Las Vegas Business News

World Series of Poker to add special events to celebrate 50th edition

Day 1 of the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event is underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Monday July 2, 2018.

Caesars Interactive Entertainment announced the premier tournament will feature special events in 2019 to celebrate, including a $500 buy-in, rake-free event with ...

Feds eye move to regulate legal sports betting

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, gamblers place bets in the temporary sports betting area at the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia. The federal government would regulate sports betting nationwide under a bill to be introduced Wednesday, Jan. 19,2018. The bill would have the U.S. Justice Department set minimum standards states must meet in order to offer sports betting, but denies the sports leagues the so-called “integrity fees” they have been seeking in new legislation, essentially a cut of sport betting revenue.

A pair of U.S. senators from opposing parties is proposing that the federal government take back control of sports gambling in America, the first formal move by Congress after a Supreme Court ruling reopened a complex debate over fans betting on ...

County puts moratorium on new recreational marijuana dispensaries

Marijuana plants are shown during a tour of the Green Life Productions grow facility in Las Vegas Thursday, April 19, 2018.

Recreational-only pot dispensaries approved by the Nevada Department of Taxation won’t open anytime soon in Clark County after commissioners today delayed licensing over ...

The Notes: Dec. 17, 2018

In the Notes: Jay Cline, Dr. Douglas Turner, Kylie Rowe, Strat Cafe and Wok, Derek Amundson, Stacey Parker, Andre Marques and more ...

The List: Nonprofit groups, Dec. 17, 2018

Find out about nonprofit groups. This week, we rank them by revenue reported as of November.

Better Business Bureau boss working to build trust between buyers and sellers

George Cartwright is president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau.

George Cartwright is president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Nevada, whose mission is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust — “that of an ethical marketplace where buyers and sellers trust each other,” he says.

The Notes: Philanthropy, Dec. 10, 2018

In the Notes: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Grand Canyon Development Partners, Zappos For Good, Environmental Protection Agency, Shade Tree Shelter for Homeless Women and Children, Aristocrat and more ...

The List: Commercial real estate developers, Dec. 10, 2018

Find out about commercial real estate developers. This week, we rank them by total square feet developed as of Nov. 1

Designer celebrates the city's powerful women with iconic brand

Karen Jaikowski is the artist and owner of Vegas Girl!

Karen Jaikowski says she fell in love with Las Vegas immediately when she visited the city for her 21st birthday, even telling her father on the trip that she would one day live here. This year, after 21 years in the community, Jaikowski launched her business, Vegas Girl!

Raising Cane’s opening first east valley restaurant

Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is opening its 13th Las Vegas-area restaurant and the first in the east valley. The restaurant is seeking 120 crew members for multiple positions at the new location at ...

Most short-term vacation rentals banned at South Lake Tahoe

California voters have narrowly approved a ballot measure banning short-term vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods outside downtown South Lake Tahoe beginning ...

Las Vegas house prices remain flat in November

The median sales price for an existing single-family home in the Las Vegas area in November was $295,000, according to a report from ...

Michael Brown retiring as president of Barrick U.S.A.

Michael Brown, left, president of Barrick U.S.A, awards a scholarship to Mubarek Hussen, of Desert Oasis High School, during the 62nd annual Las Vegas Sun Youth Forum at the Las Vegas Convention Center Thursday Nov. 29, 2018. The Clark County School District and Barrick Gold Corporation partnered with the Las Vegas Sun to put on the forum.

Barrick Gold Corp. today announced management changes in the company’s North America region. Michael Brown, president of Barrick U.S.A., will be retiring Dec. 31. Brown has been with ...

Hispanic supermarket chain expanding to Henderson

This file photo shows a La Bonita Market in the Las Vegas valley.

La Bonita, a popular Hispanic supermarket chain with six valley locations, will open its first store in Henderson next summer. The new store, just north of Green Valley Parkway and ...

Oklahoma State coach reimburses man for losing Las Vegas bet on team

Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy keeps a eye on the scoreboard during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018.

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy reimbursed an Oklahoma City radio personality who lost a $250 bet in Las Vegas that the ...

Services to be held this week for Terrible Herbst founder

Jerry Herbst, founder of the Terrible Herbst convenience store chain, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at age 80. Herbst was also an avid race fan and philanthropist.

Funeral services are scheduled this week for the founder and chairman of Terrible Herbst, Inc. Jerry Herbst died Nov. 27 at his He was 80. Herbst in 1959 founded ...

The Notes: Dec. 3, 2018

In the Notes: Bearden Family Paseo, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Red Plate, Lone Mountain Aviation, All In Aviation, Caesars Entertainment Corp. and more ...

The List: SBA third-party lenders, Dec. 3, 2018

Find out about SBA third-party lenders. This week, we rank them by 2018 loan volume (October 2017-September 2018).

Whiskey maker focuses on people, then process, then product

Jeff Tomastik, president of Derby Spirits/Ambros Banana Whiskey, poses by a bottling machine in the company's production facility in Henderson.

After 2 1/2 years of preparation, Ambros Banana Whiskey launched recently and is now featured in restaurants, nightclubs, bars and lounges on and off the Strip. “The most recent accomplishment for us is being carried in all Lee’s Discount Liquor and Liquor World locations in the greater Las Vegas area,” said Jeff Tomastik, president of Derby Spirits.

Watch for signs of isolation and loneliness among adults 65 years and older

Mental health continues to be a growing concern for the overall population but what isn’t readily discussed the mental health of adults 65 years and older...