When the COVID-19 pandemic came along, people became much more aware about their personal space. Debbie Ritchey said that’s less of a concern at a Body Spa location because of its open floor plans.
Alonzo Langstaff was pushing a luggage cart through the old International Hotel on the way to the property’s elevator on this day in the 1970s. When the door opened ...
At this week’s Global Gaming Expo, cashless gambling is a hot topic. Companies are showing off their latest payment technologies, and London-based International Game Technology’s cashless casino management system was recognized as …
Plans for a new Station Casinos resort in the southwest Las Vegas Valley were approved during a Clark County Commission zoning meeting Wednesday. The casino and hotel complex, called Durango, is planned for a plot of land near ...
If parents, family members, teachers, financial industry professionals or others can interest young people in money—and the beginnings of understanding how to manage it—it tends to bode well for their future.
At an office complex just east of the Las Vegas Strip, UNLV students are diligently working to bring new business ideas to life. One group is working on a sports betting innovation, while another is pursuing a food security idea. “New companies, like what could spring up from this incubator, would help to ...
At the Amazon delivery warehouse in the shadow of Jerry’s Nugget in North Las Vegas, drivers pull their vans into a canopied loading area, each van with its hazard lights flashing. As they drive around the corner to fit into designated parking spaces, drivers honk their vehicle’s horn to signal they are ready to receive packages.
John Moran Jr., chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, announced his resignation Thursday after serving more than 13 years. A lawyer by trade, Moran has also ...
A gambler at the Venetian won over $1 million Tuesday while playing Ultimate Texas Hold’em, according to a news release. The player, a guest at the Strip resort, hit the ...
A former New York-New York executive has been named general manager of the Palms, according to a news release. Cynthia Kiser Murphey recently was hired for ...
The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics conference on the Strip this week was the reason for the first substantial trip Christopher Helmick has taken since the start of the pandemic early last year.
Skip and Karen Sandberg make the drive from Las Vegas to their home in Pahrump about once a month. On the drive, they always seem to stop at the same place to eat: Big Boy Restaurant in Indian Springs.
Fire heavily damaged the Mt. Charleston Lodge this morning, but nobody was hurt and the owner vowed to rebuild the popular mountain retreat. The fire, which was reported about ...
Arbitrator’s decision affirmed: R-J deprived Sun of proper portion of profit-sharing
Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed an arbitrator’s decision ordering the Las Vegas Review-Journal to pay the Las Vegas Sun for violating terms of a joint operating agreement between the organizations. Leif Reid, the Sun’s attorney, said the amount of the award ...
The National Association of Broadcasters will not host its annual convention in Las Vegas this year. The association canceled its show — scheduled for early next month — over concerns about ...
As technology advances and the automation of jobs continues to spread, the effects will likely be more pronounced in Las Vegas, a city with a robust service-industry presence, local economists say.
Halting a recent trend, the price of an existing home in Southern Nevada held steady in August, according to the Las Vegas Realtors trade organization. The median price for a home came in at $405,000 in August, according to the group, the same figure as July. The figure remains an all-time high for Southern Nevada, though it ...
A controversial QAnon-linked convention scheduled for this fall in Las Vegas won’t happen at Caesars Entertainment properties as planned. It’s unknown if the event, listed as the For God & Country Patriot Double Down, will remain in Las Vegas ...
The Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood are known to draw a lot of tourists from the Strip. But there’s one store inside the mall — other than the “Welcome to Las Vegas” stores, of course — that has a distinctively local feel. It’s called Correct Merch …
With cases of the more-contagious delta variant surging, troubling signs are emerging that airline bookings are slowing and more people are canceling flights.
After graduating from UNLV with a degree in hotel administration in 1999, the former Rebels kicker attended the Boyd School of Law with plans to become a sports agent. But he eventually followed a path that led him to his father John O’Reilly’s law firm.
