This week we’ve got Las Vegas casino news, as Caesars has officially welcomed the Horseshoe Las Vegas to the Strip! The transformation began several months ago, but now the Horseshoe Casino is back in Sin City! And in the name of tradition, Caesars decided to bring the World Series of Poker back home to the casino! Hello all you beautiful people out there! And thank you for watching This Week in Gambling, where the Horseshoe Las Vegas has finally, officially opened its doors… and that is this week’s big story! Yes, we already welcomed the Horseshoes return to Las Vegas…

A historic hotel with a legendary Vegas name! The WSOP at the Horseshoe begins in just over a month, and it will be played at the iconic casino which once again  stands on The Strip. Caesars Entertainment recently celebrated the name change from Bally’s Las Vegas, just in time for the upcoming 54th annual poker championship. The 2,800-room property, which was once the site of the MGM Grand Hotel, has a storied history. The Horseshoe’s renovations and new name pay homage to Binion’s Horseshoe, the downtown hotel and gambling hall where the World Series of Poker first began. The rebranding…

The transformation of Bally’s Casino to the Las Vegas Horseshoe is now complete! Yes, we welcomed the rebranded property to the center of the Las Vegas Strip in our gambling news video back in December. But today is Caesar’s “official” opening, as they welcome poker legend Doyle Brunson, who played at the original Horseshoe, to the ceremony. Even better, Jack Binion, son of Horseshoe brand founder Benny Binion, was there for the festivities as well. Senior Vice President and General Manager of Horseshoe, Jason Gregorec, shared his excitement about bringing the Las Vegas Horseshoe back to center of the Strip,…

The Las Vegas Sands is reportedly leading the charge in a move to expand gambling in Texas by constructing a resort-style casino in the state. While discussions are still in the preliminary stages, the casino company’s interest in expanding its operations to Texas is significant, given that the state has long been viewed as a bastion of conservative values that are traditionally not very receptive to gambling. The move is not entirely surprising, however, as Las Vegas Sands has been exploring options for expanding its operations beyond its traditional base in Las Vegas for some time now. The company has…

New Jersey gambling revenue is keeping pace with the rest of the country. The state of Nevada kept their streak of billion dollar months rolling along int he month of January, and gambling across America set a record of $5.5 billion at the same time. Now, New Jersey has reported a jump of over 10% in their revenue. The Division of Gaming Enforcement reported that the casino win for New Jersey’s nine casinos came in at $215 million for February, which was a modest growth of 1.2% from last year. So far in 2023, those properties have generated over $425…

It was a banner year for the US gambling industry in 2022. That momentum appears to have carried over in the first month of 2023, as yet another record was set for revenue in a single month. Our friends at the American Gaming Association keep track of these sorts of things, and they report a combined $5.5 billion brought in this past January. These numbers show a year on year growth of over 21% and maintains the streak of 23 months of growth in a row. The continued growth of US gambling was apparent across all verticals in January, with…