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Opening nears for Reno-Sparks’ first new casino in 26 years

May 16, 2022

The operator of the world’s largest sportsbook in Las Vegas is expanding into northern Nevada this year as part of a collaboration with what will be the first new casino built in Reno-Sparks in mor

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Las Vegas Strip resort surprises 5,400 workers with $5K bonuses

May 12, 2022

Joyous bedlam erupted Wednesday at an employee appreciation and awards buffet at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas when the resort chief executive announced that all 5,400 people who work there will receive a $5,000 bonus.

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Palms reopens as first tribal owned, operated casino-hotel in Las Vegas

May 03, 2022

The Palms is back. Again.

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Clark County casinos bring in record gaming revenue in March

Apr 28, 2022

The Las Vegas-area casinos are on a hot streak.

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Ownership of popular taco shop at Resorts World Las Vegas becomes gaming issue

Apr 28, 2022

One of the most talked about stories roiling inside the gaming community these days isn’t the NFL draft this week, it’s the question of who really owns the popular taco shop at the $4 billion Resor

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Palms Casino Resort reopens under tribal ownership

Apr 27, 2022

The Palms Casino Resort closed for two years after the COVID pandemic hit. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians bought it last year and its reopening makes the Palms the first Las Vegas casino to be fully owned and operated by a Native American tribe.

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Palms sets April reopening date in Las Vegas

Apr 05, 2022

Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas will reopen with fireworks on Wednesday, April 27, property leaders announced Tuesday.

Hotel reservations will be available beginning April 28.

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Nevada gambling rebound charts big month in casino winnings

Mar 30, 2022

Nevada’s tourism economy is putting the coronavirus pandemic behind it, with regulators reporting a 12th straight month of $1 billion or more in casino house winnings statewide and the airport serving Las Vegas planning to add international service in April.

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Report: Problem gambling grew during pandemic; Nevada makes efforts to help

Mar 18, 2022

It’s Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and yes, it’s the time of March Madness — the NCAA basketball tournament — when many, many people make sports bets in office pools or online.

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Casino company marks start of work on new Las Vegas resort

Mar 14, 2022

A local casino company with several other Las Vegas-area properties marked the start Friday of a $750 million project to build a 200-room hotel tower and casino in a growing residential and commercial neighborhood southwest of the city.

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A customer waits in a queue inside an electronics store in Sydney on Nov. 12, 2020, on the day of the official launch of Sony's next-generation PlayStation 5 gaming console.

Sony halts PlayStation sales in Russia due to Ukraine invasion

Mar 09, 2022
Along with stopping sales of its consoles, the company announced a $2 million donation to UNHCR and the international NGO, Save the Children, to support the victims in Ukraine.
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Decentraland is a virtual world where you can dress up your avatar.

Looking good in the metaverse. Fashion brands bet on digital clothing

Feb 16, 2022
Fashion brands are betting people will spend on virtual outfits in the immersive digital world known as the metaverse.
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Sports betting has always been the norm in Las Vegas, but now it's everywhere; how?

Feb 09, 2022

Americans are gambling more than ever on sports.

And the upcoming Super Bowl in Los Angeles between the Rams and

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El Cortez Crosses 80-Year Mark By Balancing Preservation And Renovation

Nov 19, 2021

Las Vegas may be all too eager to get rid of its oldest institutions, but the El Cortez is going nowhere.  

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Most Las Vegas Strip Resorts Open At 100% With Regulatory OK

May 13, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gambling giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment have opened their Las Vegas Strip gambling floors at 100% capacity with no person-to-person distancing requirement after receiving the go-ahead from state regulators.

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Las Vegas Hitting Jackpot As Pandemic-Weary Visitors Crowd Back

May 03, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas has been jammed lately with pandemic-weary tourists looking for excitement and entertainment.

Casino capacity limits on the Strip on Saturday increase again, to 80%, and person-to-person distancing drops to 3 feet. Masks are still required.

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Despite Virus, Atlantic City Casinos Reinvesting Millions

May 03, 2021

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With COVID-19 restrictions limiting how many people can gamble inside, and revenue and profits plunging, this might not sound like the best time for Atlantic City's casinos to be spending big on renovations.

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Nevada Casinos Get More Gamblers, But Revenues Still Lag

Mar 26, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos are getting more gamblers back a year after the coronavirus pandemic began, but house winnings on the Las Vegas Strip still lagged in February.

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As The Strip Comes Back From Pandemic, New Properties And Projects On The Horizon

Mar 22, 2021

How do we know Las Vegas is returning to normal?  

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Report: Las Vegas Casinos Still Slump, Other Markets Improving

Feb 26, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Strip casinos are continuing to suffer effects of the coronavirus pandemic, but parts of the state that attract local and drive-in gamblers are showing signs of recovery.

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Casino Industry Report Charts Sharp Drop In 2020 Revenues

Feb 17, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A national casino industry group says the pandemic cut gambling revenue in the U.S. by 31% in 2020, compared with the year before.

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Report: Bad Month Ends Bad Year For Nevada Casino Winnings

Jan 28, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casino regulators say December was a historically bad month at the end of a historically bad year in a key measure of gambling activity.

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US Casinos Recovering From Virus, But Challenges Remain

Nov 17, 2020

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The trade association for the U.S. gambling industry says America's casinos are recovering from months of closures necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak, having regained 81% of the gambling revenue they saw in the third quarter of last year.

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Imagining A Post-COVID Strip

Nov 12, 2020

Tourism, the bread and butter of Nevada, is not exactly booming lately.

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Nevada Casino Winnings Report Charts Sluggish August

Sep 30, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino gambling remained slow in Nevada last month, according to a key index of casino activity that showed little improvement from the month before.

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