Las Vegas Business News

Spago restaurant opens at Bellagio overlooking fountains

Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant at the Bellagio.

Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant Spago, which closed in January at the Forum Shops at Caesars, is opening today at the Bellagio, overlooking the ...

Las Vegas home prices could reach new peak 'sometime later this year'

May prices for existing homes sold in Southern Nevada are approaching record levels set in 2006.

"We don’t buy into some recent reports suggesting that homes here are somehow overvalued.”

Gear up: Businesses loosen dress codes on Knights' game days

Employees at McCarran International Airport pose for a picture wearing Vegas Golden Knights' gear. Many local companies, from casinos to small businesses, are allowing employees to show their Golden Knights spirit on game days by wearing team gear.

The Golden Knights run into the Stanley Cup Final has allowed businesses to loosen their dress code policy on game days, permitting employees to …

Caesars plans $375 million conference center on Las Vegas Strip

A rendering shows the Caesars Forum Meeting Center, which is planned for 29 acres behind the Linq, Harrah’s and Flamingo.

Caesars Entertainment is looking to add to the already jam-packed Las Vegas facility openings in 2020 with a planned convention space ...

Delaware draws $322,135 in wagers on Day 1 of full-scale sports betting

On a day without an NBA Finals game or Stanley Cup Final matchup, there was still plenty of betting action when ...

With fewer tying the knot, county keeps focus on wedding tourism

In this Aug. 1, 2017, photo, Eddie Powers, right, performs as Elvis during a wedding for Wil and Sarah Wilson in Las Vegas. Powers works full-time as an Elvis tribute artist performing at weddings and leading Elvis themed tours around Las Vegas.

Wedding tourism officials for Clark County are moving forward with efforts to boost Nevada’s long-stagnant industry. The County Commission unanimously directed staff to ...

Woman hits $1.4 million jackpot at downtown Golden Gate

A view of the Golden Gate hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas Friday, Jan. 24, 2015.

A Wisconsin woman is leaving Las Vegas a millionaire. The woman, who was in town for a bingo tournament, hit a $1.4 million jackpot this morning on the Million Degrees game at ...

Delaware launches sports betting, other states close behind

In this May 14, 2018, file photo, men watch horse racing on an array of screens at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, N.J.

The market for legal sports gambling in the United States widened significantly on Tuesday with the expansion of single-game sports bets in Delaware, putting legal wagering within driving distance of three major East Coast cities less than a month after ...

Culinary turns focus to smaller Las Vegas casinos in contract talks

In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Culinary Union members exit a university arena after voting on whether to authorize a strike in Las Vegas.

The union said Monday that it was now focusing on 15 properties on the Las Vegas Strip and in downtown not covered by the deals with Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts ...

Tourist hotspots Las Vegas, Orlando get more anti-terror money

In this March 22, 2012, photo, tourists watch the canopy light show at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas.

Federal officials have awarded more money under an anti-terrorism grant to tourist hotspots such as Las Vegas and Orlando after deciding to include the number of visitors and high-profile special events when ...

A sweet career path: From the Army to insurance to doughnuts

Mark Rothermel is the franchise owner of Fractured Prune Doughnuts stores in Las Vegas, Denver and Phoenix.

After leaving the Army, Mark Rothermel, who earned his master’s degree in business administration, took a job designing products for insurance companies. But he realized he didn’t fit in the ...

For Las Vegan, business and philanthropy the most rewarding pairing

Eamon Springall

Working his way up through the ranks of a company he eventually went on to own, lifelong Las Vegan Eamon Springall not only knows the value of hard work, he also knows the importance of giving back.

The Notes: June 4, 2018

In the Notes: Wynn Resorts, Comprehensive Cancer Centers, SLS Las Vegas, Merlin Contracting, National Association of Home Builders, Colliers International and more ...

The List: Publicly reporting companies, June 4, 2018

Find out about publicly reporting companies. This week, we rank them by revenue for the most recently completed fiscal year.

Culinary: Tentative deal reached with MGM on 5-year contract

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, head into the Thomas & Mack Center to vote on whether to authorize a strike Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. A potential strike would affect 34 casino-hotels.

The contract covers 24,000 employees at 10 Las Vegas Strip properties and would end the union’s threats to strike if a deal wasn’t ...

Sapphire pool says goodbye to bikini tops

File: The Sapphire Pool and Dayclub is aiming for a European-style atmosphere by offering topless sunbathing.

The Sapphire Pool and Dayclub is going topless. Aiming for a European-style atmosphere, guests at Sapphire’s pool party can now enjoy the sun and ...

DraftKings, Resorts Casino join on sports bets

One of the nation's largest daily fantasy sports companies is teaming up with an Atlantic City casino in the latest deal seeking to capitalize on ...

Union: Tentative labor deal struck with Caesars

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, head into the Thomas & Mack Center to vote on whether to authorize a strike Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. A potential strike would affect 34 casino-hotels.

Negotiators have reached a tentative labor agreement that would cover about a quarter of the 50,000 hotel and casino workers who are threatening to strike in Las Vegas. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 on Friday said ...

Casinos face threat of first worker strike in 3 decades

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, head into the Thomas & Mack Center to vote on whether to authorize a strike Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Las Vegas. A potential strike would affect 34 casino-hotels.

The possibility of 50,000 Las Vegas casino workers going on strike has drawn closer, with their contracts expiring at midnight and the prospects of ...

Delaware casinos to begin sports betting next week

Delaware will begin full-scale sports betting next week, wasting no time after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for states to implement ...