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Frontier adding Las Vegas flights based on pent-up demand
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Frontier Airlines is adding roundtrip routes in September between Las Vegas and New Orleans, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Iowa; Sioux Falls, S.D.; and Harlingen, Texas. Once the additional flights begin, Frontier ...
Sand Dollar Lounge to open location at Plaza in downtown Las Vegas
Monday, July 19, 2021
The Sand Dollar Lounge, a live music and craft cocktails bar, will soon have a sister location at the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas ...
Grant helping Smith Center ramp up for September reopening
Monday, July 19, 2021
As he walked through the shuttered Smith Center for the Performing Arts, President and CEO Myron Martin noted to the moment how long it has been ...
Academy cultivates talented students to nurture Vegas business community for the long haul
Monday, July 19, 2021
Since one of the main ideas behind the academy is to keep talented people in Southern Nevada, students are expected to stay here for at least five years once they agree to commit to the program, which comes at no cost to them. If they don’t live up to the contract, the academy has the right to move to recoup any tuition dollars already paid.

Florida building collapse shouldn't spur anxiety in Las Vegas, engineer says
Sunday, July 18, 2021
Farro Tofighi, a structural engineer who has worked on the some of the most well-known high-rises on the Las Vegas Strip, has a message for anyone ...
Woman wins $646,000 at downtown Las Vegas casino
Friday, July 16, 2021
A woman from Hawaii won just over $646,000 on Thursday at the Fremont in downtown Las Vegas. The visitor hit a progressive jackpot while playing a Buffalo Inferno slot machine late ...
Gift-basket business hits the ‘big time’ in winning Raiders sponsorship package
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Tuesday night at Allegiant Stadium, Any Occasion Baskets was recognized as the winner of a small-business contest cosponsored by the Las Vegas Raiders and America First Credit Union. As winner of the contest, owner Felicia Parker will receive …
Cannabis lockers designed to bring security, convenience to customers
Monday, July 12, 2021
When it comes to the cannabis business, there aren’t many places that are more attractive than Las Vegas. At least, that’s what best friends and business partners Lindsay Ballengee and Marta Spegman-Lopez Venture figured when they moved here from ...
Driverless car service eyes a year-end debut for customers in Las Vegas
Halo app will put users behind the wheel after vehicle is delivered via remote control
Friday, July 9, 2021
Halo — a startup founded by a group of former executives from Uber, Amazon, Cruise Robotics and other companies — started testing a small fleet of electric vehicles in the Las Vegas Valley earlier this year. Before the end of the year, the company plans to have …
In sizzling Las Vegas market, home prices jump again
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
The median price for a home in Southern Nevada jumped to $395,000 in June, a $10,000 increase from May, according to the Las Vegas Realtors trade group. June’s figure is $70,000 more than what was recorded for June of last year, which represents a jump of over 21%. Aldo Martinez, president of Las Vegas Realtors, said home prices have started to exceed what ...
Brightline buys land near Las Vegas Strip for high-speed rail station
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
A holding company for Brightline West, a firm that has plans to build a high-speed electric rail line from Las Vegas to Southern California, has purchased 110 acres of land near the Strip to build a terminal station. The land, which is located on the west side of Las Vegas Boulevard between ...
California woman hits $481,000 jackpot on Las Vegas Strip
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
A California woman won $481,000 while playing a slot machine Sunday at a Las Vegas Strip resort. The woman from El Cajon, Calif., hit the jackpot on a $5.60 bet at the Venetian while playing a ...
California visitor hits $1.4 million slot jackpot at Sahara Las Vegas
Monday, July 5, 2021
The visitor from Santa Clarita, Calif., hit the jackpot after making a $3.75 bet on a Buffalo Grand slot machine ....
Las Vegas resorts look to build on leisure traveler momentum
Monday, July 5, 2021
In the video clip, the woman walking through a Las Vegas resort tells viewers that “it’s time to go places normal has never been.”
MGM selling Aria, Vdara real estate on Las Vegas Strip for $3.9 billion
Thursday, July 1, 2021
MGM Resorts International announced today it is selling two of its Strip properties, although it will continue to operate them. MGM has entered into ...
