With sports betting illegal in California and daunting prices in the Super Bowl host city, some San Francisco fans embraced an alternative.
Category: Casinos
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How Nevada Is Pushing to Generate Jobs Beyond the Casinos
Chastened by a series of economic downturns that punished the hospitality industry, state leaders are working to broaden the economy.
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Why Are Americans Wary While the Economy Is Healthy? Look at Nevada.
Economic shocks over two decades, combined with reliance on volatile casinos, have undermined confidence despite an economy that’s bustling.
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Don’t Bet on This Former Vegas Mayor Being at the Super Bowl
Oscar Goodman tried for years to lure pro sports to Las Vegas. Now that he’s out of office and the N.F.L.’s premier event has arrived, he has no need for the “Big Game.”
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My Family Was Back in Las Vegas for Christmas. The World Was Ours.
After a pandemic hiatus, my family was finally back in Las Vegas for Christmas, and we were up $1.25. The world was ours.
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Bought as an N.B.A. Team, the Mavericks Are Being Sold as Much More
Pro sports franchises are increasingly providing much of their value as anchors for larger business enterprises, including entertainment complexes.
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Las Vegas Unions and MGM Resorts Reach Tentative Labor Agreement
The deal, the second in two days with a major resort operator, was announced on the day before a strike deadline set by two major unions.
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Don Laughlin, Who Turned a Patch of Desert Into a Casino Mecca, Dies at 92
There was just a dirt road and a boarded-up motel in 1964 when he first saw the area at the southern tip of Nevada that would be named after him.
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How Automation Has Changed Work for Casino Employees in Detroit
For cocktail servers and hotel housekeepers, the arrival of robotic technologies has made their jobs harder, they say. It’s part of why they’re on strike.
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Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Reaches Settlement Over Sexual Misconduct Claims
Mr. Wynn, who resigned from Wynn Resorts in 2018, agreed to pay Nevada $10 million and to step back from its gambling industry.
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The Buffet Is Back in the U.S., From Las Vegas to Small Southern Towns
These big, communal all-you-can-eat spreads faltered amid pandemic fears, but inflation and a hunger for an experience are giving them new life and variety.