2013 has been a doozy of a year for casinos all over the world. From record revenues to incredible declines, there wasn’t a shortage of relevant casino news that made our pages. So with two weeks left in the year, it’s high-time to take a look at what news fell through the cracks and what […]

Las Vegas is again the top destination for travelers over Memorial Day 2014, according to a new survey released today. More travel bookings on priceline.com were made for Las Vegas than any other destination, the travel website said. This is the 12th year priceline.com has published its list of the top 50 destinations for Memorial […]

Florida-based JetBlue Airways today announced a new nonstop route between Las Vegas and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., beginning in late October. Daily departures from Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport will be scheduled for 11 p.m. with arrival at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at 6:30 a.m. the next day. Return flights will leave Fort Lauderdale at 7:30 […]

Executives thought online gambling would be a savior, a shot in the arm for the gaming industry. In Nevada, Station Casinos fired first when it delivered the first legal online poker platform via its Ultimate Poker brand. Caesars Entertainment soon followed suit. “It’s a major accomplishment,” one insider said. “Nevada is first, and Nevada should […]

The historic El Cortez casino, a holdover from Las Vegas’ mob days, is now lockstep with 21st century gambling. Real-money poker website Ultimate Gaming has reached a deal to run the downtown resort’s online poker operations, the companies said today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. El Cortez executives are now marketing ultimatepoker.com to […]

The FBI has busted an illegal sports book run out of Caesars Palace hotel rooms by a group of Asian nationals who allegedly took in millions of dollars in bets on the World Cup, according to a criminal complaint announced Monday. In collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security and the Nevada Gaming Control Board, […]

BOSTON — State gambling regulators are weighing how to respond to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s refusal to participate in arbitration with Wynn Resorts for a financial compensation deal. The Las Vegas-based casino giant proposes a $1.6 billion resort in neighboring Everett as it competes with Mohegan Sun for the sole state gambling license for the […]