496 stories by Larry Henry
Gun Arrests Continue on Las Vegas Strip With Memorial Day Ahead
As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, Las Vegas police continue to confiscate firearms and other weapons from criminal suspects near casinos on the Strip and nearby tourist areas. Dori Koren, a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department captain, recently tweeted several pictures of...
Nevada Casinos Shed COVID-19 Restrictions on June 1
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is lifting all coronavirus restrictions on casino gambling at the end of Monday at midnight. Also, at one minute past midnight on Tuesday, live free music resumes at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas. In a...
Louisiana Closer to Mobile Sports Betting By Football Season
A bill allowing mobile sports betting in Louisiana sailed through a state House of Representatives committee this week. That puts the state one step closer to having legal sports betting by the end of football season. The Administration of Criminal Justice Committee...
Air Travel into Las Vegas Climbs Higher, With More Than 2.9M Passengers in April
The number of passengers using McCarran International Airport improved in April, an important upward trend for Las Vegas casinos. But arrivals and departures are down by millions compared to pre-pandemic levels. In April, 2.9 million passengers made their way through the airport,...
Plaza Casino to Celebrate 50th Anniversary with July Fireworks
The Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas has scheduled a fireworks show each night from July 2-4. The display is to celebrate Independence Day and the resort’s 50th anniversary. The Plaza is slated to launch the fireworks from different locations...
Murder Trial Underway in Killing of Las Vegas Mobster’s Daughter
The murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst continued this week in Los Angeles. He is charged in the December 2000 killing of Susan Berman, daughter of Las Vegas mobster and casino operator David Berman. A New York real estate heir, Durst is...
Casino Gun Ban Under Consideration at Nevada Statehouse
A bill to strengthen penalties against people who carry firearms into Nevada casinos passed out of a state Senate committee on Saturday. The measure is expected to face resistance in the state Assembly, according to a report. Current law requires security guards...
Gulf Coast Casinos Brace for Start of Hurricane Season
Casinos along the Gulf Coast in Mississippi and Louisiana are preparing for the six-month hurricane season that begins June 1. Last year, hurricanes battered casinos in both states. Allen Godfrey, executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, told Casino.org the commission monitors...
Gaming Commission Approves Resorts World Las Vegas License in Time for June Opening
The Nevada Gaming Commission this week approved licensing for Resorts World Las Vegas. This approval was the final hurdle before the hotel-casino opens June 24. The five-member commission on Thursday unanimously OK'd the license for the resort’s parent company, Malaysia-based Genting Berhad...
Casino Revenue Up Overall in Arkansas, Even With Fewer Sportsbook Bets
Arkansas’ casinos had a combined higher win total during April than in the previous month. This occurred despite a decline in bets placed at each casino sportsbook. Overall, the three licensed casinos in Arkansas won a combined $2.4 million more in April...
