Las Vegas Business News

Caesars Interactive can host Delaware lottery games online

Joseph Brennen of Ventnor, N.J., logs on to a Harrah's online casino on his laptop from a highway rest area in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, the first day of a test of Internet gambling in New Jersey.

New Jersey's Internet gambling industry is taking baby steps beyond the state's borders. The state Division of Gaming enforcement has approved Caesars Interactive Entertainment to host Internet gambling content from its Atlantic City server for the Delaware state lottery. The agreement ...

3 September 2015
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Skill-based slot machines inch closer to Nevada casinos

Arcade-style slot machines that might require skill to win could be in Nevada casinos as early as next year, according to one game maker's estimate now that a single regulatory vote remains. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday recommended ...

3 September 2015
By Kimberly Pierceall, Associated Press

Tesla’s response to angst over lithium deal pleases Nevada lawmakers

Framing of Tesla Motors’ new factory under construction is visible June 14, 2015, behind a security gate on Electric Avenue at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center about 15 miles east of Sparks along U.S. Interstate 80.

The company’s CEO Elon Musk tweeted that it was “definitely” pursuing sources of lithium in Nevada. He also said the Mexican “lithium deal is not exclusive (and) has many ...

3 September 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

Could high-end office complex rise downtown across from Las Vegas City Hall?

A rendering shows three planned office buildings on what are now fenced-off, empty lots between City Hall and a Regional Transportation Commission transit center in downtown Las Vegas.

Across the street from Las Vegas City Hall, near Goodfellas Bail Bonds (“Free Ride Home, Free T-Shirt, Free Hug”) and Desert Manor apartments (“No guns, knives or weapons allowed on premises”), a cluster of pricey, high-quality office buildings might rise from ...

3 September 2015
By Eli Segall

Former Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins: ‘Faraday ain’t going to turn it’

Then-Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins, shown during a county commission meeting at the Clark County Government Center Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Former Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins is casting doubt on hopes that little-known electric car maker Faraday Future, which is considering opening a factory in North Las Vegas, would provide the economic boon needed to ...

2 September 2015
By Megan Messerly

Tesla lithium deal catches state lawmakers off guard

Framing of Tesla Motors’ new factory under construction is visible June 14, 2015, behind a security gate on Electric Avenue at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center about 15 miles east of Sparks along U.S. Interstate 80.

Several Nevada lawmakers who approved the deal expressed frustration when the electric car company announced Friday that it had signed deals with two companies abroad to ...

2 September 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

Berkshire Hathaway shareholders sign petition supporting rooftop solar

Exterior view of the NV Energy building Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, in Las Vegas.

More than 18,000 people have signed a petition asking Warren Buffett and NV Energy to ease what it calls their opposition to rooftop solar. The petition, released by ClimateTruth.org, includes more than 400 signatories who are investors in Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, which ...

2 September 2015
By Kyle Roerink

Yahoo CEO to give birth to twins while tackling turnaround

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer appears on NBC's "Today" in New York to introduce a website redesign.

As she did after having a son nearly three years ago, Marissa Mayer plans to take a brief break from her Yahoo job instead of taking full advantage of a company benefit providing 16 weeks of paid leave for ...

1 September 2015
By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Haggen sues Albertsons for $1 billion over grocery deal

Several Vons and Albertsons stores across the valley were converted into Haggen grocery stores in June.

The small grocery chain Haggen is suing Albertsons for more than $1 billion, alleging the supermarket giant engaged in efforts to eliminate it as a viable competitor in ...

1 September 2015
Associated Press

Sands China recruits Alan Dershowitz for lawsuit appeal

Alan Dershowitz, a professor at Harvard Law School, sits in a hotel in Kiev, Ukraine, on Monday, April 11, 2011.

Lawyers for Sands China Ltd. are relying on well-known attorney Alan Dershowitz in arguing for the dismissal of a wrongful termination lawsuit being pursued against the company in ...

1 September 2015
By Kimberly Pierceall, Associated Press

Experts: Clinton’s college plan could be a boon for Nevada

Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives for a town-hall meeting at Pearson Community Center on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in North Las Vegas.

