Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson died at his home in Malibu, California yesterday after a prolonged battle with non-Hodgkin's cancer. Adelson, who was the Chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation was 87 at the time of his passing, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Adelson's success in the casino business…
Few American cities have been harder hit by the ravages of the pandemic than Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2019, the combined casinos of the glittering Las Vegas Strip brought in more than $12 billion worth of economic activity to the city, along with more than 42 million tourists from all over the world. Of course…
When will Nevada's glittering casino archipelago reopen in its entirety? That is to say, when can you waltz into Caesar's Palace without a mask and expect the place to be packed to the rafters? We don't know exactly when that glorious day will arrive but, according to Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, corona virus inspired capacity…
The glittering casinos of the Las Vegas Strip were once the standard bearers for the worldwide gambling industry. Those temples of gaming were, and are, the model for practically every large scale casino on the planet. But in the wake of the chaos caused by the corona virus revenue for Silver State casinos is way…
Can Nevada's casinos survive on just 25 percent capacity? The glittering palaces of the Las Vegas Strip and the constellation of small, independently-owned casinos across the Silver State are about to find out. Late last week Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced a series of new business restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the corona…
When it comes to funding public education in Nevada, some local teacher's unions are looking to casinos for relief. The Clark County Education Association (CCEA) is advocating for a significant increase in both casino taxes and sales taxes in an effort to pump more cash into the Clark County's revenue-famished public schools. According to a…
An idea from Resorts World Las Vegas aimed at brightening the lives of beleaguered casino employees has blown up into a PR nightmare for the billion dollar enterprise. It's a story that involves some good intentions, local artists, and a serious misunderstanding of how people in the arts actually live. The good intentions side of…
It's 2020 and the casinos of Las Vegas Strip are creaking back to life after a brutal three month shutdown due to the worldwide COVID-19 breakout. So it's also the perfect time to open up a brand new casino on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, right? The owners of the newly approved Circa Casino…
The Cosmoplitan of Las Vegas is scaling back the number of areas on its premises where smoking is still allowed. While the move is certainly music to the ears of the health-conscious Vegas travelers, the new no-smoking areas are more likely part of a broader effort aimed at halting the spread of COVID-19. According to…
News that MGM Resorts will be permanently laying off at least 18,000 employees is something that seems all to inevitable for the struggling land-based casino business. After all, even the busiest, most successful casinos in the world have trouble operating at half-capacity in a year that included a three-month forced shutdown. What's really awful is…
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