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MGM Resorts Might Replace Certain Jobs With Automated Technologies
MGM Resorts announced this week that it is considering reducing a certain number of jobs at its Las Vegas Strip properties that could be performed by automated technologies. For example, the casino operator might replace...
Texas Casino Bill Introduced, Would Permit 12 Destination Resort Venues
A Texas casino bill that would allow as many as 12 destination resort gaming venues to be built throughout the state has been introduced in Austin. State Rep. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio) – who authored...
Nevada Tourism Industry Delivers State $67.6B Economic Impact During 2018 Fiscal Year
The Nevada tourism industry was responsible for generating a state economic impact of $67.6 billion in the latest fiscal year. The statistics come in the Nevada Resort Association's (NRA) Fact Book, which is published every...
Tiger Woods Neck Injury: Oddsmakers and Bettors Scramble to Determine Seriousness
Tiger Woods won't be teeing it up this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill due to ongoing complications stemming from a neck strain. The eight-time winner of the event took to Twitter...
Deadwood Sports Betting Voter Referendum Measure Dead, Proponents Going Grassroots
Gaming officials say legal sports betting in South Dakota would provide a critical boost to Deadwood tourism and subsequent casino and hospitality revenue, but it appears sportsbooks won't be coming to the historic mining town...
Analysts Say Las Vegas Sands in Good Hands Despite CEO Sheldon Adelson Cancer Diagnosis
Las Vegas Sands is alive and well despite the recent revelation that the casino company's billionaire founder and CEO Sheldon Adelson is undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 85. Gaming analysts commenting...
Las Vegas Tourism Officials Believe Themed Sports Weekends Can Lure Millennials
Las Vegas tourism officials want to develop so-called "mega weekends" in an effort to grow overall visitation to Southern Nevada in what would otherwise be slow periods of the year. Speaking with the Nevada Independent,...
Sports Betting Landscape: Odds Favor California, Florida, and Texas Remaining on Sidelines
Sports betting in the US continues to expand across the country, but the three largest states – California, Texas, and Florida – aren't expected to participate anytime soon. The Associated Press reports that the three...
Department of Justice Extends Wire Act Opinion Implementation Until June 14
The new Wire Act opinion written by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in November but only made public in January won't be implemented until June 14, as ongoing legal challenges linger. The DOJ sent a...
Carl Icahn Afforded Three Caesars Entertainment Board Seats, Billionaire Urges Company Sale
Carl Icahn has been given three seats on the board of Caesars Entertainment after the billionaire corporate raider acquired a nearly 10 percent stake in the financially distressed casino operator. Caesars confirmed the appointments in...
