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Aliante a new home after re-opening doors

Vester and Molly Lemons were visiting Las Vegas with their children in early March, scouting the area for a new home. Then the coronavirus pandemic shut things down and sent the Lemons back to Indiana. “It was a nightmare,” said Vester Lemons. “We were here with five kids and we had to cut our home […]

Caesars Palace re-opens to togas, face masks

Ciara looked great as usual. Her hair done up, her toga outfit clinging to every curve. Her tray filled with various beverages. But Ciara had an even more alluring look. Her face was covered with a mask. She still makes a hell of a cup of coffee. Like all employees at venerable Caesars Palace, wearing […]

Protocols drive casino reopenings

Gov. Steve Sisolak promised tourists that casinos and health officials have taken steps to keep people safe when resorts reopen June 4th, and that the Gaming Control Board will aggressively police for violations as it issued new guidance Wednesday. Casinos on Wednesday touted their reopenings and promotions to lure guests as the fallout of COVID-19 […]

Coping with quarantine in Vegas

Las Vegas power couple Murray Sawchuck and Dani Elizabeth are two of the most recognizable and hardest working entertainers on the Strip. Millions around the world know Murray the Magician from his appearances on America’s Got Talent, Masters of Illusion, and over 20 reality shows. A winner of dozens of awards nationally and internationally, including […]

Cashless sports betting coming to Nevada?

The Nevada Gaming Commission will hold a public hearing June 25 that could pave the way for bettors to make wagers at the race and sportsbook counter without cash and fund their mobile accounts from their couch.  The commission released the agenda Friday — the same day Gov. Steve Sisolak announced he had set a […]

Nevada’s casinos target to reopen June 4

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has targeted June 4 as the reopening date of Las Vegas casinos and is set to make the announcement Tuesday.  Sisolak, who announced a shutdown of casinos and non-essential businesses on March 17 because of the coronavirus outbreak, took to Twitter Friday night ahead of the Memorial Day weekend and gave […]

Bookies managing during quarantine

Like virtually everyone in the casino industry, those who work in sportsbooks have been on an unwanted hiatus for more than two months as the coronavirus forced properties across the country to turn out the lights. It has been difficult and the fear of the unknown is a common thread for everyone in the business. […]

Quitting while ahead smart poker strategy

As it is written in the Bible, “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” This includes “a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away.” So, too, it is in the game of poker. It had been […]

Colorado avoids rocky sports betting start

Of all the states that attempted to open their sports wagering floodgates this spring, Colorado may be the one best suited to hover above the tsunami of the coronavirus pandemic. The Centennial State went live with sports betting on May 1, with all eligible registrants able to do so through online or mobile means from […]

Casino game design is lengthy process

When I was younger, and I started to learn how to program computers, my dad used to suggest that I create a new video game. Pac-Man had just made someone out there a lot of money, and it was just a little yellow circle with a mouth eating little dots and running from ghosts. How […]