A retired Clark County School District grounds worker, Michael Turner has fond memories of eating lunch at Vickie’s Diner when he was in the neighborhood. When he heard the throwback diner — on Las Vegas Boulevard near the Strat — was set to close ...
When Yolanda Navarez visits Las Vegas, she walks right past the people lined up at the hotel check-in desk and heads straight to her room. A regular at MGM Resorts properties, she uses her phone to pull up ...
Demand for electronic table games has spiked during the coronavirus pandemic, as some players want to sit by themselves and casinos seek a cheaper way to offer games like blackjack and roulette, an industry executive said.
Construction has resumed at the site of the MSG Sphere on the Las Vegas Strip. Madison Square Garden Co. officials made the announcement during a quarterly earnings conference call Friday ...
“Gaming’s record popularity prior to COVID-19, as well as our resilience in the midst of such adversity, is evidence of the industry’s foundation for continued success."
An Allegiant Stadium construction worker required medical attention this morning after a mishap at the site of the nearly complete $2 billion facility. The person, who was working on ...
When Gino Ferraro opened Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar some 35 years ago, he worked grueling hours with little help to get the fledgling business off the ground. Now, after being forced to cut back on staff to make up for lost business from the coronavirus pandemic ...
From the moment someone steps foot on a Las Vegas resort property, they are being watched — from license-plate readers at garage entrances to hundreds of cameras trained on virtually every square inch of the casino floor. Surveillance operators behind the ubiquitous “eye in the sky” are on ...
The Showboat—which was nestled south of Charleston Boulevard and just west of what’s now Interstate 515—was a favorite gathering spot for Las Vegas locals.
Gov. Steve Sisolak has named former state lawmaker Barbara Buckley to lead an effort to reduce an unemployment insurance benefits backlog. Sisolak today also announced ...
Nevada gaming officials have accused the Sahara of violating state-mandated coronavirus social distancing guidelines. In a two-count complaint filed Monday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board cited ...
With fewer people flying to Las Vegas because of the coronavirus outbreak, Wynn Resorts, which operates the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore on the Strip, has depended on ...
When the Raiders kick off their debut season in Las Vegas next month, they will do it in one of the NFL’s most expensive stadiums. And like any team that has overcome adversity to become champions, the construction team that built Allegiant Stadium battled remarkable challenges to finish the project on ...
On June 4, the company reopened more than a dozen properties after nearly 80 days of closures out of coronavirus concerns. But the Palms, Texas Station, Fiesta Rancho and Fiesta Henderson remained closed ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause upheaval and uncertainty in Southern Nevada's economy, Vegas Inc takes a look at the local real estate market. Uri Vaknin, a Downtown Las Vegas condominium developer, spoke with us about the challenges the real estate market has faced, and how it has adjusted.
A popular adult entertainment awards show became the latest Las Vegas convention to announce an all-digital format for 2021. It which was scheduled to take place ...
A visitor to Las Vegas is nearly $2 million richer after hitting a pai gow poker jackpot at Caesars Palace today. The player, a California resident who did not want to be identified, hit ...
The construction of Allegiant Stadium is mostly finished. Builder Mortenson-McCarthy announced today that it received a certificate of occupancy for the ...
The Nevada Resort Association is pressing state lawmakers to pass legislation to protect casinos from unfounded coronavirus-related lawsuits it says could shut them back down. In a letter to Gov. Steve Sisolak this month, the association said it is seeking “targeted and limited safe harbor from ...
In May, organizers said they planned to go ahead and hold some events in Las Vegas next year, but the thinking changed as COVID-19 cases spiked around the world ...
The former CEO of MGM Resorts International expects Las Vegas will get a National Basketball Association franchise within the next few years. Speaking today at ...
Like many other Nevada bar owners, Roger Sachs is frustrated. After being hit with state-mandated business restrictions to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Sachs, who owns three Steiner’s pub locations in Las Vegas, is burning through savings and ...
A “large majority” of the employees working in MGM Resorts International’s entertainment and sports division is likely to be permanently laid off at the end of next month ...
When Faith Lutheran High School’s Ashley Michel took the ACT college-entrance exam the first time, she did well. But she knew she could do better. She just didn’t realize how much better. On her second try in June, Michel 16, earned ...
Patrick Hughes, president and CEO of the Fremont Street Experience, is stepping down Oct. 31 after more than four years in charge of the downtown Las Vegas ...
Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s president and chief operating officer said Wednesday that operating a big resort on the Strip is, for the time being, an exercise in futility.
Several Las Vegas Strip resorts have announced jobs reductions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Wynn Resorts, which operates Wynn Las Vegas and Encore, and ...
An ambitious plan for a high-speed passenger train from Las Vegas to Southern California moved another step closer to reality today following a vote by ...
The merger of Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment Corp. will result in a reduction of jobs, but the new company plans to make cuts as “compassionately and transparently as possible." Before layoffs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic ...
A visitor from California took home nearly $875,000 after hitting a jackpot Friday at the Las Vegas airport. The woman, from Torrance, Calif., was playing a ...
Curaleaf Holdings is close to becoming the nation’s largest cannabis chain. Its president, Joe Bayern, talked to us about how the industry is navigating COVID-19 ...
It’s sometimes the jolt of difficult economic times that lead people to make a career change. A bad economy can lead to innovation and investment in promising ideas, said Jeff Saling, co-founder and executive director of StartUpNV, a nonprofit ...
MGM Resorts International’s Vdara Hotel and Spa will reopen Thursday. The hotel, a luxury brand at the Aria on the Strip, has been closed since mid-March because of the ...
Boyd Gaming Corp. is permanently laying off at least 25% of its employees because of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the company said. Furloughed employees who have not ...
The former Hard Rock Hotel property in Las Vegas remains on schedule to open before Jan. 1. Representing its first foray into the market, Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment ...
This summer has been quite different for Las Vegas Ballpark in Downtown Summerlin. Instead of packing in 9,000-plus fans during a 70-date home schedule, the second-year ballpark for the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators has sat mostly empty because of the coronavirus pandemic. On June 30, Minor League Baseball announced ...
While waiting for her luggage at McCarran International Airport, Christina Esposito of San Diego said she was concerned about traveling in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. But she and her friend were on a mission, headed to South Dakota to buy ...