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MGM Resorts Reducing Quarter of Its US Workforce, 18K Jobs Cut
MGM Resorts has informed approximately 18,000 furloughed workers that, effective Monday, they will be permanently terminated. The notice represents about one-fourth of the casino giant's US workforce. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining...
Arizona Casino Security Guard Dies, Nevada Sees One-Day Spike in COVID-19
A security guard at an Arizona gaming property has died from coronavirus complications while employees at two other western US casinos recently tested positive for COVID-19. The cases come as neighboring Nevada...
Nevada Economy One of Hardest-Hit by Coronavirus, Unemployment Rate Highest in Nation
The Nevada economy has been one of the hardest-hit by the coronavirus because of the state's large dependency on tourism and hospitality. Nevada's unemployment rate of 28.2 percent in April is the...
Can Casinos Come Back from COVID-19? With Careful Planning: Maybe, Says Expert
The COVID-19 adverse impact on the casino industry has been devastating. Gaming operators from Las Vegas to Macau are reeling, and at the same time, regrouping. But are they focusing on the...
Station Casinos to Reopen in Phases, ‘Significant’ Layoffs Planned
Station Casinos will resume operations gradually, as the company told employees Friday to expect an unspecified number of layoffs, given the impact from the coronavirus pandemic. The casino giant said it will...
Officials Review Fatal Shooting In Laughlin, Nevada Of Armed Robbery Suspect Outside Aquarius Casino
Authorities are examining how police handled a man who allegedly attempted early Monday to hold up the Golden Nugget and later the Aquarius casinos in Laughlin, Nevada. Following a stand-off, he was...
Billionaires Phil Ruffin, Tilman Fertitta Remain Interested in Caesars Strip Casinos Following Eldorado Acquisition
Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin says he's still interested in expanding his Las Vegas casino portfolio by way of acquiring a Caesars Entertainment Strip property after the company agreed to an acquisition...
Bruce Deifik Dies in Colorado Car Crash, Ex-Casino Owner Faced Financial Struggles, Sexual Harrassment Claims
Bruce Deifik -- the 64-year-old former owner of Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino -- died late Sunday in a Denver, Colorado car crash -- which came just months after he lost control...
LVS v Richard Suen Trial Underway, Hong Kong Businessman Demands $376 Million
Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen wants Las Vegas Sands Corp. to pay him $347 million for services rendered to the gaming giant in Macau in the early 2000s. But a lawyer for...
LVCVA Selling Former Riviera Land, Property Includes 10 Acres Located on Strip
The land where the Riviera stood on the Las Vegas Strip for decades will soon be sold for development by the city's Convention and Visitors Authority. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors...