Las Vegas Business News

Mandalay Bay finishes first phase of convention expansion

The exterior of Mandalay Bay on Thursday, June 6, 2013.

MGM Resorts says it finished the first phase of expansion at its Mandalay Bay convention center that added another 350,000 square-feet of space to the venue. The casino company said Wednesday that when ...

20 August 2015
Associated Press

Tighter slot machines might be hurting revenue, industry research suggests

Attendees wander by the new Ruby casino slot machines during the Global Gaming Expo on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at Sands Expo.

Casino markets in many states have tightened their slot machines over the years, and that could be hurting revenues, according to recent industry-backed research. The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers ...

20 August 2015
By J.D. Morris

Las Vegas Club, one of downtown’s oldest casinos, closes

Phil Reed, center, director of operations, and Tim Lorenzen, right, director of security, close the doors on the Las Vegas Club early Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, in downtown Las Vegas.

By the time the Las Vegas Club shut down just after midnight today, there wasn’t much left to which customers and employees could say goodbye. Many parts of the historic casino had already closed ...

20 August 2015
By J.D. Morris

Las Vegas-based Remark Media acquires VEGAS.com

Travel website VEGAS.com has a new look. Above, its administrative offices at 2370 Corporate Circle in Henderson display the new logo, as seen Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014.

VEGAS.com, one of the top sites for booking vacations to Las Vegas for nearly 20 years, is changing hands.

19 August 2015
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Sorry, investors — house flipping in Las Vegas isn’t what it used to be

Self-described "House Flipping Ninja" Daniel Wiafe, a local real estate investor, in his Nevada Divorce Center office on Tuesday, August 18, 2015.

Southern Nevada remains one of the most popular places in America to flip houses, thanks to flipping-focused reality TV shows and Las Vegas’ lower home prices. But overall ...

19 August 2015
By Eli Segall

Uncle Sam joining ranks of businesses reviewed on Yelp

IRS headquarters on Sunday, April 13, 2014, in Washington, D.C.

Watch out TSA: You'll be joining the ranks of beauty salons, taco stands, and other services reviewed on Yelp, and Uncle Sam says it will take the online ratings into account to improve what the government calls "customer satisfaction." Under a deal with Yelp ...

18 August 2015
By Julie Watson, Associated Press

SLS Las Vegas reports a loss of $48.7 million in second quarter

An exterior view of SLS Las Vegas.

SLS opened last August as a reincarnation of the former Sahara hotel-casino, and its first year has been financially difficult to say the least. The most recent SEC filing reaffirms ...

18 August 2015
By J.D. Morris

Talks stall between Caesars, lenders on bankruptcy plan

Talks have once again ended between a bankrupt division of casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. and its bank lenders as the company aims to get its creditors ...

18 August 2015
Associated Press

Las Vegas venture’s twist on yoga is gaining steam

Guests participate in a Silent Savasana session at Red Rock Resort on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015.

Steps away from the dinging slot machines, a serene silence fell over 200-some people sprawled out on yoga mats inside a Red Rock Resort nightclub ...

18 August 2015
By Jackie Valley

Drugstore plan motivated casino owners to purchase Las Vegas Club

Derek Stevens, shown at the Long Bar in The D Las Vegas on Fremont Street, and his brother Greg have purchased the Las Vegas Club.

Last month, Derek Stevens signed on to a strongly worded letter opposing the Las Vegas Club casino’s plan to open a drugstore that would sell packaged liquor. Now, Stevens and his brother are the new owners of the Las Vegas Club. And the casino is not debating ...

18 August 2015
By J.D. Morris

Boost in new-home sales shows Las Vegas market on ‘steady upward trend’

Visitors take time to view the models at a KB Home build during the Super Saturday at Inspirada on Saturday, October 4, 2014.

Las Vegas builders continue selling more homes than last year in a “slow, stable” uptick in activity. Builders sold 583 new homes in Southern Nevada last month, bringing ...

17 August 2015
By Eli Segall

Top Sandoval aide departing to work for casino company

An artist’s rendering depicts the planned Resorts World Las Vegas at night.

One of Gov. Brian Sandoval's top advisers is leaving to work with the company behind the Resorts World casino under construction on the ...

17 August 2015
Associated Press

41 million visitors, 24/7/365 action: A better look at Las Vegas, by the numbers

Tourists take photos at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign Saturday, March 14, 2015, on the Strip.

Las Vegas is a 24-hour destination. Our city hosts millions of visitors each year, is the economic lifeblood of Nevada and is home to the majority of the state’s ...

17 August 2015
The Sunday staff

Downtown hostel is remodeled; Goodwill comes to Centennial Hills

The pool area of Las Vegas Hostel, 1322 Fremont St.

Las Vegas is gaining a new entry in the grocery market and a branch of a national technology training facility. The area also is getting new locations of a nonprofit thrift store and the country's largest beauty retailer ...

17 August 2015
By Adwoa Fosu

Wild ride over for ‘cowboy commissioner’ Tom Collins

Rossi Ralenkotter, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, and Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins laugh during a news conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in the lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The event celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Beatles concert in Las Vegas on Aug. 20, 1964.

From the earliest days of his political career, former Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins has been outrageously quotable — and sometimes just outrageous. “There are political offices held all over this country by people who have convictions or violent tempers or other behaviors,” Collins said in 1992 as he was running for ...

17 August 2015
By Conor Shine

The doctor is online

Dr. Charles Bernick at the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health conducts a telehealth session with Sue Burich who is a nurse supervisor at the Ruvo Center in Elko, Nevada.

Once a year, Bell Welch would pile his family of four into the car, drive four-plus hours west from Reno and spend the night in the Bay Area. It was the only way ...

17 August 2015
By Jackie Valley

Nevada has a new formula for success

Gov. Brian Sandoval, center, laughs as he looks at a picture presented to him by students at Matt Kelly Elementary School during a bill signing ceremony Wednesday, June 3, 2015, in Las Vegas. The ceremony was for Senate Bill 432, which allocates millions of dollars for low-performing schools in the 20 poorest ZIP codes in Nevada.

After decades of feeling shafted by education funding, critics of the Nevada Plan in Clark County will get what they believe is their school district's ...

17 August 2015
By Ian Whitaker

A guide to asset protection in Nevada

Nevada is a leader in providing trust and related fiduciary services nationally. Increasingly, the state is becoming a global center for such services.

17 August 2015
By Neil Schoenblum

Only serious students need apply, and this service can help

C. William Coakley of Academic Coaching Services leads a workshop to help prepare high school students for college.

C. William Coakley focuses on turning highly motivated, good students into top-tier scholars prepared to excel in college. And it starts with a deep and abiding commitment to reading.

17 August 2015
By VEGAS INC Staff

Fine dining honcho: ‘You are a student all of your life in this industry’

Joseph Marsco enjoys a cigar at the cigar lounge at Andre’s. Marsco says the most rewarding part of his job is hearing feedback from guests about what a memorable evening they had at one of his restaurants. “It is the core of what we do — create memories,” he said.

The president and managing partner of two Michelin-star Las Vegas restaurants talks about the way changes in the convention industry have affected his business, the importance of improving every day and his favorite places to eat off the Strip.

17 August 2015
By VEGAS INC Staff
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