Las Vegas Business News

Cybersecurity issue prompts computer shutdowns at MGM Resorts properties across U.S.

The Las Vegas Monorail passes by MGM Grand, April, 27, 2006, in Las Vegas.

A “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of some casino and hotel computer systems at MGM Resorts International properties across the U.S., a company official reported Monday. The incident began Sunday and the extent of its effect on reservation systems and casino floors in Las Vegas and ...

Guest column: It’s time for gaming to embrace social media influencers

Gambling has long been synonymous with an air of secrecy and mystique.

Spread of sports betting will benefit Las Vegas, local industry insiders say

Jay Kornegay, Westgate Superbook Executive Vice President, poses for a photo at Westgate Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.

As sports betting becomes increasingly legal across the U.S.—with three dozen states and Washington, D.C., all having taken the plunge—the pastime is arguably more popular than it’s ever been before.

Las Vegas Strip workers air F1-related construction complaints to county commissioners

Traffic lines up near cones and a freshly paved Koval Ln Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.

A presentation by Las Vegas Grand Prix officials on community outreach efforts, traffic plan and construction updates turned into commissioners grilling race officials about ...

Demand for Las Vegas condos, townhomes drives prices to all-time high

Homes for sale are shown in the Villas at Black Mountain development near Horizon Ridge Parkway and Gibson Road in Henderson Wednesday, June 1, 2011.

The median sales price of local condos and townhomes reached an all-time high of $287,000 in August, while single-family homes around the valley remained relatively stable at $447,435, according to a Wednesday release from Las Vegas Realtors. The median price of homes ...

4 travel tips for National Passport Awareness Month

Getting ready for a global adventure can be both exciting and stressful at the same time.

UAE creates federal authority for 'commercial gaming' as casino giants flock to nation

The United Arab Emirates has created a federal authority to potentially run a national lottery and what it describes as “commercial gaming,” likely a sign that it is on the verge of allowing gambling as major casino operators flock to the Gulf Arab nation.

The Notes: Sept. 4, 2023

In the Notes: Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Tony Ramogi, Ken Mundt, Pisanelli Bice and more ...

Immersive experiences have become big business in Las Vegas

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“The hallmark of great experiential and immersive entertainment, and what sets it apart from traditional entertainment, is that you can engage with it"

Las Vegas manufacturer fighting climate change one chopstick at a time

Owner Brooks Smith, left, and Nico Fenske, general manager, pose in the lobby at ChopValue Las Vegas Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. The company recycles used chopsticks from restaurants and turns them into a variety of products.

Trays filled with hundreds of used chopsticks sway from side to side, the wooden utensils rhythmically clacking together as a special machine separates them from stray bits of food and sorts them into neat piles ...

Entrepreneurs expand businesses beyond downtown Las Vegas

Josh Molina, Founder and Managing Director of Makers & Finders, poses for a photo at the newest Makers & Finders location in Henderson Friday, Aug. 25, 2023.

One of the biggest challenges of expansion is maintaining the culture of a business from one location to another ...

Immigrant groups aim to clarify situation for Las Vegas street vendors

Street vendor Luis Sanchez waits for customers by his mobile food stand in a residential neighborhood  in North Las Vegas Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Senate Bill 92, signed by Governor Joe Lombardo, when fully implemented, will legitimize street vendors across the state, providing them with the necessary permits to operate and grow their small businesses. A town hall session held by Make the Road Nevada and the Nevada Immigrant Coalition laid out what the expectations should be for vendors and law enforcement until the relevant laws take effect by July 1, 2024.

Eduardo Moreno has been robbed three times in the 14 years he’s worked as a street vendor selling flavored ice and fried pork in the Las Vegas area. Without laws to define ...

Las Vegas embraces challenges of hosting its first-ever Super Bowl

Peter OReilly, center, NFL executive vice president of club business, and International and league events, speaks about special events connected to Super Bowl LVIII with Jeremy Aguero, left, and Steve Hill, president and CEO of the LVCVA, during a Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII Host Committee news conference at the Vu Las Vegas Studios Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.

New Orleans and Miami have played host to the Super Bowl a combined total of nearly two dozen times. Officials in those cities are well versed in the planning and coordinating needed to welcome hundreds of thousands visitors for a weeklong celebration of football ...

People on the Move: Aug. 28, 2023

In the Notes: Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Cliff Atkinson, BJ North, Ken Mundt, Joyce Smith, H. Scott Johnson and more ...

Independent business a cornerstone of local economy and community

Makers and Finders in 2014

Nevada ranks sixth in the country for its percentage of retail chains to independent businesses, based on a recent report from Merchant Machine.

Nevada SBA director gratified by rebound of state’s businesses post-pandemic

Saul Ramos, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) director for the Nevada District Office, poses in the SBA office in downtown Las Vegas Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.

Though best known for large corporate gaming entities that power the state’s economy, Nevada is also home to 313,000 small businesses that create about ...

AG Ford wants to hear about impact of proposed grocery merger

This file photo shows a Smith's grocery sign outside a store in the Las Vegas Valley.

Diane Irwin, a longtime grocery worker in Las Vegas, has seen it all before: store mergers, layoffs, cuts in work hours and benefits. The store where she works ..

Downtown Las Vegas business incubation program nurtures entrepreneurial dreams

Pamela Smith and Chef Walker C. Smith, owners of Sadies Kitchen and Catering had the opportunity to give a brief pitch to some of the industry leaders from Zappos, El Cortez Hotel, Cox Communications and many other local companies during the Business Opportunity Fair at the International Innovation Center in Las Vegas. August 21 2023. Brian Ramos

Sadie’s Kitchen and Catering in downtown Las Vegas prides itself on being a family business. Pamela Smith, who runs Sadie’s with her husband and chef Walker Smith, said the ...

Presenting Vegas Inc’s 2023 Health Care Headliners

Presenting Vegas Inc’s 2023 Health Care Headliners

The Health Care Headliners awards recognize some of the best researchers and health care providers in Southern Nevadan medicine.

Macy's adding small stores in Las Vegas, elsewhere

A shopper exits Macy's at the Woodfield Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie, Ill., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.

Macy's is expanding its small-store format into the West and Northeast, looking to offer more convenient shopping, increase customer visits and add new shoppers. The department store chain ...