Las Vegas Business News

Collector of casino artifacts has stockpile worthy of another Hall of Fame

Collector Steve Cutler poses with rare casino chips at his home Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.

Steven Cutler points to one of the seemingly countless artifacts from Las Vegas’ colorful past adorning the walls of his home office and starts telling a story. His collection of 500,000 pieces — his rough estimate — is a walking history of ...

3 December 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Monthly traffic over 5M for 1st time at Harry Reid airport in October

Harry Reid International Airport

For the first time, Las Vegas’ main airport recorded passenger traffic over 5 million in a single month, according to a report released Thursday. Harry Reid International Airport, according to ...

1 December 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Report shows strong Las Vegas visitor numbers in October

Tourists are shown at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas Saturday, April 17, 2021.

Nearly as many visitors came to Las Vegas in October as did during the same month in 2019, according to a report by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Just over ...

29 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Former basketball executive aims to continue Vegas’ rise as sports mecca

Gustavo De Mello, Executive Vice President of Strategy for R&R Partners, poses for a photo Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

Gustavo de Mello was recruited away from the NBA to R&R Partners, the Las Vegas-based marketing firm contracted by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to help drive visitation to the city.

28 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

People on the Move: Nov. 28, 2022

In the Notes: Leon Mead, Bailey Kennedy, Angela Collins, Robert Yoder, Bill Arent and more ...

28 November 2022
By VEGAS INC Staff

A long winter is ahead for Las Vegas tourism

The tourism industry, both domestic and international, in Las Vegas is finally recovering from the adverse impacts of the pandemic. However, headwinds abound that will make the recovery challenging well into 2023.

28 November 2022
By Brian Formisano

Las Vegas-based company Light & Wonder continues as a leader in slot machines

Matt Wilson, president and CEO of Light & Wonder, says the company’s financial profile has rebounded from “the buzzsaw that was the pandemic. … The next great idea that a game designer has, we have the capacity to go all in on that.

The past year has been one of change for Light & Wonder, which employs about 1,300 people at its headquarters in Las Vegas and about 6,000 worldwide. The company switched its name to Light & Wonder, a change necessitated by the sale of its sports betting...

25 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Local resident wins $466,000 at Las Vegas Strip casino

An exterior view of the neon sign at the Flamingo, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. WADE VANDERVORT

A Las Vegas Valley man hit a $466,000 royal flush Sunday while playing Mississippi Stud at the Flamingo, according to ...

21 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas-based Hamsa Brand spices up the world of gourmet foods

Michael Vakneen and Joanna Bensimon, behind an upstart food company called Hamsa Brand, pose for a photo Monday, Oct. 24, 2022.

Though its vibrant dining scene has earned a reputation as one of this country’s best, Las Vegas hasn’t traditionally been recognized as a place where unique flavors are born, where popular products and brands are created for national or global consumption.

21 November 2022
By Brock Radke

Candle shop owner helps turn lights on at the $400 million UnCommons development

At Alisha Alexander’s boutique shop at the UnCommons development in Las Vegas, customers can not only buy candles, but also make them. Her shop, Speakeasy Candle Co., in August was one of the first stores to open at the $400 million mixed-use development, which is going up near the 215 Beltway and Durango Drive.

21 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

People on the Move: Nov. 21, 2022

In the Notes: Quinn Gallagher, Cory Frank, Cindy Vela, Jim McIntosh, Gary Scott, Chris Cosenza, Nancy Borroel and more ...

21 November 2022
By VEGAS INC Staff

UNLV researchers predict drop in Las Vegas visitation

Harry Reid International Airport

It’s likely that Las Vegas will experience a small dip in tourism for the next couple of years, according to a group of economic researchers at UNLV.

17 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Vegas Inc honors Southern Nevada’s tech leaders in the 2022 Top Tech Awards

Vegas Inc honors Southern Nevada’s tech leaders in the 2022 Top Tech Awards

The 2022 Top Tech Awards, created in partnership with Cox Business, honor the innovative tech leaders in Southern Nevada. These IT professionals represent a wide array of industries, including ...

17 November 2022
By VEGAS INC Staff

Whether Calif. ever embraces sports betting, Las Vegas sportsbooks should retain pull

The SuperBook at the Westgate in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Miranda Alam/Special to the Weekly

Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook oddsmaker Jay Kornegay believes his sportsbook will someday have a presence in California. It just won’t be anytime soon, thanks in part to a recent decision by voters in California against legal sports betting. A pair of sports betting ballot measures ...

16 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Gambling group estimates U.S. will bet $1.8B on World Cup

People make sports bets at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 6, 2022.

Americans will bet $1.8 billion on the World Cup this year, the first to be held while legal sports betting is widespread in the U.S., according to the casino industry's national trade group. About ...

15 November 2022
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Nevada gaming board head says he's stepping down

The chairman and executive director of Nevada's Gaming Control Board will leave the organization at the end of the month. J. Brin Gibson, who was appointed to the board in late 2020, will be replaced ...

14 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Allegiant executive: Putting name on Las Vegas stadium has been worthwhile investment

Allegiant Air Executive Vice president and Chief Marketing Officer Scott DeAngelo is interviewed during the unveiling of an Allegiant Air Airbus A319 passenger jet with a Raiders-themed paint job at McCarran International Airport Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021.

In 2019, Allegiant Air made a reportedly $25 million-a-year naming-rights deal for the Las Vegas Raiders’ home stadium. A little more than three years into the agreement that gave us Allegiant Stadium ...

14 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Program teaches skills needed to work in Vegas' cannabis industry

Brenda Gunsallus, right, assists customer Nick Rhodes at Sahara Wellness, a dispensary at 420 E. Sahara Ave., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. Gunsallus is the co-owner of the dispensary and an instructor with Cannabis Community College, an online learning program that gets students ready for jobs in the cannabis industry. STEVE MARCUS

After starting a cannabis industry-focused staffing company in 2018, Christi McAdams determined that there often wasn’t a clear enough path for interested potential workers to break into the industry. So she created one.

14 November 2022
By Bryan Horwath

People on the Move: Nov. 14, 2022

In the Notes: Josef Diaz, Gary Scott, Chris Cosenza, Michelle Lancara, Southwest Medical, Commercial Alliance Las Vegas and more ...

14 November 2022
By VEGAS INC Staff

Are you prepared for a financial emergency?

Without proper planning for an emergency, you might have to dip into cash reserves or liquidate a long-term investment, which could disrupt your long-term investment plans.

14 November 2022
By Stephen Viets
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