Las Vegas Business News

New Jersey has its first $1 billion month in sports betting

In this Sept. 9, 2018, photo, customers watch sports on a giant screen at the sports book of the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, N.J.

New Jersey's sports betting industry became the first in the United States to take in more than a billion dollars' worth of bets in a single month, in September, as football season sent more gamblers to sports books and, crucially, their phones, according to figures released Monday. Figures from the ...

18 October 2021

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Court is in session: Feel Good Brands expands casual options on the Strip

Feel Good Brands food court at Circus Circus Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.

Visitors to the midway at Circus Circus have long had one dining option over the years—decades, actually. But the McDonald’s will soon have some company in the latest example of food courts changing with the times.

18 October 2021

By Brock Radke

The Notes: Philanthropy, Oct. 18, 2021

In the Notes: Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, Gene Haas Foundation, National Park Service, HomeAid Southern Nevada, City National Bank and more ...

18 October 2021

By VEGAS INC Staff

Caesars Entertainment, Spiegelworld ink $75M theaters deal

"The Gazillionaire,” left, a character from the Spiegelworld show "Absinthe," joins in a toast with Anthony Carano, center, president/COO of Caesars Entertainment, and Ross Mollison, founder of Spiegelworld, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. Caesars Entertainment and Spiegelworld announced a nearly $75 million deal to create new live theater projects at casinos in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and New Orleans.

Caesars Entertainment and the company that produces the show “Absinthe” in Las Vegas are teaming up on theater and dining projects in three states that will cost nearly $75 million. Caesars ...

14 October 2021

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

New resort planned for old Riviera property on north Strip

Cleanup continues at the Riviera site on Las Vegas Boulevard South Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016.

A Chilean businessman has reached an agreement to buy 10 acres of Strip-facing land that formerly housed the Riviera from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The land, which will be sold for $120 million, is expected to be used for a new resort, according to the agreement. Located southwest of ...

12 October 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Golden years: Westgate employees celebrate their 50th anniversary at the Vegas resort

Alonzo Langstaff, left, and Earl Manson, right, pose for a photo at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. They both started working there 50 years ago when it was known as International Hotel. (Courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino)

Alonzo Langstaff was pushing a luggage cart through the old International Hotel on the way to the property’s elevator on this day in the 1970s. When the door opened ...

11 October 2021

By Bryan Horwath

As businesses continue coping with pandemic, space has become a commodity

Celebrity hair stylist Arend Jackson poses for a photo in front of the Body Spa West Salon Friday Sept. 24, 2021.

When the COVID-19 pandemic came along, people became much more aware about their personal space. Debbie Ritchey said that’s less of a concern at a Body Spa location because of its open floor plans.

11 October 2021

By Bryan Horwath

The Notes: Oct. 11, 2021

In the Notes: Jason Peterson, Sarah Thomas, Joseph Marchetti, Eric Cramer, Douglas Hedger, Jan Jones Blackhurst and more ...

11 October 2021

By VEGAS INC Staff

Togliatti appointed to Gaming Commission as 1st female chair

Chief Judge Jennifer Togliatti makes remarks during the dedication of the Amanda Aragon Memorial Garden at Grant Sawyer Middle School, May, 27, 2011. Amanda was killed while walking to school in 2005.

Gov. Steve Sisolak appointed former Judge Jennifer Togliatti and state Sen. Ben Kieckhefer to the Nevada Gaming Commission on Friday, in a move that will give the powerful five-member ...

8 October 2021

Associated Press

Cashless gambling technologies grab industry’s attention, but will players buy in?

Rachelle Rabago, IGT director of casino systems product management, demonstrates cashless gaming technology as she transfers money from an IGT Pay resort wallet on a smartphone to a video slot machine during the Global Gaming Expo at the Venetian Expo, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.