July was the strongest month for visitation to Las Vegas since the start of the coronavirus pandemic over a year ago, according to statistics released by tourism officials today. In its monthly ...
Shortly after daylight broke on a recent August morning, Brett Torino looked over a 2-acre piece of land along the Strip that he and a business partner purchased earlier this year.
While checking out a 2021 Toyota 4Runner at a Henderson car lot Wednesday, Dean Fitzgerald popped his head out of the SUV and paused. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a car lot this empty. I guess it’s just like many other things during the pandemic, supply is short.”
Starting Aug. 30, all new hires must show proof of being fully vaccinated. Current salaried employees not working from home will need to become fully vaccinated by ...
According to the state Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board—a four-person committee that licenses and regulates the industry in Nevada—there are 272 barbershops in Southern Nevada, close to the same number that were in existence before the pandemic.
It’s a vexing problem faced by slot players since the days of one-armed bandits and coin-dropper machines. A player is parked at their favorite machine when they have to hit the ATM for more cash or run to their car or go to the bathroom. What to do?
Some 68,000 country music fans packed Allegiant Stadium last month for the first capacity event there since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. By all accounts, the Garth Brooks concert was a smashing success. But for Nathan Schweigart, it was a huge mess ...
A guest at a Strip resort hit a $1.5 million jackpot while playing a slot machine Tuesday, according to a news release. The gambler, who chose to remain anonymous, hit the ...
Main Street Station, closed since the coronavirus shutdown in March 2020, will reopen next month, according to a news release from Boyd Gaming. The downtown Las Vegas casino and hotel will return to ...
The William F. Harrah College of Hospitality is one of UNLV’s most notable programs, credited with developing future leaders in tourism—especially at home on the Strip.
The median price for an existing single-family home in July cleared $400,000 for the first time, a report released today indicates. According to the Las Vegas Realtors trade organization, the median price for a home sold in Southern Nevada last month was $405,000, which is $10,000 more than what was recorded for June. July’s figures represent a $75,000 increase from ...
In the middle of a summer pandemic rebound, the CEO of MGM Resorts International said Wednesday it’s too early to tell if the rise of the delta variant will cool the company’s momentum in Las Vegas.
Traditionally, Las Vegas isn’t as popular for rental cars as a destination city like Orlando, Fla., or Honolulu. According to Kayak, an online travel agency and search service, Las Vegas was the fifth-most popular place in America for vehicle rental searches as of late July.
The CEO for Caesars Entertainment said Tuesday that the company remains interested in selling one of its Strip properties. Speaking during a quarterly earnings conference call, Tom Reeg said a potential sale could happen soon ...
Self-parking is no longer free at the Miracle Mile Shops garage on the Strip. Those parking inside the garage — near Planet Hollywood — will be charged up to $15 per day.
Part of Jimenez’s passion for financial literacy in the homebuying market comes from his belief that the Hispanic market is a sleeping giant in America.
Planet 13, a tourist hotspot, is among a number of Las Vegas marijuana dispensaries crafting plans for consumption lounges, which the state Legislature approved earlier this year. State law previously allowed …
In spite of their vaccination status, a vast majority of Las Vegas tourists have been going bare-faced since mask mandates for vaccinated people were dropped June 1 …
Las Vegas’ Findlay RV usually has about 120 recreational vehicles on its lot at any given time during the summer. These days, that same lot houses fewer than 40. It’s a similar story at other RVs dealers across the nation ...
Oakland A’s leadership have visited numerous sites throughout Southern Nevada in recent weeks to explore potential relocation here. This week, the club brought architect Brad Schrock in an effort to visualize which sites would potentially be best. More than 20 sites here are being considered. It’s safe to say a few stood out, namely ...
The Oakland City Council today approved a term sheet for a ballpark and land development proposal that would lead to a $1 billion new home for the Oakland A’s. The vote was the latest step in a process by which city leaders and officials from the A’s have tried to hammer out a deal for a waterfront ballpark to keep the Major League Baseball team in ...