This Week in Gambling

In July of this year, we reported about Station Casinos decision to close and demolish three of their Las Vegas properties. Those included Fiesta Henderson, Fiesta Rancho, and Texas Station. Shortly afterward, the company announced a fourth casino, Wild Wild West, would also be torn down. Now, however, the company has revealed even bigger plans to expand their presence in Nevada. Station Casinos’ parent company, Red Rock Resorts, said that be 2030 they hope to six new casinos added to their Nevada portfolio, which would “basically double the size” of Station operations in the state. One new property that is…

A new NBA app has rolled out, and it’s something that would have never been imagined just a few years ago. Build with their partners at Microsoft, this new app has a similar look, feel, and functionality of TikTok. But that’s not what all the buzz is about. This new app not only follows every game with personalized content, it actually embraces sports betting. Do you need to go back and read that again? It wasn’t all that long ago that professional sports leagues, like the NBA, were using every tool at their disposal to fight the expansion of betting…

The Global Gaming Expo is set to open on Monday of next week. The event is presented by the American Gaming Association and welcomes Wynn Resorts’ Craig Billings, FanDuel’s Amy Howe, Bally’s Corporation Soo Kim, DraftKings’ Jason Robins, Circa Resort and Casino’s Derek Stevens, and PENN Entertainment’s Jay Snowden to the G2E 2022 keynote stage. With decades of combined experience leading gaming operations and business across national, regional, and online markets, the group will provide insights on the current landscape and direction of the industry when G2E 2022 returns to Las Vegas, and runs from October 10th through the 13th…

Gambling news this week is coming from Las Vegas, where we discuss a new attraction opening soon! There’s also a spectacular new hotel coming, a big car race headed to the Strip, new rules on marijuana consumption, and a new way to get around town! Not to mention the Global Gaming Expo next week!   Hello friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling, where as soon as I’m done filming this show my happy ass is on a plane bound for Las Vegas to attend the Global Gaming Expo! So, no show next week! However, we still have some…

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The Global Gaming Expo is taking place in Las Vegas in just over a week. This Week in Gambling will be attending, and shooting video footage at the event and out on the Strip. But while we’re heading down to Sin City for business, we thought some of you may want to know what other interesting things are happening there, and destined to change the city in a few months and over the next year! Marijuana on The Strip First up, let’s talk about marijuana. Nevada is one of the states where pot is legal within certain restrictions, and a…