Las Vegas Business News

Hoteliers pay heed to their bad reviews

This March 17, 2010, file photo shows the Yelp website on a computer screen in Los Angeles.

Pam and Larry Willis had recently purchased the Gables Wine Country Inn in California’s Sonoma wine region four years ago when they received it: their first TripAdvisor threat ...

11 October 2016
By Julie Weed, New York Times News Service

Changing Skyline: Hotel wing coming to old-time casino

The Skyline Casino in Henderson is adding a 55-room hotel wing, expected to open in February.

Walk into the Skyline Restaurant & Casino and you know. From the first few metallic clinks of coins splashing into a tray to the signs featuring big slabs of red meat, it’s obvious you’ve entered old-school Las Vegas (well, actually, old-school Henderson in this case). There is no talk of e-sports at the Skyline, 1741 N. Boulder Highway, about three miles south of Boyd Stadium. Instead ...

11 October 2016
By Thomas Moore

Making the Game: Quest for next specialty-table hit not for the risk-averse

Gamblers play at a Let It Ride poker table at the Riviera in 2015.

You win some, you lose some. For Young Gi Lee, the game that stood to deliver on this promise was Color War.

11 October 2016
By Dan Michalski, Special to the Sun

William Hill, Amaya confirm merger talks

Seventeen state-of-the-art monitors illuminate one wall of the William Hill Race & Sports Book inside the Plaza Hotel, with dozens more mounted in seated stations, March 19, 2013.

The potential merger of an English bookmaker with a Canadian online poker company may have a lot to do with online gaming in the U.S., one gaming analyst says ...

10 October 2016
By Thomas Moore

Donald Trump: 'No reason' for Taj Mahal casino shutdown

A worker measures the doorway to block the entrance at the Trump Taj Mahal on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. The sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court.

Donald Trump built the Taj Mahal casino and once called it "the eighth wonder of the world." The Republican candidate in the race for the ...

10 October 2016
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

How to turn momentary into permanent in Las Vegas

Is it our reputation of being a salacious city that gets in our way of professional retention? Maybe. However, we should really be asking ourselves: How do we really make (to steal a slogan) “what happens here, stay here?” How do we attract the best and the brightest of diverse professionals, and how does the community make them want to stay?

10 October 2016
By Lauren Westerfield

Businesses would be wise to invest in hiring and inspiring high EQ

Businesses would be wise to invest in hiring and inspiring high EQ

By investing in employees’ EQ — their ability to be aware of, control and express their emotions — companies can improve their overall business.Knowing how to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically is a skill important both in personal and professional situations.

10 October 2016
By Howard Riell, Special to VEGAS INC

The Data: Oct. 9-15

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].

10 October 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

The List: Available commercial space, Oct. 9, 2016

Find out about available commercial space. This week, we rank it by available square feet as of Oct. 5

10 October 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

Now that we have hockey, how can we improve it?

Have you sat through an NHL game lately? There are more pauses than a William Shatner soliloquy and more restarts than a 100-meter dash at the Impatient Disorder Olympics.

10 October 2016
By Roger Snow

Marketing pro: 'We have to adapt to the unpredictability of the ever-changing economy'

Monique Clements, Director of Marketing, stands inside the Shops at Crystals in Aria on August 11, 2016.

The director of marketing at The Shops at Crystals talks about the changes in the hotel industry, the importance of appealing to local business partners and consumers, and the need to be adaptable to an ever-changing economy.

10 October 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

Want to fly? Private teacher says responsibility, rewards are great

James Gallagher of Gallagher Aviation on May 3, 2016.

James Gallagher teaches people the “rules of the road” where there is no road. An officer who recently relocated to Nellis Air Force Base from Ohio, Gallagher trains aspiring pilots, stressing that operating an aircraft is not just for the wealthy.

10 October 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

The Notes: Philanthropy, Oct. 9-15

In the Notes: Myrtle Tate Elementary School, McDonald's restaurants, Forgotten Song Foundation, Fremont Street Experience, Dollar General Literacy Foundation and more ...

10 October 2016
By VEGAS INC Staff

Lawsuit seeks to quash initiative to end NV Energy monopoly

A lawsuit asks a Carson City court to invalidate the Energy Choice Initiative, a November ballot measure seeking to end NV Energy’s monopoly and create a competitive electricity market. Opponents are not challenging the ...

7 October 2016
By Daniel Rothberg

Las Vegas housing supply shrinks as sales rise and prices stabilize

A real estate sales report from January suggests that the housing market in Las Vegas will maintain a steady course this year on Tuesday, February 9, 2016.

The housing supply in Southern Nevada is shrinking as home sales increase and prices stabilize. The median sales price of existing single-family homes sold during September was ...

7 October 2016
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Bet your favorite QB to win, place or show

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers passes the ball Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md.

Those who miss daily fantasy football wagering can walk up to a sports betting window and place a bet on Green Bay Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers in ...

7 October 2016
By Paul Szydelko

Hurricane Matthew affecting Las Vegas flights

Travelers look at an arrival board displaying a flight cancellation at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Airlines canceled hundreds of flights for Thursday and again Friday as Hurricane Matthew pelted the Florida coast with high winds and heavy rain. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Hurricane Matthew may be on the other side of the country, but that doesn’t mean Las Vegas isn’t being affected. Airlines canceled hundreds of flights today and Friday as the hurricane pelted the Florida coast with high winds and heavy rain. The Fort Lauderdale airport shut down this morning, and farther north the ...

6 October 2016
By Thomas Moore

Free drinks for slot play? Not so fast

A view of Bar 3535 at the Linq resort on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. Some Las Vegas Strip resorts have begun using automated systems to determine who gets comped alcoholic beverages.

Like free parking, getting a free drink for throwing a few coins in a slot may become a thing of the past now that some Las Vegas resorts have started using ...

6 October 2016
By Thomas Moore

Regulators expand protections to prepaid debit card users

This Monday, March 7, 2016, photo, shows an American Express Serve prepaid debit card for sale at a store, in New York.

Federal regulators announced new rules Wednesday governing the quickly growing prepaid debit card industry, an effort more than two years in the making which should bring basic account protections to its customers, who are often ...

5 October 2016
By Ken Sweet, Associated Press

What a united Hard Rock brand means for customers

The exterior of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino as seen from Rivea at Delano Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2016.

It’s all one again. The Hard Rock brand, which had been split among different owners at different times for more than three decades, is now completely controlled by Hard Rock International, owned by ...

5 October 2016
By Thomas Moore
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