Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino News - Page 12

After adding a few extra Race & Sports Books to locations across Nevada last week, the provider of daily fantasy sports has announced the addition of more places to play.

Starting 3 November, the celebration will feature performances by Jill Scott, Bell Biv DeVoe, Yuna and a special night of comedy.

Las Vegas has no shortage of things to do and sights to see, which can be as overwhelming as it is exciting. Casino City's Gary Trask shares his tips, acquired over a decade of travel to Sin City.

Thursday, July 28 marked the reveal of the statue, which has been loaned by the Estate of Michael Jackson to the Mandalay Bay property.

The mobile gaming platform, easyPLAY, allows guests to compete and win from any of nine MGM Resort locations on The Strip.

The Wheel of Fortune slot series paid a combined $7.4 million to six lucky winners across the U.S.

Downtown Grand's Seth Schorr talks to Casino City about eSports, skill-based casino games, and its vast potential in Las Vegas and beyond.

The glory days of free parking and lucrative valet jobs on the Las Vegas Strip came to a screeching halt earlier this year after MGM Resorts International announced its plans to charge visitors for parking and outsource its valet services.

Tracinda Corp., the investment arm of late billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, is moving its corporate headquarters to Las Vegas from Los Angeles to be closer to the company's largest holdings, MGM Resorts International.

Las Vegas developer Howard Bulloch envisioned spending $300 million to build a 500-foot-tall wheel with 140,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment. SkyVue's foundation was poured in March 2012, and two 247-foot-tall pillars were built soon after.

The Review Journal's Carol Cling takes a look back at Martin Scorcese's "Casino," what it did for Las Vegas at the time and how it accurately depicted a city often blown out of proportion on the silver screen.

The Las Vegas Monorail opened in 2004, but CEO Curtis Myles says extending the track to take people to the airport is a move too risky and expensive to undertake any time soon.

Unlike the real estate investment trusts started over the last few years by Penn National, Pinnacle and Caesars, MGM's move into an REIT is a "different animal," according to one industry analyst.

The company says the formation of a real estate investment trust will offer "strategic and financial benefits."

While plans for the MGM-AEG project's have not yet been released, officials promise that there will not be the usual "sea of pavement" outside the arena.

The $100 million theater is the latest in a line of nongaming developments MGM is investing in at its nine Strip resorts.

MGM Resorts plans to focus on expanding and improving its existing properties on the Strip, and opening new casinos in other parts of the world.

MGM becomes the latest Las Vegas operator to leave Nevada Power and purchase its own electricity on the wholesale market, joining Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands.

Luxor and Excalibur President Renée West will be replaced by two people.

The gaming industry has embraced REITs, which, by law, don’t pay federal income taxes.