning Bet For Las Vegas?

Apr 19, 2017

Analysts say Japan could be a lucrative market for Las Vegas' gaming companies.

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Poker Tables Keep Decreasing On Nevada Casino Floors

Mar 27, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — When the Monte Carlo closes its eight-table poker room in about a month as part of a $450 million overhaul, the Las Vegas Strip will have lost nearly a quarter of the tables it had a decade ago.

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Chris Schranck, wearing his Futureman outfit, says what draws fans is his personality and the community he built around his Twitch stream.

Games Are Taking A Back Seat To Players On Video Game Streaming Sites

Mar 12, 2017

Twitch became a popular site for its constant live streams of people playing video games. Its latest addition is Twitch IRL: Same players, same streams, but without the gaming.

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Proposal To Lower Nevada's Gambling Age Encounters Skepticism

Feb 27, 2017

The proposal comes from Assem. Jim Wheeler (R-Minden), who is skeptical it will pass.

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Lincoln Clay, the lead character in Mafia III, is a protagonist rarely featured by the gaming industry.

How One Video Game Unflinchingly Tackles Racism With History And Raw Interactions

Jan 03, 2017

Creators of Mafia III, set in a fictionalized Louisiana, took a documentary approach to confronting players with prejudice and bigotry of the 1960s South from the perspective of a black protagonist.

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Lucky Dragon Hotel Opens Just Off Las Vegas Strip

Nov 21, 2016

An Asian-themed casino-hotel catering to Chinese guests and gamblers has become the first new gambling property to open in nearly six years along the Las Vegas Strip.

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Eldorado Resorts To Purchase Isle Of Capri Casinos

Sep 20, 2016

RENO — Eldorado Resorts has agreed to buy Isle of Capri Casinos for $1.7 billion in combined stocks and cash, a move that will add 13 casino-resorts to the Reno-based company's portfolio.

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Gaming Experts: ‘Water The Green Grass In The Garden’

Jul 06, 2016

At a recent economic development forum, panelists discussing the gaming industry reminded the audience that it’s important to “water the green grass in the garden.”