Hillary Rodham Clinton's plan for lowering the cost of higher education and reducing student loan debt could be a boon for Nevada students and institutions, but whether the state would ...

1 September 2015
By Ian Whitaker

Las Vegas Convention Center experiments with tracking smartphones

Attendees fill the trade show floor at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Las Vegas Convention Center.

In the past few months, signs at the Las Vegas Convention Center have sounded an ominous warning: “The Las Vegas Convention Center collects location information from mobile devices. If you prefer not to participate, please turn off your WiFi and Bluetooth function or power off.” With little fanfare, Cox Business put up the signs in anticipation of anonymously tracking ...

1 September 2015
By Daniel Rothberg

U.S. stocks close out their worst month in 3 years

This Aug. 9, 2011, file photo, shows a Wall Street street sign near the New York Stock Exchange, in New York.

August was a brutal month for investors. Fears about a slowdown in China's economy and concerns about when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates pushed stocks sharply lower this month. While the market recovered much of the ground it lost, the Standard & Poor's 500 index still finished ...

31 August 2015
By Ken Sweet, Associated Press

Growing demand at MountainView Hospital prompts $90 million expansion

MountainView Hospital

MountainView Hospital is embarking on a $90 million expansion that will unfold over the next 18 months and significantly increase the hospital’s patient capacity ...

31 August 2015
By Jackie Valley

Who really has rights to Nevada land?

All that remains of a stream that had once run through the Patch of Heaven church camp property in Pahrump owned by pastor Victor Fuentes and wife Annette on Tuesday, July 28, 2015.

Standoffs between private landowners and the federal government, which owns most of Nevada’s land, have been well-publicized. The latest has a religious twist, with ...

31 August 2015
By Conor Shine

Are you ready to watch some football?

Super Bowl XLV Sunday at Lagasse's Stadium at the Palazzo.

Las Vegas doesn’t have its own NFL team, but the city is passionate about pro football. Between the bettors and the transplants from states that do have teams, the valley has a dedicated fan base that craves a good watch party. So we put together a list of some of the best spots to enjoy your game, your grub and your beverage.

31 August 2015
By Jesse Granger

Icon of Old Vegas will live on

Lights are shown on the Riviera facade Sunday, May 3, 2015, before the casino closed.

The Riviera has closed, but it will not be forgotten. Parts of it will remain on display elsewhere, and for now the building is still being put to use ...

31 August 2015
By J.D. Morris

Accidental zoo holds out hope that it can remain open

Children reach to pet a South American coati at Roos-N-More in Moapa. The nonprofit business is not technically a zoo but does have hundreds of animals.

When veterinarians Valerie and Jay Holt moved in 2006 to a rural neighborhood in Moapa with a pack of 15 kangaroos and wallabies, they had no intention of starting a zoo. But after adding lemurs, a monitor lizard, an alligator, snakes, birds and other exotic species to a menagerie that grew to more than 200 animals, that’s exactly what they ended up with. In 2009, they started ...

31 August 2015
By Conor Shine

Know where your restaurant is going, and how it will get there

Know where your restaurant is going, and how it will get there

Industry experts offer advice on securing a location for a new restaurant. Running the numbers, choosing the right space and negotiating a lease are among the areas that can be problematic for people looking to open their own food service shop.

31 August 2015
By Howard Riell, Special to VEGAS INC

The Notes: Philanthropy, Aug. 30-Sept. 5

Water safety activist Joseph Vassallo, president of Paragon Pools, was named the Kidde Hero of the Week for his Float Like A Duck program. Using a sidekick named Duckie, Vassallo teaches families about water safety.

In the Notes: American Cancer Society Las Vegas, Three Square Food Bank, Amerigroup Nevada, NV Energy, McDonald's, Fremont Street Experience, Tronox, Cox Las Vegas, Port of Subs, David Bohnett Foundation, Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada and more ...

31 August 2015
By VEGAS INC Staff
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