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App users get credit following William Hill's weekend outage

When technology works, it’s a wonderful thing. When it doesn’t, people are usually less than pleased, which is something that William Hill executives were reminded of over the weekend ...

Land deal — few details — announced for $7.5 billion high-tech development

An artist's rendering of Bluetech Park.

A developer has announced a land deal for a $7.5 billion high-tech development called Bleutech Park, though questions remain about the ambitious project. Representatives for ...

Mob Museum making its legal moonshine business a success

Mob Museum president Jonathan Ullman poses for a photo at the Mob Museum distillery, Downtown, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.

The Mob Museum is branching out into the wholesale liquor business. The Downtown Las Vegas attraction began selling its corn mash moonshine product at Lee’s Discount Liquor stores in mid-October.

The Notes: Nov. 18, 2019

In the Notes: Tick Segerblom, Jim Gibson, Sarah Thornton Public Relations, Dr. Nilesh “Neil” Gokal, Goodwill of Southern Nevada, Mercer, Air Liquide, Elizabeth Hebing and more ...

Lyft Nevada executive: Women in business must value themselves, and each other

Lyft Nevada General Manager Louisa Choi poses at the Lyft Las Vegas Hub in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.

Louisa Choi talks about her appreciation for different cultures, Lyft's partnerships with nonprofit groups and her passion for uplifting working women ...

Shareholders greenlight $17.3B Eldorado acquisition of Caesars

An exterior view of Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

At separate meetings Friday, Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment Corp. shareholders approved a merger of the gaming companies, which is expected to ...

Raiders to stay at M Resort before home games

Raiders President Marc Badain, Henderson Mayor Debra March and M Resort Spa Casino General Manager Hussain Mahrous pose for a photo following a press conference announcing the partnership of the Raiders and M Resort, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019.

Before heading off to play at their $2 billion Las Vegas stadium next season, Raiders players will rest their heads at the M Resort. That’s according to a corporate sponsorship ...

Buyer to rent out Palms Place penthouse, install helicopter pad

A buyer recently paid more than $12 million for Phil Maloof's 25,000-square-foot penthouse at Palms Place in Las Vegas.

A glitzy Las Vegas penthouse at Palms Place recently sold for $12.5 million and will soon be available for rent. Las Vegas businessman Bryan Ercolano purchased the condo and plans to rent it out for ...

Paper’s attorney: Adelson doesn’t own the R-J

Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire Las Vegas casino magnate, and his wife, Miriam, take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the MSG Sphere in September 2019. Tuesday, an attorney for the Las Vegas Review-Journal told a Clark County judge that Adelson was not the newspaper's owner despite numerous reports in the R-J to the contrary.

During a status-check hearing over matters pertaining to a lawsuit involving the Review-Journal and the Las Vegas Sun, R-J attorney Randall Jones said any representation of Adelson as owner of the newspaper was …

North Las Vegas lands $150 million liquid hydrogen plant

The Apex Industrial Park near Interstate 15 and Highway 93, north of Las Vegas is shown on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016.

Leaders in North Las Vegas hope a planned liquid hydrogen plant will attract more development to the city's Apex Industrial Park. Air Liquide, a French industrial gas company, has its sights on the ...

NV Energy hires fire mitigation specialist in Nevada

The largest utility in Nevada has hired its first fire mitigation specialist. NV Energy Vice President Kevin Geraghty announced the hiring of Mark Regan, the fire marshal for ...

Next generation looks to carry on Pin Kaow restaurant tradition

Owner/chef Kit Kittisoros, his wife Joy, son Kevin, center, and nephew Jay Noidee pose at Pin Kaow Thai Restaurant, 1974 N. Rainbow Blvd., Thursday, Nov.7, 2019. The restaurant will celebrate 20 years of operation in January.

As a boy, Kevin Kittisoros remembers running around his parents' restaurant in northwest Las Vegas. Back in 2000, Kit and Joy Kittisoros were working to get their ...

Carnegie Deli looking for new home in Las Vegas

Corned beef bliss awaits at the Mirage. Carnegie sandwiches are still the most popular order, most of them loaded with more than a pound of meat.

The Carnegie Deli is set to disappear from the Mirage, but it may not be leaving Las Vegas. In an announcement last week, an MGM representative said the New York-style deli is set to close its doors at ...

Conference organizers focus on need for more angel investors in the Valley

Jeff Saling is co-founder and executive director of StartUpNV.

Jeff Saling, co-founder and executive director of StartUpNV, said the goal of the inaugural Southern Nevada Angel Conference was to give Nevada’s startup community a jolt and raise awareness of investor options.

The Notes: Nov. 11, 2019

In the Notes: Premier Displays and Exhibits, Patrice Ross, Bank of Nevada, Diana Quach, Relentless Awareness, Howard & Howard, Samantha Alterman, Christopher Viva, Rachel Morris and more ...

For chef, no one is too young to succeed in business or too old to improve their craft

Owner Ricardo Gudino poses with cupcakes at Caked Las Vegas, 7175 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. Originally The Cupcakery, Gudino changed the name of the bakery to promote his custom-made cakes, including wedding cakes.

Ricardo Gudino owns Caked Las Vegas, which was featured this summer on Food Network’s “Cupcake Championship” and is the preferred cake vendor for such companies as Mansion 54, Hakkasan Group and JW Marriott Las Vegas. The shop offers a vast selection of cupcakes, including vegan, gluten-free and keto options, and also creates custom order cakes for any occasion.

County considers mobile billboard safety regulations

A mobile billboard promoting the Atomic Saloon Show is seen on the Strip, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019

Two years ago, Michael Foland launched a digital mobile billboard company with the goal of building the “biggest, brightest truck in the world.” Since then, FLO Advertising’s business has skyrocketed, Foland said. Its trucks, featuring digital displays more than ...

Don’t call it marijuana; it’s cannabis

Mitch Britten, CEO of Thrive Cannabis Marketplace, poses at the medical marijuana dispensary, Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

Marijuana by any other name would provide the same high, but many people now prefer the term cannabis, citing a stigma surrounding marijuana as well as a reportedly racist ...

October numbers show little change in Las Vegas housing market

A for-sale sign is seen for a home near South Buffalo Drive, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.

The report showed that the median price for an existing home in the Las Vegas area was $307,000 last month, down just slightly from September, but up more than 4% from October 2018. The all-time high for the area was $315,000 in June 2006, just before the Great Recession when ...

Gambling firms see $7B to $8B sports betting market by 2025

This March 8, 2019 photo shows a wall of video screens in the sports betting lounge at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J.

Investors and sports betting companies are running up the score when it comes to sports betting, predicting the fast-growing industry will be a $7 billion to $8 billion business in ...