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More renovations coming as Caesars emerges from bankruptcy: Tuesday, May 2, 2017; With the end of Caesars’ bankruptcy in sight, questions during the conference call to review first-quarter earnings turned to investments the company is making in ...
Adelson: Best quarter for LV Sands since recession: Wednesday, April 26, 2017; During a conference call with investors Wednesday to discuss 2017’s first-quarter earnings, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson said his ...
March Madness: Basketball propels state’s nearly $1B gaming win: Wednesday, April 26, 2017; Nevada’s gaming revenue nearly hit an eye-popping number in March, driven by slot players, blackjack players and people betting on college basketball ...
The four basic buckets of Vegas tourists, and what they’re worth: Wednesday, April 26, 2017; Millions of Las Vegas visitors, hotel marketing experts say, can be categorized into four buckets: wholesale customers, group customers, free independent travelers and ...
Wynn: City would ‘go bonkers’ when it hosts Super Bowl: Tuesday, April 25, 2017; Recent success of the Wynn Resorts’ Macau properties grabbed the lion’s share of attention from analysts on a conference call Tuesday to discuss 2017 first-quarter earnings at Wynn Resorts. ...
Like desert sands, Las Vegas resorts continue to shift: Tuesday, April 25, 2017; Strip resorts of the future will probably look quite different. The casino floor, for one thing, will most likely be smaller. But Las Vegas and its huge integrated resorts should continue to succeed, if only because they are so good at listening to their customers. Those were among the observations of a handful of casino design experts who gathered recently to discuss the role architecture and design have played in transforming Las Vegas from a gambling-based, desert curiosity into ...
Indictment of ‘Vegas Dave’ illustrates how casinos use Social Security numbers: Wednesday, April 19, 2017; Using the wrong Social Security number in a casino can cost you millions of dollars and land you in jail as one professional sports bettor is finding out ...
Betting on red and black: Roulette makes a comeback in Nevada: Friday, April 14, 2017; Roulette, the iconic casino game featured in numerous Hollywood movies, is making a bit of a comeback in Nevada casinos, showing marked increases this year and ...
First e-sports arena coming to the Strip: Wednesday, April 12, 2017; Las Vegas will be getting its second e-sports arena soon, in the space once occupied by the now-closed LAX nightclub at Luxor, according to an announcement Tuesday from Allied Esports, the company developing the facility.
Hospitality Hall nearly ready to enhance UNLV hotel college’s soaring reputation: Monday, April 10, 2017; You can’t say the new $59 million, 93,500-square-foot building under construction at UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration signals a coming of age for the program if only because ...
Skill-based games’ early returns encourage Gamblit chief: Friday, April 7, 2017; Less than a week after some of the first skill-based gaming machines debuted in Nevada at Planet Hollywood, very preliminary returns look good, says the CEO of Gamblit Gaming, the company that built them. The games, Cannonbeard’s Treasure and Gamblit Poker, are the first fully skill-based casino games to go live in Nevada. They began operating at the Caesars property on March 30 as part of a field trial, made possible by ...
MGM to increase parking fees April 12: Tuesday, April 4, 2017; MGM Resorts International is increasing its parking fees less than a year since it was the first major Strip resort company to break the long-standing Las Vegas tradition of ...
Du-par's restaurant at Suncoast changing hands: Friday, March 31, 2017; The Du-par's restaurant at the Suncoast has temporarily closed while Boyd Gaming, which operates the casino, takes over operations and management of ...
How quickly could Trump build casino in Las Vegas?: Friday, March 31, 2017; With four acres of land a short walk from Las Vegas Boulevard, President Donald Trump and his business partner Phil Ruffin have an opportunity to build a casino near one of the busiest parts of the Strip. And, according to a recent Forbes article, that’s ...
Caesars Palace properties begin charging for parking: Thursday, March 30, 2017; Caesars Palace parking: As promised last year, Caesars Entertainment has begun charging for valet and self parking at its Las Vegas properties ...
Planet Hollywood hosts test run for first Las Vegas skill-based games: Thursday, March 30, 2017; Interactive skill-based gambling is making its Las Vegas debut today at Planet Hollywood, where Gamblit Gaming will be conducting field trials of two of their games, Cannonbeard’s Treasure and Gamblit Poker. The games run on table gaming consoles, instead of the traditional vertical cabinets that house slot and video poker games. Players sit around a flat table that features a touch video screen. Players interact with the game in ...
