Category: Land Based Gaming and Casinos
The New & Expanded Caesars Rewards Program
The Caesars Rewards Program is now offering more ways than ever to earn Tier Status points with the new and improved Caesars Rewards Visa card, in partnership with Bread Financial. For the first time, new and existing Caesars Rewards members will earn not just Reward Credits but also have the opportunity to raise their Tier Status with every purchase made using their Caesars Rewards Visa card. “Caesars Rewards is the largest loyalty program in the industry, and we continue to challenge ourselves to find new ways to reward our members and help get them the best offers and rewards in…
Mistakes To Avoid While Placing Bets For The First Time
You can earn a significant amount of money when you’re mindful of the right approach of getting started with online casino games. These games allows placing bets while sitting at home without having to go to a traditional brick-and-mortar casino. However, make sure to be mindful of certain things if you truly want to make the most out of your betting journey. This is to ensure that you get to maximize the returns you get out of the hard-earned money you place as wagers. That being said, let’s get started with this article that discusses several handy ways to avoid…
Bally’s Chosen for New Chicago Casino
Bally’s Corporation has announced that the city has selected Bally’s for the new Chicago casino. The resort will be a $1.7 billion destination casino, with entertainment and a hotel project. Bally’s was chosen as the preferred bidder in the City’s request for proposal process to construct and operate a world-class casino resort in downtown Chicago. Bally’s worked cooperatively with city officials and community leaders throughout the RFP process to develop a project that embraced Chicago as a global gateway city, incorporating its vibrant cultural scene and highly diversified economy. As evidenced in the City’s evaluation report, Bally’s Chicago provides the…
Flamingo Las Vegas Could be on the Market
Our gambling news this week finds Caesars hemorrhaging cash and looking to sell a casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Possibly, Flamingo Las Vegas. And while most suspected Planet Hollywood would be the property sold, indications are that Caesars will try to find a buyer for the 75 year old property. Howdy friends! And welcome to This Week in Gambling, the feel good hit of the summer! And things are going well right now in Las Vegas. And that’s where I’ll be headed next week for my vacation. More on that in just a moment. But first, as we reported…
Caesars Entertainment Continues to Bleed Cash
Despite record breaking revenue numbers for Nevada and Las Vegas, Caesars Entertainment in hemorrhaging cash. While the company was able to generate $2.3 billion in revenue, which is up from $1.8 billion the year before, their net losses somehow increased from $423 in 2021 to $680 million this year. Part of the reason for the counterintuitive results lies in the fact that Caesars operational expenses are up over 45%. Those expenses came to $2.3 billion, which was their exact revenue that the company reported. Additionally, they lost $53 million from their digital segment, which had been profitable to the tune…
Caesars to Sell Flamingo Las Vegas?
Having just celebrated their 75th Anniversary in November of last year, rumors that the Flamingo Las Vegas will be sold by Caesars for over $1 billion are now swirling. We’ve known that Caesars was looking to sell a Strip property for quite a while now. Here at This Week in Gambling, our suspicion was clearly on Planet Hollywood as the most likely casino to go. And it looks as if Caesars agreed with us, right up until they realized it had theater they could use to host concerts. Attention then shifted back to Flamingo Las Vegas as the next most…




















