A year in the making, the $17.3 billion merger between Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts is on track to close by next week. No problems are expected Wednesday before the New Jersey Gaming Commission after the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Indiana Gaming and Horse Racing Commissions signed off on the merger in the past […]
Boyd Gaming employees who were still on furlough and not called back to work when its properties reopened around the country are being permanently laid off, effective Tuesday. That won’t be the last in the gaming industry as demand remains down amid the coronavirus pandemic and casinos have state-mandated restrictions on their capacities. Boyd issued […]
The Nevada Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission Wednesday signed off on William Hill operating the sportsbooks at the combined Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment as part of the pending merger. Joe Asher, CEO of William Hill US, said the company’s relationship with Eldorado started in 2012 with the Eldorado in downtown Reno and that […]
In a move that shows Las Vegas gaming and tourism industry is a long way from its recovery from the coronavirus, the American Gaming Association announced Wednesday that it has canceled the annual Global Gaming Expo scheduled for Oct. 5-8 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. Instead, it will have a series of virtual […]
As one gaming consultant forecasts some Las Vegas casinos may not be ready to reopen until 2021, the Nevada Gaming Control Board Monday issued a new rule that requires casinos that remain closed by July 6 to surrender their license or request to remain closed for a longer period. The directive comes as Gov. Steve […]
Las Vegas resorts had about a 50 percent occupancy last weekend with their reopening and some locals’ casinos had gaming revenue that rivaled a weekend in June 2019 with stronger historic foot traffic compared to the Strip, according to analysis released Wednesday by Deutsche Bank Securities. That shouldn’t be viewed, however, as a recovery from […]