Nevada casino revenue dips 4.48 percent in February: Tuesday, March 28, 2017; February’s gaming numbers for nonrestricted casinos — those with table games and 15 or more slots — from the Nevada Gaming Control Board show a statewide gaming win of $945.6 million, a 4.48 percent drop compared to ...
How much did Strip bus standoff hurt Las Vegas economy?: Tuesday, March 28, 2017; For more than four hours Saturday, one of the busiest sections of the Las Vegas Strip was shut down when a man shot two people, killing one, and barricaded himself on a double-decker bus ...
Why security expert says Las Vegas visitors should feel 'very, very safe' here: Friday, March 24, 2017; Acts of terror may be happening more frequently in tourism hot spots around the world, but visitors to Las Vegas are coming to one of the safest destinations in ...
Train leaving the Station: Railroad theme jettisoned in Palace Station's renovation: Tuesday, March 21, 2017; Palace Station will soon be ditching its train motif as a multimillion-dollar renovation project on the 41-year-old casino continues. The remodeling began last fall, and work on the parking lot and landscaping has ...
Early wagering on March Madness has sports books giddy: Thursday, March 16, 2017; If March Madness seems a little madder than usual this year, you’re not hallucinating. Las Vegas sports betting pros say this year’s college hoops tourney could be one of the busiest ever for Las Vegas. ...
More VIP gaming space on the way as Lucky Dragon makes adjustments: Wednesday, March 15, 2017; It’s been almost four months since Las Vegas’ first expressly Asian casino opened its doors, with a marketing strategy as unique as the glass dragon hanging from ...
Deal sets stage for Palace Station workers to unionize: Tuesday, March 14, 2017; In a rare agreement, signed Monday, Station Casinos has agreed to stop fighting the attempt by Culinary Workers Union Local 226 to unionize Palace Station. The agreement was reached after federal officials looked into allegations that Station had violated ...
Las Vegas sees record tourism, visitor spending in 2016: Tuesday, March 14, 2017; A record number of tourists visited Southern Nevada last year and spent a record amount of money, according to a report that economic analyst Jeremy Aguero presented today to the board of the Las Vegas ...
Therapy, Vegas-style: Hospital offers slots: Tuesday, March 14, 2017; Video poker machines are commonplace in Las Vegas and can be found in bars, supermarkets and even high-end restaurants. Now you can add hospitals to that list. The HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Henderson treats people who are recovering from a number of issues, including ...
Intraparty squabbles about Schwartz cloud future of ESAs: Thursday, March 9, 2017; The fate of education savings accounts in Nevada could hinge on a turf battle between Treasurer Dan Schwartz and the Legislature, including, surprisingly ...
Lawmakers target hotels, motels that tolerate prostitution: Friday, March 3, 2017; Bowls of condoms and multiple prostitution stings are the kinds of proof local authorities could use to deny business licenses to motels and hotels believed to be ...
Will your property taxes be raised? How 2005 cap works and how it could be changed: Wednesday, March 1, 2017; Homeowners may not think about property taxes often, but Nevada’s county and city government officials do. During this year’s Legislature, they’re busy asking state lawmakers to change the property tax abatement, or the cap, that limits how much larger your property tax bill can grow from one year to the next ...
What’s next for Education Savings Accounts in Nevada?: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017; Some opponents of Education Savings Accounts say Nevada’s version of school choice is dead. But the Legislature continues to discuss the program’s budget, and two new bills are anticipated to be ...
Lawmakers discuss length of noncompete agreements: Monday, Feb. 27, 2017; Nevada Assembly members discussed a bill on Monday that restricts how long employers can prevent former employees from working for other companies by using what are known as noncompete agreements. ...
Bill would prohibit police from helping to enforce immigration law: Monday, Feb. 27, 2017; A bill to stop police in Nevada from helping to enforce immigration law was introduced in the Nevada Senate today, the first time in this session that the Legislature has ...
Motor-voter program clears first hurdle: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017; The Nevada Assembly voted 27-15 Wednesday to approve a program that would automatically register people to vote when they apply for or renew a driver’s license or identification card at the Department of Motor Vehicles. ...
ESA questions again dominate Treasurer Schwartz’s testimony: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017; A hearing Tuesday to examine a proposed Educational Savings Account budget became a debate about the viability of ESAs and an examination of Nevada State Treasurer Dan Schwartz’s management of the program since its creation during the last Legislature. ...
