Las Vegas Business News

App under development at UCLA would offer 24/7 help for gambling addicts

For gambling addicts, help may soon be available anytime, anywhere, at the touch of their smartphone screen. Researchers at UCLA are developing an app that would allow problem gamblers to ...

Demolition expert prepares for second Las Vegas implosion in a week

Workers prepare the Gramercy's nine-story residential tower Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, for implosion. The southwest Las Vegas building is scheduled to be toppled at 8 a.m. Sunday.

Less than a week after imploding the off-Strip Clarion hotel, Ken Mercurio, owner of Reno-based Diversified Demolition Co., was preparing another multistory tower for ...

Locals casinos, Borgata shine for Boyd in the latest quarter

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.

Boyd Gaming, the casino company that operates several Las Vegas properties including the California, the Orleans and Suncoast, announced its fourth quarter ...

Major League Soccer passes on Las Vegas; stadium deal dead

Artist's rendering of proposed stadium.

Citing too much uncertainty, Major League Soccer officials said today Las Vegas will not get an expansion franchise for the 2017 or 2018 seasons, killing plans for ...

Gaming industry aims to be heard in next presidential election

Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International and chairman of the American Gaming Association, discusses key points after announcing the launching of a "national voting initiative in key presidential election states," during a press conference at Aristocrat Technologies on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015.

If a Washington, D.C.-based casino trade group has anything to say about it, 2016 presidential candidates campaigning in battleground states with casinos won’t be able to avoid ...

Henderson city manager announces plan to step down

Henderson City Manager Jacob Snow is shown in this Tuesday, March 20, 2012, file photo.

After nearly three years as Henderson city manager, Jacob Snow said today he plans to step down this summer and pursue a career in the private sector. Snow was hired in March 2012 to succeed ...

Status report: Key decisions on horizon for Las Vegas soccer stadium

An artist’s rendering shows a proposed design for a future Major League Soccer stadium to be located in Symphony Park near the Smith Center. The proposal was announced Wednesday, May 14, 2014, by Findlay Sports and Cordish Companies.

Despite continued setbacks, plans to build a $200 million soccer stadium in downtown Las Vegas are still in play and face a critical vote next week. The project’s path has been rocky, with intense scrutiny over $56.5 million worth of public funding that would be put toward construction. The Las Vegas City Council nearly killed the proposal last fall before a restructuring of the financial plan persuaded Councilman Bob Coffin to change his vote, giving the project ...

Student-run drone company is getting off the ground

Greg Friesmuth, CEO/founder, displays the Qua.R.K.  (Quad Rotor Research Kit) drone at SkyWorks, a company producing research drones, in Henderson Monday, Jan. 26, 2015.

Though it’s entirely run by twenty-somethings — and one 18-year-old — their approach to business is meticulous ...

Got beer? Forgot shampoo? Take your pick of pharmacies on the Strip

A composite of pharmacies on the Las Vegas Strip.

Las Vegas’ resort corridor is peppered with Walgreens and CVS Pharmacy stores, with more on the way. The chains are drawn to the Strip for its heavy foot traffic and tourists’ universal need for water, snacks, medicine and the not-so-occasional hotel-room party. Landlords want them because pharmacies are stable tenants that ...

Lenders are back to putting squeeze on delinquent Nevada homeowners

The front door of a vacant home is shown in North Las Vegas, April 2, 2013.

After backing off for a while, banks ramped up the pressure on delinquent Nevada homeowners last month, seizing more homes and starting the foreclosure process on ...

Investors buy 127 acres at Lake Las Vegas for new neighborhoods

This aerial view of Lake Las Vegas in Henderson shows 127 acres recently acquired by Southern California investors for new neighborhoods.

Southern California investors have acquired a big swath of land at Lake Las Vegas, the upscale and long-struggling Henderson development. R.Y. Properties and its partners recently bought 127 acres for ...

NHL commissioner’s message to Las Vegas: Don’t get ahead of yourself

Gavin Maloof drops a ceremonial "first puck" during the  "Let's Bring Hockey to Las Vegas!" press conference at the MGM Grand Ballroom on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is used to playing the villain. He routinely gets booed during the NHL draft and at arenas throughout the league when he ...

Ownership group launches season-ticket drive with NHL commissioner’s support

Gary Bettman, commissioner of the NHL, addresses the crowd during the “Let’s Bring Hockey to Las Vegas!” press conference Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at MGM Grand Ballroom.

It's showtime for Las Vegas to determine whether it can host a major professional sports team. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman was at the MGM Grand today as ownership group Hockey Vision Las Vegas launched a season-ticket drive with a goal of 10,000 deposits. Billionaire Bill Foley, who leads the group, is optimistic ...

Las Vegas home market endures sluggish month

Home on 8228 Mt. Nido Drive.

Las Vegas’ housing market started the year with mixed results, as prices were up from a year ago but sales totals dropped.

‘Pop-Tarts gun bill’ lands in Nevada Legislature, prompts Twitter jokes

Protection of students' freedoms, or overreaction to a few bad decisions by school administrators? Nevada legislators are divided on a new bill that would protect students from being disciplined for crafting make-believe weapons out of building blocks, food and ...

Deadline passed, Revel sale is set to be killed

Crapped out: Atlantic City’s Revel closed after only two years, but it’s hardly the only victim of a recent wave of similar closures.

The owners of Atlantic City's Revel Casino Hotel say they will cancel a deal Tuesday morning to sell it to a Florida developer. Revel AC originally said it planned to ...

Architect who designed Fremont Street Experience, Bellagio dies

The 1,500-foot-long canopy over downtown's Fremont Street Experience is shown in downtown Las Vegas in this file photo.

The architect who designed the Fremont Street Experience, Bellagio and Treasure Island died today at 75. Steve Wynn, who collaborated with Jerde for several years, described him as ...

Zillow report: Housing playing field ‘strikingly unequal’

Black and Hispanic mortgage applicants get approved for loans more often in Las Vegas than around the country, but locally, minorities still get rejected more often than whites, a new report shows. In Southern Nevada ...

Las Vegas Strip too snooty? Stratosphere ad campaign says so

A view of the main entryway at the Stratosphere on Thursday, April 5, 2012.

Tear down your red velvet ropes, Las Vegas. The Stratosphere's new marketing campaign, which masquerades as a cause, is appealing to a crowd of likely Strip visitors who are less than keen on nightclub bottle service ...

How to protect customers’ private information

New regulations are aimed at protecting people’s privacy, and companies need to know their obligations, particularly if they have an Internet presence and are gathering personally identifiable information about ...