85 stories by Lucas Thomas
Soccer Superstar Lionel Messi Teaming Up with Cirque du Soleil for ‘Legacy’ Spectacular
Cirque du Soleil and Argentinean soccer player Lionel Messi -- one of the most successful entertainment franchises in Las Vegas history and one of the popular game's biggest stars -- are teaming up. After creating tributes to everyone from the Beatles to...
Skill-Based Gaming Heavily Touted as Future at G2E, But Facts Don’t Bear Out Hype
This year's Global Gaming Expo (G2E) -- which wound down on Thursday in Las Vegas -- had skill-based gaming front and center, with several companies showing off what they think might be the future of the genre throughout the week. “That is...
Pay Up: Major League Baseball Wants Cut Of Casino Sports Betting Action
Major League Baseball doubled down on its stance that the league should receive money from casinos that profit from legalized sports betting, with a suggestion from Executive Vice President of Gaming Kenny Gersh that casinos pay MLB a 0.25 percent fee. “From...
Report Claims Trump Lobbied For Sands Casino License on Behalf of Sheldon Adelson in Meeting With Japanese Prime Minister
President Donald Trump asked Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to consider Las Vegas Sands for a casino license on behalf of Sands founder and CEO Sheldon Adelson early last year, according to investigative news site ProPublica. Trump’s request came during a February 2017...
Long-Beleagured SLS Las Vegas Getting $100 Million Renovation from New Owner Alex Meruelo
Developer Alex Meruelo is ready to turn the SLS Las Vegas -- long the butt of many jokes for everything from its Michelin Man-esque entry statue to its poor performance -- into a beautiful swan. The plan to reinvigorate SLS Las Vegas...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Executive Shake Up Includes Fast Track for Casino Commission Requirements
New Jersey's Hard Rock Atlantic City is dotting its i's and crossing t's, getting all its ducks in line to move Tampa-based incoming president Joe Lupo in position to take over the casino resort's ops just four months after the new property...
Football Season is Good for Business in New Jersey, SugarHouse Online Arm Learns
There’s more evidence of New Jersey’s insatiable appetite for betting on football games: the Garden State two-year-old online arm of land-based SugarHouse Casino announced that its revenues have more than doubled in only one month with the arrival of college and professional...
MLB National League Triple Crown, Two Division Titles Up for Grabs in Dramatic Sunday Season Finale
After 161 MLB games, one dramatic Sunday in the National League will settle two division races and possibly produce the league’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937. Milwaukee outfielder Christian Yelich will be at the center of the baseball world on Sunday...
Without McGregor and Mayweather, Las Vegas Strip Revenue Loses Punch, Dips by Over 12 Percent in August
Casinos along the Las Vegas Strip saw a decline in revenue for the second consecutive month in August, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). Strip revenue was down 12.4 percent in the month, compared to August 2017. Since revenue generated...
Arizona’s Talking Stick Casino Open Again, Lengthy Closure Followed Massive Summer Monsoon
Scottsdale, Arizona's Talking Stick Casino is open for business once more, following a traumatic few weeks that ensued when a monster summer monsoon hit the property. Talking Stick finally reopened its doors on Monday after a 46-day closure caused by an August...
