Las Vegas casino news
News from the Las Vegas Strip and downtown: casino openings and closures, renovations, takeovers, jackpots and the numbers from Nevada's regulators.
GuideMegabucks explained: how the most famous slot jackpot works
IGT's Megabucks links slot machines across Nevada casinos into one growing prize. Here is how it is funded, how it resets and what the record looks like.
Top 10The 10 best casino movies
From Scorsese's Las Vegas epic to the Safdie brothers' panic attack of a thriller, these are the films that best capture casinos, card rooms and the people drawn to them.
GuideHow card counting works in blackjack, and why casinos hate it
Card counting is a legal mental technique that tracks which cards have been played. Here is how the Hi-Lo system works, where it came from and how casinos fight back.
Top 10The 10 biggest slot machine jackpots ever won
From the $39.7 million Megabucks hit at Excalibur in 2003 to record online wins on Mega Moolah and Mega Fortune, the largest slot payouts on record.
CasinosNew Asian restaurant stalls at Virgin Las Vegas after operator exit, report says
Sip Sip Wok was unveiled by Virgin Hotels Las Vegas but has yet to open, with reports pointing to a departed operator and doubts about footfall.
CasinosUNLV relists Las Vegas Strip-adjacent land for $39.9 million
The university is making a fresh attempt to sell 10.2 acres near the Strip after two previous deals collapsed.