496 stories by Larry Henry
Smoke-Free, Adults-Only Concepts Taking Hold at Las Vegas Casinos
When Resorts World Las Vegas opens on the Strip this summer, it will be at least the third hotel-casino on the resort corridor to ban or limit smoking on the property. This latest addition to the roster of hotel-casinos placing a strict...
Oscar Goodman to Host Dinner at Las Vegas Steakhouse on Movie ‘Casino’
Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is hosting a tribute dinner next month honoring the 1995 Mafia movie Casino. The April 7 event will be held at Oscar’s Steakhouse downtown in the Plaza Hotel Casino. The steakhouse is named after Goodman. His...
Petitions With 32K Signatures Oppose Harry Reid Airport Name In Las Vegas
Two online petitions have collected more than 32,000 signatures from those who don’t want McCarran International Airport’s name changed to honor former US Sen. Harry Reid (D). One Change.org petition had 30,812 signatures as of Friday. This petition was begun by...
Oaklawn Opens Infield at Horse Track on Sundays, As Southland Casino Expands
The historic Oaklawn horse track in Hot Springs, Ark., is allowing spectators onto the infield during races on Saturdays and Sundays. Earlier this month, the management at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort opened the infield for Saturday races. Starting this weekend, the infield...
Governor’s Casino Shutdown Power Smacks of Tyranny, Las Vegas Mayor Says
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has criticized the governor’s sole power to shut down casinos and other businesses, saying it “smacks of tyranny.” Goodman said Wednesday that people in some states have been “forced to subjugate their freedoms to the will of...
Las Vegas Room Rates Soar With March Madness Tipping Off
Room rates at Las Vegas hotel-casinos are going through the rafters at the start of March Madness this year. The NCCA men's basketball tournament (aka "March Madness"), traditionally a busy time for the city’s sportsbooks, is driving room rates up by $200...
Police Arrest One Man in Arkansas Casino Shooting
One man has been arrested and another is expected to surrender after a gun battle last week that wounded an Arkansas casino guard. Brandon Burnett, 27, turned himself in to Pine Bluff police on Monday, according to KLRT-TV. A second suspect, Tirek...
Some Nevada Casinos Still Closed One Year After First COVID-19 Cases
Across Nevada, 13 casinos have remained closed one year after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. In Las Vegas, two Boyd Gaming Corp. properties, Main Street Station and Eastside Cannery, will stay closed until consumer demand picks up, according to the Las...
Wynn Las Vegas Security Officer Went Down Fighting in Murder-Suicide
The Wynn Las Vegas security officer shot to death last week in a murder-suicide at the resort was a Marine Corps veteran who “went down with a fight,” his wife said. Yoseph Almonte, 31, was shot and killed in a Wynn Las...
Italian Crackdown on Illegal Gambling Targets Crime Syndicates
Italian authorities have seized more than $95.8 million USD in a crackdown on illegal gambling linked to organized crime, according to published accounts this month. In an investigation dubbed Operation Double Game, restriction orders have been placed against 23 people tied to...
