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Gambler wins nearly $497,000 at Las Vegas Strip casino
Monday, Oct. 17, 2022
An anonymous gambler won $497,000 on Saturday when they hit a royal flush playing Three Card Poker at ...
Las Vegas casinos, late to the cashless game, appear ready to capitalize with young players
Monday, Oct. 17, 2022
As transactions have steadily moved away from cash in nearly all facets of commerce in the U.S., the casino industry has generally been a bit slower to adapt.
G2E Las Vegas gaming trade show attendance close to 2019 figure
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022
The attendance total for this year’s annual Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas nearly matched the convention’s 2019 pre-pandemic figure, according to show organizers.  

Mandalay Bay Convention Center undergoing $100 million remodel
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022
Mandalay Bay is spending $100 million to upgrade its convention center with new technology and create a “tropical ambiance,” according to parent company MGM Resorts International. "With Mandalay Bay home to ...
Safety, security remain top priorities, Las Vegas resort executives say at conference
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022
Despite some high-profile crimes, including a mass stabbing last week, “it’s hard to find a safer location than the Las Vegas Strip,” a casino executive asserted Tuesday at a gaming conference.
Patron wins nearly $3 million on slot play at Las Vegas casino
Monday, Oct. 10, 2022
A gambler at a Strip casino turned a slot machine bet of just a few dollars into nearly $3 million last week, according to a news release. The gambler, who wished to remain anonymous ...

Woman hits $717,000 slot jackpot on first spin at Las Vegas casino
Monday, Oct. 10, 2022
A woman from Hawaii hit a $717,000 slot machine jackpot Friday on her first spin at a downtown Las Vegas casino. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, hit the ...
M Resort in Henderson adding a 384-room hotel tower
Monday, Oct. 10, 2022
The owner of the M Resort announced plans today to add a $206 million, 384-room tower, nearly doubling the Henderson casino’s hotel capacity. “The next ...
Businesses attracted to Southern Nevada's industrial space help diversify area's economy
Monday, Oct. 10, 2022
Last year, Novva Data Centers started building a 275,000-square-foot warehouse on 20 acres in North Las Vegas. When the announcement for the complex was made, Wes Swenson, founder and CEO of the Utah-based company, called North Las Vegas an ideal location for a data center, partly because of its proximity to California and regional markets.

Tesla, Porsche offering free EV test drives in Las Vegas on Saturday
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022
Folks interested in electric vehicles will get a chance to drive some of the latest EV models at no charge this weekend. According to a news release, interested parties will have access ...

September home prices level off after three-month slide in Las Vegas area
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022
The price of homes in Southern Nevada held steady in September, according to a report released today. The median price for an existing home in the Las Vegas Valley was $450,000 last month, the same as in August, according to the Las Vegas Realtors trade organization. September’s figure ...
LED light company has become a fixture in the Nevada's cannabis economy
Monday, Oct. 3, 2022
One of the fastest-growing LED light companies in the world is headquartered in Las Vegas, and the company’s CEO doesn’t see any reason why that trajectory will slow in the coming years.
Las Vegas on track to top last year’s 32 million visitors
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022
Nearly 3.2 million people visited Las Vegas in August, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. That is up 6% from August 2021 but 11% down from ...
Las Vegas airport passenger traffic down from July record
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022
Passenger traffic at the Las Vegas airport dipped slightly in August, according to the Clark County Department of Aviation.  Just over 4.6 million arriving and departing passengers passed ...
Las Vegas-based pet food producer finds its niche with minimally processed offerings
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022
Fetching Foods sources everything from rabbit meat to duck, chicken, turkey, venison, beef, lamb, salmon, kangaroo, pheasant, goose, pigeon, wild boar and even camel. From those meats, the company produces “the highest quality natural USDA human grade food for dogs and cats,” according to its website.
Las Vegas-based Shelby American auto line remains a ‘true winner'
Monday, Sept. 26, 2022
After walking out of the Shelby Heritage Center just south of the Strip on Wednesday, Wade Bentley reflected on why it took so long for him to visit the sports car museum.
Lifelong friends have turned simple sandwich concept at Capriotti's into nationwide marvel
Monday, Sept. 26, 2022
While the Capriotti’s brand is headquartered in Las Vegas, where it has about 40 shops, it will have about 200 sandwich shops around the country by the end of the year.
Company offering $15,000 for new home-health nursing hires
Friday, Sept. 23, 2022
A health care company is offering $15,000 sign-on bonuses for new hire nurses in the Las Vegas Valley, an area that has long struggled to find enough nursing professionals to fill the needs of its growing population. 

