Las Vegas Business News

Ground is broken on newest Strip resort: Dream Las Vegas

David Daneshforooz from Contour speaks about the upcoming Dream hotel and casino at the Las Vegas Ceremonial Shovel Groundbreaking event. Friday, July 8, 2022. Brian Ramos

The north Strip has garnered attention in recent years with developments like Resorts World Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion. But it was a venture on the south side of the boulevard that had people talking Friday.

9 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Player hits $1 million jackpot at Laughlin casino

A gambler in Laughlin won a slot machine jackpot worth over $1 million Wednesday, according to a news release. The player, who chose to remain anonymous, won the ...

8 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

New Raiders president to remain on Caesars Entertainment board

The Las Vegas Raiders announce their new President Sandra Douglass Morgan at Allegiant Stadium, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Brian Ramos

Following today’s announcement that Sandra Douglass Morgan has been named president of the Las Vegas Raiders, a top Caesars Entertainment official said Morgan would remain ...

7 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Median home price falls; agent says Las Vegas market stabilizing

A home for sale at 227 Marks St. in Henderson on Monday, April 9, 2012.

Las Vegas home prices have cooled recently, according to a report released Wednesday by a local Realtors organization. The report, furnished by the Las Vegas Realtors trade group, showed that the median price for an existing home in the Las Vegas Valley dropped month-to-month for the ...

6 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

People on the Move: July 4, 2022

In the Notes: Rachel Silverstein, Elizabeth Blau, Alan Cunningham, SR Construction, Xochitl Underwood and more ...

4 July 2022

By VEGAS INC Staff

Should employers revise noncompete agreements in light of amendment to Nevada statute?

Many technology and nontechnology employers require that workers who have access to proprietary and sensitive information sign contractual agreements not to compete during and when their relationship terminates. This contractual aid is common in Nevada and other states that allow such noncompete agreements.

4 July 2022

By Art Zorio

Write like an attorney: Class on lawyering process pushes UNLV's Boyd School of Law up national rankings

UNLV Boyd School of Law professor Kathy Stanchi, right, and law student Hope Gregorchik pose after an interview in Downtown Summerlin Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

One of the required courses during a student’s first year at UNLV’s Boyd School of Law is “lawyering process,” a class heavy on legal writing. And when it comes to legal writing ...

4 July 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Pre-pandemic sized crowds descend on U.S. airports for holiday

Travelers check in at the Philadelphia International Airport ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia, Friday, July 1, 2022. The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.

The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic. Travelers seemed to be experiencing fewer delays and canceled flights Friday than they did earlier this week. The Transportation Security Administration screened more than 2.4 million travelers at ...

1 July 2022

At Las Vegas's Max Pawn, most guns on site in storage

Gary Dombrique the firearms expert for Max Pawn on W. Sahara in Las Vegas, explains the importance of gun safety and proper storage of firearms for their customers. Thursday, June 16, 2022

Before Max Pawn started its program a year ago, nobody would expect to find a makeshift gun locker amid old Louboutins and a Hermes bicycle, but that didn’t deter owner Michael Mack. His shop runs the only free gun storage program in all of Las Vegas, Dombrique said.

1 July 2022

By Grace Da Rocha

Reports chart good month in May for Nevada casinos, tourism

Tourists ride escalators to Planet Hollywood and the Miracle Mile Shops on the Las Vegas Strip Saturday, April 17, 2021.

A trio of economic reports show that May was a good month for Nevada tourism and gambling, including passenger traffic characterized as the third-busiest ever at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said Thursday that casinos statewide won $1.3 billion last month, the ...

30 June 2022

Associated Press

Vegas Inc presents 2022 Top Lawyers

The 2022 Top Lawyers list represents the best in our community, as recommended by their peers, clients, and colleagues.

30 June 2022

By VEGAS INC Staff

Trip to Las Vegas worth high cost of gas, Californians say

Napoleon Sharble of Sacramento, Calif. stands by his pickup truck after filling up at a gas station in Jean, Nev. Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

On their way to Las Vegas, Ron Robbi and his wife stopped near the Nevada-California border to get gas. With prices hovering around record levels, the numbers on the pump spun by like the wheels on a casino slot machine. That Wednesday, regular unleaded at the Chevron station in Primm was $6.92 ...

28 June 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas-based website gives women a place to launch their TV dreams

Hector Rosales, and Karina Bautista, of Illusion Graphics, film Sarita Rodriguez and her son Gus, 8, for an episode of "Growing With Gus" at Gardens Park in Summerlin Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

The idea behind the channel is to give female entrepreneurs an opportunity to market a brand, business or idea with the promise of a boost of exposure through its community of members.

27 June 2022

By Bryan Horwath

For multipronged social marketing campaign, Zouk Group in Las Vegas taps into its workers' star potential

While the idea of using employees as models in an advertising campaign might be easier for a Las Vegas nightclub or dayclub—venues that famously employ lots of attractive people—it’s also part of a more broad change in marketing tactics during the social media era.

27 June 2022

By Bryan Horwath

People on the Move: June 27, 2022

In the Notes: John Savage, Touro University Nevada, John Rinaldo, Karl Armstrong, Debbie Strimling, Shana Rafalski, Carol Tolx and more ...

27 June 2022

By VEGAS INC Staff

Economic analyst: Challenges on horizon but Las Vegas resilient

Principal Analyst with Applied Analysis Brian Gordon speaks during the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance Perspective conference at the M Resort Thursday, June 23, 2022.

Despite stiff economic headwinds, local economist Brian Gordon said he wasn’t anticipating anything close to a repeat of the Great Recession that devastated Las Vegas more than a decade ago. “I do not expect a repeat of where we were in 2008 and 2009 and the fallout that ensued,” said Gordon, principal with financial analytics firm Applied Analysis. “I think we’re more apt to be in the soft landing category.”

24 June 2022

By Bryan Horwath

County approves fee, tax on short-term rental properties

Short-term rental property owners in unincorporated Clark County will be required to follow a series of new regulations, including paying a $300 licensing fee and lodging tax of 12.5 to 13.5% on each rent.

21 June 2022

By Grace Da Rocha

Clark County back to press short-term rental proposal

Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones asks a question during a meeting April 19, 2022, at the Clark County Government Center. At their meeting Tuesday, June 21, 2022, Jones and his fellow commissioners are slated to take up a proposal that would require owners of short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs, to be licensed and to pay a transient lodging tax. “This is a result of a lot of input from neighbors who have dealt with this for years now,” Jones said of the proposed ordinance.

Commissioners today are scheduled to consider a transient lodging tax proposal for short-term rentals where property owners would pay an annual fee to be licensed and agree to pay 12.5 to 13.5% on each rent.

21 June 2022

By Grace Da Rocha

Woman hits nearly $544,000 jackpot at downtown Las Vegas casino

Boyd Gaming's California Hotel and Casino.

A gambler in downtown Las Vegas hit a jackpot worth over $500,000 last week, according to a news release. The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, won ...

20 June 2022

By Bryan Horwath

As investors flood the housing market with cash, potential first-time buyers become tenants

Stephanie Bullock, a realtor with Signature Real Estate Group, tries out a hanging chair as she shows a home to Mark Dhaemers in a residential area near Wigwam Avenue and Buffalo Drive Thursday, June 9, 2022.

With home inventory tight and prices at record highs, investors can swoop in on a house or condominium listing, offering all-cash deals with quick closings.