Las Vegas Business News

Sisolak, aiming to grow energy industry, tours UNLV lab

Gov. Steve Sisolak discusses NevadaOs recent COVID-19 figures during a press conference at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Las Vegas.

Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday toured a UNLV lab researching technology that could allow for the transmission of electricity over long distances, something the ...

Virus aid, no new taxes top U.S. gambling industry 2021 goals

Gamblers place bets on roulette during the reopening of the Mirage Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.

The U.S. gambling industry wants additional financial aid from the next round of coronavirus stimulus legislation, and promises to fight new or higher taxes on its operations as it works to ...

Nevada officials: Jobless benefits office overhaul complete

From left, Jennifer Stevens, Lawrence Davis and Cheryl Jones are shown outside the Grant Sawyer State Office Building in Las Vegas on Friday, June 12, 2020, to protest failures at the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. The three were among two dozen who were calling for unemployment payments from the department.

Nevada’s troubled unemployment benefits program has been overhauled, and a “tsunami” of claims spurred by pandemic layoffs have largely been sorted ...

Report: Bad month ends bad year for Nevada casino winnings

In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, people stand in front of electronic slot machines in a casino in Las Vegas.

December was a historically bad month for Nevada casinos at the end of a historically bad year, according to a Thursday state regulatory report on gambling activity and ...

Reports of Las Vegas’ death greatly exaggerated, gaming executive says

This June 17, 2014, file photo shows the Sands Expo and Convention Center and The Palazzo in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. posted a fourth-quarter loss of $299 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier, as the casino and resort operator saw its ...

Hair removal entrepreneur wants to elevate her entire industry

Nicole Maldonado, owner of Be Sugared, a natural hair removal service, poses for a photo in her salon, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020.

Nicole Maldonado believes in living an organic and natural lifestyle, and she has applied that belief to her business, the hair removal service Be Sugared.

People on the Move: Jan. 25, 2021

In the Notes: Dr. Michael Daubs, Stefanie Tuzman, Jhone Ebert, Jennifer Shydler, Nadine Faulis, Gina Bongiovi, Kim Miramontes, Brett Christensen and more ...

Mobile devices have carried sports betting through the pandemic

Mobile devices have carried sports betting through the pandemic

With people cooped up at home because of the pandemic, mobile sports betting has skyrocketed in popularity, Las Vegas sportsbook operators say. “Mobile is where it’s at,” said Jay Kornegay of the Westgate SuperBook.

Majestic developer Doumani taps deep into his Vegas roots

Lorenzo Doumani, local resort developer and business owner, is shown inside the iconic Peppermill restaurant Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.

Many people remember watching celebrities like Muhammad Ali or Elvis Presley on their living room TVs in the 1970s. Lorenzo Doumani remembers watching them in his living room. Growing up the son of a Las Vegas casino landlord ...

New apartments, office building coming to Downtown Summerlin

An artist's rendering of the planned Tanager Echo luxury apartments in Downtown Summerlin.

he developer of Downtown Summerlin announced plans today for more luxury apartments and a new office building. Construction is expected to start in the second quarter of this year on ...

Las Vegas City Council OKs third-party alcohol delivery

The Las Vegas City Council enacted an ordinance today that lets businesses contract with third-party services to deliver alcoholic beverages to customers. Delivery to hotels and casinos is not allowed. "The main ...

Caesars plans $47 million renovation of Reno's Silver Legacy

Caesars Entertainment has announced plans for another round of remodeling at one of its downtown Reno properties, a $47 million renovation at the 25-year-old ...

When tourists are prepared to travel again, Las Vegas will be ready

Pedestrians walk down a normally busy sidewalk along the Las Vegas Strip Sunday, March 15, 2020.

The first signs of widespread tourist demand returning for Las Vegas aren’t quite visible, but several experts who track visitation trends say they’re ready to bubble up this year.

The Notes: Jan. 18, 2021

In the Notes: Howard & Howard, Bailey Kennedy, Desert Radiology, Centennial Hills Hospital, Trosper Public Relations, J. Brin Gibson and more ...

Las Vegas baseball coach swings for the fences in launching moving service

Move it, an on demand delivery and move service company, utilizes an app that allows customers to request items to be picked up and delivered to their home, Friday Jan 8, 2021.

In baseball, coaches often remind young hitters to forget their last strikeout when they step back up to the plate. Michael Eshragh, an assistant baseball coach at the College of Southern Nevada, applied the same mindset as ...

Dog days: South Point hot dog cart remains a popular draw in Las Vegas

Dharmi Patel assembles an order at the South Point hot dog cart on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The popular cart offers Vienna Beef Chicago hot dogs, steamed in Budweiser, for the bargain price of $1.25 each.

While playing poker at the South Point, A.C. Florez of Las Vegas decided to take a quick lunch break. Whenever he plays at the off-Strip casino — three or four times a week, usually — he’s sure to stop at South Point’s popular hot dog cart, a few steps from ...

Getting Las Vegas casino workers vaccinated key to economic recovery, industry officials say

People play craps during the opening of Circa in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020.

Moving resort workers to the fast lane for coronavirus vaccines could be the literal shot in the arm needed to get tourists back to ...

New Allegiant flights from Jackson Hole to Reno, Las Vegas

Allegiant Airbus A320

Allegiant Air has announced new nonstop air service between Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Reno and Las Vegas beginning in June. The new routes are among 21 the ...

Nevada leaders remember Adelson as business trailblazer, philanthropist

Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson sits onstage before President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.

Nevada leaders reacted today to the death of Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, remembering him as a businessman who championed ideas that shaped Nevada and a philanthropist. Adelson, founder, chairman and CEO of ...

Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and GOP power broker, dies at 87

Las Vegas Sands CEO and Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson stands as he is recognized by President Donald Trump during a Medal of Freedom ceremony in the White House, Nov. 16, 2018.

Sheldon Adelson, who rose from a modest start as the son of an immigrant taxi driver to become a billionaire Republican powerbroker with a casino empire and ...