Las Vegas

Although Macau surpassed the Las Vegas Strip in 2006 and is still the reining revenue champion, Las Vegas is still king of the game in many ways with more visitors arriving each year, as well as pioneering the concept of integrated casino resorts. Three of the four US-listed companies that operate in China also call Las Vegas home - Las Vegas Sands Corp., Wynn Resorts Ltd., and MGM Resorts International. Any move by the big players in Sin City has an effect on operations all over the world. World Casino News covers The Strip and Glitter Gulch as casinos open and close, C-Suite Executives rise and fall, and as Downtown is revitalized by important operators into a more sophisticated gambling and entertainment zone.

Follow the news here to stay abreast of changes as Wynn expands, properties change operations to accommodate millenials, and game manufacturers consolidate through mergers & acquisitions. We've got Las Vegas covered for you.

Wynn Las Vegas Takes Legal Action Against Fontainebleau For Supposedly Trying To Steal Its Workers

For a very long time, executives of the Wynn Las Vegas believed that Fontainebleau was actively trying to copy the unique experience that Wynn provides to its guests. It went so far that Fontainebleau began poa...

International Game Technology and Everi Announce $6.2 Billion Merger

International Game Technology (IGT), a global leader of entertaining and responsible gaming experiences, separates its lottery and gaming operations. Following internal audits of its Global Lottery, Global Gami...

GGPoker’s WSOP Super Circuit Event Bringing $100 Million in Prizes for the Coolest Poker Faces

An established operator GGPoker is bringing more exclusive poker action with the prestigious online tournament World Series of Poker (WSOP)! A series of poker events will be held from March 3 through April 1, 2...

Nevada Gaming Commission Validates Amendments to Regulation 25 on Independent Agents

New regulation amendments that significantly change the existing way that reports on registered independent agents that deliver high-rollers to Nevada resorts, were created by the casino, have been officially v...

Las Vegas Sands Faces Another Legal Challenge Over Its NY Casino-Resort Plans

Recently, New York State Supreme Court Justice Sarika Kapoor, the very same judge who formerly invalidated lease of the Las Vegas Sands (LVS) with Nassau County last November, decided that LVS doesn't have a le...

Aruze Gaming Global Secures 14 Tribal Validations For Tribal Expansion And 4 State Licenses

Aruze Gaming Global (AG2), a Las Vegas-based casino equipment manufacturer, is pleased to reveal that it has managed to achieve a crucial landmark in its business, having obtained validations from fourteen trib...

World Series of Poker Releases 2024 Event Schedule to Look for New Records

Following the record-breaking 2023 event, the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) reportedly returns to the Las Vegas Strip for another thrilling enterprise. As reported, the most prestigious poker tournament has...

MGM China’s Adjusted Property EBITDAR Reaches All-Time High For 4Q23 And FY23

For one of Macau’s 6 concessionaires, MGM China, last year was its best year of all time in terms of income collected, as it officially revealed all-time highs for 4Q23 and entire year Adjusted Property EBITDAR...

Nevada Bookmakers Took In $185.6m In Bets On Super Bowl LVIII, Setting a New Record

The Super Bowl, officially hosted by Las Vegas this year, brought in record betting total and small income, regardless of the forecasts that bookmakers across the state would experience a financial hit from the...

Mahomes’ Super Bowl Performance Sets Off Sports Books’ Overtime Prop Bet Loss

For the second straight season, the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl title to seemingly turn the San Francisco 49ers' title dreams into sleepless nights of regrets. However, the outstanding performance by ...

Oregon Lottery Launches Taylor Swift-Inspired Series of Bets During Super Bowl

One game. Two teams. Three days to face the destiny and learn own capabilities. With almost equal odds, two teams are determined to leave their hearts on the field to win the Big Game. There could be only one, ...