Las Vegas Strip companies have spent the week responding to a decline in business as visitors stay away and cancel outings because of coronavirus concerns.
With the coronavirus spreading in Southern Nevada, Wynn Resorts says it plans to use special thermal cameras to screen guests for fever at the entrances of its ...
The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is a rite of passage in Las Vegas for many visitors, as thousands arrive from across the nation sporting the colors of their alma maters. There’s nothing better than March Madness viewing parties in Las Vegas.
On the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday evening, things appeared mostly business as usual — or as usual as things can be in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. A couple from Iowa sipped drinks outside ...
Hotel and convention cancellations are up at Las Vegas resort properties due to the coronavirus, according to MGM’s top executive. In a news release today, MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren said the company is “actively managing ...
Sun attorney Leif Reid said that although the R-J liked to present itself as a champion of open records, its commitment to transparency didn’t apply to matters involving the R-J itself
The top executive at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said the organization will be able to weather a coronavirus-driven drop in revenue. “It’s a challenging time, there’s no ...
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman told tourism officials the media’s coverage of the coronavirus is “absolutely destroying us” and this is no time “for us to be wimps.” Speaking at the monthly Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board meeting, Goodman said fear about the outbreak has ...
A woman recently walked into the Prestige Travel & Cruises office at Horizon Ridge and Eastern Avenue and booked a vacation. Some are avoiding traveling because of coronavirus fears. Others not so much.
Staying on top of the ever-evolving gaming world can be tricky, even for industry experts. And with technological advances—think facial recognition applications or learning-based robot card dealers—comes an entire set of challenges in adapting.
The plan, which calls for a $25 million, 6,000-seat arena at the Henderson Pavilion site just southeast of the 215 Beltway and Green Valley Parkway, must first be approved by …
A lucky slot player at a Strip casino won nearly $1.3 million Wednesday on a Wheel of Fortune machine. The player was playing a Wild Red Sevens Wheel of Fortune game at ...
In the next few years, Scott Butera expects digital wagering to represent nearly 90% of the sports betting market. Butera, president of interactive gaming for MGM Resorts, made ...
There’s a new record for the median price of an existing home in the Las Vegas Valley. The new median price is $316,000, according to a report released today by Las Vegas Realtors, the organization that recently changed its name from Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. The figure represents an increase of 7% from ...
The former CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission, Quigley was hired by Virgin in November to help lead the effort to build a high-speed passenger rail line ...
A trade show expected to bring 40,000 attendees to the Las Vegas Convention Center this month will go on as scheduled despite concerns about the coronavirus.
A slot player from Hawaii won more than $400,000 Saturday night at a downtown Las Vegas casino. A woman playing a $100 slot machine hit a progressive jackpot for ...
Nevada is one of the best spots in the country to do it, according to the International Franchise Association, a trade organization that recently ranked Nevada 10th on its list of the top U.S. states for franchise growth in 2020. Texas, Colorado and Arkansas were ranked as the three states.
Southern Nevada tourism officials are closely tracking the spread of the coronavirus, but there have been no reports to date of major business disruptions in Las Vegas related to the illness, which has rattled financial markets and temporarily shuttered casinos overseas ...
Crawling around toilets to make sure they’re clean and working properly might not sound like much fun, but no detail is too small for AAA hotel inspectors. If a hotel wants the association’s coveted ...
UNLV today announced a $9 million gift from the California-based San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to support the Harrah College of Hospitality and Boyd School of Law. “As tribal gaming ...
During his playing days, former Chicago Bears star linebacker Brian Urlacher said he didn’t think about Las Vegas as a realistic home for an NFL team. But the Raiders’ move ...
A Clark County judge has confirmed an arbitrator's award ordering the Las Vegas Review-Journal to pay $1.6 million in damages, plus $261,000 in interest …
MgM Resorts' retiring CEO played a huge role in pushing the Strip forward
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
When Jim Murren arrived in Las Vegas from Wall Street in 1998 to become chief financial officer of the MGM Grand, the world was a different place. Social media wasn’t yet a thing, the thought of a pro sports franchise in Las Vegas was almost laughable and MGM had just one property on the Strip.
Imagine being in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Las Vegas, only to get sick or injured during your visit. That narrative is common at Elite Medical Center, which opened in 2018 just off the Strip.
After more than a decade at the helm of MGM Resorts International, Jim Murren is stepping down as chairman and chief executive officer. Murren, whose contract runs through ...
Boring on the first of two “people mover” tunnels being dug as part of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s expansion project is nearly complete. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority officials said digging on the first tunnel, which is nearly a mile long, will likely finish ...
A new undersea virtual reality experience is set to open next month next to Mandalay Bay’s Shark Reef Aquarium. MGM Resorts International is working with ...
As president and CEO of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Scott Muelrath is no stranger to construction sites. Wherever he is in Henderson these days, Muelrath typically isn’t far from a building project. This day, he’s at the construction site for the Las Vegas Raiders’ headquarters facility near ...
An old suite at Green Valley Ranch that hadn’t been rented out for nearly a decade was recently brought back to life, offering sweeping views of the Strip and ...
Existing home prices dipped last month in Southern Nevada but remained above $300,000, according to the latest numbers from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. The median sale price for a home in January was $305,000, according to a report from the GLVAR’s Multiple Listing Service. That’s down ...
Wynn Resorts is losing up to $2.6 million a day due to its luxury casinos in Macau being closed over coronavirus concerns. That’s according to Wynn CEO Matt Maddox, who said ...
U.S. District Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler will decide in the coming months whether Las Vegas Sun lawyers can depose Review-Journal owner Sheldon Adelson as part of a federal lawsuit alleging Adelson is trying to silence ...
The scene inside the Hard Rock Hotel late Monday afternoon was an unfamiliar sight. Not only were the property’s famous rock ‘n roll memorabilia cases empty, but restaurants were closed, TVs were gone from bar areas and only a few lonely patrons were among ...
In place of offices and rows of identical cubicles, the twin buildings that make up the 180,000-square-foot complex for slots manufacturer Aristocrat Technologies ...
Jimmy Vaccaro, one of the deans of the Las Vegas bookmaking community, marvels at how popular and accepted sports betting has become. Now in his 46th year in the business ...
When the Las Vegas Raiders host the Indianapolis Colts later this year, it will be a big day for locally-based Allegiant Air. Allegiant today announced a deal to become the ...
Airbnb stays in Clark County increased by 19% last year compared to 2018, even though residential short-term rentals are illegal in much of the valley. Guest arrivals in Clark County totaled ...
Local festivities surrounding the unveiling of a new Las Vegas tourism slogan have been postponed after the unexpected death of basketball great Kobe Bryant ...
When Jim Murren arrived in Las Vegas in 1998, the thought of a gaming company like MGM Resorts International becoming a partner with an NFL team was unthinkable. The divide between sports leagues like ...
At this time, there are no direct flights between China and the Las Vegas airport. If screening were to begin at McCarran, it would be at the discretion of the CDC ...
MGM is now the official gaming partner of the Las Vegas Raiders. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren made the announcement this morning at Mandalay Bay with ...