Small businesses this week urged the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) to compensate them for losses they say they experienced due to the inaugural F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Though reports say the race, held Nov. 16-18, delivered on its promise to pump $1.2 billion into the local economy, that money has not been evenly distributed.
...Arkansas Supreme Court Rejects Pope County Casino Appeal
The Arkansas Supreme Court will not hear an appeal petitioned by the Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) regarding its planned Legends Resort & Casino in Russellville.
The Arkansas Supreme Court will not take up an appeal from an Oklahoma tribe seeking to build a commercial casino in Pope County. The Cherokee Nation Businesses, however, is still...Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods Experience Gaming Declines
Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods reported lower gaming revenues in their most recent fiscal years.
Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods both reported reduced EBITDA performances in their 2023 fiscal years that ended Sept. 30, 2023. The Connecticut tribal casinos presumably offset those earnings declines via the internet with their iGaming platforms. (Image: Pechanga)In...
Elon Musk Buys More Land for Vegas Loop, Soon to Include Trucks
Elon Musk’s The Boring Co. (TBC) has purchased more land as expansion continues on its Vegas Loop people mover. TBC paid $7.2M for the parcel, just short of 2 acres across from the Thomas & Mack Center on Paradise Road, according to Clark County records. It will be part of a planned University Center Loop connection from the Las Vegas C...
Vegas Defendant Who Attacked Judge Is Schizophrenic -- Report
The Las Vegas man who jumped over a courtroom bench last week and attacked a judge suffers from emotional illness, a relative claimed.
Deobra Redden, left, in a mask while appearing in court. He had attacked Judge Mary Kay Holthus, right. (Image: CNN)Deobra Redden, 30, had not been taking his medication for schizophrenia when he leaped at Clark...
Koi Nation Rallies Support for Shiloh Casino in Northern California
The Koi Nation of Northern California says it’s fielded widespread support for its $600 million tribal casino resort in Sonoma County.
The Koi Nation of Northern California is seeking federal rights to build a tribal casino in Santa Rosa. The $600 million development has gained support from other tribes in California but one powerful tribe...Long Island Casino Enviro Review Faces Opponents
Groups opposing Las Vegas Sands’ efforts to build a casino hotel at the site of the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY want the nearby town of Hempstead to cease an environmental review that could smooth the way for the project.
Nassau Coliseum. The town of Hempstead, NY wants to proceed with an environmental review for a casino project, but...Wrecking Crew Demolishes Landmark Casino South of Las Vegas
The former Gold Strike Casino — a landmark to for motorists driving Interstate 15 between California and Las Vegas for more than 35 years — is being torn down to make room for an industrial park.
The Gold Strike Hotel & Gambling Hall in Jean, Nev. — rebranded as Terrible’s Hotel & Casino in 2018 — is being torn down and replaced ...Mohegan Sun Baccarat Dealer Allegedly Stacked the Deck
A baccarat dealer at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino resort is accused of stacking the deck to benefit a gambler with whom he was allegedly in cahoots, The Day reports. Investigators claim the pair swindled the casino out of $124K.
Mohegan Sun dealer Yu Wen Fu has been cheating at baccarat with accomplice Haoen Jiang, according to investigators....Lucky Bucks RICO Suit Filed Alleging $200M Fraud
Former employees of the Georgia-based slot machine operator Lucky Bucks fraudulently siphoned ‘illegal dividends’ out of the company prior to its recent bankruptcy – that’s according to a RICO lawsuit filed by the company’s new management.
Lucky Bucks COAMS, above. These are “skill-based” machines that dispense vouchers or lottery tickets to win...Page 50 of 1041