Solar farm outside Las Vegas powering MGM resorts on the Strip
Monday, June 28, 2021
When guests play a slot machine or turn on a light at an MGM Resorts International resort on the Las Vegas Strip, much of the electricity comes from a solar farm about ...
List of potential A’s ballpark sites in Las Vegas growing, team president says
Saturday, June 26, 2021
The Oakland A’s are looking at up to two dozen sites in the Las Vegas Valley for a potential big league ballpark if they can’t get a new stadium in California ...
Las Vegas airport passenger rebound continues in May
Friday, June 25, 2021
Passenger traffic at the Las Vegas airport continued to rise in May, according to a report released today. More than 3.5 million arriving and departing passengers passed through McCarran International Airport last month, about ...
Opening of Resorts World marks new chapter for the north Las Vegas Strip
Thursday, June 24, 2021
For years, the north end of the Las Vegas Strip has been marked by casino closures, implosions and visions of grand projects that stalled out or flopped. That all changes today.
Cash further squeezes an already tight Southern Nevada housing market
Monday, June 21, 2021
As Southern Nevada’s frenzied seller’s market continues, a new concern about the area’s housing market has emerged. More buyers, according to the latest statistics from the Las Vegas Realtors trade group, are closing deals with cash. In May, 31% of all existing homes sold in the Las Vegas area were purchased with cash ...
Construction milestone reached on MSG Sphere
Thursday, June 17, 2021
A milestone in the construction of the MSG Sphere at the Venetian will take place Friday when the last of 32 steel beams in the 17,500-seat domed entertainment venue will be ...
Escapism on rebound: Strat exec excited by possibilities of Vegas tourism comeback
Thursday, June 17, 2021
"We’ve seen it time and time again where we’ve had downturns in Las Vegas for various reasons. Each time, Vegas seems to come back stronger than it was before. It feels like that is what's happening this time."
Ohio man hits $400,000 poker jackpot at Strip casino
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
A visitor from the Cleveland area won over $400,000 while gambling on the Strip on Monday, according to a news release from Caesars Entertainment.
Computer glitch disrupts Southwest Airlines flights in Las Vegas, nationwide
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
A computer network glitch today caused the cancelation of about 500 Southwest Airlines flights, some of them arrivals or departures at the Las Vegas airport, the ...
Programs offer stability for unbanked Nevadans
Monday, June 14, 2021
Peter Guzman knows it can be easier to swindle those in the unbanked population within the Latino community in Las Vegas. People who don’t have a bank account often pay for services in cash, said Guzman, president and ...
Photos: A look inside the Elia Beach Club at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Friday, June 11, 2021
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas officials have branded the next three days as the property’s “Unstoppable Weekend Celebration.” 
Gambler wins $1.2 million playing Ultimate Texas Hold’em at the Venetian
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
A gambler at the Venetian hit a $1.2 million spade royal flush Tuesday while playing Ultimate Texas Hold’em, according to a news release. The hand triggered the “mega tier” of the Venetian’s Millionaire Progressive promotion. To win the ...
Cannabis industry in Las Vegas gears up for addition of consumption lounges
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Roger Bloss sat parked in his vehicle near a smoking area outside a prominent Strip casino resort. Bloss, the CEO of MJ Holdings, a Las Vegas-based company that grows cannabis in ...
Officials show off Las Vegas Convention Center expansion as 1st big trade show returns
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Since February, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President Steve Hill had been asking Clark County Commission Chairwoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick when the trade show industry ...
Tourism agency wants break on naming rights payments for Las Vegas Ballpark
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s board of directors moved Tuesday to initiate arbitration proceedings with the owners of the Las Vegas Aviators over a stadium naming rights deal. The authority is at odds with the ...
Las Vegas homes selling fast despite median price moving toward $400K
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The median price for an existing home in Southern Nevada is as close to $400,000 as it’s ever been. Reaching a new all-time high, the median price shot to ...
Group seeking to bring an NBA team to Las Vegas touts its resources, desire
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Jay Bloom sees how successful the NHL has been in Las Vegas. He knows the Raiders will also be a success. He’s also convinced an NBA franchise would flourish here ...
