Las Vegas Business News

Challenging hotel-design assumptions a goal of UNLV students

Robert Rippee, director of the Hosptality Innovation Lab and eSports Lab at UNLV, speaks at the Innovation Lab booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016.

Robert Rippee of UNLV’s International Gaming Institute recently asked his students two questions about hotel rooms and hotel room desks. “I quizzed the class, ‘How many of you have stayed in ...

UNLV gaming expert laments industry’s lack of innovation

Mark Yoseloff, executive director of the Center for Gaming Innovation at UNLV, speaks at the Innovation Lab booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016.

Where is the innovation in casino gaming, Mark Yoseloff, executive director of UNLV’s Center for Gaming Innovation, asked repeatedly during his presentation at the Global Gaming Expo.

Energy shares lead Asian stocks higher on OPEC output deal

Energy companies led a rally in Asian stock markets Thursday as investors welcomed news that OPEC nations planned to cut oil production for the first time in eight years in an effort to reduce a global glut ...

MGM's Murren trades barbs with Trump campaign manager over jobs, taxes

MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren speaks during the grand opening of  T-Mobile Arena Wednesday, April 6, 2016.

If Donald Trump's proposed policies would supercharge growth and create jobs as his campaign has promised, why are the CEOs of America's biggest companies not ...

Gaming industry’s expanding reach a theme of G2E

Matt Wilson, left, Aristocrat senior vice president of global gaming operations, greets country music star Tim McGraw during the unveiling a Tim  McGraw-themed slot machine in the Aristocrat booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.

If this year’s Global Gaming Expo is about any one thing, it’s about the gaming industry’s expansion beyond the barriers it faces ...

U.S. probing possible worker abuse by Wells Fargo

A view of the sign at the Wells Fargo bank, 4425 Spring Mountain Road, near Arville Street Thursday January 20, 2011.

The U.S. Labor Department is investigating possible abuses of employees by Wells Fargo in connection with the bank's alleged efforts to open millions of unauthorized accounts to meet sales goals. A group of Democratic senators last week asked the ...

New York firm hopes to be first with skill-based slots

People try out a "Brew Caps" game at the Gamblit booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.

A New York firm hopes to be the first in the world to install skill-based slot machines on casino floors in which the main determining factor in how much a player can win is his or her ability to play the game. GameCo told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it is ready to put machines in ...

Unhappy Target customers send strong message on pill bottles

In this Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, photo, Shelley Ewalt sits in her home, in Princeton, N.J., near an amber-colored CVS pharmacy prescription bottle, right, and two uniquely designed red ones from Target.

Longtime customers of Target's pharmacies are finding a change in pill bottle design hard to swallow. After CVS began operating Target's drugstores earlier this year, distraught customers have been asking — in some cases begging — the drugstore chain to ...

Ainsworth Game Technology opens headquarters

A worker moves a slot machine in the assembly area of the new 291,000 square-foot headquarters of Ainsworth North America on Sept. 22. Ainsworth North America is the U.S. division of Australian slot manufacturer Ainsworth Game Technology.

Australian-based slot manufacturer Ainsworth Game Technology will celebrate the opening of its sprawling North American headquarters in Las Vegas on Sept. 30.

Achieva to introduce air-filtration system for casinos at Global Gaming Expo

The PurAPlay digital clean air system for casinos includes an advertising platform.

Las Vegas marketing firm Achieva Group & Partners LLC will unveil a system to reduce secondhand tobacco smoke on casino floors this week at the Global Gaming Expo at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.

N.J., Canadian Mohawks block data site from illegal net bets

New Jersey gambling regulators and a Canadian Mohawk tribe are cracking down on illegal internet gambling by blocking unapproved sites from accepting bets from New Jersey and other U.S. states through a data center on tribal land. The state ...

Caesars 'optimistic' on deal with bankrupt unit's creditors

One of the many sculptured angels is shown at Caesars Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.

Caesars Entertainment Corp (CZR.O) is "optimistic" of finally reaching a $5 billion agreement with creditors to push its main operating unit out of a long and costly bankruptcy, the Las Vegas-based casino group said ...

Eldorado Resorts plans $50 million in Reno casino upgrades

Eldorado Resorts has announced plans to make more than $50 million in improvements at its three casinos in downtown Reno. Eldorado Chairman and CEO Gary Carano said Monday the plans include the renovation of 4,100 guest rooms, new restaurants and ...

Drugmaker Pfizer decides not to break up business

The Pfizer logo is displayed at world headquarters Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, in New York.

Pfizer will not split into two publicly traded companies, a decision that, at least for now, ends Wall Street speculation over the drugmaker's future. The company said Monday it believes it is best positioned to maximize shareholder value in ...

Volcano's creator to be inducted into Gaming Hall of Fame

New Gaming Hall of Fame inductee Don Brinkerhoff created the volcano at the Mirage, erupting March 18, 2001.

If the success of Las Vegas can be attributed to the spectacular escapism of the megaresorts, then Don Brinkerhoff can claim at least some of the credit for the city’s growth.

The burning Question: Should Nevada legalize recreational marijuana use?

The burning Question: Should Nevada legalize recreational marijuana use?

When America steps into the voting booth in November, Nevada will be among five states deciding whether to legalize recreational marijuana use and possession. While 25 states, including Nevada, already allow its medicinal use, only Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Washington, D.C., grant adults the right to purchase the drug for other reasons. It’s a frontier full of ...

Las Vegas still a great place to chase the American dream

In the aftershock of the Great Recession and growing globalization, people have questioned whether Las Vegas still holds promise as a city of opportunity, a place where children are likely to do better than their parents. Despite the tremendous economic and social losses that we experienced as a community, Las Vegas is ardently resilient.

The List: International airlines, Sept. 25, 2016

Find out about international airlines. This week, we rank them by number of passengers enplaned and deplaned at McCarran International Airport in 2015.

The List: Domestic airlines, Sept. 25, 2016

Find out about domestic airlines. This week, we rank them by number of passengers enplaned and deplaned at McCarran International Airport in 2015.

The Notes: Law Today, Sept. 25-Oct. 1

In the Notes: Richard Harris Law Firm, Nathalie Daum, James Pisanelli, Todd Bice, Farhan Naqvi, John Frankovich, Andrew Gabriel and more ...