The hulking, bluish casino-resort, which has sat unfinished on the Las Vegas Strip since 2009 and became a poster child of the Great Recession, is now scheduled to open in late 2020 under a partnership between hospitality giant Marriott International and New York-based global real estate firm Witkoff.
Read More . . .The question in front of the board now is how it, as a gaming regulatory body, ought to investigate and address a set of allegations of sexual misconduct against Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn and detailed in a Wall Street Journal article last month
Read More . . .Some gaming industry sources talked about Steve Wynn’s resignation as if he had died.
Read More . . .On March 22, the Luxor will open Esports Arena Las Vegas in the space formerly occupied by LAX Nightclub. Esports resource Newzoo’s third annual Global Esports Market Report released last year projected the esports economy would grow to nearly $700 million in 2017 and $1.5 billion by 2020
Read More . . .The house doesn’t always win, especially when the Patriots are in the Super Bowl and a mystery bettor riding an epic hot streak is on the other side.
Read More . . .For perhaps the first time, it’s no longer a debate whether the Super Bowl wagering record will fall.
Read More . . .After eking out $11.5 million in November 2017 following a rough month of baseball, the books bounced back in December with a $34.5 million win on a $495 million monthly handle (full report here). That December win is a new Nevada record, beating the previous mark from December 2007 at $31.8 million. More records coming.
Read More . . .On Monday afternoon a bettor placed $1 million on the Eagles to win Super Bowl 52 on the William Hill mobile betting app, the sports book reports.
Read More . . .The same bettor who took this city’s legal sports books for millions of dollars on the World Series is looking to cash in again at the Super Bowl.
Read More . . .The Vegas Golden Knights are the gift that keeps giving to bettors and taking from oddsmakers in Sin City. Read more at: https://nesn.com/2018/01/golden-knights-success-at-home-costs-las-vegas-sportsbooks-big-time/
Read More . . .Esports Arena Las Vegas is being positioned as the crown jewel of Allied esports, a global power player in the industry with venues in Germany and China in addition to North America.
Read More . . .“You gotta practice a lot. Ten hours a day, for sure, to become a pro,” says Storm, who started gaming when he was 8. “And even if you do that, there’s so much competition, 10 hours a day might not be enough.”
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