The South Point plans to furlough most of its workforce next month as a result of the statewide casino shutdown ordered because of the coronavirus, the resort announced today. “As a result of the ongoing ...
As an on-call bell captain on the Las Vegas Strip, Nathaniel Manns sometimes works all three shifts—overnight, swing and morning—in the same week. “It can get pretty busy,” he said. These days ...
In a 23-page report released Sunday, Maddox said some Las Vegas resorts should open next month with “reduced occupancy” and various social distancing and sanitation protocols.
The State Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation site will be dark for six hours beginning at 1 p.m. to improve system performance and “access expansion” ...
The builders of Allegiant Stadium said today a third person at the construction site has tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement, Mortenson-McCarthy said it was notified Thursday that a ...
Covid-19 concerns have shut down most of Las Vegas. But at the construction site for the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium just off the Strip and Russell Road, it’s business as usual ...
A fourth worker has tested positive for the coronavirus at the Resorts World Las Vegas construction site on the Strip. The latest case was confirmed Saturday, according to ...
It wouldn’t have been uncommon to see Frank Sinatra and some of his friends drinking at the Stage Door following one of his Las Vegas performances. The Stage Door, which ...
Out of work in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, some people are not only worrying about how to protect their health but how to pay their next bills. The virus, which has infected more than 2,400 people and led to at least 80 deaths in Nevada, has ...
The week ending April 4 saw the second-most initial claims for unemployment insurance in Nevada history, according to a state report released today. The report by the ...
Tony Alamo, the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission and a practicing physician, is stepping away from the regulatory board to devote his attention to fighting COVID-19. Alamo, who was placed on the commission in 2008 and appointed chairman in 2014 ...
Smith’s has cut in half the number of customers it’s allowing into its stores at one time. The change took effect today, the grocery store chain said ...
Station Casinos has contributed $1 million to Nevada’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. The company today announced the donation, which will go toward personal protective equipment and ...
The inaugural Westgate Resorts Celebrity Classic golf tournament has been postponed because of the coronavirus emergency. The tournament, which had been scheduled to coincide with NFL Draft festivities in ...
With business owners looking for ways to keep their livelihoods afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, some law firms are introducing new services to help in that effort.
Susy Vasquez, executive director of the Nevada State Apartment Association, recently talked to Vegas Inc about what the order means for landlords and tenants. The association represents 667 communities with about 142,000 housing units.
Maria Bailey isn’t one to overreact if things don’t go according to plan. “I’m good in a crisis,” said Bailey, owner of a Henderson-based small web development, social media and marketing company called Success City Online. “I fall apart later.”
About 90% of Caesars Entertainment’s workforce in the United States has been furloughed due to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic slowdown caused by it.
The company said all salaried, hourly and part-time employees will continue to receive pay through May 15. Employees who receive tips will receive an average of ...
Madison Square Garden Co. says it is suspending construction on its MSG Sphere project on the Strip because of the coronavirus outbreak, acknowledging the entertainment ...
With casinos shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Caesars Entertainment is giving people a new way to win. Starting Monday and ending April 30, Caesars will give away ...
With hundreds of William Hill employees out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the bookmaker’s top executives said he didn’t feel right getting paid. “Last week, we made the painful decision to furlough over 600 people,” said Joe Asher ...
Five liquor stores are among more than a dozen unincorporated Clark County businesses that have had their business licenses pulled for remaining open during a state-ordered shutdown.
Tropicana Las Vegas will have a new owner. Penn National Gaming on Friday announced an agreement to sell the Las Vegas property’s real estate assets — including land and buildings — to Gaming & Leisure Properties in return for $337.5 million in “rent credits.”
Boyd Gaming will continue to pay full- and part-time employees into early April, according to a letter from the company’s CEO. In a message to workers today, Boyd ...
The Strip has gone dark because of the coronavirus pandemic, but tourism officials are airing a TV spot to remind people that when the crisis eventually ...
A Transportation Security Administration screener at the Las Vegas airport has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the agency’s website. The screener last worked at ...
As Las Vegas casinos sit empty during a 30-day statewide shutdown out of coronavirus concerns, resort companies have turned to philanthropic efforts, donating food that would have otherwise gone unused.
MGM Resorts International today announced it is beefing up a program to provide financial assistance to workers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. Through an emergency grant fund, MGM will ...
Hornbuckle, a four-decade gaming industry veteran and a UNLV graduate, previously worked as president and chief operating officer at both Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand ...
The lobbying organization for Nevada’s resorts and casinos predicts that the coronavirus pandemic could end up being twice as bad for the state as the Great Recession ...
The American Gaming Association estimates 616,000 casino employees in the U.S., including those at tribal properties, are out of work because of shutdowns caused by ...
At noon Thursday, Chris Sotiropoulos finished closing down the small American Coney Island restaurant he owns with his sister inside The D casino. With the Fremont Street Experience shut down because of ...
As Las Vegas casinos closed their doors amid the coronavirus crisis this week, many more small businesses became collateral damage in the unprecedented shutdown. Gov. Steve Sisolak on Tuesday ordered casinos and all other nonessential businesses in the state to ...
Walgreens drug stores in the Las Vegas Valley will have new operating hours starting Thursday. According to the company, all non-24-hour Walgreens locations will be open from ...
As other resorts close on the Las Vegas Strip, the Caesars Entertainment properties are staying open. Same for local establishments off the Strip and in downtown Las Vegas.
Casinos in Nevada will continue to make their own decisions about whether to temporarily close because of the coronavirus pandemic, Tony Alamo, chairman of ...
MGM Resorts International will suspend operations at its Las Vegas properties beginning Monday to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus, the company announced today. Casino operations will be ...
Boyd Gaming properties in Las Vegas will “remain open at this time,” the company said Sunday in a news release announcing the temporary closures of properties ...