MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas News - Page 18

The MGM Resorts founder died in June at the age of 98.

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.

The increase ends a three-month slide, with baccarat play returning to normal levels.

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

While the historic resort's hotel rooms and suites are in "excellent shape," Penn National Gaming CEO Tim Wilmott says the casino's four restaurants are not meeting expectations.

Don Snyder hopes to see a UNLV stadium funded as part of overall tourism efforts by the tourism infrastructure committee.

The Borgata is the first East Coast property to partner with the free-to-play casino games developer.

Though The Donald claims to have won $20 million on a single bet on a boxing match, but the Nevada sportsbook world can't find any evidence of such a bet being placed.

The country star will play multiple dates at the new venue on April 22-23 and Sept. 9-10.

A long-time casino operator, a sports gambling pioneer, and a principal behind the growth of Indian casinos will be inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame later the month as part of the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.

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 Nevada Transportation Authority estimates that it will take two years and $26 million to upgrade the four oldest pedestrian overpasses on the Strip.

The number represents a 3.3 percent increase over revenues for May the previous year.

With millennials largely uninterested in traditional slots, gaming manufacturers are looking at skill-based gaming and smartphone-like electronic tables to target a generation acclimated to free electronic skill games.

With special events in Vegas and extra flights being added by airlines, the airport served just under four million visitors last month.

The trophy's appearance spurred a lot of excitement, celebration and retellings of Cup lore.

EZ Baccarat is being played from San Diego to Nova Scotia to Macau. Over the last five years, spokeswoman Michelle Laird said, the game has grown 315 percent.

With his purchase of the infamous Flamingo, Kerkorian spared the Strip from mob-related headlines at a time when another scandal would have devastated its tourism industry.

Mr. Kerkorian was one of the Las Vegas Strip's largest investors and played a unique role in developing it as a tourist destination.