Located on Nevada’s Crystal Bay and Incline Village, the Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is set to debut in 2027 and offer an upscale casino with live entertainment and a speakeasy for a contemporary getaway.

Matt Schuyler, Chief Brand Officer, Hilton, stated: “Now more than ever, our guests are seeking engaging experiences, from embracing local culture to connecting with nature. With Waldorf Astoria Lake Tahoe, guests will enjoy one of the finest natural settings at one of the most luxurious hotels in the destination.

“Bringing Waldorf Astoria’s distinguished hospitality to an extraordinary location like Lake Tahoe provides the perfect opportunity for travellers and residents to immerse themselves in the incredible, serene beauty that the destination offers while indulging in the authentic and sophisticated experiences for which the brand is renowned.”

Marking the fourth property in Nevada, the Waldorf Astoria Lake Tahoe will join the Hilton’s roster of 32 Waldorf Astoria hotels, with a further 26 in development around the world. 

Situated on a 15-acre site, the mixed-use development will introduce 76 guest rooms and 61 Waldorf Astoria branded residences to the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. 

Managed by Hilton, the hotel will mark Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts’ first property in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

Kevin Jacobs, Chief Financial Officer & President, Global Development, Hilton, added: “As we continue to grow our luxury portfolio, Hilton is always looking for the right opportunities to expand our presence in popular resort destinations. 

“Lake Tahoe is a highly sought-after and year-round alpine destination making it an ideal location to provide guests, residents, outdoor enthusiasts and locals a haven to explore outdoor activities complemented by our brand’s luxurious amenities.” 

Lake Tahoe is North America’s largest alpine lake and was home to the 1960 Winter Olympics. On the development, the firm confirmed that the Waldorf Astoria Lake Tahoe will embrace the “distinctive characteristics” of the region. 

The construction of Waldorf Astoria Lake Tahoe is also said to represent a responsible approach to development with plans that include restoration of Lake Tahoe with an expected 90 per cent reduction in sediment runoff into Lake Tahoe and a 38 per cent reduction in total water and energy use.

“A true idyllic Alpine village is born by bringing Waldorf Astoria to Lake Tahoe where our guests can find restoration and seek adventure,” noted Ebbie K. Nakhjavani, CEO, EKN Development Group. “Our goal is to provide an immersive wellness philosophy to join with Tahoe’s natural beauty.

“By pairing the iconic brand of Waldorf Astoria with the nirvanic location of Lake Tahoe, these two world-class gems become that much more incredible – a truly unrivalled place to feel at home.”

Waldorf Astoria Lake Tahoe’s branded residences will be represented for sale by Mike Dunn at Chase International.

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Encapsulating a £1m buy-in accompanied by a £50,000 charity donation, the flagship event of the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series is to be held in the Grand Ballroom of the London Hilton on Park Lane.

The invitation only event, sponsored by partypoker live, follows a number of previous destinations including Montenegro, Manila, Sochi, Macau, the Philippines and Jeju in South Korea.

The only way to secure participation is either to be invited directly by Triton Poker or to be an invitation holder’s nominated guest, with invitees permitted to invite one individual to join them at the series.

A number of multi-millionaire businessman and poker professionals have already confirmed entries, including Triton Ambassadors Tom Dwan and Jason Koon as well as David Peters, Rui Cao and Bryn Kenney, who boast combined winnings in excess of £100m.

Among the recreational players who have already accepted an invitation to play are Hong Kong investor Stanley Choi, Dusk Till Dawn founder Rob Yong, 1978 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Bobby Baldwin and American entrepreneur Rick Salomon along with Triton co-founder Paul Phua.

Koon said of the event: “I’ve already taken part in several Triton Poker High Roller Series around the world and can definitely say they are the most exciting poker events I’ve ever played in. 

“I love to play big stakes against tough competition, and no one checks those boxes quite like Triton. The Triton Million in London will be taking the Series to a whole new level as well as raising millions for worthy causes. 

“There has never been a poker tournament with a buy-in of this size before, all the players will be part of poker history. I’m very excited about it! London is one of the most historically rich, beautiful cities in the world – so it’s very fitting that this history-making event will be taking place here in the heart of the city.”

To coincide with the impending event, Triton Poker released the following trailer.

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Entering Latvia and Estonia as a result of the new deal, the partnership ensures users of the Lifland Gaming brand gain access to a selection of live roulette games, streamed from the floors of luxurious casinos from around the world.

