Las Vegas Business News

UNLV hosting employment workshops, job fair for military veterans

Military veterans will have the chance to attend employment workshops and hand out resumes at a job fair at UNLV. The Veteran Career Fair typically draws more than ...

Video streamer Hulu moving data centers to Switch in Las Vegas

A view of a Switch data center in Las Vegas.

In a partnership with Switch, Hulu is moving its data centers to a new, 100 percent renewable energy facility in Las Vegas. The facility spans 2.4 million square feet across ...

Wynn’s Paradise Park to be powered by solar energy

An early rendering of Wynn Paradise Park.

Paradise Park, casino mogul Steve Wynn’s planned multiuse development behind his Strip hotels, will be powered exclusively by renewable energy, Wynn Resorts announced today. The park will be ...

Cheba Hut in Las Vegas makes no secret about its pro-pot stance

A view of a dining area during a cocktail get-together with members of the marijuana industry at Cheba Hut, a marijuana-themed sandwich shop and bar, at Sahara Avenue and Rainbow Boulevard, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018.

A framed picture of the Mona Lisa with a joint protruding from her mouth adorns the wall at Cheba Hut, Las Vegas’ only pot-themed sandwich store. Cheba Hut is located next to The+Source dispensary at 2550 S. Rainbow Blvd., falling in line with the chain’s other 19 locations ...

NBA outlines plan for nationwide sports betting

In what could end up being a seminal moment for sports gambling in America, the NBA on Wednesday formally requested a set of laws that could be the basis for ...

Maids to ask Las Vegas hotels for panic buttons

A view of Las Vegas Blvd on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017.

The union representing tens of thousands of hotel workers in Las Vegas will ask casino-resort operators to give every housekeeper a "panic button" as it begins negotiating new contracts amid the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct. Leaders of the Culinary Union will bring the request to the bargaining table next month on ...

Stadium Authority meeting canceled as work on agreements continues

A look at the proposed $1.9 billion domed football stadium for the Oakland Raiders and UNLV football in Las Vegas.

Thursday’s scheduled Las Vegas Stadium Authority board meeting has been canceled, as details of several pending agreements are hammered out. The authority and the Raiders are still working on the stadium development, project funding trust and ...

Porn expo boss says performers, not companies, driving industry in age of social media

Layla Sin Blond joins a fan at the Penthouse Magazine booth at the AVN/Adult Entertainment Expo on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at the Hard Rock Hotel.

With almost 35,000 attendees from 35 countries and over 800 industry stars set to participate, the annual AVN Adult Entertainment Expo arrives this week at the Hard Rock Hotel for the ...

South Mississippi casino industry marks 25th year with a win

In this Aug. 29, 2006, photo, gamblers play slot machines at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Miss.

Revenue at the Coast casinos was lagging behind 2016 levels on Aug. 1, the 25th anniversary of the first casino opening in South Mississippi, yet the industry pulled out a winning hand by year's end. Even with Hurricane Nate closing the casinos in ...

Showcase Theater closes, leaving Strip without a movie house

A view of the Showcase Mall on Las Vegas Boulevard, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015.

The only movie theater on the Las Vegas Strip has closed after more than 20 years, a manager said today. The eight-screen at the Showcase mall ...

Gun industry converges near Strip mass shooting site

In this Jan. 17, 2013, file photo, Michael Kiefer, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., checks out a display of rifles at the Rock River Arms booth during the 35th annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

The gun industry is holding its biggest annual trade show this week just a few miles from the site where a gunman slaughtered 58 concertgoers outside his high-rise Las Vegas hotel room in October using a display case worth of weapons, many fitted with bump stocks that enabled them to mimic fully automatic fire. Gun control advocates, meanwhile, pointed to the ...

Tourism chief: Raiders will spur growth of sports medicine in Las Vegas

Steve Hill addresses the audience during the Metro Chamber of Commerce's annual Preview Las Vegas event at the Cox Pavilion on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.

Nearly a year after Steve Hill told an audience at the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance’s annual outlook event to hold out hope that the Raiders stadium deal hadn’t fizzled, he ...

McCarran hits highest mark yet for annual passenger travel

People wait to collect luggage in the baggage claim area at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas on Feb. 27, 2017.

Las Vegas’ airport soared to new heights last year as a record number of travelers passed through its gates ...

Atlantic City longs for sports betting, action on Eagles

Atlantic City and southern New Jersey have always been Philadelphia Eagles country. And with the local team in the Super Bowl, the seaside gambling resort can only dream of ...

Ex-Revel customers tell what they want in new A.C. casino

In this May 21, 2012, file photo Donna Kiddie, of Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., plays a "Sex And The City" slot machine at the Revel casino in Atlantic City, N.J.

There were many reasons why Atlantic City's former Revel casino failed after little more than two years in business, including its choking debt, an oversaturated casino market in the northeastern U.S., and a fundamental ...

Area 15 in Las Vegas to offer an artsy, futuristic spin on retail and entertainment

Area 15, a 126,000-square foot retail/entertainment venture, will open in 2019 on Desert Inn Road near the I-15.

In a large, empty plot of land near Desert Inn Road on Thursday afternoon, an art car scissor-lifted a platform of riders high up into the air. Below them, a group of performance ...

A fair shake: How landlords can avoid legal pitfalls while screening potential tenants

A fair shake: How landlords can avoid legal pitfalls while screening potential tenants

Owning rental property can be a lucrative endeavor, but landlordship is rife with potential legal pitfalls. There are strict rules for screening and picking tenants, and landlords who fall on the wrong side of the law can face significant consequences.

The Notes: Jan. 21-27

In the Notes: Urban Chamber of Commerce, Dr. David Di John, Rachel Bounds, Tarah Ryan, Heidi Swank, Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors, Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, WGU Nevada and more ...

PR pro: Don’t underestimate social media

Ginger Allen is a self-described Army brat who traveled the world as a child and followed her parents’ path as entrepreneurs.

The founder of Your Marketing Liaison talks about the value of social media for businesses, the importance of self-confidence in corporate interactions and her passion for helping people who suffer from addiction.

Gaming trends for 2018 aim to expand market

Last week we shared with you five gaming trends we anticipate in 2018, and here are another five that we expect to affect the industry this year.