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Casinos
California voters will soon weigh in on sports betting
Nov 1, 2022
Several tribes are asking voters to pass a measure that would allow sports gambling on tribal lands and race tracks. Opponents say it could hurt card rooms.
The tribal gaming industry is bouncing back after pandemic closures
Aug 11, 2022
Tribal casinos brought in a record $39 billion in 2021, a 40% increase from 2020. That will pay for government operations and social services in tribal communities.
The gambling industry is seeing historic revenue numbers
May 13, 2022
Pent up demand and the expansion of online gambling and sports betting are giving the industry a boost.
Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and GOP power broker, dies
Jan 12, 2021
The billionaire mogul and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China has died after a long illness.
As casinos reopen amid COVID-19, researchers question the safety of smoking
Sep 11, 2020
Some public health researchers are raising concerns about secondhand smoke particles potentially latching onto COVID-19, but Nevada continues to allow patrons to light up
COVID-19 has closed tribal casinos and cut off other vital revenue sources
Jun 15, 2020
Tribal leaders say COVID-19 closures have had a devastating economic effect.
In Amish country, a planned casino raises the stakes
by
Miles Bryan
Jun 26, 2019
Some expect economic benefit from a casino in the works. Others question whether it will change the community.
For public good, not for profit.
The history of the Las Vegas Strip is the history of how we vacation
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 15, 2017
The evolution of the Strip's architecture reflects how U.S. leisure trends have changed in the last several decades.
Trump Taj Mahal closes down, laying off 3,000
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 10, 2016
Despite bearing the presidential nominee's name, the casino has been owned by activist investor Carl Icahn since 2014.