Online Casinos Benefit from Vegas Slump

The Las Vegas Review Journal has reported that the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus is taking its toll on Las Vegas. The casino giants on the Vegas strip fear that SARS will deter Asian gamblers from traveling to the US and their loss is expected to effect casino revenue. Asian high rollers...

Casino appeals to all senses

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is ready to open this summer, but the casino opens with an unfamiliar twist. The new casino will look be utilizing the latest in electronic cash, eliminating the giant plastic cups that under the slot floor – that’s right, coinless slot machines. However, if you...

March Madness Keeps Vegas Rolling

As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer: “At just past 9 on Thursday morning, hundreds of beefy bettors were packed into the Mirage’s spacious sports book like cold cuts in those skyscraping $10 sandwiches they serve in this glitzy strip hotel-casino’s deli. “…These hoops handicappers were...

Venetian granted online license in Alderney

A sister company of The Venetian casino resort in Las Vegas has been awarded an Internet gambling license from regulators in Alderney, one of the British Channel Islands. The jurisdiction is known as one of the ‘tier one’ licensing locations due to its stringent regulations. The license is the...

Vegas Gaming Profits Nose-dives

University of Nevada, Reno, study done for the Nevada Resort Association has revealed that “The performance of the Nevada gaming industry in recent years has been grim by almost any measure, and few signs exist of a turnaround any time soon.” While the Nineties saw a boom along the Las Vegas Strip, since...