There appears to be a tentative labor agreement that would cover about a quarter of the 50,000 hotel and casino workers that are threatening to strike in Las Vegas.

The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 said in a tweet Friday that the new five-year deal covers about 12,000 workers at nine casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. Tens of thousands of bartenders, housekeepers, bellmen and other unionized workers at 34 casino-hotels on the Strip and in downtown Las Vegas have sought a new, five-year contract since February.

The current contracts expired at midnight.

Ninety-nine percent of about 25,000 workers voted last week to authorize a strike after contracts expire. No date has been set, but they've started signing up for strike pay, financial assistance and picketing shifts. ... Read More

Negotiations are still underway between the culinary union and 34 casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and in downtown Las Vegas.

If a deal isn't reached before midnight Thursday, contracts will expire for tens of thousands of workers.

When the clock strikes midnight, contracts are set to expire for nearly 50,000 servers, kitchen workers and employees on the Strip and in downtown Las Vegas.

"It would be a little crazy but we have to do to what we have to do to support our families," said Jennifer Marshall, food server.

As a food server for the Paris Hotel, she says she helped with the opening of the property 18 years ago.

"We have to stand up for what we need in this contract."

Marshall, along with her fellow members of Culinary Union Local 226, are fighting for their new contracts to have better wages, workplace training, job security, among several other issues... Read More

The 2018 edition of the World Series of Poker is kicking off in Las Vegas.

The 50-day series opened Tuesday and is expected to again draw tens of thousands of players from around the world to compete for millions of dollars in prize money and gold bracelets.

The 78-event tournament runs through July 17 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Buy-ins range from $365 to $1 million.

The annual poker extravaganza shattered its attendance record last year with almost 121,000 entrants. They played for more than $231 million in prize money.

The tournament's famed no-limit Texas Hold'em Main Event will kick off July 2. Unlike last year, the final nine players will not get a two-day break between when the table is set and when play begins. ... Read More