Las Vegas Business News

Life changes are brewing for couple named winners of ‘coffee shop giveaway’

As fate would have it, their 1940s diner concept, Winnie & Ethel’s, took the top spot in The Great Las Vegas Coffee Shop Giveaway. The competition, similar to the TV show “Shark Tank,” was organized by J Dapper, a Las Vegas real estate developer and owner of the downtown Huntridge Shopping Center.

20 May 2022

By Bryan Horwath

World Series of Poker gives floor to Las Vegas' PokerGO

A look at the PokerGo Studio at Aria Resort and Casino, Monday May 16, 2022.

On a recent afternoon, Phil Hellmuth, one of the most recognizable faces in the poker world, strolled into the sprawling PokerGO Studio on the Las Vegas Strip. The ...

18 May 2022

By Bryan Horwath

U.S. government suit says Steve Wynn failed to register as Chinese foreign agent

Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn gestures at a news conference in Medford, Mass., March 15, 2016.

The Department of Justice on Monday filed a “civil enforcement action” against Steve Wynn that requires the former chairman of Wynn Resorts to register as a foreign agent. According to a news release, Wynn lobbied then-President Donald Trump in 2017 on behalf of the Chinese government to “cancel the visa or otherwise remove” a Chinese businessperson from the U.S. The action was ...

17 May 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Allegiant Stadium to host two-day job fair for part-time event positions

An exterior view of Allegiant Stadium Saturday, April 23, 2022.

Allegiant Stadium will host a two-day job fair for part-time game day and event staff positions beginning Sunday. Positions include jobs related to ...

17 May 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas trash collectors could strike if deal not reached soon

A Republic Services recycling truck makes the rounds in Las Vegas in December 2013.

Las Vegas trash collectors could go on strike unless a new contract is reached by the end of this month, union officials said. Tommy Blitsch, secretary-treasurer for ...

17 May 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Opening nears for Reno-Sparks' first new casino in 26 years

A construction worker works on the exterior of the Legends Bay Casino, Friday, May 13, 2022, in Sparks, Nev. The new casino is scheduled to open this summer at The Outlets at Legends shopping center along I-80 next to the Sparks Marina.

The operator of the world’s largest sportsbook in Las Vegas is expanding into northern Nevada this year as part of a collaboration with what will be the first new casino built ...

16 May 2022

By Associated Press

Tesla rental: Company brings electric vehicles to Resorts World Las Vegas

Jackson Clay, branch manager for EVolve Tesla Rentals, poses with a keycard to a Tesla Model Y in a porte cochere at Resorts World Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

A startup company called EVolve EV Rentals will offer Tesla Model 3, Model Y, Model S and premium Model X vehicles, with Resorts World Las Vegas as the pick-up and drop-off location.

16 May 2022

By Bryan Horwath

People on the Move: May 16, 2022

In the Notes: William Abbott, Lou D’Angeli, Darnell Strom, Dawson Her Many Horses, Macy Helm, Brian Luckey and more ...

16 May 2022

By VEGAS INC Staff

Interfaith group asks Starbucks to drop vegan milk surcharge

This June 26, 2019, file photo shows a Starbucks sign outside a coffee shop in downtown Pittsburgh.

A group of Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders is asking Starbucks to stop charging extra for vegan milk alternatives, saying the practice amounts to a tax on people who have embraced ...

13 May 2022

Associated Press

Americans bet $125B on sports in 4 years since nationwide legalization

A sign bearing an advertisement for Caesars Entertainment's sports betting operation sits near a sports betting terminal in the sports betting lounge at the Tropicana casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the four years since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for ...

13 May 2022

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Police: Casino manager killed when run over by purse snatcher

The manager of a casino at a central Las Vegas strip mall was killed Wednesday evening when run over by a man fleeing after snatching a purse from a patron playing ...

12 May 2022

Associated Press

Las Vegas Strip resort surprises 5,400 workers with $5K bonuses

An exterior view of the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

Joyous bedlam erupted Wednesday at an employee appreciation and awards buffet at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas when the resort chief executive announced that all 5,400 people who work there will receive a $5,000 bonus. “It’s amazing!” said Edgar Rives, a cook for nine years in the employee ...

11 May 2022

Associated Press

U.S. casinos had best month ever in March, winning $5.3B

A gambler wins at a slot machine at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., Feb. 10, 2022.

Inflation may be soaring, supply chains remain snarled and the coronavirus just won't go away, but America's casinos are humming right along, recording the best month in ...

11 May 2022

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Las Vegas tourism officials OK $19.5 million for trio of Formula One races

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, steers his car Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, during the qualifying session for the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Hamilton clocked the fastest time and took the pole position.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority agreed today to spend up to $19.5 million to bring Formula One racing here for the next three years. “The scale of ...

10 May 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Company breaks ground on townhouse community at former golf course in Las Vegas

Tom McCormick, president of the Touchstone Living development company, poses for a photo at the site of the company's planned Independence community at the former Royal Links Golf Club in the east valley.

After a groundbreaking ceremony for a new housing development, Tom McCormick was stopped by a passerby along Vegas Valley Drive in the east valley. The man wanted to ask McCormick, president of the Touchstone Living development company, about ...

10 May 2022

By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas among top relocation destinations, based on truck rentals

Tourists pose in front of the iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in this file photo.

Many people used the freedom of remote work opportunities to move during 2021, with an estimated 20% more Americans relocating compared to 2020, according to the ...

9 May 2022

By Ray Brewer

Home builders unable to keep up with demand in Southern Nevada

Klif Andrews, division president with Tri Pointe Homes, poses in the kitchen of a model home in the Inspirada community of Henderson Thursday, April 28, 2022.

Whether it’s new construction or the purchase of an existing home, prices are up, but demand has shown no signs of a significant slowdown.

9 May 2022

By Bryan Horwath

With some preparation, homebuyers can get their offer accepted, even in this hot market

In this ultra-hot housing market, buyers are often being rejected. Worse, some buyers I’ve talked with have offered on multiple properties, with no luck on any.

9 May 2022

By Justin Miller

People on the Move: May 9, 2022

In the Notes: Elijah Redus, Denny Burg, Jeremy Sheridan, Frank Volk, Kayla Cambra, Brian Eller, Trent Hofmockel and more ...

9 May 2022

Median home price $475,000 in Las Vegas, quadrupled over 10 years

A sign advertises a home for sale in the northwest valley, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020.

In just 10 years, the median price for a home in Las Vegas has quadrupled. According to a report released Friday from the Las Vegas Realtors trade group, the median price for an existing home in Southern Nevada was $475,000 in April. That’s up from the previous record of $460,000 set in ...