Arizona Overtakes Nevada in Monthly Sports Betting Handle, Reaching $656.3 Million with Mobile Dominance
In a significant turn of events, Arizona has outpaced Nevada in sports betting handle for the first time since legalization. The Arizona Department of Gaming’s recent report for April revealed a staggering $656.3 million in total handle, surpassing Nevada by $87.2 million. Arizona’s sports betting industry has shown remarkable growth, marking a 22.5% increase compared to the previous April and maintaining strong numbers despite...
Louis Prima – the king of swing
Las Vegas has many great stories about the people who forever changed the history of this city, but the story we’re about to share with you has gone beyond the borders of Nevada and become a worldwide story, adding another brick to the reputation of this desert metropolis as the global centre of entertainment. Born on December 7, 1910 in the heart of Louisiana in New Orleans, Louis Leo Prima came into the world with a gift for...
Knockout 52 – Voted The Best New Table Game in Las Vegas
Knockout 52 is a brand-new table game that’s turning heads in Vegas. After an historic win at the 2024 Global Table Games Conference earlier this month at the Sahara Hotel and Casino, the response to this new game has been sensational. Floor placement is imminent at casinos in Nevada, Illinois, and Michigan, and there is no end in sight. Creating History Frank Mugnolo from Chicago, Illinois, and Peter Mastroianni from the Bronx,...
The story of Tony Cornero and the Stardust Casino
Like so many of Las Vegas’ beautiful stories, the story of Antonio Cornero Stralla – founder of Stardust Casino, starts from a story of life, survival and through a native entrepreneurial talent to the realization of an ambition in troubled times when hardly anyone could do business in the Nevada desert without the East Coast family being involved. The beginning of Tony Cornero’s story In the summer of 1899, Antonio...
Las Vegas Cannabis Consumption Lounges Cleared for Strip and City Proper
The odds of Las Vegas cannabis consumption lounges sprouting near the many casinos on the Strip and downtown were always good. But this week, city leaders made it official, rejecting a proposed motion to exclude the legal marijuana use businesses from the region. During the November 2016 election, Nevada voters passed the “Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act” through a ballot question. The referendum’s passing legalized the...
