Las Vegas Business News

Driverless car service eyes a year-end debut for customers in Las Vegas

An electric Kia Niro travels down a residential street in Las Vegas during a demonstration of the Halo driverless vehicle service, Thursday, July 8, 2021.

Halo — a startup founded by a group of former executives from Uber, Amazon, Cruise Robotics and other companies — started testing a small fleet of electric vehicles in the Las Vegas Valley earlier this year. Before the end of the year, the company plans to have …

9 July 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Canada's Flair Airlines plans flights to Las Vegas in October

Canadians and Americans looking to fly across the border could have one more airline to choose from this fall, if virus-related travel restrictions between the two countries are gone by ...

8 July 2021

Associated Press

California woman hits $481,000 jackpot on Las Vegas Strip

A California woman won $481,000 while playing a slot machine Sunday at a Las Vegas Strip resort. The woman from El Cajon, Calif., hit the jackpot on a $5.60 bet at the Venetian while playing a ...

6 July 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Renovations at Caesars Palace will enhance main entrance, gaming floor

The redesigned main entrance at Caesars Palace will include a high dome ceiling, a 15-foot-tall Caesar statue, two redesigned gaming areas and new lobby bar.

Construction will begin this month and is scheduled to be mostly completed by the end of the year ...

6 July 2021

By Ray Brewer

Las Vegas resorts look to build on leisure traveler momentum

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

In the video clip, the woman walking through a Las Vegas resort tells viewers that “it’s time to go places normal has never been.”

5 July 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Former college basketball player turns hobby into business putting young athletes in spotlight

Ball Dawgs keeps an eye on rising basketball players across the country.

Attend a prep basketball game in Las Vegas—whether it’s a local matchup of rival high schools or a hyped showdown between AAU teams from opposite coasts—and you’re likely to see a cameraman on the sideline, intent on capturing every highlight.

5 July 2021

By Mike Grimala

People on the Move: July 5, 2021

In the Notes: Joseph Marchetti, Jessica Gorgoglione, Missy Sage, Camino Verde Group, Aaron West and more ...

5 July 2021

By VEGAS INC Staff

MGM selling Aria, Vdara real estate on Las Vegas Strip for $3.9 billion

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

MGM Resorts International announced today it is selling two of its Strip properties, although it will continue to operate them. MGM has entered into ...

1 July 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Nevada casinos take in record $1.23B in winnings in May

Gamblers place bets on roulette during the reopening of the Mirage Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.

Nevada's tourism and gambling industry has come roaring back after the pandemic shuttered casinos and kept tourists away last year, with casinos setting a record in May ...

30 June 2021

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Northern Nevada gambling icon John Ascuaga dies at age 96

John Ascuaga, right, founder of John Ascuaga's Nugget in Sparks, is applauded after accepting his induction into the Nevada Business Hall of Fame during a ceremony Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.

John Ascuaga, the son of Basque sheepherders who became a northern Nevada gambling icon after he bought a small coffee shop with a few slot machines in Sparks in 1960 and turned it into a major hotel-casino he operated for more than a half century, has died. He was 96. Ascuaga was known for roaming the casino floor and ...

29 June 2021

Associated Press

Slot player hits $1.5 million jackpot at Las Vegas Strip resort

A player hit a $1.5 million jackpot while playing a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Venetian on Monday, June 28, 2021.

A gambler turned a $5 bet into $1.5 million Monday night while playing a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the Venetian, the Las Vegas Strip resort announced. The player, who wished to ...

29 June 2021

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Solar farm outside Las Vegas powering MGM resorts on the Strip

Solar panels are installed as part of the MGM Resorts Mega Solar Array, which launched Monday, June 28, 2021. The 100-megawatt solar power facility will produce up to 90% of MGM Resorts International’s Las Vegas daytime power.

When guests play a slot machine or turn on a light at an MGM Resorts International resort on the Las Vegas Strip, much of the electricity comes from a solar farm about ...

28 June 2021

By Bryan Horwath

Your guide to Las Vegas small business pandemic (re)hiring

When COVID-19 hit, nearly half of small businesses had to furlough or lay off staff members. But as the economy reopens in Las Vegas and businesses rebuild, you may be ready to hire or rehire. Deciding how to staff your business may be heavily influenced by the ongoing pandemic in Las Vegas, even as you rebuild for the future.

28 June 2021

By Joe Trimble

The Notes: Philanthropy, June 28, 2021

In the Notes: State Farm, FIRST Nevada, HomeAid Southern Nevada, Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, Vegas Golden Knights, Cox Las Vegas and more ...

28 June 2021

By VEGAS INC Staff

Las Vegas studio goes big with virtual event space, ‘dramatically’ expands reach

Entrepreneur Eric Worre interacts in real time with an attendee during Worre Studios’ inaugural event.

When COVID paused Eric and Marina Worre’s planned December 2020 event at the MGM Garden Arena, the network marketing educators needed a robust replacement. And a simple Zoom meeting wasn’t going to cut it.

28 June 2021

By C. Moon Reed

Exhibitions aim to educate as well as entertain, exec says

Tom Zaller, president and CEO of Imagine Exhibitions Inc., poses in the Real Bodies at Bally's exhibit Friday, June 11, 2021.

Imagine Exhibitions produces more than 40 permanent and touring exhibits that millions of people visit every year. Last year, amid the pandemic, it added drive-thru experiences to its roster, and Tom Zaller is excited about its potential.

28 June 2021

By VEGAS INC Staff

List of potential A’s ballpark sites in Las Vegas growing, team president says

The COVID-19 pandemic kept attendance low for the Oakland Athletics’ April 1 game against the Houston Astros at Oakland’s RingCentral Coliseum. But small crowds and Oakland’s reluctance to replace the aging stadium have the A’s looking at other cities to call home, including Las Vegas.

The Oakland A’s are looking at up to two dozen sites in the Las Vegas Valley for a potential big league ballpark if they can’t get a new stadium in California ...

26 June 2021

By Bryan Horwath

‘Magnificent,’ ‘phenomenal’: Resorts World Las Vegas opens on the Strip

Fireworks explode during the grand opening of Resorts World Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip Thursday, June 24, 2021. The $4.3 billion megaresort, built by the Malaysia-based Genting Group, occupies the site of the former Stardust hotel-casino.

Resorts World Las Vegas opened its doors Thursday night to guests eager to be part of the glamorous excitement of a new, ground-up megaresort the likes of which hasn’t been seen on the Strip since the Cosmopolitan opened in 2010. A traditional lion dance was conducted to ensure luck and prosperity. Performers in elaborate ...

25 June 2021

By Hillary Davis

Vegas Inc presents 2021 Top Lawyers

This prestigious list details a comprehensive catalog of the most prominent and impressive lawyers, organized by areas of law—a thorough resource for anyone looking for legal assistance.

24 June 2021

By Jennifer Inaba

Opening of Resorts World marks new chapter for the north Las Vegas Strip

Resorts World Las Vegas, the newest megaresort on the Las Vegas Strip, opens its doors to the public at 11 p.m. today. In doing so, it ushers in what many believe will be a rebirth of the north end of the Strip.

For years, the north end of the Las Vegas Strip has been marked by casino closures, implosions and visions of grand projects that stalled out or flopped. That all changes today.