Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced plans to have Vegas casinos reopen and operating at 100% by the time summer arrives. The Governor’s plan also includes other hospitality businesses in his state, as well as an end to social distancing. Also, we take a look at the ten year anniversary of ‘Black Friday’ and what has changed for online poker. Hey! Thanks for streaming another edition of This Week in Gambling, where the governor of Nevada has announced Vegas casinos reopen and back to operating at full capacity as soon as this summer! And that is this week’s big story! A…

Activate satellite view in Google Maps and head to a Vegas hotel on The Strip and you’ll see it: a strange smattering of Y-shaped buildings. Mandalay Bay, Monte Carlo, Treasure Island, The Mirage. Their blueprints put gambling at the center of everything, funneling visitors past slot machines and card tables whether they’re en route to a show, their room, a restaurant, or a retail shop. For years, the casino floor was where Vegas resorts made most of their money, and the Y was devilishly good at monetizing it. The Westgate Las Vegas Hotel Resort and Casino was the first mega-casino…

The MGM Grand is bringing to Las Vegas a virtual reality experience that will put participants inside the type of apocalyptical and fantastical video games they can play on their home computer. MGM Resorts International has teamed up with Australia-based VR game maker Zero Latency to bring three “free-roaming” social gaming experiences to the Level Up lounge starting Sept. 8. The MGM Grand will become the seventh U.S. location to host Zero Latency games. The Zombie Survival and Singularity games will require teams to kill zombies and robots as the they roam through what appears to be buildings and streets….

The combination of video gaming and gambling via eSports is undoubtedly going to become more popular. But it’s not the revolutionary idea some make it out to be, and its widespread acceptance is not imminent, said one downtown casino executive Thursday at a gathering of gaming marketing pros. According to Jonathan Fennelly, the author of Gamopo.com, an Esports blog that compares the Best Esports Betting Sites, the growth of Esports Betting in the US is the most underappreciated opportunity in online gaming right now. Esports betting is pacing to do $8 billion in wagers this year and the industry is…

Roger Goodell, National Football League Commissioner, has eased up his position towards sports betting once the Raiders landed in Nevada. US.- As Las Vegas will host the newest stadium of Raiders, officials of the National Football League (NFL) and representatives of the football team are debating the possible impacts of the gaming industry on the sports integrity. Whilst the NFL used to be one of the major opponents to legal and unauthorised industries, Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner, has eased up his position towards the activity. This week authorities of the NFL and Las Vegas revealed their joint plan for the…

Casino operators in Nevada were smiling  over Vegas revenue numbers in June 2016 according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s latest financial report. Released at the close of July, the report details a 6.9% revenue year-over-year increase thanks to a total gaming win worth $887 million. As ever, the Las Vegas strip was the biggest contributor to that haul with $488 million coming from gamblers on the iconic gambling strip. However, while the strip’s haul is 9.74% higher than the same period in 2015, that’s not the end of the story. More Action Means More Wins In addition to Vegas…