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Chris Sieroty Gaming Guru - Page 6More than 100 arrested as workers picket Cosmopolitan to spur contract negotiations4 November 2013
LAS VEGAS -- More than 3,000 Culinary union members took to the Strip on Friday, blocking three lanes of traffic in front of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The workers waved picket signs and chanted, “No justice, no peace,” and “We don’t get a contract, we don’t get no peace.” As part of the two-hour ... (read more)
Galaxy Gaming's High Card Flush wins approval in Mississippi1 November 2013
LAS VEGAS -- Galaxy Gaming Inc. has received approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission to begin distributing its High Card Flush table game throughout the state. The Las Vegas-based gaming company said the table game will be distributed to casinos in Biloxi, Vicksburg and Tunica. Galaxy Gaming received commission approval after a 90-day filed trial at Biloxi’s Hard Rock Casino. ... (read more)
Report: Cantor Gaming target of money laundering inquiry29 October 2013
Cantor Gaming officials declined to comment Monday on a report that federal agencies are investigating the sports betting firm in connection with alleged money laundering. The Wall Street Journal reported federal agencies are looking at whether Cantor Gaming employees allowed money laundering of millions of dollars of illegal gambling through its accounts. ... (read more)
Newest resort in downtown Las Vegas opens28 October 2013
LAS VEGAS -- Seth Schorr’s vision for the Downtown Grand Las Vegas was always different from the typical resort. The hotel-casino, which blends into the urban core of downtown more than other properties, opened on Sunday as the first guests checked in, restaurants opened, and the race and sports book took its first bet. ... (read more)
Revenue growth in Macau helps drive Wynn Resorts earnings25 October 2013
LAS VEGAS -- Wynn Resorts, Limited, the gaming company founded and controlled by Steve Wynn, posted third-quarter earnings Thursday that topped analyst estimates by 14 cents, as its Macau resorts drove the revenue growth. The Las Vegas-based company reported third-quarter earnings of $182 million, or $1.79 ... (read more)
Poll: N.J. split on appeal of sports betting ban24 October 2013
New Jersey’s ongoing legal battle to bring sports betting to Atlantic City and horse racing tracks has mixed support, according to a new poll released Wednesday. The Fairleigh Dickenson University’s PublicMind poll found 37 percent of registered voters think the appeal by Gov. Chris Christie’s administration of a recent ruling in the case to the U.S. ... (read more)
Japanese court dismisses lawsuit against Wynn Resorts24 October 2013
LAS VEGAS -- A defamation lawsuit filed last year by Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada against Wynn Resorts, Limited company CEO Steve Wynn and some of its executives has been dismissed by a Tokyo District Court. The court ruled Okada’s lawsuit should not be handled by the Japanese legal system because the ... (read more)
Culinary cancels protests at Cosmopolitan for rest of October22 October 2013
LAS VEGAS -- The city’s largest and most powerful hospitality union had planned to protest weekly in front of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in an effort to gain a contract with the luxury hotel. But, after several members of the Culinary Union were caught on video verbally abusing Strip visitors, those protests were put on hold for the rest of the month. ... (read more)
Global Gaming Expo shows growth as industry deals with many issues7 October 2013
LAS VEGAS -- Although most might think the gaming business is confined to the borders of Nevada and New Jersey, the commercial casino industry consists of 513 casinos in 23 states, with 34 percent of the total U.S. population visiting a casino last year. Over four days, thousands of industry executives and employees gathered for this year’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E). ... (read more)
Document conversion important to casinos7 October 2013
LAS VEGAS -- NEWave Inc., which launched in the early 1990s as New Wave Automation, found success filling a niche in the gaming business. That niche is developing software that automates documents allowing casinos to archive them electronically. Today, Las Vegas-based NEWave has 270 clients nationwide and a modest booth at Global Gaming Expo to market its products. ... (read more)
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