Gaming Today

Poker player, broadcaster Mike Sexton dies at 72

Mike Sexton, a Hall of Fame poker player who brought the game to legions of fans through television as the announcer of the World Poker Tour, died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 72. Sexton, who was inducted in the World Series of Poker’s Poker Hall of Fame in 2009, cashed 73 times […]

Remember the customer

Some months ago, at the beginning of what has become the coronavirus pandemic, I wrote a column about how Nevada must move into the 21st Century by permitting lottery ticket sales. As we approach this first Saturday in September (very peculiar sounding) and the 146th Kentucky Derby, I’m back with another “suggestion” here in The […]

Simulations reveal true odds of casino games

Some jurisdictions required a volatility analysis or a confidence interval report in order to have the game approved, if it is an electronic game. They make a certain amount of sense for games with no strategy to help prove that the game is functioning as it should. I have a tougher time understanding the point […]

Kentucky Derby betting approved

Horse racing fans can place bets on the Kentucky Derby, and possibly the Kentucky Oaks and other races on Labor Day weekend thanks to action Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission. It signed off on Nevada’s sportsbooks booking their own bets and exotic wagers on those and other televised races through the Breeders Cup in […]

William Hill takeover of CG Technology approved

The Nevada Gaming Commission Thursday approved William Hill running the sportsbooks operated by CG Technology and received reassurances the move isn’t anti-competitive for bettors. William Hill will take over six casino sportsbooks operated by CG Technology — The Cosmopolitan, Palms, Silverton, Tropicana, The Venetian and Palazzo. The Palms and Tropicana remain closed. William Hill has […]

Yale test a savior for NFL sports bettors?

NFL bettors are breathing a sigh of relief this week after 77 false positive results for the coronavirus triggered temporary fears over the season. While isolated lab contamination was deemed the cause, there’s less-heralded news about a breakthrough in quick-turnaround testing that would benefit Las Vegas sportsbooks by preserving the NFL and college seasons and […]

Millennials a boon

Casinos have seen a bright spot during their reopening that the gaming industry hopes will continue once the coronavirus pandemic ends — a greater showing of millennials at their properties. The youngest members of Generation Y are 23 and the oldest are 39, and their presence in casinos across the country has been touted by […]

Indiana sports betting seeing good numbers

There’s at least one Indiana-based organization with its hands in the sports world that doesn’t elicit a facepalm reaction when its name is brought up. And sorry, NCAA: We’re not talking about you. Ed Feigenbaum has been the editor and publisher of the Indiana Gaming Insight newsletter since the early 1990s, and he’s hard-pressed to […]

William Hill closes in on CG Technology deal

As William Hill took a step closer Wednesday to taking over sportsbook operations of CG Technology, William Hill US CEO Joe Asher said mobile sports wagering along with the return of American team sports is strong in Nevada and elsewhere and touted the long-term prospects of sports betting. Asher spoke to the Nevada Gaming Control […]

Las Vegas casino perks a thing of the past?

Are the perks we’ve been accustomed to receiving in Las Vegas casinos going to be a thing of the past? Just like our grandparents and parents were scarred by the Great Depression that forever changed how they looked at money and watched every penny and expense the rest of their lives, analysts expect to see […]