Las Vegas Grand Prix set for Nov. 18, 2023
Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022
The much-anticipated Formula One motor sports race on the Strip will take place the Saturday before Thanksgiving next year. The Las Vegas Grand Prix, which will partially take place on ...
Tech summit showcases off-Strip attractions for would-be transplants
Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022
With the temperature hovering close to 90 degrees, bright Southern Nevada sunshine beaming, and a hawk gliding periodically over the nearby golf course, Marc Schorr’s mansion at the Summit Club seemed to be the perfect place to woo business owners to move ...
As southern Nevada water levels drop, golf course managers adjust
Monday, Sept. 19, 2022
Pat Putnam walked into the Red Rock Country Club on the western edge of the Las Vegas Valley for another round of golf. It’s an activity he loves—regardless of the amount of ...
Nevada cannabis board starting consumption-lounge applications in October
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022
State cannabis regulators on Wednesday announced an October gathering period for consumption lounge applications, according to a news release. 

Demand grows for streamlined local liquor-delivery laws
Monday, Sept. 12, 2022
Many jurisdictions in Nevada expanded alcohol delivery privileges during the early stages of the pandemic to liquor stores and restaurants on a temporary basis.
Police: DNA linked county official to scene where Las Vegas reporter fatally stabbed
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022
DNA evidence linked Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles to the scene where a Las Vegas investigative reporter was found stabbed to death last week, Metro Police said today. Hours after a search of his west valley house Wednesday, Telles was arrested on a count of murder in the death of ...
An ultra-exclusive night out: Wine and dinner pairing at Wynn Las Vegas comes with a $10,000 cost per person
Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022
In a city where luxury offerings are plentiful, Wynn Las Vegas has rolled out an “ultra-exclusive” dinner series that costs $10,000 per person. The first — a sold-out wine and dinner pairing for 20 guests at the resort’s Delilah lounge — will take place Saturday.
Las Vegas Valley home prices drop again in August, trade group says
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022
Home prices in Southern Nevada retreated for a third consecutive month in August, according to a report released today. The median price for a home in the Las Vegas Valley last month was ...
Some call it blazing trails; Raiders president calls it being qualified
Sandra Douglass Morgan was also the first Black city attorney in Nevada history
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022
Morgan doesn’t spend much time ruminating about how she’s a trailblazer in the league — though she’s constantly asked about it. And it’s not the initial time ...
Local businesses hail the nation’s sweeping new Inflation Reduction Act
Monday, Sept. 5, 2022
Shaundell Newsome of Sumnu Marketing in Las Vegas is celebrating the Inflation Reduction Act, the sweeping $750 billion federal health ...
Wild Wild West to close for good, Station Casinos says
Friday, Sept. 2, 2022
Red Rock Resorts announced Friday that it plans to close the Wild Wild West Gambling Hall and Hotel. Red Rock, the parent company of Station Casinos, said it plans to raze the Wild Wild West complex, which sits along Tropicana Avenue about a mile west of the Strip. The company said it has plans for a larger development ...
Ahead of holiday weekend, Adventuredome at Circus Circus adds three new attractions
Friday, Sept. 2, 2022
Property officials expect to have a busy Labor Day weekend at the kid-themed attraction as many families prepare for what is unofficially considered the final weekend of summer.
Caesars makes sure longtime blackjack dealer gets to retire in style
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022
In 1966, Benny Figgins of Las Vegas started a job at the brand-new Caesars Palace hotel on the Strip. Except for a four-month stint when he worked at the Nevada Test Site, Figgins remained a Caesars Palace employee — mostly as a blackjack dealer — for ...
Las Vegas airport sets monthly record for passengers
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022
If Las Vegas isn’t officially back after a tumultuous time following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s certainly getting close to it. Harry Reid International Airport, according to a report ...

