Las Vegas Business News

New Jersey regulators OK MGM's Borgata purchase

In this June 26, 2013, photo, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is seen in Atlantic City, N.J., with the nearby Water Club reflected in its gold glass facade.

MGM Resorts International's purchase of Boyd Gaming's 50 percent stake in Atlantic City's top casino has received regulatory approval in New Jersey. The Casino Control Commission on Wednesday voted 3-0 to approve lease agreements needed for the sale that will give ...

Mobile casino tournaments launch at 9 MGM resorts

MGM Resorts International announced today that it has launched a mobile platform through which customers at nine of its Las Vegas resorts will be able to gamble with ...

Undeterred, Tesla defends its self-driving technology

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, introduces the Model X car at the company's headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in Fremont, Calif.

Even as federal safety officials step up their investigation of the fatal crash of a driver operating a Tesla car with its Autopilot system engaged, the company continues to defend the self-driving technology as safe when ...

Selling a relic: Site of failed boom-era tower complex remains on market

A look at the Spanish View Tower site, an abandoned, 15-acre, partially built property in southwest Las Vegas on July 7, 2016.

Jack Woodcock has sold houses, developed office buildings and owned retail properties. But over his four-decade real estate career in Las Vegas, he’s never owned anything as big or expensive as his 12-acre hole in the ground in the Las Vegas suburbs. It’s 40 to 50 feet deep and ...

Culinary Union, immigration activists launch initiative to dump Trump and GOP

The Culinary Union and a number of immigration advocacy organizations announced today that they were partnering on a multimillion-dollar initiative to energize ...

Owner of Tahoe's Cal Neva Lodge files for bankruptcy

The owner of the shuttered Cal Neva Lodge & Casino has filed for bankruptcy, jeopardizing plans once again plans to reopen the most historic resort on the ...

Union workers ratify contract for 3 Atlantic City casinos

This Dec. 27, 2013, photo shows the exterior of Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City N.J., with the Wild West facades of Bally's Atlantic City in the foreground.

Workers in Atlantic City have approved a new contract with three casinos while a strike continues at the Trump Taj Mahal. Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union says workers from the three Caesars Entertainment-owned casinos in Atlantic City voted Monday to ...

Dana White's new deal gives him a piece of future UFC net profits

UFC President Dana White speaks to the media members on hand for the UFC 194 press conference at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, December 9, 2015.

UFC president Dana White could be making as much as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in his new deal under ...

New California card-room rules still generate conflict

The hands of a card dealer are blurred as she deals a table game at the Bicycle Club card room in Bell Gardens, Calif., May 14, 2003.

New guidelines issued by state gambling regulators for how card rooms in the state can conduct some high-stakes card games don't satisfy Indian gaming officials, who say the new rules still allow ...

Touchdown: Wild Wild West site looks like ideal place for NFL stadium

Soccer star David Beckham, center, smiles during a meeting of the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee at UNLV Thursday, April 28, 2016. Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis is at left.

Welcome to your new home, Oakland Raiders. OK, that's more than a bit premature, but Las Vegas appears to have come up with an ideal site for a stadium to house the team. It is ...

Slow times on Billionaires’ Row as the 8-digit boom fizzles

The view of Central Park West from the great room of a 45th floor apartment in New York, July 8, 2016. The market for real estate costing $10 million or more has been flooded just as market turmoil and government regulation have discouraged wealthy buyers.

New York City’s ultraluxury real estate frenzy — with its sky-piercing condominium towers and $100 million price tags — has finally come to an end ...

Recommendation approved for $1.4 billion Las Vegas Convention Center project

An artist's rendering of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's planned expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Plans to expand and renovate the Las Vegas Convention Center took a big step forward today when, after months of analysis and debate, tourism officials approved a recommendation for the $1.4 billion undertaking. In a unanimous vote ...

Nine sites discussed for NFL stadium; cost could hit $2.1 billion

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis stands with local Raiders fans after a meeting of the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at UNLV.

One of nine sites in Southern Nevada may one day house a 65,000-seat stadium that could bring an NFL team to the area. As officials try to get a better sense of exactly where ...

Swanky amenities mark apartment surge in Las Vegas, but does demand match the supply?

South Beach, a luxury apartment complex, is being built in southwest Las Vegas, the most popular place for new apartments these days.

A swanky pool area. A sand volleyball court. A dog spa. South Beach, an apartment complex under construction in southwest Las Vegas, plans to offer those perks and more, including fire pits, cabanas, a sports field and outdoor movies. Its name conjures images of people cruising the sand and partying in nightclubs in Miami Beach — never mind the project’s actual ...

The List: Available commercial space, July 10, 2016

Find out about available commercial space in Southern Nevada. This week, we rank them by available square feet as of June 20.

The Data: July 10-16

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].

People on the Move: July 10-16

In the Notes: Estrella Borromeo, Ralph Borromeo, Dr. Darryl Fortson, Lori Henrickson, Marvin Rubin, Roger Mellies, John McClenahan, Jerry Whitsett, Lauren Carpenter and more ...

Don't neglect the baby boomer consumer

Don't neglect the baby boomer consumer

By 2050, the number of Americans over age 65 will have doubled from what it was in 2012, to more than 83 million. Older customers have particular needs and sensitivities, not to mention a considerable amount of disposable income. So businesses have an opportunity now to map out ways to serve them best.

PR pro: Only hard work will land you the big fish

Paula Yakubik is the managing partner/owner for MassMedia Corporate Communications on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

The managing partner of advertising and public relations firm MassMedia talks about the need to improve access to specialty doctors in Southern Nevada, the thrill of landing a major client and her dream of walking the red carpet.

Ancient art form can’t be pigeonholed

Jay Savage, tattoo artist and comic book illustrator, poses in Savage Ink Tattoo Emporium, 3650 S. Decatur Blvd., Monday, May 23, 2016.

For Jay Savage, tattooing as an art form transcends stereotypes and stigmas. His business counts among its clients professionals in a wide variety of job sectors.