Las Vegas Business News

Nevada regulators approve deal with sportsbook operator

Nevada gambling regulators have approved a settlement with a troubled sportsbook operator that has admitted to taking unlawful bets and making inaccurate payouts. The Nevada ...

Sprinkler extinguishes fire in Vegas casino's ice cream shop

An exterior view of the California Hotel and Casino on Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in downtown Las Vegas.

There was no evacuation or injury and that there was minimal smoke impact ...

Nevada unemployment rate declines to 4.4 percent in October

Nevada's unemployment rate is down. The state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation says Nevada's unemployment rate dropped to ...

Reality star Lisa Vanderpump opening lounge at Caesars Palace

From television star and restaurateur Lisa Vanderpump, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden is set to open at Caesars Palace in early 2019.

Lisa Vanderpump of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" fame is teaming with Caesars Palace to open a lounge early next year. Vanderpump Cocktail Garden will reflect her restaurants in California — Villa Blanca, SUR, Pump and Tom Tom — and “bring a taste of Los Angeles to Las Vegas.” It will be located between the Colosseum and the entrance to the Forum Shops. “I have always loved Las Vegas. It has always been a dream of mine to see our brand in ...

Wisconsin man wins $1.3 million at O’Sheas casino

Jon Oelke of Kenosha, Wis., won more than $1.3 million when he hit a royal flush while playing Three Card Poker Progressive on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, at O'Sheas at the Linq. The casino did not identify everyone in the photo.

A Kenosha, Wis., man won more than $1.3 million over the weekend when he hit a royal flush while playing Three Card Poker Progressive at O’Sheas at ...

Brazilian steakhouse opening at Henderson’s Galleria at Sunset mall

Rodizio Grill, a Brazilian steakhouse featuring unlimited grilled meats carved tableside, is opening Tuesday at the Galleria at Sunset mall in Henderson. The restaurant is on ...

Background checks: the good, the bad and the liability

We have all recently been privy to the most contentious job interview of our lifetimes. During Brett Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, senators noted that this would be the last job interview he would have, if confirmed. As the entire country was attentive to the accusations concerning an alleged high school event, we all learned that the interview for that job was far more extensive than ones we typically conduct.

40 Under 40 Alumni: Sasha P. Rincon-Camacho and Caroline Ciocca

Sasha P. Rincon-Camacho is director of marketing and communications for House of Blues Las Vegas — Live Nation.

Sasha P. Rincon-Camacho and Caroline Ciocca are former honorees of VEGAS INC's 40 Under 40 awards. We caught up with them ...

The List: Domestic airlines, Nov. 12, 2018

Find out about domestic airlines. This week, we rank them by number of passengers enplaned and deplaned at McCarran International Airport in 2017

The List: International airlines, Nov. 12, 2018

Find out about international airlines. This week, we rank them by number of passengers enplaned and deplaned at McCarran International Airport in 2017

The Notes: Nov. 12, 2018

In the Notes: Kappa Toys, Kitchen Tune-Up of Las Vegas, Kimberly Beers, Allon Englman, Michael Skendandore, Shannon Petersen, Phillip Aurbach, Ryan Graff and more ...

RTC, Lyft partner to get workers to distribution center

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and Lyft are teaming up to promote multimodal commuting for ...

Wynn scraps lagoon project, will reopen golf course

An early rendering of Wynn Paradise Park.

The Wynn Resorts Paradise Park lagoon project has been shelved and will be replaced by a revamped 18-hole golf course, the company announced today during its third-quarter earnings call. Wynn contracted Tom Fazio, the original designer of the golf course, to ...

IT exec: ‘Your reputation, ethics and integrity are invaluable and irreplaceable assets’

Ngoni Murandu, vice president and chief information officer for Southwest Gas, poses in his office in Las Vegas Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.

When Ngoni Murandu was a teenager, his father bought him an Apple II computer, because he wanted his son to be an accountant. But the boy was captivated by the machine itself.

The Notes: Philanthropy, Nov. 5, 2018

In the Notes: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Goodwill of Southern Nevada, Westland Real Estate Group, Bank of America, KB Home, Cox Charities, Desert Radiology and more ...

The List: Technology companies, Nov. 5, 2018

Find out about technology companies. This week, we rank them by number of employees as of Oct. 1.

Resorts see possibility of marijuana lounges as a dilemma

In this file photo, customers smoke marijuana while sitting in a booth in the smoking lounge at Barbary Coast Dispensary in San Francisco.

Hospitality industry leaders expressed mixed feelings about the prospect of marijuana lounges here, which on one hand would give guests a place to legally consume and on the other compete with resorts for tourist money ...

VEGAS INC, Cox Business recognize valley's Top Tech Execs

The eighth annual Top Tech Exec Awards were Nov. 1, 2018, at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

The eighth annual Las Vegas Top Tech Exec Awards, a collaboration between Cox Business and VEGAS INC, recognize Southern Nevadans who are helping shape the future before our very eyes. These are people who are often on call 24-7, asked to solve problems ...

Frissora leaving as president, CEO of Caesars Entertainment

Mark Frissora, CEO and president of Caesars Entertainment, takes part in a CEO round table at the Global Gaming Expo on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Sands Expo Center.

Mark Frissora is leaving Caesars Entertainment. The casino giant’s president and chief executive officer, who helped guide it through bankruptcy reorganization, will stay with the company until Feb. 8. Frissora is also credited with ...

Caesars enters partnership with new NFL stadium

Rendering of the Las Vegas Raiders stadium.

Caesars Entertainment Corp. has entered a partnership with the Las Vegas stadium making the gaming giant the first founding partner of the future home of the ...