The guitar-shaped silhouette climbing above the Las Vegas Strip is impossible to ignore. New photos taken this week show crews pushing hard on both the Guitar Hotel tower and the former Mirage complex. This $4 billion transformation is reshaping one of Vegas' most iconic addresses, and what is rising from the site is unlike anything…
A bombshell Wall Street Journal investigation has exposed what may be the most brazen deception campaign in the young prediction market industry. Polymarket secretly paid dozens of mostly college-age creators to film fake bets and celebrate staged wins on copycat versions of its own website. The videos fooled millions. And not a single dollar of…
Every August, Toronto's Exhibition Place wakes up from its quiet slumber and becomes one of Canada's most beloved end-of-summer celebrations. But now, a new report from Exhibition Place CEO Don Boyle is drawing a hard line around gambling at the site. Keep the fair-time casino. Kill any plans to grow it. And the reason is…
Pennsylvania's years-long legal fight over skill games finally has a definitive answer from the state's highest court. On June 15, 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled these machines are illegal slot machines, putting roughly 70,000 devices scattered across bars, gas stations, and corner stores on a hard countdown. Lawmakers now have 120 days to pass…
The Las Vegas Strip just delivered one of its most alarming financial reports in years. Strip casino net income collapsed a stunning 81% in Nevada's fiscal year 2025, falling to just $154.2 million compared to over $820 million the year before. Fewer tourists, falling room rates, and climbing expenses all hit at once, leaving the…
A Henderson gaming landmark that has outlasted six decades of change is switching hands once more. The Pass Casino on Water Street has agreed to be acquired by ECL Water Street, the operator of the neighboring Emerald Island and Rainbow Club casinos. One company will now control all three gambling properties in downtown Henderson, with…
Atlantic City is changing. The iconic New Jersey shore town, long defined by its glittering casinos and gaming floors, is now staking its future on something far bigger. Events, dining, sports, culture and experiential travel are rewriting what it means to visit America's Playground, and the early results are hard to argue with.
A New Identity…
The clock is ticking. With a July 4 shutdown deadline just weeks away, the founding family of Nevada's famous California border casino town says a rescue deal is nearly done. A new casino partner could be named within days, and the futures of nearly 350 workers hang directly in the balance.
The Family Steps Up With…
Sports betting operators are no longer just taking wagers. They are watching every suspicious move, and they are getting better at catching the bad guys. BetMGM and Caesars Digital executives revealed at Las Vegas gaming conferences this week exactly how they do it. The technology is more powerful than most fans realize, and the cases…
The slots are still spinning on casino floors across the country. But behind the scenes, the companies that build those machines are fighting a quieter and costly battle. A year of tariffs punched deep holes into the budgets of Nevada's top slot manufacturers, and the money they are owed still has not arrived.
Tariffs Hit the…