Last year, casinos saw a surge in gaming revenues, despite the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. With Omicron sweeping the world, plus a return to masking and other precautions in some markets, what can we expect for 2022?

In partnership with Entain, the UNLV William S Boyd School of Law has announced it will launch an online training program for operators, regulators, lawyers, and others who work in and around the gaming industry.

The William Boyd School of Law, part of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), has partnered with Entain to deliver a program of courses in gaming law and regulation.  

Like flashing lights, dings and coins splashing into a slot machine tray, an equally familiar — even stereotypical — casino experience involves plumes of smoke wafting skyward from patrons puffing on ash-tipped cigarettes.

Is anyone going to CES this year? A long-simmering question in the tech world will finally get its answer as the influential gadget show returns to the Las Vegas Strip after a hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Like flashing lights, dings and coins splashing into a slot machine tray, an equally familiar — even stereotypical — casino experience involves plumes of smoke wafting skyward from patrons puffing on ash-tipped cigarettes.

Closed since the pandemic's onset in March 2020 and under new tribal ownership, the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas is expected to open in the spring.

As a year in which normality has returned for many draws to a close, and increasingly fleeting glances begin to be taken towards what lies ahead, CasinoBeats is once again revisiting an unexpected 12 months full of ups, downs, and everything in between.