Las Vegas Business News

Nevada gaming revenue down 2.3 percent in November

A gambler plays blackjack during Lucky Dragons grand opening celebration, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016.

Nevada’s November gaming revenue dropped by 2.3 percent — $909,007,025 compared to $930,405,599 for November 2016 — for nonrestricted locations, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported today. Nonrestricted locations are casinos with ...

New job, no regrets for outgoing Atlantic City mayor

In this Oct. 17, 2017 photo, Republican Mayor Don Guardian speaks on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J. in front of the former Trump Taj Mahal casino, which will reopen in 2018 as a Hard Rock casino resort. Guardian, who lost his re-election bid last month, says he has no regrets about his tumultuous four-year term, which saw the closure of 5 of the city's 12 casinos, and a state takeover. He will become the administrator for Toms River next month.

Don Guardian is in the final days of what his friends call “the worst job in the world.”

Mega-mansion going for $500 million leads huge-house arms race in Los Angeles

The One, a mansion being built by Nile Niami, a B-movie producer-turned-developer, in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, Nov. 27, 2017. When finished, the home will be one of the largest private homes in America.

The property has 20 bedrooms. Seven of them are in a separate building for staff. The largest bedroom is a 5,500-square-foot master suite. It will have its own office, pool and kitchen; like the VIP room, it is ...

Want to rent your room or house? This course could help

File image: Southern Nevada's Ellen Ross charges $80 a night to rent out part of her home through Airbnb.

Listing your home on Airbnb might seem like a simple way to bring in additional income, but there is a lot more to operating a short-term rental than meets the eye. From compliance with local regulations to best practices for managing unruly guests, the learning curve and hurdles facing homeowners who want to rent out their extra bedrooms or homes for profit can be quite steep. That is especially true in a place like Southern Nevada that is still ...

Tribe plans to open zip lines at west rim of Grand Canyon

The Hualapai Tribe is expanding tourist offerings at the west rim of the Grand Canyon. More than 1 million people a year visit Grand Canyon West, outside the boundaries of the ...

Some table games at Palace Station now feature smartphone charging outlets

A look at Palace Station during construction of their newest remodel and expansion, Friday, March 17, 2017.

With the bevy of major upgrades as part of Palace Station’s $191 modernization project, one smaller addition might be easy to overlook. The Station Casinos property rolled out 32 new gaming tables that include smartphone charging stations equipped with six outlets — one for each ...

Agreement: Raiders will pay for pedestrian bridges, underpasses

Rendering of the proposed Las Vegas Raiders Stadium.

The largest piece of the Raiders stadium development puzzle remains in question, but the proposed development agreement between the team and the county illuminates needed ...

U.S. industries can start counting their benefits from tax law

This Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, file photo shows a sign at a Wells Fargo bank location in Philadelphia. Wells Fargo stands to benefit from the new tax overhaul.

Craft breweries are raising a glass to the Republicans' new tax overhaul: It cuts the excise tax on beer. Retailers, long saddled with heavy tax bills, will get relief. So will some high-profile names in ...

Moving? 72 percent of Las Vegas homeowners at least considering it

In this Aug. 16, 2017 photo, a portion of the Summerlin master-planned community in northwest Las Vegas is seen from the air.

More Las Vegas homeowners are thinking of moving in the next five years than homeowners in Dallas or Phoenix, according to a survey conducted in the three Southwest cities. Tech-based real estate company Opendoor, which recently began buying and selling homes in Southern Nevada, asked homeowners in all three cities if they were ...

Shoppers spending more may make a merry season for retailers

People enter a Best Buy store as it opened for a Black Friday sale on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in Overland Park, Kan. Shoppers are hitting the stores on Thanksgiving as retailers under pressure look for ways to poach shoppers from their rivals.

Shoppers who are feeling good about the economy and spending more than expected on items like kitchen gadgets, toys and coats could make this the best holiday season ...

Marketing exec: ‘All acts of kindness matter and multiply’

Desiree Van Leer has changed her opinion of Las Vegas’ community since Oct. 1. “It was wonderful to see the way Southern Nevada came together,” she said.

The marketing manager for Olympia Cos.’ Skye Canyon and Southern Highlands master-planned communities talks about the joy of helping nonprofit organizations serve the community, the need for well-rounded education and her favorite place to have fun in Las Vegas.

Beautiful workplace blooms in the desert

Chelli Wolford, left, and Ginger Melien founded Bloom, a co-working space for women.

Ginger Melien was a Wall Street executive and Chelli Wolford was chief strategist for her brother, music star Pitbull. The two met through a mutual friend, and Wolford shared her idea of creating a co-working space for women. Thus, Bloom was born.

The List: 2017 conventions, Dec. 24, 2017

Find out about conventions staged in Las Vegas this year. This week, we rank them by by number of expected attendees ...

People on the Move: Dec. 24-30, 2017

In the People: Nicole Musolino, Saba Basha, Greg Martin, Heidi Kasama, Jeanne McMillian Abraham, Todd Parmelee, Zachary Laney, Gina Yager, Faisal Khan and more ...

Review your investment strategy for the year

When evaluating the performance of their investments for a given year, many people mistakenly think their portfolios should have done just as well as a common market index, such as the Standard & Poor’s 500.

The Data: Dec. 24-30, 2017

All of the information your business needs: Bid opportunities, bankruptcies filed and building permits issued. To add to our data, email us at [email protected].

Bitcoin goes on wild ride and it may only get crazier

This April 3, 2013, file photo shows bitcoin tokens at software engineer Mike Caldwell's shop in Sandy, Utah.

What's a bitcoin worth? Lately nobody knows for sure, but after a wild ride on Friday, it's worth ...

A look inside: Strip’s glamour infuses UNLV’s new $60 million hotel college

Exterior of UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hospitality's new building called Hospitality Hall on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.  L.E. Baskow

UNLV’s latest building gives its world-renowned Harrah’s College of Hospitality a world-class facility. The modern-industrial style interior is designed to feel like you are in one of the properties on the ...

Vegas ready to welcome 300k for NYE party on Strip, downtown

A couple shares a kiss on the Strip during New Year's Eve in Las Vegas on Thursday, December 31, 2015.

Officials didn’t answer questions regarding heightened security in the wake of the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Strip. They deferred questions ...

Tesla tax breaks topped $150M in Nevada in fiscal 2017

Tesla Motors Inc. enjoyed more than $150 million worth of Nevada tax breaks last fiscal year as part of the deal that brought its giant battery factory to ...