An attempted Bellagio robbery in Las Vegas ended in a gunfight between police and the suspect late Friday. An armed man walked into the casino and approached a popular poker cage, where he demanded money, before quickly fleeing out the north entrance, Las Vegas police said in an overnight press conference. The suspect attempted to carjack someone at the valet but was confronted immediately by four uniformed officers. The man turned and fired at least one shot in the direction of an officer who was struck in the chest, police said. Kevin McMahill with the Las Vegas Police Department said…

GameCo Awarded Nevada License! Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Tony Alamo thinks he might be the oldest guy co-oping from an Xbox at 1 in the morning. He told fellow commissioners that he believes in the prospect of turning skill-based video games into casino floor revenue generators. “I’m probably at the tail end of the bell curve,” he said at Thursday’s commission meeting. “I’m kind of old.” Commissioners voted 3-0 to approve the Gaming Control Board recommendation of approval for GameCo and its executives. GameCo, previously licensed in New Jersey, plans to bring skill-based games to market for play on casino…

Questions have been raised about Sheldon Adelson’s failing health as the start date looms for a trial in Clark County District Court that could cost the company millions of dollars in damages. Hours after news surfaced that Sheldon Adelson is seriously ill, the company confirmed he has non-Hodgkins lymphoma. It is unclear whether Adelson, 85, will be able to testify in the civil lawsuit brought by Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen, who has been seeking compensation from the gaming giant since 2004 over the assistance he claims to have provided Adelson and the company in landing a lucrative concession to…

New Governor J.B Pritzker has raised hopes of legal Illinois sports betting after including $200 million in future tax revenue from wagering activities in his 2020 budget proposal. Pritzker is proposing to legalize sports betting at facilities across the state, including in-person and online gambling. Those betting via the internet would be able to do so from inside Illinois or in a jurisdiction that has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the state. Pritzker has said Illinois could generate between $384m and $680m in gross sports betting revenue per year under full implementation. Based on the proposed 20% tax rate,…

In a “shocking” announcement, Governor Gary Herbert said he does not support horse racing in Utah, or the bill submitted there to regulate parimutuel betting. Senator David Hinkins filed the bill, and it would allow counties to decide whether they want to allow betting on horse racing or not. However, the governor of the state has already expressed “serious concerns about allowing parimutuel betting into Utah.” The governor’s spokesman Paul Edwards said in a statement that “parimutuel betting doesn’t add to economic prosperity.” Moreover, the spokesman said that because of how federal law treats gaming on Indian reservations, horse racing…

A Caesars DraftKings online gambling agreement has been reached which will give the fantasy sports provider access to the markets in several states. The deal lets DraftKings offer its online gambling products in “certain states” in which Caesars operates, but the companies did not specify which ones. DraftKings will promote Caesars Entertainment as its official casino-resort partner in the states where the companies collaborate, and Caesars Entertainment will receive equity in DraftKings. Caesars can also continue to offer their own branded sports betting and online casino apps in each of these jurisdictions. Mark Frissora, president and CEO of Caesars Entertainment,…