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…
Las Vegas casinos are slowly coming back to life after being locked down for months. July 2020 marked their first full month of operation since Nevada's casinos re-opened in June. Their revenues were down plenty over previous years, but look like major victories compared to March, April and May. According to a recent report from…
The Sahara Las Vegas casino is not making plans for a permanent shutdown. That's the message the company wants the world to know and they're not afraid to back up that assertion in a court of law. It's a message that the Las Vegas blog Vital Vegas is learning the hard way after reporting rumors…
One of the foundational rules of sports betting is that the ticket stands as written. If a casino sportsbook writes a ticket, no matter how absurd or out-of-sorts it seems, they are are on the hook to honor it. That's a lesson the ticket-writers at the Bellaggio Las Vegas are learning the hard way after…
The casinos of Nevada truly set the standard for how the gambling industry operates across the planet. That's what makes the recent news that Nevada's casinos, including those on the world famous Vegas Strip, suffered a revenue disaster that feels downright apocalyptic. All told, the combined revenue of all of Nevada's casinos came in at…
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