7584 stories by Devin O'Connor
Las Vegas Strip Revenues Impacted by Bumped Up Resort and Parking Fees in 2018
Las Vegas Strip revenues took a hit from casino resort and parking fees that kept on climbing in 2018. And at a time when gaming operators might have pushed a more welcoming structure on visitors -- in the wake of the gruesome...
Las Vegas Legend Steve Wynn, Once Revered, Goes from Gaming Kingpin to Industry Exile in 2018
Steve Wynn had been associated with the Las Vegas Strip and the integrated casino resort concept for decades, but in 2018, the man who changed Sin City forever with The Mirage's then-fresh volcano concept saw his once-stellar reputation go straight down the...
Biggest Gaming Industry Legal Conflicts, Battles, and Outright Wars of 2018
The gaming industry kept its legal teams busy in 2018, as an onslaught of critical issues hit litigation -- or threatened to -- between casinos, ancillary businesses, federal, state, and tribal governments, and just plain old regular folks. From determining the legality...
2018 Midterm Elections: Who Won, Who Lost, and How It Will Impact the Gaming Industry for Years to Come
The 2018 midterm elections altered the power in the House of Representatives in favor of the Democratic Party. And for the gaming industry, those outcomes could significantly alter the landscape for both commercial and tribal casinos in the new year. From stripping...
Macau Expected to Post Record Visitation Tally in 2018
Macau casinos have reduced their focus on the high roller VIP, and their transition to the mass market is leading to record visitation traffic in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR). The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) reports this week that visitor...
Craziest, Wildest, Most Bizarre Casino Gaming News of 2018: A Look Back
For casino gaming news, 2018 was the year that kept on giving. Between scandals and politics and a good number of just plain nuts, we were often simultaneously entertained and horrified as each day seemed to bring more scenarios that were impossible...
Steve Wynn Lawsuit Scheduled for January 4 Hearing, Longtime Board Member Departs Company
The lawsuit filed by Steve Wynn against his former company and Massachusetts state gaming regulators will have its day in a Nevada court early next year. Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez has scheduled a January 4 hearing to listen to...
Nevada Black Book Adds 35th Member After Gaming Commission Rejects Plea
The so-called Nevada "black book" has a new inductee after the state Gaming Commission refused an exclusion plea from Jeffrey Martin for his role in a craps theft that took place at the Bellagio between August 2012 and July 2014. Martin's brother-in-law...
MGM Real Estate Investment Trust Paying for Monte Carlo Renovation, Increases Annual Lease by $50M
MGM Growth Properties (MGP), the casino operator's real estate investment trust (REIT), announced this week that it's paying for the Monte Carlo transformation to split the Strip resort into Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas. MGP is paying MGM Resorts $637.5 million...
Concerns Raised That US Casino Operators in Macau Could Be Targeted in US-China Trade War
US casino operators licensed in Macau – Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts, and Wynn Resorts – could become targeted by Chinese authorities in retaliation of the ongoing trade war between the United States and People's Republic. "The US-owned Macau casinos are sitting...
