Once the economy gets back on track, the 16 acres across Paradise Road from the Las Vegas Convention Center could be developed into a 3,500-room resort hotel, the state Gaming Control Board was told Wednesday.
6 April 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
For a city whose fortunes have been built on the luck of the draw, Las Vegas has had it pretty good on the disaster front. We never get tornadoes or hurricanes. But a microburst during a thunderstorm did knock down a $9 million Las Vegas Hilton sign in 1994.
4 April 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
Here’s the checklist for a recent press conference designed to boost public confidence in a $6 billion high-speed rail line being built between Las Vegas and Southern California:
4 April 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
Here is the scene at Spago in Caesars Palace on a rainy night in January 2008: A table full of guys, dressed expensively and badly. Although there wasn’t such a thing then as Jersey Shore, this crew would’ve been perfect for the genre.
4 April 2011
By J. Patrick Coolican
How successful do executives of Mexican discount air carrier Volaris think its new nonstop air service between Guadalajara and Las Vegas will be? Successful enough to announce on the day of its inaugural flight that it is adding service on May 20.
30 March 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
Consumer confidence has been shaken as gas prices have topped $4 a gallon in some locations, raising concerns about the near-term recovery of the U.S. jobs market and the Las Vegas economy, according to figures released today by The Conference Board.
29 March 2011
By Dave Berns
I never thought much about traveling to Asia until the day former Sun Executive Editor Mike O’Callaghan called me into his office one day and asked me if I’d like to go to Taiwan as part of a program the Taiwanese government had developed.
28 March 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
The average Las Vegas tourist spent more and stayed longer in 2010 compared to a year earlier, a positive sign for the city's ailing tourism industry.
24 March 2011
By Amanda Finnegan
Las Vegas remained the top U.S. destination for trade shows in 2010, according to a new report released by the Trade Show News Network. The city hosted 60 of the 250 largest trade shows in 2010.
23 March 2011
By Amanda Finnegan
The Las Vegas Strip will go dark Saturday night for Earth Hour to send a message about climate change and the importance of energy conservation. This is the third year several Strip casinos will be dimming their lights for the annual event.
23 March 2011
By Amanda Finnegan
State lawmakers in Alaska are weighing whether to spend millions of dollars to create an Alaska tourist attraction on the Las Vegas Strip.
22 March 2011
Associated Press
Is history about to be made on Internet gambling in Nevada?
21 March 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
In the 1971 Clint Eastwood crime drama “Dirty Harry,” San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan makes his own rules when battling bad guys.
14 March 2011
By Richard N. Velotta
It was 1986 when an up-and-coming music TV network first touched down in Daytona Beach for its inaugural spring break special. It was before anyone had ever heard of a reality TV show, but the throngs of inebriated college students and bikini-clad girls made an instant hit for MTV.
14 March 2011
By Amanda Finnegan
Higher fuel costs will likely take a toll on the U.S. gaming industry as Americans scale back on discretionary spending to fill their gas tanks, according to a new report.
10 March 2011
By Amanda Finnegan
