A bomb threat caused the evacuation of the Arizona Charlie’s Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday. The threat turned out to be a hoax, and gambling resumed hours after the incident.
Las Vegas casinos have been slow since the World Series of Poker concluded, but the casinos are hoping that is going to change this weekend when travelers come in for the Labor Day weekend.
Las Vegas casino gambling revenue has been steadily falling the past couple of years and in June, revenue again dropped on the Vegas Strip. Casinos experienced an almost eight percent drop in the first summer month.
Macau and Singapore are cornering the market on casino gambling in Asia, but a South Korean developer is looking to big name Las Vegas gaming company’s to operate a new casino being built in Cambodia.
A key amendment was added to Representative Barney Frank’s online gambling legislation on Wednesday that should allow Las Vegas casino companies the first shot at Internet gaming licensing.