Las Vegas Business News

Republicans’ gambling tax change seen as threat to states’ revenues, legitimate casinos

The three-story sportsbook at Circa in downtown Las Vegas is pictured in 2020. A new gaming losses deduction rule contained in the One Big Beautiful Bill has drawn opposition in states like Nevada because it unfairly taxes gamblers on so-called “phantom income."

Gaming experts assembled by U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., for a town hall this week bemoaned a tax change included in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, saying it would benefit …

13 August 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

Tech-forward ice cream trucks to take orders in Las Vegas

A tech-forward ice cream truck founded about five years ago in Westfield, New Jersey is coming to Las Vegas. The Scream Truck is estimated to hit the streets by mid-September.

11 August 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

People on the Move: Aug. 11, 2025

In the Notes: Jonathan Ullman, Hope Cancer Care of Nevada, Taylor Patterson, Barbara Hartzell, Shayna Moreno, Dustin Klein and more ...

11 August 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

Report: Las Vegas home prices hold near record highs despite sales decline

This February 2016 photo shows a house for sale in the Las Vegas Valley.

Las Vegas home prices remain near their all-time highs, with inventory levels surging and sales declining compared to last year, according to new data released this morning.

8 August 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

Las Vegas braces for economic challenges but is betting on resiliency

Results of a study by the World Travel & Tourim Council are displayed during the Las Vegas Perspective at Aria Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. The 45th annual event was hosted by Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance in partnership with its Perspective Council sponsors.

Economic forecaster Jeremy Aguero, principal analyst at Applied Analysis, says it’s “ridiculous hyperbole” to write the city’s obituary …

8 August 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

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.

7 August 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

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

Aide Acevedo helps set up at Romero’s Produce during the reopening of the Broadacres Marketplace Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in North Las Vegas. The market closed on June 21, due to fears tied to national immigration enforcement.

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. …

5 August 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

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

UNLV President Len Jessup delivers the State of the University address at Judy Bayley Theatre on UNLV campus Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.

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.

4 August 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

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

UNLV President Len Jessup stands during UNLV's 2018 Spring Commencement ceremony at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, May 12, 2018.

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.

4 August 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

Las Vegas June tourism declines by 11% from 2024

A Delta Air Lines flight lands at Harry Reid International Airport, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Las Vegas.

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 ...

30 July 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

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

This artist’s rendering depicts The Cliff, a planned 10-acre development on Paseo Verde Parkway in Henderson that will feature open spaces and outdoor seating areas, including an outdoor bar, with food serving as the centerpiece of the experience.

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

28 July 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

America First Credit Union to acquire Meadows Bank in expansion

America First Credit Union at 6090 S. Durango Drive, Las Vegas.

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

25 July 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

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.

25 July 2025

By VEGAS INC Staff

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

A traveler, right, checks on her cellphone as other travelers walk through Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.

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 ...

23 July 2025

By Nia Decaille, New York Times Company

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

A player gives the new Running Rich Grand Prix slot machine a spin. “It truly is a hybrid slot machine,” Competition Interactive CEO Paul Steelman said of the game, which features cars and characters, free spins and bonuses that allow players to play a video game race.

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 ...

21 July 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

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

A selection of pinatas and candy is displayed for sale at Broadacres Marketplace in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018.

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

19 July 2025

By Kyle Chouinard

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

Antonia Garcia cleans slot machines at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, March 18, 2020. When shuttered casinos reopen in Nevada, fewer patrons will be allowed in, nightclubs will remain closed, convention groups will be limited and gamblers will have to keep safe distances apart.

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.

14 July 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

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

A local gambler plays simultaneously on two coin slot machines after winning a big jackpot at El Cortez Casino, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019.

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.”

14 July 2025

By Katie Ann McCarver

UNLV positions itself as tribal industry training ground

Exterior of UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hospitality's new building called Hospitality Hall on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.

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

7 July 2025

By Hillary Davis

Nevada desert ideal for CO2 removal company

Clairity Technology’s first commercial facility under construction.

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