Circa Las Vegas owner Derek Stevens is sitting in the massive sports book at his new downtown property. He looks around at the bright lights, projection screens and other features and can’t help soaking it all in.
A group of visitors patiently waited this weekend to be scanned with a metal detector before entering Encore. It’s the type of screening people typically ...
As the new executive director of the Nevada Dispensary Association, Layke Martin will be tasked with overseeing governmental affairs and public outreach for the group that represents dispensaries throughout the state. The association promotes ...
Las Vegas casino owner Michael Gaughan said he hopes the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is over by the spring, but Las Vegas might not fully recover until 2022.
Two restaurants at Paris Las Vegas will terminate close to 150 jobs in December, according to state records. In separate letters Monday to Nevada employment officials ...
When a state moratorium banning evictions expires on Thursday, some distressed tenants will still have federal protections preventing them from being evicted.
Citing weak customer demand, Wynn Resorts announced today it is cutting the operating schedule at the Encore to four days a week. The 2,034-room Strip resort will be open Thursdays through Sundays only. After closing at noon Monday, it will be closed until ...
“Hopefully, there will be more and more women looking to do (construction) because it’s a great industry with a lot of opportunity. It doesn’t have to be male dominated.”
On an open-air terrace on the third floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall expansion, Steve Hill stood with a large chunk of the Strip serving as his backdrop. Resort towers, including Wynn Las Vegas, Encore and the Venetian, glistened behind him in the afternoon ...
An American Gaming Association official said election politics have likely torpedoed the chance for additional COVID-19 federal relief funds that could help the gaming industry ...
Fans of Vickie’s Diner will soon have their beloved eatery back, albeit in a new spot. Vickie Kelesis, owner of the popular diner near the Strat that closed in August, said Friday that she has signed a long-term lease at a new location.
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air laid off dozens of employees effective Thursday, according to a notice sent to state workforce officials. In a letter dated Wednesday, the airline notified ...
The median sale price of existing homes in the Las Vegas area grew to record high $337,250 in September, an increase of 9% from September of last year ...
“When people walk in, the casino will be kind of an afterthought. We know people will find the casino, it’s going to be there. We want to be the first truly integrated joint on the Strip where you won’t have any reason to leave.”
Las Vegas normally attracts visitors from across the globe. But with travel lagging during the coronavirus pandemic, downtown businesses are looking toward locals to ...
When the pandemic shuttered all sports in the spring, it also put a pause on the PropSwap business, and created a problem they could have never expected.
Public health advocates are praising MGM Resorts International for establishing the Strip’s first nonsmoking casino, but industry observers say it’s too early to know ...
The first casino built downtown in four decades, Circa is providing some 1,500 jobs at a time the coronavirus pandemic has rocked the Las Vegas economy, sending ...
The poker room at Encore is set to open later this month, according to a news release Friday from Wynn Resorts. The 24-hour poker room will open at ...
Marketing veteran Andrew Simon will be the next chief executive officer for the Fremont Street Experience, according to a news release. Simon, who will start his ...
A Las Vegas Valley resident since 1960, Sharon Coomes first noticed what turned out to be rat droppings in her garage a couple of years ago. Before that, Coomes had never noticed a rat issue in her Whitney Ranch neighborhood in Henderson ...
Normally a region that attracts more than 40 million visitors annually, Southern Nevada has been in the economic doldrums for months, and the situation isn’t likely to improve soon. That has impacted small business that provide services for conventions, weddings and more.
Wynn Resorts is punching back following what the company described as a melee at its Encore casino over Labor Day weekend. Wynn is suing 15 to 20 unnamed people involved in a fight in the resort lobby, according to a lawsuit filed today in ...
Las Vegas sports books are gearing up for a busy first weekend of NFL action, despite the coronavirus pandemic. John Murray, executive director of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, said he expects a big turnout Sunday, even though fans and bettors will have ...
The Golden Knights might not be playing at T-Mobile Arena, but that doesn’t mean fans can’t throw on their favorite jersey and watch a game there. The Golden Knights, in the midst of a deep Stanley Cup Playoffs run, are renting out luxury suites ...
The Park MGM, which has been closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will reopen next month, MGM Resorts International said today. “Park MGM is ...
Matthew Mills arrived in Las Vegas in mid-March eager to find employment. He wasn’t alone. A few days later after the 23-year-old single father arrived, the coronavirus pandemic forced ...
With many parents facing challenges with child care and distance learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, one Strip casino company is among businesses that have stepped up to help. Wynn Resorts has contracted with the Boys and Girls Clubs ...
One of the biggest spa and fitness centers in Las Vegas has extended furloughs for nearly 200 employees, according to a notice sent to state employment department officials. Canyon Ranch, located at ...
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has agreed to a deal to buy the monorail transit system along the Resort Corridor. The motion passed with the approval of ...
Danielle Eldridge, a Salvation Army case manager who works with financially distressed families in Henderson, said the next six months are likely to bring more pain for residents struggling to pay their rent or mortgage because of the economic downturn caused by ...
As what will likely be the hottest August on record in Southern Nevada drags on, the area’s air conditioner service providers are also feeling the heat. Many businesses throughout the valley have fallen on hard times because of the pandemic. That’s not the case with ...
In the early days of the pandemic in Southern Nevada this spring, people were rushing to stores to buy things like toilet paper, canned foods and household cleaning supplies.That type of panic-buying—which led to long lines, empty shelves and senior-specific shopping hours—eventually gave way to other changes in consumer purchasing habits, one in particular that centered on recreation.
A slot machine player hit a $3.9 million progressive jackpot Saturday at the Bellagio, according to a news release. The player, who was not identified, hit the jackpot on ...
Because of a nationwide coin shortage brought on by business closures out of COVID-19 concerns, casinos with the coin-play machines have had to scramble to secure enough coins in circulation for …
The remodeling of the former Hard Rock Hotel property, on Harmon Avenue just east of the Strip, remains on schedule. A reopening date should be established ...