Las Vegas Business News

Increasing convention attendance boosts Las Vegas hotel occupancies

Team members check in a 1948 Pontiac Woody Wagon in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center Wednesday June 29, 2022, a day before the Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas 2022 car auction. The wagon includes a pass-eye mirror and a 6-volt shaving razor that was made for Pontiac.

For the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, midweek hotel occupancy in Las Vegas reached 80% in June, according to a report released Thursday. According to the Las Vegas Convention and ...

28 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Man wins nearly $880,000 at Las Vegas Strip casino

An exterior view of the Cromwell on the Las Vegas Strip, October 29, 2020.

A man hit an Ultimate Texas Hold’em jackpot worth nearly $880,000 early today at the Cromwell, according to a news release. Alan Davila, a vacationer from Mexico, said he ...

28 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Vegas Inc Presents The 2022 Real Estate Awards

Southern Nevada has a fascinating relationship with real estate. Our real estate leaders keep the motor running. They work tirelessly to ensure that Las Vegas is on the forefront ...

28 July 2022

Emma Cauthorn, Frejya Roark

Coffee program cultivates skills, experience to help women find independence

SafeNest clients Charmaine, left, and Tyresha package SafeNest Coffee for shipment at the SafeNest offices Thursday, July 21, 2022.

The goal of SafeNest’s coffee program is to “try to create a space where they succeed” in a work setting, said Joy Hoover, the organization’s coffee consultant. Survivors ...

27 July 2022

By Grace Da Rocha

Not a gimmick: Mike Tyson serious about cannabis industry, wants to make it a superfood

Boxing icon Mike Tyson says he has never felt mentally and physically healthier in his life. The reason: his consistent use of cannabis.

25 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

State, feds must remain vigilant in curbing crimes related to unregulated cannabis

Recently, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford led a bipartisan group of 23 attorneys general in a letter to congressional leadership detailing the dangers of unregulated cannabis products and urged immediate action to address certain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) “copycat” products. THC is the active ingredient that is primarily responsible for the effects a person feels from using marijuana.

25 July 2022

By Tyler Klimas

People on the Move: July 25, 2022

In the Notes: Lauralyn Sandoval, Latoya Holman, Dr. Khozema Rajkotwala, the Abbi Agency, Allison Monette, Stephanie Lewton and more ...

25 July 2022

By VEGAS INC Staff

Station Casinos buys 126 acres south of the Las Vegas Strip

This file photo shows signs for Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho in North Las Vegas.

Days after announcing the demolition of three shuttered casinos in the Las Vegas area, Station Casinos has purchased 126 acres of land south of the Strip that could be the future home of a new ...

20 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Pennsylvania casinos reach new record for gambling revenue

Casinos and other operators in Pennsylvania set a new annual record for gambling revenue, state regulators said Tuesday, rising above $5 billion for the first time amid surging betting on ...

19 July 2022

Associated Press

Raiders president resigns from Caesars Entertainment board

New Las Vegas RaidersPresident Sandra Douglass Morgan and team owner Mark Davis appear at a news conference at Allegiant Stadium on Thursday, July 7, 2022.

New Las Vegas Raiders President Sandra Douglass Morgan has resigned from the Caesars Entertainment board of directors, according to a Securities and ...

18 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Fast-food restaurant cuts out wasted space: A dining room

A view of the new Taco Bell Go Mobile restaurant, 2224 E. Craig Rd., in North Las Vegas Tuesday, July 12, 2022. The location has a drive-thru lane and a pickup lane but no inside dining area.

At the newest Taco Bell in North Las Vegas, the question of whether an order is for here or to go has already been answered. It’s always to go. The “Go Mobile” restaurant at ...

18 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Restaurateurs behind Capriotti's look to spread wings in chicken space

Even for a restaurant pro with a winning track record, Ashley Morris said he found taking over and reimagining a new business daunting. He summed up his feelings in two words: excited and terrified.

18 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

The Notes: Philanthropy, July 18, 2022

In the Notes: Alex Bybee, Carolyn Muscari, Nevada Women’s Philanthropy, Three Square Food Bank, Rotary Club of Las Vegas Summerlin and more ...

18 July 2022

By VEGAS INC Staff

Station Casinos tearing down 3 closed casinos, selling land

Station Casinos will tear down three shuttered casinos — Texas Station, Fiesta Rancho and Fiesta Henderson — and sell the land, parent company Red Rock Resorts announced today. The properties have been shut down since all Nevada casinos were ordered temporarily closed in March 2020 at the onset of the ...

15 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Model railroad scene at area mall decried as racist

Robert D. Bush, president National Action Network Las Vegas chapter, speaks to the press regarding a racist train display at the Galleria at Sunset Mall done by the Las Vegas Garden Railway Society over the Fourth of July weekend. Monday July 11, 2022.

Las Vegas activists are calling for racial justice awareness training after an art exhibit that depicted a Black man being hung by a noose was displayed earlier this month at Galleria at Sunset Mall in Henderson. “This image is disturbing to our community,” Grace Vergara-Mactal, executive director of ...

12 July 2022

By Jessica Hill

New White Castle restaurant slides into Henderson

The newly opened White Castle located in Henderson, Nevada. Wednesday, July 6, 2022.

Primarily a Midwest phenomenon, the White Castle chain has expanded westward to include a handful of restaurants in Arizona and Nevada, including one that just opened last month in Henderson. On a recent afternoon, cars were lined up 10 deep at the drive-thru of the Henderson store, a former Carl’s Jr. ...

12 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Beyond buffets and slots: Casinos double down on fine art

Spectators view an image from the "Beyond Van Gogh" exhibit at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on Thursday, July 7, 2022.

The Louvre, The Museum of Modern Art and ... the Hard Rock? Hoping to expand their appeal beyond the slot machine and buffet crowd, some casinos are turning to fine art galleries or exhibitions to bring in new business from customers who might not ...

11 July 2022

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Las Vegas, international travelers glad to see each other again

Showgirls wave as Virgin Atlantic Flight 155 from London Heathrow Airport arrives as the first international flight after the U.S. border reopened to vaccinated travelers Monday, November 8, 2021, at McCarran International Airport.

Inside Terminal 3 at Harry Reid International Airport, two young women from England waited to board their flight back to London. The women, in their 20s and part ...

11 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Southern Nevada tourism going 'gangbusters' as COVID-19 recovery continues

Amanda Belarmino, assistant professor at the Harrah College of Hospitality at UNLV, poses in UNLVs Hospitality Hall Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

In today’s topsy-turvy economic climate, nobody knows exactly how healthy Las Vegas’ tourism sector will be next month or next year, but UNLV expert Amanda Belarmino might have as good an idea as anyone.

11 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

People on the Move: July 11, 2022

In the Notes: Dr. Dana Bennett, Oriana Branon, Giselle D’souza, Brandon Saliba, Dr. Johnson Kay and more ...