The ravages of lockdown appear to be in the rear view mirror for MGM Resorts after the company reported an eye-popping 87.5 percent revenue jump over 2020. But that huge number was just one of a constellation of good news MGM Resorts reported to investors late last week. Practically every division of MGM Resorts saw…
Regulated sports betting has always been part of the Nevada gaming market, but this year players are dropping a bit more on wagers than they have in years past. During October, those Nevada players (and visitors) dropped $1.1 billion on wagers and handed the state a record-breaking handle for the month. As is the case…
Nevada casino gaming revenue clocked in at $1.16 billion for the month of September. That marks the seventh consecutive month that Silver State casinos have brought in $1 billion or more. It's also a sign that land-based casinos are recovering from the grim, pandemic-related shutdowns and limited occupancy. According to numbers released by the Nevada…
Nevada's gambling business saw its best month ever in July 2021 as Silver State casinos hauled in $1.36 billion without the benefit of convention traffic. July's smoking hot numbers shattered the previous monthly record of $1.23 billion, which was set in May, 2021. The question now is whether or not Nevada's good time can survive…
With cases of the dreaded Delta variant surging across the state, Nevada hotels and casinos are once again asking guests to wear masks in public places. The return of the mask mandate was ordered by Governor Steve Sisolak in an attempt to temper skyrocketing COVID-19 infections in Clark County and the rest of the Nevada.…
Nevada gaming regulators have approved most of the state's big casinos to reopen at 100 percent capacity as of this week. It's a huge milestone that will hopefully put Nevada's beleaguered gambling business back on the path to security and prosperity after 14 months of pandemic-driven instability and chaos. Under the terms set by the…
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is opening up public comment on the idea of expanding the state's online gambling options to include online casino games. It's a move that's supported by the state's powerful gambling industry, but it's not something that the big casino operators have always been in favor of. It's also a move…
One of the most stark and jarring images of the early pandemic lockdown were those of the abandoned, lifeless Las Vegas Strip. The always bustling Strip looked like a scene from a zombie apocalypse movie as casinos shuttered their doors and tourists were nowhere to be found. But that awful chapter of the pandemic is…
While some elements of the gambling industry have been shielded from the devastating impact of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, Nevada's iconic casino business has been uniquely prone. After all, Nevada has a tiny local population and relies heavily on out-of-town guests to gamble, drink, and generate cash. That vulnerability was on glaring display as Nevada's…
How will the hotels and casinos of Las Vegas fight for customers in the waning days of the pandemic? And how will they set themselves apart from their competition when a vaccinated populace emerges from a year or two on lockdown? The answers to some of these questions may be found in the opening of…
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