Nevada News - Page 369

Winning a "New York Giants to win the Super Bowl" futures bet last weekend got Aaron Todd thinking about the top-10 sports bets that should be on everyone's bucket list.

Golden Nugget and Chiligaming plan to launch a free-play website within the next quarter in anticipation of the legalization of online gaming in the U.S.

Phil Madow, who spent 24 years in Las Vegas, has been president of the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood since 2008.

The Seminole Indian Tribe are now an international gaming and hospitality conglomerate, but Florida is always on their radar.

Casinos in Nevada collected $10.7 billion in gaming revenues in 2011, a 2.8 percent increase over 2010 and the highest annual jump in four years.

Nearly 39 million people visited Las Vegas in 2011, a 4.3 percent increase compared to 2010 and only 300,000 people below a record 39.2 million in 2007.

Station Casinos minority owners Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta plan to buy out another shareholder for $73 million.

Roughly 1.8 million shares of the Las Vegas-based casino operator were expected to be listed sometime Tuesday on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

Nevada's wagering handle of $93.9 million represented the second-largest total in history, and the 184 books held slightly more than $5 million for a win percentage of 5.4.

Net revenues for the year ended 2011 increased 25.9%.

Fertitta Interactive submitted an application to the Nevada Gaming Control Board to be licensed as an operator and service provider of Internet poker.

Caesars Interactive Entertainment has released the much-anticipated 2012 World Series of Poker schedule, and with several new events, a few lower buy-ins and some tweaks to the $10,000 Main Event, poker players have plenty to digest.

All 10 publicly traded casino operators and slot machine manufacturers charted by Las Vegas-based financial adviser Applied Analysis posted gains.

The British bookmaker paid $3 million to acquire 65 percent of Stadium Technology Group, a supplier of software and in-game betting applications to sportsbook operators.

The slot machine make said despite the fall in revenues and profits both showed an increase over the first quarter.

Nevada Gold & Casino is now able to complete its acquisition of a minority stake in The Nugget in Reno.

The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved Cantor Gaming's application to take over operations of the race and sports book at the Palms.

The Plaza Hotel and Casino will host its $150,000 Super Bingo tournament from Jan. 29-31, with former mayor Oscar Goodman calling the first balls on the last day.

Six women lose their discrimination case against Treasure Island Casino.

International Game Technology said fewer new casino openings in North America last year and limited activity in the expansion market cut into the company's overall revenues and profits.