Las Vegas Business News

Indiana man wins $1 million in slot tourney at M Resort

Richard Ideker is shown with his wife after winning the Marquee Millionaire Slot Tournament at M Resort.

An Indiana man won $1 million this month during a slot tournament at M Resort. Richard Ideker won the prize after racking up ...

Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide

This April 23, 2018, file photo, shows the Supreme Court in Washington.

The Supreme Court today gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in ...

Council to revisit possible Badlands development

A look at the old Badlands Golf Club, which sits in a natural ravine, surrounded by the Queensridge master-planned community, Monday Feb 19, 2018.

The council is set to consider an amendment to the general plan designating the area for open space and recreation, pared-down plans to put housing on the land, and the first phase of a ...

Nonprofit CEO: 'Health care will help us diversify our economy and attract new industries'

Doug Geinzer is CEO of Las Vegas HEALS.

The CEO of Las Vegas HEALS talks about the next big thing in health care in Las Vegas, the advantages of the nonprofit's new office location, and what Southern Nevada can learn from Pittsburgh, Pa.

The List: Hotels, May 14, 2018

Find out about hotels. This week, we rank them by number of rooms as of April 1.

People on the Move: May 14, 2018

In the Notes: Nevada Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles, SBA Nevada Lender Awards, Las Vegas Billboards, Gary Platt Manufacturing, DC Building Group, Latino Network of Southern Nevada and more ...

Portrait of a casino: Atlantic City property back in the black after 40 years

This April 20, 2018, photo shows a game of roulette underway at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. As Atlantic City's casinos mark their 40th anniversary, the industry is hailing the reopening of two of the five casinos that shut down since 2014, though some worry that re-expanding the market could lead to the same conditions that caused the wave of closings in the first place.

When Resorts became the first casino in the United States to open outside Nevada, gamblers overwhelmed it. Cars streamed into Atlantic City on May 26, 1978, and ...

Labor commissioner keeps Nevada's minimum wage at $7.25

The Nevada Labor Commissioner has decided to keep the minimum wage at $7.25 for employees with health benefits from their employer and ...

At 40, are Atlantic City casinos healing or courting danger?

This Friday, May 4, 2018 photo shows part of the first sign for the soon-to-open Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City N.J., being lifted into place on the building. As Atlantic City's casinos mark their 40th anniversary, the industry is hailing the reopening of two of the five casinos that shut down since 2014, though some worry that re-expanding the market could lead to the same conditions that caused the closings in the first place. Hard Rock, which is the former Trump Taj Majal, and Ocean Resort, which is the former Revel, are both due to open on June 28.

Having lost five of its 12 casinos over the past four years, Atlantic City will mark its 40th anniversary of casino gambling by reopening two of those shuttered properties, despite concern in some quarters that ...

Nevada reports 92nd monthly increase in taxable sales

Nevada is reporting a monthly increase in taxable sales in February, for the 92nd consecutive month. The Nevada Department of Taxation reported Wednesday that the $4.35 billion taxable sales figure for the month represented a ...

50,000 Las Vegas casino workers to vote on strike over contract

A Culinary Union member receives vocal support from fellow protesters while being cuffed with a zip tie and escorted to a bus by Metro Police Officers on Wednesday evening in front of the Cosmopolitan Resort.

The union representing 50,000 Las Vegas casino employees whose contracts will expire at the end of the month on Wednesday announced the workers are set to vote on whether ...

Downtown casino project waiting on FAA approval

A workman operates an excavator at the site of the former Las Vegas Club casino on Main Street between Ogden Avenue and Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018.

The Las Vegas Planning Commission Tuesday considered the development plan for the 18 Fremont hotel-casino project downtown but postponed the matter until next month’s planning commission meeting because of ...

Las Vegas home prices up 16 percent from last year

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

The average sales price for a single-family home in the Las Vegas area in April was $289,000, which is an increase of 3.2 percent from March and ...

Player hits $11.2 million jackpot at Paris Las Vegas

A player hit an $11.2 million Megabucks slot machine jackpot Saturday night at the Paris Las Vegas. The big win was announced via the IGT Jackpots Twitter account, which is affiliated with ...

People on the Move: May 7-13

Zachary Gordon, Kirill Mikhaylov, Steve Hill, Michael Vannozzi, Stephen Sullivan, Terry Moore, Daniel Maul, Kara Westerfield, Justin Roberts, Deonne Contine and Anthony Cabot ...

The List: Available commercial space, May 7, 2018

Find out about available commercial space. This week, we rank it by available square feet as of March 1

Development on west side could unearth a resort gem for tourists

Michelle Bacigalupi is the vice president/assistant general manager at Rampart Casino/JW Marriott.

Over the past year, Michelle Bacigalupi has overseen major renovations at JW Marriott/Rampart Casino to keep up with the quickening pace of development in Summerlin.

Michelle Bacigalupi talks renovations at Summerlin casino and resort

Michelle Bacigalupi is the vice president/assistant general manager at Rampart Casino/JW Marriott.

Michelle Bacigalupi is vice president and assistant general manager at Rampart Casino/JW Marriott, an established commodity for locals on the west side of town but not necessarily well-known to Southern Nevada tourists. Over the past year, Bacigalupi has overseen major renovations at the property to keep up with the quickening pace of development in Summerlin....

More businesses, including Strip casinos, are mellowing out over hiring pot smokers

A bird's-eye view of the Las Vegas Strip at dusk, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016.

In Las Vegas, a spokeswoman for Caesars Entertainment said the casino chain will no longer test employees for marijuana, unless they are working in ...

Hard Rock signs go up on Atlantic City casino

Part of the first sign for the soon-to-open Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., is lifted into place at the building on Friday May 4, 2018. The casino is due to open June 28.

For the first time since it opened in 1990, there's a name other than "Trump" on the casino that America's current president opened. The former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City is being ...