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  Las Vegas officials warn of backlash over new fees aimed at foreign visitors

  President Donald Trump’s administration is looking to impose additional costs for international tourists entering the United States, first pushing a “visa integrity fee” and then establishing a visa bond program Tuesday.

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• It’s back to business at Broadacres, but it’s not back to normal

  After Broadacres Marketplace’s six-week hiatus over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid fears, a full concert hall Sunday afternoon was a welcome sight to surrounding vendors at the giant North Las Vegas swap meet. …

• Former UNLV president’s new goal: Get companies that start here to stay here

  Former UNLV President Len Jessup is back in Las Vegas with a new project: launching Desert Forge Ventures, a fund dedicated to backing local startups while attracting new companies to the area.

• El nuevo objetivo del expresidente de la UNLV: Conseguir que las empresas que se instalan aquí se queden aquí

  El expresidente de la UNLV, Len Jessup, ha regresado a Las Vegas con un nuevo proyecto: lanzar Desert Forge Ventures, un fondo dedicado a respaldar a las empresas emergentes locales y a atraer nuevas empresas a la zona.

• Las Vegas June tourism declines by 11% from 2024

  Around 400,000 fewer people traveled to Las Vegas in June compared with 2024, according to new data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The LVCVA attributed the 11.3% drop to “persistent economic uncertainty,” “weaker consumer confidence” and ...

• $50 million open-air retail center aims to transform Henderson shopping experience

  The future of retail is coming to Henderson — and it looks nothing like the shopping centers of the past.

• America First Credit Union to acquire Meadows Bank in expansion

  The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and Meadows Bank shareholder consent.

• Contractor of the Year Awards celebrates excellence in craftsmanship and innovation in Southern Nevada

  In partnership with Vegas Inc, the Nevada Contractors Association's Contractor of the Year Awards annually honors Southern Nevada’s best general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and industry professionals.

• Hoping to visit the U.S.? It might cost you an extra $250.

  Millions of foreign visitors to the United States, including travelers from Mexico, India, Brazil and China, will be subject to a new $250 visa fee as part of a spate of changes introduced by the Trump ...

• Slot manufacturer’s new machine aims to steer younger demographic onto the gaming floor

  What if Mario Kart met real-money gaming? That’s what Las Vegas-based gaming manufacturer Competition Interactive is attempting to do with Running Rich Grand Prix, a new slot machine complete with a steering wheel ...

• Vendors: Broadacres Marketplace to open Aug. 1 after closure over immigration fears

  Management said in June they closed due to “fear and uncertainty” being “at its highest level ever among the immigrant community in Las Vegas.”

• Con unos ingresos de 72 billones de dólares en 2024, la racha de crecimiento del juego continúa

  Según el informe “Estado de los estados en 2025” publicado recientemente por la American Gaming Association, la industria del juego comercial en Estados Unidos generó casi 72 billones de dólares en ingresos en 2024. Esto supone el cuarto año consecutivo de ingresos récord.

• Report: US gaming revenue soars to record $72 billion, continuing four-year winning streak

  The U.S. commercial gaming industry generated nearly $72 billion in revenue in 2024, according to the American Gaming Association’s recently released “State of the States 2025.”

• UNLV positions itself as tribal industry training ground

  UNLV is partnering with several colleges serving primarily Native American students to prepare graduates for careers in the tribal gaming and ...

• Nevada desert ideal for CO2 removal company

  Southern Nevada will be home to the first commercial facility of Clairity Technology, a Los Angeles-based company that conducts carbon dioxide removal.

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