At this week’s Global Gaming Expo, cashless gambling is a hot topic. Companies are showing off their latest payment technologies, and London-based International Game Technology’s cashless casino management system was recognized as …

8 October 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Nevada tech company backs off plans for controversial 'Innovation Zones'

This undated illustration provided by Blockchains LLC shows a proposed "smart city" in rural Northern Nevada.

A Nevada-based technology company that had asked Gov. Steve Sisolak and state lawmakers to let it create a new semi-autonomous “Innovation Zone" where it intended to ...

7 October 2021

By Sam Metz, Associated Press/Report for America

Global Gaming Expo returns, masked and vaccinated, to Las Vegas

Levi Elliott, left, a technician with Longhorn Amusement, tries out a new slot machine game during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Sands Expo Center Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.

Casino industry leaders and vendors riding a resurgence of gambling following coronavirus closures are gathering in-person for an annual conference this week in Las Vegas — amid strict coronavirus mask and vaccination rules — after meeting virtually a year ago. “We are thrilled to ...

6 October 2021

By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Local banks have made it a priority to help teach financial literacy to children

Mojave High School seniors take part in a financial literacy program called EverFi, where students learn fundamental skills to help them make better financial decisions, Wednesday May 30, 2012.

If parents, family members, teachers, financial industry professionals or others can interest young people in money—and the beginnings of understanding how to manage it—it tends to bode well for their future.

4 October 2021

By Bryan Horwath

HR exec: Companies best suited to thrive will be ones that help employees grow with them

Every company in every industry is facing an acute labor shortage, says Todd Mayhew, senior vice president of human resources and internal communications at Credit One Bank. Banking is no different.

4 October 2021

By VEGAS INC Staff

People on the Move: Oct. 4, 2021

In the Notes: Puneet Rawal, Jason Mariasis, Jessica Worthy, Blake Gertz, Jeffrey Silver, Dr. Jasmin Kohli, Monica Bejarano and more ...

4 October 2021

By VEGAS INC Staff

New restaurant at Harrah’s will bring a taste of Louisiana to the Strip

An exterior view of Harrah's on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux is set to open a restaurant inside Harrah's in early 2022. This will be the first West Coast location for the Baton Rouge-based chain of ...

1 October 2021

By Timothy Boone, The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. (TNS)

Nevada casino winnings show return to pre-pandemic levels

A plane takes off from McCarran International Airport, now Harry Reid International, near the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021.

Nevada casinos continued a hot streak in August, recording $1 billion-plus in house winnings for the sixth straight month as gambling statewide continues a return to pre-pandemic levels, state regulators reported Thursday. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said casinos reported taking in almost $1.17 billion in August, following ...

30 September 2021

By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

UNLV business incubator seeks to nurture young entrepreneurs

Vivienne Kwong, director of portfolio management for EQ Office, and Robert Rippee, executive director of the UNLV Incubator powered by Hughes Center, pose at the incubator Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. The facility, which will promote tech and hospitality entrepreneurs, will officially open on Sept. 29.

At an office complex just east of the Las Vegas Strip, UNLV students are diligently working to bring new business ideas to life. One group is working on a sports betting innovation, while another is pursuing a food security idea. “New companies, like what could spring up from this incubator, would help to ...

29 September 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Shoeshiners in Vegas ‘survived COVID-19 and we’re still doing shoes’

Keith Bryant shines Christopher Helmick's shoes at the Aria Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.

Keith Bryant’s first shift working as a shoeshiner on the Las Vegas Strip more than 20 years ago produced about $150 in tips over three hours.

27 September 2021

By Bryan Horwath

At Amazon warehouses in Las Vegas, every delivery detail accounted for

A view of a receiving area during a tour of an Amazon warehouse in North Las Vegas Thursday, Sept. 1, 2021.

At the Amazon delivery warehouse in the shadow of Jerry’s Nugget in North Las Vegas, drivers pull their vans into a canopied loading area, each van with its hazard lights flashing. As they drive around the corner to fit into designated parking spaces, drivers honk their vehicle’s horn to signal they are ready to receive packages.