Condo with Strip views sells for $16 million, said to be a record
Friday, June 4, 2021
A high-rise condominium near the Strip has sold for just over $16 million. The deal for the 15,000-square-foot condo at The Martin is believed to be ...
Raiders will 'learn from every event' in getting fans to and from Allegiant
Thursday, June 3, 2021
There will be 65,000 football fans at Allegiant Stadium for a Raiders game day in a few months. Before that, the nearly $2 billion venue will host ...
Mulling a move, Oakland A's consider impact of visiting fans on Las Vegas attendance
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Whenever the Chicago Cubs play in Milwaukee, large swaths of Cubs fans flock to American Family Field. Often, the Cubs backers are louder than those cheering for the hometown team.
Resorts World receives 132,000 applications
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
When it opens later this month, Resorts World Las Vegas is expected to have more than 6,000 employees. As of Wednesday morning, officials had received ...
Las Vegas poker player hits royal flush with $1.3M jackpot
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
A man playing Three Card Poker won over $1 million at a Strip casino Tuesday.
Reopening of business is music to Las Vegas’ ears
Monday, May 31, 2021
It will be the first time since the start of the pandemic last spring that live music will take place along the popular pedestrian mall.

10 signs Las Vegas is coming back strong this Memorial Day weekend
Friday, May 28, 2021
Casino revenue is up. More and more people are flying to Las Vegas. And conventions, one of the final pieces to a full economic recovery, are returning.
Cosmo on Las Vegas Strip to return to paid self-parking next week
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Non-hotel guests will be charged $10 for up to four hours to park beginning Tuesday. It’s free for Nevada residents for the ...
Circa Sports to guarantee $10 million for its NFL handicapping contests
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Circa Sports has upped its football handicapping game again.
Las Vegas housing market expected to remain hot through end of the year, at least
Monday, May 24, 2021
As the longtime real estate agent walked the first floor of the three-bedroom home in Henderson, he pondered events of the past year, which have led to an ultra-tight Las Vegas Valley housing market. “It’s insane,” said Aldo Martinez, president of the Las Vegas Realtors trade organization and an agent with ...
Extended wait times for Uber, Lyft are raising concerns in Las Vegas
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Depending on the day, time and location, longer-than-normal wait times for Uber, Lyft and taxi rides in Las Vegas have become common since visitation started to increase ...
Chicago native’s restaurant tours a winner in Las Vegas
Saturday, May 22, 2021
As an Ohio family was seated at one of the top restaurants on the Las Vegas Strip, the party of seven gazed over an extravaganza of fresh seafood on ice.There was barbouni, which was going for $62 a pound, the ...
Venetian gambler scores slot machine jackpot worth nearly $600K
Thursday, May 20, 2021
A gambler on the Strip won a slot machine jackpot worth just under $600,000 over the weekend
Raiders president mum on A’s relocation talk
Thursday, May 20, 2021
As reports continue to swirl about the possibility of the Oakland A’s relocating to Las Vegas, one prominent Raiders executive is keeping quiet…mostly. Marc Badain, president of the NFL team, which ...
Buffet at MGM Grand reopening next week
Thursday, May 20, 2021
The buffet at the MGM Grand is reopening next week after a yearlong closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. The buffet will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, but thereafter will ...
Developer says new homes will preserve charm of historic Las Vegas neighborhood
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
The John S. Park neighborhood in downtown Las Vegas doesn’t see much new development. One Las Vegas builder has plans to buck that trend. Todd Stratton plans to build nine new homes on ...
Fashion Show mall rebranding to focus on creativity, inclusivity
Monday, May 17, 2021
As part of a rebranding campaign, the Fashion Show mall, a 2 million-square-foot shopping and dining complex on north Strip, will offer visitors a more ...
Tribe that bought the Palms has longtime interest in seeing Las Vegas flourish
Monday, May 17, 2021
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will soon be a new brand to the Las Vegas gaming market after announcing its purchase of the Palms this month. Yet, the band—by design—is no stranger to Las Vegas.