LAS VEGAS (AP) The purchase by a California-based Native American tribe of a casino resort just off the Las Vegas Strip is being seen a milestone in the evolution of Indian casino ownership in city at the center of U.
In the western American state of California and the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians has reportedly announced that it expects to break ground on its new tribal casino resort before the end of next month.
According to a Thursday report from the online news domain at GVWire.com, the revelation from the federally-recognized tribe comes some eight months after the California State Supreme Court threw out an action from the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria that had sought to scupper the plan for the new Madera County casino resort. The source detailed that this second tribe is responsible for the state’s Thunder Valley Casino Resort and had been seeking a judgement that would have invalidated its rival’s 2012 gaming compact.
By Ginny Reese
Woman playing slot machine in casino
One Las Vegas tourist is traveling back to Hawaii a whole lot richer after winning big on a slot machine, reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Luisa Muliau, a Las Vegas visitor from Hawaii, was happy to be in the city today after hitting big money on one of the local slot machines.
Muliau was playing a Wheel of Fortune Wild Red Sevens slot machine at Palace Station around 3 a.m. on Sunday morning when she placed a pretty low bet of only $1.25.
She never could have thought what would happen next.
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Manteris, 64, arrived in Las Vegas from Pittsburgh in the late 1970s. His bookmaking career started as a ticket writer at the Fremont Hotel & Casino in Downtown Las Vegas, before moving over to the fabled Stardust, where he worked the manually-operated oddsboard that resembled the old-school baseball scoreboards, similar to those at Fenway Park.
He would go on to run the sportsbooks at Caesars Palace and the Las Vegas Hilton SuperBook (now the Westgate), before finishing his career with Station Casinos. In 2019, Manteris was inducted into the SBC Sports Betting Hall of Fame.
In his last week on the hook, Manteris spoke with ESPN s David Purdum about his goals, strategies and biggest sweats from a 40-year bookmaking career.