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Palms Resort Debuts Massive Smoking-Free Casino-Within-a-Casino

Palms Resort Debuts Massive Smoking-Free Casino-Within-a-Casino

When Palms shuttered Mabel's BBQ, it was left with a giant space to fill. The off-Strip casino decided to turn...

September 01 2026 — 4 min read — 1 comment

Casino Secrets Revealed: We Got Our Hands on a Table Games Supervisor Manual

Casino Secrets Revealed: We Got Our Hands on a Table Games Supervisor Manual

The world of casinos is endlessly fascinating, so getting our hands on a training manual for Table Games Floor Supervisors...

August 26 2026 — 7 min read — 10 comments

Downtown’s Plaza Casino Opens Aspirational New High Limit Slot Room

Downtown’s Plaza Casino Opens Aspirational New High Limit Slot Room

Downtown's Plaza Casino just opened its new high limit room. Yes, it's aspirational, meaning the player for whom this room...

August 25 2026 — 5 min read — 3 comments

Embryo Wins 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event

Embryo Wins 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event

A 22-year-old poker player, Lucas Jumalon, has been named World Champion at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Jumalon, who...

August 06 2026 — 2 min read — 6 comments

Poker Palace Casino is Reborn as Club Fortune

Poker Palace Casino is Reborn as Club Fortune

A casino you're probably never going to visit, Club Fortune, officially opened on July 22, 2026. Technically, reopened. It was...

August 01 2026 — 5 min read — 8 comments

Station Casinos Expands Apple Pay-Funded Slots, Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong

Station Casinos Expands Apple Pay-Funded Slots, Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong

Station Casinos has expanded a field trial that lets guests fund video poker machines using Apple Pay and a debit...

July 27 2026 — 8 min read — 4 comments

Cosmopolitan Opens Renovated High-Limit Slot Room

Cosmopolitan Opens Renovated High-Limit Slot Room

Cosmopolitan has reopened its high-limit slot room after a five-month renovation. The enlarged slot room boosts capacity from 65 to...

July 17 2026 — 3 min read — 2 comments

Ellis Island Casino Debuts Bar 1968

Ellis Island Casino Debuts Bar 1968

The phased renovations at Ellis Island Casino have been happening for roughly 14 years, but completion is closer than ever!...

July 09 2026 — 5 min read — 13 comments

Boomer’s Sportsbook Will Take Over Sportsbooks at Binion’s, Four Queens

Boomer’s Sportsbook Will Take Over Sportsbooks at Binion’s, Four Queens

An up-and-coming sportsbook operator, Boomer's Sportsbook, is about to take over two downtown casinos, Binion's and Four Queens. Boomer's Sportsbook...

July 02 2026 — 2 min read — 6 comments

Gold Spike Sold in Downtown Las Vegas, 25% Chance Gambling Returns [UPDATED]

Gold Spike Sold in Downtown Las Vegas, 25% Chance Gambling Returns [UPDATED]

Downtown's once-enjoyable Gold Spike has been sold, and by "once-enjoyable" we mean "it had gambling." The diminutive former hotel-casino-bar, located...

June 30 2026 — 6 min read — 6 comments

Following Changes at The Cal, Only Two Vegas Casinos Have Coin-Operated Slots

Following Changes at The Cal, Only Two Vegas Casinos Have Coin-Operated Slots

Downtown's California Casino has removed all its coin-operated slot machines, leaving just two Las Vegas casinos offering them: El Cortez...

June 24 2026 — 3 min read — 8 comments

The Dream Lives: Atlanta Visitor Nails $10.3 Million Megabucks Jackpot at Westgate

The Dream Lives: Atlanta Visitor Nails $10.3 Million Megabucks Jackpot at Westgate

You can always tell when somebody hits Megabucks. Every Megabucks machine (in Las Vegas and beyond) resets to $10 million....

June 17 2026 — 3 min read — 5 comments

Shocker: Downtown More Profitable Than The Strip in 2025, Strip Casino Profits Take 81% Nose Dive

Shocker: Downtown More Profitable Than The Strip in 2025, Strip Casino Profits Take 81% Nose Dive

If you're a Las Vegas visitor, just here to gamble and cavort, you might not care a lot about casino...

June 15 2026 — 5 min read — 14 comments

Sigma Derby Moving to Golden Gate, Parade Will Feature Little People and Ponies

Sigma Derby Moving to Golden Gate, Parade Will Feature Little People and Ponies

A beloved horse racing slot machine, Sigma Derby, is moving from The D to Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas....

June 05 2026 — 6 min read — 3 comments

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Palms Resort Debuts Massive Smoking-Free Casino-Within-a-Casino

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September 01 2026 — 4 min read — 1 comment

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Casino Secrets Revealed: We Got Our Hands on a Table Games Supervisor Manual

August 26 2026 — 7 min read — 10 comments

Downtown’s Plaza Casino Opens Aspirational New High Limit Slot Room

Downtown’s Plaza Casino Opens Aspirational New High Limit Slot Room

August 25 2026 — 5 min read — 3 comments

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Embryo Wins 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event

August 06 2026 — 2 min read — 6 comments