High school start time debated in Legislature: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017; Two lawmakers are sponsoring bills in the Nevada Legislature that would prevent high schools from beginning before 9 a.m. “We’re not telling school districts how to do it. But we need to ...
Young LGBTQ Nevadans ask lawmakers for change in foster care: Monday, Feb. 20, 2017; Young adults are telling Nevada lawmakers that gay, asexual and transgender kids would be safer if social workers are specially trained to help LGBTQ adolescents ...
Top 3 issues where Nevada parties diverge on legislative priorities: Friday, Feb. 17, 2017; Nevada Democrats unveiled priorities for the 2017 Legislature in what they called the Nevada Blueprint on Thursday, contrasting their goals with two documents the Republicans released in the past week. The Republican Assembly leadership released a similar document on Thursday, called Battle Born Priorities, a little more than a week after ...
Legislators hear first details of measure to hike Nevada's minimum wage: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017; A bill that would raise Nevada’s minimum wage to as high as $15 an hour got its first hearing in the Nevada Legislature. Assembly Bill 175 would increase the minimum wage by $1.25 yearly until it hits $14 if the employer offers health insurance or ...
Lawmakers question Henderson, county officials about ICE funds: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017; A committee meeting to discuss local governments became the latest front in the illegal immigration battle Wednesday, as Nevada Assembly members asked if Henderson and Clark County benefit financially from detaining people who had entered the U.S. illegally. The Assembly Committee on Government Affairs met to hear presentations by representatives of the city of Henderson and Clark County. Municipalities and ...
4 ways to be better involved in Nevada's citizen Legislature: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017; Nevada’s citizen Legislature was designed to keep the state’s political process small and local. Each session lasts only 120 days and is held every other year. But this design, along with Nevada’s geography, can make it difficult for citizens to participate in the process. Here are four tips to to make participating easier ...
Economist details property tax cap's dramatic toll on government budgets: Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017; A property tax cap has cost governments in Nevada as much money in the last two years as was raised from new taxes and fees enacted in the last legislative session ...
Taxicab Authority to lawmakers: Ride-sharing has spurred crime: Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017; Adding ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft to the Las Vegas Valley has resulted in more illegal cabs and more passengers being ripped off, said Ronald Grogan, administrator of the Nevada Taxicab Authority, at a Senate Transportation Committee meeting today. The increased competition from ...
Proposal would help crime victims who are undocumented immigrants: Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017; Immigrants in the U.S. illegally would be eligible for a Nevada program that helps victims of violent crime if a bill discussed during a committee meeting at the Nevada Legislature Monday makes it into law. ...
Lawmakers scold state treasurer over handling of education programs: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017; A Senate Finance Committee hearing today to review Educational Savings Accounts, the Nevada College Kick Start Program account and other accounts managed by the Nevada Treasurer’s Office morphed into a critique of the office and of the ...
Not-so-controversial measures touch many parts of life in Nevada: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017; When it comes to the 79th session of the Nevada Legislature, controversial issues will tend to get all the attention. Topics that have been hotly debated on the national stage for decades, such the minimum wage and abortion, were on display Tuesday in the Senate. The Democratic majority introduced a bill to raise the minimum wage, and Republicans requested a bill mandating parental notification when ...
As legislators start work, new leader calls for a spirit of civility: Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017; Small hints of the political battles to come and the different approaches of legislative leaders provided minor drama Monday during the first day of the 79th session of the Nevada Legislature ...
A focus on housing, better transit will keep downtown vibrant, gaming execs say: Friday, Feb. 3, 2017; To keep momentum going, panelists said, downtown will have to enhance transportation, work harder to improve safety and help promote the area as a place to live ...
Most holidays beat Super Bowl hotel-room occupancy rate: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017; If statistics provided by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) on hotel-room occupancy are any indication, Super Bowl weekend is far from ...
RNC political director joins Wynn Resorts: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017; One day after Steve Wynn was made finance chair for the Republican National Committee (RNC), Wynn Resorts announced that the RNC's political director would be the company’s newest senior vice president. ...
Nevada gaming revenue down 2.73 percent in December: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017; Nevada gaming revenue for December was down 2.73 percent compared to the same month in 2015, with Clark County casinos seeing a drop of 4.34 percent, state regulators reported.
Statewide, nonrestricted casinos — those with table games and ...
Serial litigants sue Harrah's over ADA issues: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017; A disabled person with a history of suing businesses in Las Vegas has filed an Americans with Disability Act lawsuit against Harrah’s Las Vegas. ...