Done so via the supplier’s flagship Authentic Roulette platform, tables encapsulated as part of the includes The Platinum Casino at the Radisson BLU Hotel in Bucharest, Casino International Batumi at the Hilton Hotel in Georgia, Italy’s The Saint-Vincent Casino, Royal Casino from Denmark and United States’ Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Chris Davis, head of casino at Lifland Gaming, said, “The Latvian market is extremely limited in regards to its live casino offering, but we intend to change that.

“We chose Authentic Gaming because of their high quality video stream, intuitive UI and player-driven functionality. We love the product and I’m sure our customers will too.”

Also included as part of the deal are games from Authentic Gaming’s recently launched live arena studio in Malta, hailed as “the largest live auto-roulette studio in the world” and containing six live auto roulette tables with four different game formats: classic roulette, speed roulette, VIP roulette and its “never-seen-before” Blaze roulette variant.  

Jonas Delin, CEO of Authentic Gaming, said: “This is a breakthrough deal for us, and forms part of our strategy to enter regulated markets in Europe and beyond.

“The Latvian market is very exciting as gaming laws prohibit Latvian based live dealer suppliers from targeting the local market, but through our partnership with Optibet we can swiftly establish Authentic Gaming as the market leader in live roulette.”

The partnership comes after the firm was granted a licence by the UK Gambling Commission, allowing it to offer its games to players in the market for the very first time.

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Initially available through mobile, and providing customers with “an innovative and robust mobile-led sportsbook,” BetStars is to complement the group’s existing poker and casino offerings through PokerStarsNJ and PokerStarsCasinoNJ.

As part of the launch, a series of player focused promotions are to be featured by BetStars, aimed at introducing new customers to BetStars, including a sign-up bonus and “odds boosts”, which multiply the odds and the potential payout to customers.

Matt Primeaux, SVP strategy & operations of the USA at The Stars Group, explained: “We are excited to introduce BetStars to New Jersey sports fans. As one of the largest online gaming companies in the world with millions of customers worldwide, we have successfully launched BetStars in regulated markets across Europe, and look forward to expanding and enhancing our New Jersey BetStars offering, including through leveraging the Sky Betting & Gaming acquisition following approval from the UK Competition and Markets Authority, to provide a premier product and experience to our customers in this new and developing market.”

This new launch follows updates of a Pokerstars and BetStars collaboration for The Big Race, a motorsports themed $2 buy-in online poker tournament offering players the chance to win a plethora of prizes.

The Big Race tournament will take place on Sunday 23 September at 14:00 ET, and will randomly assign the top 20-placed players with a driver in the Russian Grand Prix on September 30.

The player with the winning driver will receive an EPT Prague package worth approximately €7,200, including eight nights’ accommodation at the Hilton Prague Hotel, a Main Event seat worth €5,300 and approximately €500 spending money.

In addition to the first prize package and players’ shares of the prize pool, the top 500 finishers in The Big Race will be awarded up to $2,500 worth of free BetStars bets in total, ranging from $2 to $50, awarded as follows:

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The latest luxury hotel chain to hit the Las Vegas strip, Hilton is to see the 389-room casino less property be promptly re-branded as Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas.

Jim Murren, chairman and chief executive officer of MGM Resorts International, commented: “CityCenter has continued to deliver strong operating results and has cemented itself as a premier luxury destination in Las Vegas.

“As a result of its financial strength and the closing of this transaction, CityCenter expects to return approximately $200 million to its owners, MGM Resorts and Infinity World during the third quarter.”

“We thank the employees of the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas and welcome the Waldorf Astoria team to the CityCenter campus,” added Bill Grounds, president and COO of Infinity World Development Corp. “We wish them all the best in the future.”

Confirming the deal, Hilton has praised its new entity’s close proximity to a plethora of major Las Vegas attractions, with the mixed-use development located between the Bellagio and Park MGM resorts.

Amongst the entertainment offerings near-by the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas are the famed Bellagio fountains, 20,000 seater T-Mobile Arena and the 4,004 room ARIA Resort and Casino.

Quoted in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Dino Michael, global brand head of Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts, stated: “We’ve been looking to enter the Vegas market for some time, it just felt somewhere we needed to be.

“First and foremost, what we want when you arrive into our hotels is to have a real sense of place.

“I think if you arrive to our hotel and you don’t get a sense of geography or location, I think we’ve probably failed to meet the luxury guest expectation.”

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