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South Point to lay off most employees
Monday, April 20, 2020
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 ...
Record unemployment numbers overwhelm Nevada’s jobless office
Monday, April 20, 2020
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 ...
Wynn CEO looks for May reopening of Las Vegas Strip
Sunday, April 19, 2020
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.
State unemployment website temporarily down
Saturday, April 18, 2020
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” ...
Nevada unemployment claims continue to climb
Friday, April 17, 2020
The number of Nevadans receiving unemployment benefits increased by 57,886 claims from a week ago to 189,007 for the week ending April 11 ...
Third person at Allegiant Stadium tests positive for virus
Friday, April 17, 2020
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 ...
Only government order could spoil Allegiant Stadium's completion date, exec says
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
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 ...
Fourth Resorts World construction worker has COVID-19
Monday, April 13, 2020
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 ...
At Las Vegas' iconic Stage Door, owners say they have ‘seen a more positive side of people’
Monday, April 13, 2020
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 ...
Faces of the unemployed: Struggling to stay afloat in Las Vegas amid pandemic
Sunday, April 12, 2020
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 ...
Nevada jobless claims continue to break records
Friday, April 10, 2020
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 resigns from Nevada Gaming Commission
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
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 limiting number of customers inside stores
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
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 ...
Oscar Goodman out as Las Vegas agency's tourism ambassador
Monday, April 6, 2020
Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman's job as regional tourism ambassador is the latest casualty of the economic shutdown ...
Station Casinos gives $1 million to fight virus; top execs forgo pay
Monday, April 6, 2020
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 ...
Westgate celebrity golf tourney postponed over virus
Monday, April 6, 2020
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 ...
Las Vegas law firms helping small-business owners navigate relief options
Monday, April 6, 2020
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. 
Q+A: Apartment industry lobbyist talks about coronavirus challenges
Monday, April 6, 2020
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.
Local businesses brace for the coronavirus’ long-term impact
Monday, April 6, 2020
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.”
Cox Media offering free TV advertising for local restaurants
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Cox Communications is offering free television advertising for local restaurants struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Caesars Entertainment furloughs 90% of its American workforce
Thursday, April 2, 2020
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.
Wynn Resorts to pay employees through mid-May
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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 ...
Commissioner to host COVID-19 virtual town hall for business owners
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones will host a virtual town hall on Thursday to answer coronavirus-related questions from ...
Science to dictate when Las Vegas casinos reopen, gaming official says
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
When will casinos reopen on the Las Vegas Strip?
Virus halting work on MSG Sphere project on Las Vegas Strip
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
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 ...
2 McCarran employees test positive for coronavirus
Monday, March 30, 2020
Two employees who worked at McCarran International Airport last week have tested presumptive positive for COVID-19 ...
Caesars giving away $100 gift cards with memories promotion
Monday, March 30, 2020
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 ...
Marijuana deliveries skyrocket in Las Vegas during coronavirus crisis
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Before the coronavirus outbreak, Thrive Cannabis Marketplace in North Las Vegas was making about three dozen deliveries a day ...
Las Vegas gaming execs give up paychecks during virus shutdown
Saturday, March 28, 2020
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 ...
Clark County suspends 14 business licenses for defying shutdown order
Friday, March 27, 2020
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.
Penn National sells Tropicana, will furlough 26,000 workers
Friday, March 27, 2020
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.”
Las Vegas resort companies providing equipment to hospitals, law enforcement
Friday, March 27, 2020
Las Vegas resort companies are donating personal protective equipment to hospitals and law enforcement agencies ...
Boyd Gaming will continue paying employees into April
Friday, March 27, 2020
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 ...
Bruno Mars donates $1 million to MGM employee aid fund
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Pop star Bruno Mars has donated $1 million to an emergency relief fund for MGM Resorts International employees who are out of work because ...
TV spot reminds tourists Vegas will be here when crisis passes
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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 ...
TSA screener at Las Vegas airport tests positive for coronavirus
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
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 ...
Casino companies step up with food donations for victims of pandemic
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
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 providing $1 million in emergency financial aid for employees
Monday, March 23, 2020
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 named acting CEO for MGM Resorts International
Sunday, March 22, 2020
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 ...
Nevada Resort Association: State is ‘national epicenter of economic devastation’ from coronavirus
Sunday, March 22, 2020
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 ...
Casino shutdowns sideline 616,000 workers nationwide, trade group says
Friday, March 20, 2020
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 ...
Virus turns normally jam-packed Fremont Street into a ghost town
Friday, March 20, 2020
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 ...
Small businesses brace for uncertain future amid virus outbreak
Thursday, March 19, 2020
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 changing store hours starting Thursday
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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 ...
Q+A: Las Vegas lawyer talks labor law as coronavirus alters workplace
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
As the sweeping coronavirus outbreak continues to cause disruptions in American workplaces, employment and labor lawyers are busy.

Caesars properties, other Las Vegas casinos remain open
Monday, March 16, 2020
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.
Nevada casinos will decide closures on their own, gaming official says
Monday, March 16, 2020
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 to suspend operations in Las Vegas because of COVID-19
Sunday, March 15, 2020
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 ...
Wynn Las Vegas, Encore to close for 2 weeks out of coronavirus concerns
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Wynn Las Vegas and Encore will be the first properties on the Las Vegas Strip to temporarily close out of concerns of the spreading coronavirus ...
Boyd Gaming to close 4 properties because of COVID-19; none in Vegas
Sunday, March 15, 2020
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 ...