Gaming

The Gold Spike casino and hotel, seen from Fourth and Ogden streets, in downtown Las Vegas.

Joe Downtown: Slots making brief reappearance at Gold Spike: May 7, 2013; By Joe Schoenmann; The Gold Spike reopened this week with a surprising addition: slot machines. Technicians on Tuesday morning wheeled some 10 or more machines out of a truck and onto the floor of the business, which closed April 21, less than a month ago after being purchased from Siegel Group Nevada Inc. by Downtown Project investors. After the sale was completed, Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO and one of the Downtown Project partners, said it would not reopen as a casino.

American Gaming Association President and chief executive Frank Fahrenkopf speaks during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010.

Gaming industry sees biggest revenue gains since recession: May 6, 2013; By Ed Komenda; The U.S. casino industry captured $37.3 billion in gaming revenues in 2012, a 4.8 percent increase from 2011. hat growth rate is largest since the recession swept through the industry in 2008, according to the American Gaming Association.

A lone truck drives along I-15 past the shuttered Oasis casino in Mesquite.

Demolition of shuttered Oasis casino in Mesquite getting underway: May 3, 2013; By Tovin Lapan; The Oasis casino and Resort in Mesquite will be demolished, one building at a time, starting Saturday. Lunas Inc of Las Vegas will complete the demolition, which involves leveling several buildings over the course of three months.

Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, speaks Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at G2E at The Venetian.

Jim Murren talks online poker, MGM's park on the Strip and the Rolling Stones: May 3, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; MGM Resorts International reported its best quarter in five years Thursday. Chairman and CEO Jim Murren reflected on the good news and looked ahead to MGM's next big task: developing an outdoor dining, retail and recreation plaza on the Las Vegas Strip.

A Black Book, a State Gaming Control Board list of people excluded from Nevada casinos, is displayed at the Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. At right is a page on former mobster Tony "The Ant" Spilotro, who was removed from the book only after his death.

Slot machine cheat considered for Nevada’s Black Book: May 2, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; A convicted slot machine cheat has been nominated to by the state Gaming Control Board to the state’s Excluded Person List — the so-called Black Book of people not allowed to step foot in a casino. The three-member board today nominated Roderick William Dee III to the list.

A view of MGM's CityCenter taken from a helicopter Monday, May 21, 2012. Vdara is at left, and Aria is at right. Boosted by an all-time earnings record at its CityCenter development, MGM Resorts International shifted from the red to black for the quarter that ended March 31, reporting a net income of $6.5 million on revenue of $2.54 billion.

MGM pulls out of downturn with record earnings at CityCenter: May 2, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; Boosted by an all-time earnings record at its CityCenter development and its best-ever first quarter in Macau, MGM Resorts International shifted from the red to black for the quarter that ended March 31. The Las Vegas-based company today reported net income of $22.6 million, 1 cent a share, on revenue of $2.54 billion. That compared to a first-quarter loss of $203.3 million, 44 cents a share, on revenue of $2.47 billion for the same quarter a year earlier.

Las Vegas Sands sets record 1st-quarter profit of $572 million: May 1, 2013; By Ed Komenda; Las Vegas Sands has reported record first-quarter earnings, accelerated by massive growth in Macau.

Caesars Entertainment still on shaky ground, loses $200 million in first quarter: May 1, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; Caesars Entertainment narrowed its losses during the first quarter but still saw revenue fall 2.9 percent, from $2.21 billion to $2.14 billion, and experienced a net loss of $216.7 million.

Gaming Control recommends approving Pinnacle acquisition of rival Ameristar: May 1, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; The state Gaming Control Board conducted its monthly meeting today in Las Vegas.

A screen shot of the new Ultimate Poker game being launched on Facebook Friday, June 22, 2012, by Las Vegas company Fertitta Interactive as seen demonstrated on Tuesday, June 19, 2012.

Online poker: The perks and pitfalls of being first in the country: May 1, 2013; By Ed Komenda; The race to roll out the first legal, real-money poker website in the United States is over — and it ended in Nevada. Station Casinos on Tuesday launched a 30-day trial of UltimatePoker.com, which allows in-state gamblers to play online poker from computers or mobile devices. “It’s a new day in online gaming,” Ultimate Poker Chairman and Founder Tom Breitling said. “Nevada is first, and Nevada should be proud.”

Online poker back: Legal site launches today in Las Vegas: April 30, 2013; From staff and wire reports; A Las Vegas-based social gambling company says it will launch the first legal, real-money poker website in the United States.

Clark County and City of Las Vegas firefighters battle a four-alarm fire at the old Key Largo Casino on Flamingo Avenue and Paradise Road Thursday, March 28, 2013.

After asbestos found, extension granted to demolish burned-out Key Largo casino: April 29, 2013; By Conor Shine; What’s left of the fire-ravaged Key Largo casino near the Las Vegas Strip will remain standing for at least the next few months after county officials granted the property’s owner an extension on the demolition deadline.

Former Nevada Governors Robert List, center, Richard Bryan, left, and Bob Miller participate in a panel discussion at the Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, April 25, 2013.

Las Vegas according to three governors: The fall of the mob, a land of prostitutes and potential terrorism risks: April 27, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; More than 150 people jammed a courtroom in the Mob Museum to hear former Govs. Bob List, Richard Bryan and Bob Miller recollect about Las Vegas' history. The presentation was part of the Mob Museum’s Courtroom Conversation series. The event was punctuated by a book signing by Miller, whose “Son of a Gambling Man” went on sale earlier this month.

Attorney John Moran Jr. is seen in his office Wednesday, April 17, 2013.

Meet the man in charge of Nevada's online gaming laws: April 26, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; It’s easy to see why Las Vegas lawyer John Moran Jr. refers to his office as “the war room.” Not only are there neatly stacked piles of documents on his desk — some involving his law clients, some for his work with the Nevada Gaming Commission — there are real shotguns and rifles from past hunts mounted on the walls. But the room is more than a work or play space. It’s an informal shrine to Las Vegas’ history.

Switch Communications cleared to store casino data: April 25, 2013; By Cy Ryan; The state Gaming Control Board has approved the first center in Nevada for casinos to safely store their technology and other data.

This artist's rendering released Wednesday, March 27, 2013, by Wynn Resorts shows a proposed resort casino on the banks of the Mystic River in Everett, Mass.

Massachusetts city announces casino deal with Wynn: April 25, 2013; Associated Press; Las Vegas casino operator Steve Wynn would make $30 million in advance payments to the city of Everett and more than $25 million in annual payments once a proposed resort casino was open for business, under a host community agreement announced Thursday by Mayor Carlo DeMaria.

Steve Wynn says urban hotels will focus on luxury over gaming: April 25, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; A record quarter for revenue in Macau and a 6.6 percent increase in Las Vegas lifted Wynn Resorts to a 44.4 percent increase in first-quarter earnings for the Las Vegas-based casino company.

No. 2 slot-maker Bally reports earnings of $60.7 million: April 24, 2013; By Richard N. Velotta; Boosted by the early success of wide-area progressive games like Pawn Stars and Cash Wizard, Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies posted record earnings per share for the company’s third quarter that ended March 31.

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