‘Softness and attitude’ to be hallmarks of Ocean Prime seafood and steakhouse in Las Vegas
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022
As he stood four stories above the intersection of Harmon Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard, David Miller of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants said his company had long wanted to bring “something different” to the Las Vegas restaurant scene. That something is ...
Convention attendees help boost Las Vegas tourism figures for July
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022
Las Vegas welcomed just under 3.5 million visitors last month, the highest monthly total since the start of the pandemic, according to the city’s tourism bureau.

Raiders hammer home commitment to local small businesses with annual marketing prize
Monday, Aug. 29, 2022
RGD Construction has only about a half-dozen employees, but its owner hopes to have at least five times that many in a few years. A sponsorship deal with the Las Vegas Raiders will surely help.


Service helps would-be ambulance users in Henderson gain peace of mind
Monday, Aug. 29, 2022
In Clark County, the maximum allowable ambulance service rate ranges from $1,164.47 for transport at the earliest possible time, to $1,383.35 for critical care transport.
Sisolak appoints committee of water experts to brainstorm conservation ideas
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday announced the formation of a committee made up of what he called some of the smartest people in the water ...
Circa making room for conventions, opening up added space in Sept.
Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022
As Circa Las Vegas officials showed off the resort’s new meetings and convention space Monday, workers moved large works of art in protective packaging while a team of audio experts worked on laptops at a table. Circa owner and CEO Derek Stevens said ...
How one Las Vegas business shrugged off supply chain disruptions
Monday, Aug. 22, 2022
When supply chain and inflation issues began to hinder Western Elite’s ability to get dumpsters, the waste collection and recycling company took matters into its own hands.
Disappearing water aside, economic forecasters expect Strip to remain magical
Monday, Aug. 22, 2022
Gaming industry expert Alan Feldman sees the West’s water shortage as the biggest possible deterrent to what he projects as a banner upcoming decade of development along the Strip. Feldman, a distinguished fellow at the UNLV International Gaming Institute and a former ...
Regulatory delays keep lid on marijuana consumption lounges in Las Vegas
Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022
After months of delay, Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board in June approved a set of statewide regulations for cannabis lounges. But local jurisdictions can add their own restrictions. The city of Las Vegas has also been working to update ...
Record-high mortgage applications plummet to lowest in 22 years in Nevada
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022
The number of conventional mortgage applications in July in Nevada was down more than 34% from the same month in 2021, according to a report from the ...
North Las Vegas factory at home in building tiny houses
Monday, Aug. 15, 2022
Elon Musk is one of the richest people in the world, but the guest house at his Texas residence is a $50,000 tiny home built in North Las Vegas. Musk, the ...
Las Vegas-area bankers: Consumers have tools at their disposal to mitigate pain of high inflation
Monday, Aug. 15, 2022
A report this month from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed a trend that seems to speak to where Americans stand amid challenging economic times. The report revealed ...
Las Vegas casino boards falling short on diversification
Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022
The boards of Las Vegas’ biggest casino companies count few minorities among their directors, despite initiatives to increase diversity. Of the 53 directors on the boards of the top six gaming companies ...
New York company taking over auction firm with Las Vegas stake
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022
A New York-based sports and entertainment events company has purchased a majority stake in Barrett-Jackson, a collector car auction company with a major presence in Las Vegas. 
NFL Pro Bowl game returning to Las Vegas next year
Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022
The NFL Pro Bowl will be played in Las Vegas again next year, according to a league spokesperson. In a statement, the NFL said it hopes to build on the “incredible success” of this year’s ...
July home prices retreat again, as Realtors group sees 'shift'
Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022
For a second straight month, the median price for an existing home has declined, according to a report released today by the Las Vegas Realtors trade group. The median price for ...
Football handicapping contests reel in gamblers for four months of action
Monday, Aug. 8, 2022
It’s almost pro football season in America, which means it’s almost football contest time in Las Vegas. Handicappers this month will flock to their favorite sportsbook to ...
MGM reports robust quarter boosted by conventions
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022
MGM Resorts International's CEO touted the strength of the Las Vegas convention business sector Wednesday.