Gaming Today

Boyd Gaming lays off thousands

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 […]

Speed of play counts in all gambling

Last week, I discussed the loss rate of many common table games. Somewhere in there I mentioned a variable that I did not take into account in my analysis in order to keep things simple. This is speed of play. Most people probably go to the casino with the notion of playing for a certain […]

William Hill to run Eldorado, Caesars sportsbooks

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 […]

Global Gaming Expo announces cancellation

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 […]

Colorado quickly ramps up sports betting

As the rest of America has been finding out for the past two years, legal sports betting isn’t an experience reserved for Las Vegas anymore. Even some Vegas-based brick-and-mortar companies aren’t reserving their operations for Nevada, either. And interestingly, Colorado is quickly proving to be an attractive option for those desert stalwarts looking to spread […]

Jackpot odds still long at Las Vegas casinos

Shortly after Las Vegas’ casinos reopened in early June, a lucky player won a big jackpot playing Let It Ride.  Talk about good PR. Nothing like a news story going out over the wire within the first few days of reopening that someone won a few hundred thousand dollars. Recently, I read how someone playing […]

William Hill, FanDuel reopen retail shops

The day has finally come to the Garden State for casino players, sports bettors and handicappers. Thursday will mark the first day that casinos, sportsbooks and another racetrack can re-open in New Jersey after close to four months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Monmouth Park in Oceanport, which has been closed to fans […]

Several Nevada casinos may not be ready to reopen

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 […]

Howard Barish interviews Circa Sports’ Jeffrey Benson

General manager/managing editor Howard Barish interviewed Circa Sports operations manager Jeffrey Benson. Benson, a Virginia native, discusses the preparation for what will become the most ultra modern, high-tech three story sports book.  He also described the outdoor venue with six pools and a massive video wall to view sports while hanging at the pool. Check […]

Las Vegas sportsbooks plan for baseball

Every day, there seemed to be a new revelation in talks between the Major League Baseball owners and the Players Association to get the 2020 season underway and every day, there was some hangup from making a deal to get a shortened season started.  Prior to commissioner Rob Manfred announcing on Monday that there would […]