Las Vegas Business News

New report shows expansion of illegal gaming market; UNLV urges federal curbs

A look at the sports book inside the Durango in Las Vegas during 2023. As illegal gambling proliferates, according to a new report from the American Gaming Association, legal casinos like the Durango lose out on revenue. Additionally, according to the AGA’s Dave Forman, states and local governments across the country lose billion in tax revenue. “And that’s money that can’t go to schools or police departments or fire departments or property tax reduction,” he said.

Research from the American Gaming Association shows the staggering scope of illegal gambling: Americans wager more than $673 billion annually with unlicensed operators ...

25 August 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Is an entry-level medical job right for you?

Is an entry-level medical job right for you?

Vital entry-level medical professionals such as phlebotomists, medical assistants, certified nursing assistants and nurses are in such high demand in Southern Nevada that accelerated certification and degree programs are plentiful across the Valley.

18 August 2025
By Alex Haase

Keeping up with Tony Alamo, Nevada Heart & Vascular Center

Dr. Tony Alamo

Dr. Tony Alamo recently received the 2025 University of Southern California “Alumni Service Award,” one of the highest honors given by the USC Alumni Association.

18 August 2025

New UNLV venture tackles AI’s impact on gaming operations and regulation

Dr. Kasra Ghaharian, UNLV International Gaming Institute Director of Research, poses for a photo at UNLV, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

The UNLV International Gaming Institute has launched a new AI Research Hub (AiR Hub) to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing the gaming industry’s digital transformation.

18 August 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Una iniciativa de la UNLV aborda el impacto de AI en la regulación del juego

Dr. Kasra Ghaharian, UNLV International Gaming Institute Director of Research, poses for a photo at UNLV, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

El Instituto Internacional del Juego de la UNLV ha puesto en marcha un nuevo centro de investigación sobre IA (AiR Hub) para abordar algunos de los retos más acuciantes a los que se enfrenta la transformación digital de la industria del juego.

18 August 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Why companies born and raised in California are leaving the state

In-N-Out Burger signs fill the skyline on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in California.

The departures have contributed to a narrative pushed by some media and politicians that the state’s economy is in trouble and is unfriendly to businesses.

13 August 2025
Piper Heath and Caroline Petrow-Cohen Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Republicans’ gambling tax change seen as threat to states’ revenues, legitimate casinos

The three-story sportsbook at Circa in downtown Las Vegas is pictured in 2020. A new gaming losses deduction rule contained in the One Big Beautiful Bill has drawn opposition in states like Nevada because it unfairly taxes gamblers on so-called “phantom income."

Gaming experts assembled by U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., for a town hall this week bemoaned a tax change included in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, saying it would benefit …

13 August 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Tech-forward ice cream trucks to take orders in Las Vegas

Scream Truck

A tech-forward ice cream truck founded about five years ago in Westfield, New Jersey is coming to Las Vegas. The Scream Truck is estimated to hit the streets by mid-September.

11 August 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

People on the Move: Aug. 11, 2025

In the Notes: Jonathan Ullman, Hope Cancer Care of Nevada, Taylor Patterson, Barbara Hartzell, Shayna Moreno, Dustin Klein and more ...

11 August 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Report: Las Vegas home prices hold near record highs despite sales decline

This February 2016 photo shows a house for sale in the Las Vegas Valley.

Las Vegas home prices remain near their all-time highs, with inventory levels surging and sales declining compared to last year, according to new data released this morning.

8 August 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Las Vegas braces for economic challenges but is betting on resiliency

Results of a study by the World Travel & Tourim Council are displayed during the Las Vegas Perspective at Aria Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. The 45th annual event was hosted by Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance in partnership with its Perspective Council sponsors.

Economic forecaster Jeremy Aguero, principal analyst at Applied Analysis, says it’s “ridiculous hyperbole” to write the city’s obituary …

8 August 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Las Vegas officials warn of backlash over new fees aimed at foreign visitors

Harry Reid International Airport

President Donald Trump’s administration is looking to impose additional costs for international tourists entering the United States, first pushing a “visa integrity fee” and then establishing a visa bond program Tuesday.

7 August 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

It’s back to business at Broadacres, but it’s not back to normal

Aide Acevedo helps set up at Romero’s Produce during the reopening of the Broadacres Marketplace Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in North Las Vegas. The market closed on June 21, due to fears tied to national immigration enforcement.

After Broadacres Marketplace’s six-week hiatus over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid fears, a full concert hall Sunday afternoon was a welcome sight to surrounding vendors at the giant North Las Vegas swap meet. …

5 August 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Former UNLV president’s new goal: Get companies that start here to stay here

UNLV President Len Jessup delivers the State of the University address at Judy Bayley Theatre on UNLV campus Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017.

Former UNLV President Len Jessup is back in Las Vegas with a new project: launching Desert Forge Ventures, a fund dedicated to backing local startups while attracting new companies to the area.

4 August 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

El nuevo objetivo del expresidente de la UNLV: Conseguir que las empresas que se instalan aquí se queden aquí

UNLV President Len Jessup stands during UNLV's 2018 Spring Commencement ceremony at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, May 12, 2018.

El expresidente de la UNLV, Len Jessup, ha regresado a Las Vegas con un nuevo proyecto: lanzar Desert Forge Ventures, un fondo dedicado a respaldar a las empresas emergentes locales y a atraer nuevas empresas a la zona.

4 August 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Las Vegas June tourism declines by 11% from 2024

A Delta Air Lines flight lands at Harry Reid International Airport, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Las Vegas.

Around 400,000 fewer people traveled to Las Vegas in June compared with 2024, according to new data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The LVCVA attributed the 11.3% drop to “persistent economic uncertainty,” “weaker consumer confidence” and ...

30 July 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

$50 million open-air retail center aims to transform Henderson shopping experience

This artist’s rendering depicts The Cliff, a planned 10-acre development on Paseo Verde Parkway in Henderson that will feature open spaces and outdoor seating areas, including an outdoor bar, with food serving as the centerpiece of the experience.

The future of retail is coming to Henderson — and it looks nothing like the shopping centers of the past.

28 July 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

America First Credit Union to acquire Meadows Bank in expansion

America First Credit Union at 6090 S. Durango Drive, Las Vegas.

The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and Meadows Bank shareholder consent.

25 July 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Contractor of the Year Awards celebrates excellence in craftsmanship and innovation in Southern Nevada

Contractor of the Year Awards celebrates excellence in craftsmanship and innovation in Southern Nevada

In partnership with Vegas Inc, the Nevada Contractors Association's Contractor of the Year Awards annually honors Southern Nevada’s best general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and industry professionals.

25 July 2025
By VEGAS INC Staff

Hoping to visit the U.S.? It might cost you an extra $250.

A traveler, right, checks on her cellphone as other travelers walk through Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022.

Millions of foreign visitors to the United States, including travelers from Mexico, India, Brazil and China, will be subject to a new $250 visa fee as part of a spate of changes introduced by the Trump ...

23 July 2025
By Nia Decaille, New York Times Company
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