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LOST VEGAS: The Lucky Strike Prospector Statues
When the Lucky Strike Club casino opened in 1954 at 117 Fremont St. in downtown Las Vegas, two 12-foot prospectors stood guard from the top of its rooftop sign. Seventy years later,...
North Carolina Gets Seven Sportsbook Applications Ahead of Spring Launch
The North Carolina State Lottery Commission last week unveiled the list of companies that applied to receive retail and online sports betting privileges ahead of the agency's "recommended submission" deadline of Dec....
Macau Casinos Win $22.7B in 2023, Trigger Nongaming Investment Increase
The Macau gaming industry capped off its first COVID-19 recovery year strong with December casino win exceeding analyst expectations. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the Chinese enclave totaled MOP18.57 billion (US$2.3 billion)...
Legendary Las Vegas Comic Shecky Greene Dead at 97
Legendary Las Vegas comic Shecky Greene died at his Las Vegas home on New Year's Eve at age 97. His wife of 41 years, Marie Musso Greene, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal...
Christmas Delivers Macau Casinos Strong Visitation and Bookings
Christmas isn't exactly a major holiday in China. But Macau, one of two Special Administrative Regions (SARs) belonging to the People's Republic, was nonetheless busy on Dec. 25 and its surrounding days....
Casino Crime Round Up: Solar Power Facility Arsonist Sentenced
The man who rammed his car into a Nevada solar power facility before setting a blaze was sentenced this week to at least two years in prison. Mohammed Mesmarian, 35, formerly of...
Formula One Turbocharges November Gaming Revenue to Record High
The inaugural Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix powered Nevada gross gaming revenue (GGR) to new highs in November, as statewide win climbed upwards of $1.37 billion. It's the best November ever,...
New York Casinos Could Rival Las Vegas Strip, Says Light & Wonder Exec
The gaming revenue generated by just three New York City-area casinos could rival or surpass levels seen on the Las Vegas Strip. That’s the take of Howard Glaser, global head of government...
Japan Rejects Integrated Resort Plan for Nagasaki
The Japanese national government's expert panel on integrated resorts (IRs) has rejected Nagasaki Prefecture's plan to develop a casino resort in Sasebo. It was the expected outcome, given the extensive delays in...
Michigan Online Casinos Experience Record November Due to Strike
Michigan online casinos presumably benefited from casino workers in Detroit going on strike last month. This Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) reports that November online casino revenue totaled $175.3 million. It's the...