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Hard Rock International Acquires London Casino License From Former Ritz Club
Hard Rock International has its eyes set on London, the company's birthplace, for its next casino. Hard Rock announced today that it has acquired the gaming license of the former Ritz Club casino. The basement...
Encore Las Vegas to Serve as State COVID-19 Vaccination Facility
Encore at Wynn Las Vegas will soon become a state-operated COVID-19 vaccination facility. Starting Monday, January 18, the University Medical Center (UMC) will begin vaccinating Nevada residents who are eligible for the treatment under the...
Macau Police: 85 Percent Fewer Visitors Arrived in Enclave Last Year
The Macau Public Security Police says the number of visitors who ventured into the Special Administrative Region (SAR) last year fell roughly 85 percent compared with 2019. The law enforcement agency responsible for monitoring the...
Siegfried Fischbacher Dead at 81, Siegfried & Roy Changed Strip Entertainment
Siegfried Fischbacher, who entertained millions in Las Vegas performing as Siegfried & Roy, has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 81. Siegfried is the second Las Vegas titan to die this week. Though...
Macau Pays Respects to Sheldon Adelson, But His Death Could Impact Sands China
The Macau government is weighing in on the death of casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson at the age of 87. The Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China expressed condolences to Adelson, who forever changed the...
New Jersey Gross Gaming Revenue Totals $2.88B in 2020, Atlantic City Casinos Struggle
New Jersey gross gaming revenue (GGR) totaled more than $2.88 billion in 2020. That represents a year-over-year decline of nearly 17 percent. The gaming revenue number is the culmination of operations from brick-and-mortar casinos, land-based...
Rush Street Gaming Billionaire Neil Bluhm Bullish on Online Casinos
Chicago billionaire Neil Bluhm, who controls Rush Street Gaming, says his publicly traded interactive gaming unit is more focused on internet casinos than sports betting. Rush Street Interactive (RSI) went public last year on the...
Mega Millions Climbs to $750M, Fifth-Largest Lottery Jackpot in US History
With no Mega Millions jackpot winners Tuesday night, the interstate lottery game rolls over to an estimated $750 million. It's now the fifth-largest jackpot in US history, and the game's second all-time largest prize pool....
Remembering Sheldon Adelson: Casino Execs and Republicans Pay Tribute
Tributes for Sheldon Adelson are pouring in. From casino executives to world leaders, the casino tycoon is being remembered fondly by his friends and allies. Adelson, the Las Vegas Sands founder, chairman, and chief executive,...
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Delays Opening Again, Cites Ongoing Pandemic
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is once again further delaying its grand opening because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The former Hard Rock was originally set to open last fall. But the coronavirus placing conventions on hold...
