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Las Vegas home prices match record high of $490K in June

A for-sale sign stands in front of a home in an east Las Vegas neighborhood near Charleston and Nellis boulevards.

Southern Nevada’s median home price held at $490,000 in June, matching the all-time high set in May and up 1% from June 2025, according to a report released today by Las Vegas Realtors. The median price of local condos and townhomes was $292,000 ...

Nevada senators fight to protect oversight of prediction markets

A Kalshi advertisement draped on a building at 13th and L streets in northwest Washington touts the prediction market platform’s federal regulation status, April 1, 2026. Democratic senators, including Nevada’s Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto, are pushing to bar the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from using federal funds to block states from regulating platforms like Kalshi.

The push, led by Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., follows several CFTC lawsuits in recent months targeting states that have sought to regulate and impose safeguards on prediction markets ...

Shoppers keep spending even as inflation hits the pump

 Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.

While people may have been expected to reduce discretionary spending as gas cost about $4.50 a gallon, Bank of America’s credit and debit card spending growth data in May showed spending—without gas—still ran close to the strongest it’s been for three or four years.

Consumers still gloomy about economy; US hiring falls in June

A now hiring sign sits on a display in a clothing store Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Here’s a snapshot of prominent economic data and news that occurred over the past week and what it potentially means for you.

Las Vegas Strip drives statewide gaming win to $1.39 billion with historic May growth

Traffic moves along the Las Vegas Boulevard in this 2023 file photo. The Strip generated $807.9 million in gaming win in May 2026, a 13.19% surge over the prior year that ranks as the eighth-best single month in Nevada history for the corridor.

The Las Vegas Strip posted an $807.9 million gaming win in May, the eighth-highest monthly total in the corridor’s history, and a 13.19% increase over May 2025 …

Theme park veteran takes the wheel at Area15 to capture growing local and family market

Omega Mart at AREA15 in Las Vegas

Bonnie Weber traded roller coasters for something altogether stranger: a Las Vegas venue where the art talks back, the grocery store isn’t real and the entire point is to lose yourself.

New Applebees opens Monday in Henderson

A new Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar is scheduled to open Monday, June 29, 2026, at 530 N. Stephanie St. in Henderson.

The 5,500-square-foot location, which previously housed a Marie Callender’s Restaurant & Bakery, includes open dining areas with multiple seating configurations and an updated bar area …

Major funding boost helps online retail middleman expand its Las Vegas footprint

Neato was founded in CEO Anthony Connelly’s garage in 2018. It helps brands manage and grow their presence on major marketplaces worldwide.

Neato functions within a unique business model it has dubbed “2P.” Instead of first-party sales, which would be a brand selling to a retailer, or third-party sales — a brand selling on a retail platform — Neato acts as a middleman with brands to sell ...

Nevada gaming abstract shows Las Vegas Strip revenue remains strong, but high expenses are swallowing profits

Coin operated slot machines are seen at Slots A Fun Friday Feb. 20, 2026.

Las Vegas Strip casino profits plunged 81.2% in fiscal year 2025 — a far steeper drop than most other Nevada gaming markets — as heavy interest expense consumed much of the corridor’s revenue and left it with far less profit than its top-line numbers would suggest.

Rosen links erratic DC policies and childcare shortages to the struggle of Nevada businesses

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., speaks during a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Washington.

At a Senate hearing Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., framed those twin pressures — a tourism slowdown and rising childcare costs — as interconnected challenges hitting the state’s economic backbone.

Report: Nevada casino revenue stays steady while bottom line profits take hit

The Las Vegas Strip is shown from above in this 2015 image.

The 305 Nevada casinos generating at least $1 million in gaming revenue posted combined net income of $1.7 billion in fiscal 2025, down 34.8% from fiscal 2024, the report showed.

Los líderes empresariales de Las Vegas se centran en cinco sectores clave para reducir la dependencia de la ciudad del turismo

Danielle Casey, left, incoming president/CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, speaks with Laurie Perdue, LVGEA board chair, during the Las Vegas Perspective at Aria Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025.

La Alianza Económica Global de Las Vegas ha puesto en marcha un plan estratégico de tres años que los dirigentes de la organización describen como una "estrategia de alineación regional" con las partes interesadas y otros socios para diversificar la economía local.

Las Vegas business leaders target five industries to break the city's reliance on tourism

Danielle Casey, left, incoming president/CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, speaks with Laurie Perdue, LVGEA board chair, during the Las Vegas Perspective at Aria Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025.

The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance has launched a three-year strategic plan that organizational leadership characterizes as a “regional alignment strategy” with stakeholders ...

Historic Nevada families partner to pull Primm back from the brink

Snow covers the south McCullough Mountains as vehicles travel south along Interstate 15 towards Primm and the California border, Friday Dec. 27, 2019.

Two Nevada families — one whose name is on the town, another that built an empire serving the state’s travelers — have joined forces to pull Primm back from the brink.

Frontier Airlines adding nonstop flights from Las Vegas to Oakland, Boise

Air Canada and Frontier Airlines passenger jets are shown at terminal 3 gates at Harry Reid International Airport Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

Frontier Airlines is launching two new nonstop routes from Harry Reid International Airport this summer, the budget airline announced today in a news release.

Las Vegas home prices hit record high in May

A home for sale is shown in the east Las Vegas Valley Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

The median price of a single-family home sold in the Las Vegas area in May was a record $490,000, according to a report released this morning by Las Vegas Realtors.

La máquina tragamonedas ‘Wheel of Fortune’ sigue evolucionando tras 30 años

The iconic ‘Wheel of Fortune’ slot machine

Jean Venneman recuerda estar en la sala de juegos del Mirage viendo cómo unos desconocidos se convertían en los primeros en probar la última innovación de la desarrolladora de juegos IGT en aquel momento: las tragamonedas "Wheel of Fortune."

Innovative ‘Wheel of Fortune’ slot machine continues to evolve after 30 years

The iconic ‘Wheel of Fortune’ slot machine

Jean Venneman remembers being on the casino floor at the Mirage watching strangers be among the first to play gaming developer IGT’s latest innovation at the time: the Wheel of Fortune slots.

People on the Move: June 8, 2026

In the Notes: StartUpNV, Spread the Word Nevada, Cirrus Aviation Services, Nevada State University and more ...

With World Cup looming, Nevada lawmakers fight border rules threatening international travel

The Las Vegas Strip is seen looking south from Flamingo Road in this March 24, 2023, photo. The next president won’t immediately affect the path of gaming and tourism in Las Vegas, said Andrew Woods, an economist and director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at UNLV.

Nevada’s two U.S. senators are demanding that the Trump administration reverse a proposed rule requiring international travelers to hand over five years of social media history before visiting the United States, warning that ...