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Gaming regulators outline steps for reopening casinos

A view of the Las Vegas Strip looking southbound from Flamingo Road Sunday, March 22, 2020.

In anticipation of reopening Nevada casinos, state gaming regulators issued a six-page memo outlining steps to resuscitate an industry shuttered amid the coronavirus pandemic. “A safe, thoughtful, and ...

22 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

MGM's Hornbuckle: Virus to change gaming industry for 'foreseeable future'

An exterior view the MGM Grand casino Sunday, March 15, 2020. MGM Resorts International announced it will temporarily suspend operations at its Las Vegas properties beginning Monday to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus.

MGM Resorts International acting CEO Bill Hornbuckle told the company’s employees in a recorded message on Tuesday that “our industry will likely change for the foreseeable future” because of the coronavirus.

21 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Allegiant getting over $170 million in payroll help

***DO NOT USE PER ALLEGIANT. THIS MD-80 AIRCRAFT IS NO LONGER PART OF THEIR FLEET*** ORIGINAL CAPTION: Two Allegiant Air jets taxi at McCarran International Airport May 9, 2013.

Allegiant Travel Co. is getting more than $170 million in federal emergency relief funds to help pay its workers, the company announced today. The funding will support salaries and other ...

21 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas strip clubs make case for federal coronavirus aid

An exterior view of the Little Darlings adult entertainment club on Western Avenue Thursday, March 19, 2020.

Like business operators throughout the Las Vegas Valley, Jason Mohney is trying to figure out how to support his employees amid the COVID-19 outbreak. But unlike many ...

21 April 2020
By Kelcie Grega

Virus shouldn’t crash Las Vegas home prices, economist says

A sign advertises a home for sale in the northwest valley, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020.

While much is unknown about how badly the coronavirus pandemic has damaged Southern Nevada’s economy, one economist doesn’t foresee a major housing market crisis here. Mark Vitner, a senior economist for ...

21 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

South Point to lay off most employees

The South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa, 9777 S Las Vegas Blvd.

The South Point plans to furlough most of its workforce next month as a result of the statewide casino shutdown ordered because of the coronavirus, the resort announced today. “As a result of the ongoing ...

20 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Record unemployment numbers overwhelm Nevada’s jobless office

Nathaniel Manns, a bell captain at the Flamingo, poses outside his apartment in Henderson Wednesday, April 8, 2020.

As an on-call bell captain on the Las Vegas Strip, Nathaniel Manns sometimes works all three shifts—overnight, swing and morning—in the same week. “It can get pretty busy,” he said. These days ...

20 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Wynn CEO looks for May reopening of Las Vegas Strip

Hotel room lights form a message on The Wynn and Encore, Thursday, April 2, 2020.

In a 23-page report released Sunday, Maddox said some Las Vegas resorts should open next month with “reduced occupancy” and various social distancing and sanitation protocols.

19 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Bill would expand payroll aid to small gaming businesses

Nevada’s congressional delegation is proposing legislation to expand a federal small business stimulus program to businesses that rely on gaming revenue. Democratic Rep. Dina Titus, whose district makes up much of ...

17 April 2020
By John Sadler

Third person at Allegiant Stadium tests positive for virus

Construction crews continue work on Allegiant Stadium Tuesday, March 10, 2020.

The builders of Allegiant Stadium said today a third person at the construction site has tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement, Mortenson-McCarthy said it was notified Thursday that a ...

17 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Why Nevada deserves special federal aid

ABC Stores is temporarily closed after Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered a mandatory closure of all nonessential businesses in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

By early March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had issued an advisory against crowds of more than 250 people, yet Florida’s beaches were jumping with spring breakers. Nevada was different — it moved quickly to shoulder the responsibility for the safety of its workers, our residents, our guests and …

17 April 2020
By Ric Anderson

Bill would expand insurance protections for laid-off workers

U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada has proposed an expansion of worker health care protection that he hopes will be ...

16 April 2020
By John Sadler

Construction on Las Vegas-California train could start this year

Virgin Trains USA, previously known as Brightline, already operates a high-speed train in Florida. Its California-Nevada project is expected to span 185 miles and take 90 minutes to move passengers between Las Vegas and Victorville, Calif., which is northeast of Los Angeles.

A company with plans to build a high-speed train line between Las Vegas and Southern California says it has been approved for tax-exempt bonds that will allow it to ...

15 April 2020
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Fourth Resorts World construction worker has COVID-19

Construction continues at Genting Group's Resorts World Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.

A fourth worker has tested positive for the coronavirus at the Resorts World Las Vegas construction site on the Strip. The latest case was confirmed Saturday, according to ...

13 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Nevada gaming businesses: We deserve federal aid

A video poker machine display reads out of service inside Treasure Island during the COVID-19 government mandated shutdown, Thursday, April 9, 2020.

As small businesses are hit with the brunt of the shutdowns brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, one industry also has been frozen out of economic aid from the federal government: gaming. The Paycheck Protection Program included in the most recent coronavirus stimulus package approved by Congress does not apply to businesses that make more than one-third of their revenue from gaming, a decision that ...

13 April 2020
By John Sadler

At Las Vegas' iconic Stage Door, owners say they have ‘seen a more positive side of people’

John Vizcarra, director of operations, poses in front of the Stage Door Casino at Flamingo Road and Linq Lane Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The casino is closed but the market is still open.

It wouldn’t have been uncommon to see Frank Sinatra and some of his friends drinking at the Stage Door following one of his Las Vegas performances. The Stage Door, which ...

13 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

The Notes: Philanthropy, April 13, 2020

In the Notes: Claggett & Sykes Law Firm , AutomotiveMastermind, City National Bank, Firehouse World, Vegas Golden Knights and more ...

13 April 2020
By VEGAS INC Staff

Faces of the unemployed: Struggling to stay afloat in Las Vegas amid pandemic

Robert Dornisch, a table games dealer at the Golden Nugget, poses outside of his apartment complex in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

Out of work in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, some people are not only worrying about how to protect their health but how to pay their next bills. The virus, which has infected more than 2,400 people and led to at least 80 deaths in Nevada, has ...

12 April 2020
By Ray Brewer,
Bryan Horwath

Nevada jobless claims continue to break records

People wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career Center, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Las Vegas. Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and its partner organizations, like the One-Stop Career Center, have seen an increase in traffic due to the coronavirus.

The week ending April 4 saw the second-most initial claims for unemployment insurance in Nevada history, according to a state report released today. The report by the ...

10 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Union praises commissioners for clarifying contract suspensions

The Nevada chapter of Service Employees International Union is lauding the Clark County Commission for swiftly setting parameters of the suspension of the collective bargaining agreement between ...

9 April 2020
By Kelcie Grega
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