The D Las Vegas News - Page 5

While opening a mobile sportsbook account in Nevada is a no-brainer for sports bettors, Casino City found that the process does take some time and patience.

Casino City's Gary Trask details his "bucket list" trip to Las Vegas last week when he spent two full days in the middle of the "madness" that is annually triggered by the first two days of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

The Plaza's casino was reconfigured to include a "party pit" near the resort's Main Street entrance with three blackjack games and a roulette table. The glass-walled room faces out toward Fremont Street with an atmosphere enhanced by music and lights that are intended to draw customers from the pedestrian mall. Live music was added to the casino's floor seven nights a week. The casino, which has 600 slot machines, includes 30 vintage coin-in slot games that appeal to an older customer base.

Eldorado Resorts' acquisition of MGM's holdings in Reno for $72.5 million will give the company a 32% share of the hotel rooms in the city.

Derek Stevens, who also owns The D Las Vegas and the recently closed Las Vegas Club, purchased the remaining share of the Golden Gate from Mark Brandenburg, whose family founded the casino.

Downtown gaming revenue has increased in eight consecutive months, including September's 9% jump.

Penn National owns the Tropicana and M Resort.

CEO Jim Simms, who oversaw a complete upgrade of the casino floor, says the casino hotel is looking for a bigger share of the downtown Las Vegas gambling audience.

On Nov. 1, Jeff Victor will become vice president of operations for the Derek Stevens-owned group of casinos, which includes the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate.

Derek Stevens is leading the revival of downtown Las Vegas, which has seen gaming revenue increase 4.3 percent through July with increases in 10 of the last 12 months.

The downtown hotel-casino is being purchased by the owners of The D Las Vegas purely for "the real estate and the building."

The 86-year-old sports-themed casino located downtown has more than 400 shuttered hotel rooms.

Spain has more than 200,000 slot machines countrywide. The payouts are not life-changing for the customers, and the gaming revenue doesn't move the needle for operators.

The owner of the D Las Vegas and the Golden Gate purchased the Riviera's 852 slot machines, four roulette wheels and spare machine parts.

Bill Boyd said a 1983 decision to take over management of the troubled Stardust was an easy choice.

A tall blue box tucked in the rear of The D Las Vegas casino in downtown Las Vegas could soon shake up the gambling industry.

The authorization comes after a more than a year-and-a-half of negotiation with the casinos, Culinary Local 226 spokeswoman Bethany Khan said.

Here’s a look at the Top 10 casinos for locals, based on the Best of Las Vegas rankings as of Tuesday.

When word of the plans leaked Tuesday, several people showed up at the D Las Vegas’ American Coney Island, looking to pay for several of the restaurant’s signature hot dogs with Bitcoin.

In a matter of five years, Stevens transformed two aging hotels into entertainment and gambling attractions that have renewed portions of Fremont Street and given downtown additional character.