Las Vegas Business News

Sports betting bonanza: What Las Vegas' Super Bowl means for sportsbooks

Preparations continue for Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium and the surrounding areas on Wednesday, January 25, 2024.

The overwhelming consensus from those in the local sports-betting industry is that the, “Big Game,” being held here on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium will contribute to a new all-time high in betting handle. ...

2 February 2024

By Case Keefer

Georgia Senate passes sports betting bill, but odds dim as constitutional amendment required

State Sen. Clint Dixon, center, R-Gwinnett, awaits voting results over Senate Bill 386, a sports betting bill, in the Senate at the Capitol in Atlanta, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.

Georgia senators passed a bill to allow sports gambling Thursday, but not before deciding that the measure also requires a state constitutional amendment, throwing ultimate passage into doubt. The Senate voted ...

1 February 2024

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

Culinary vows to strike with Las Vegas contracts still in talks

Secretary-Treasurer, Ted Pappageorge, speaks to the press as thousands of culinary union members picket outside of the Paris hotel and other MGM and Caesar properties in Las Vegas, Thursday, October 12, 2023 Brian Ramos.

Fair wages, benefits and a safe working environment are a few of the issues on the negotiating table for Alicia Watson, a food server at the Golden Nugget and one of several Culinary Union members in contract talks with more than a dozen independent Las Vegas resorts with strike deadlines approaching as early as Friday. Watson emphasized ...

1 February 2024

By Katie Ann McCarver

Tropicana sets April 2 closing ahead of demolition for baseball stadium

An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas, on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

After more than a half century in operation, the Tropicana will close April 2. The Las Vegas Strip resort will begin closing out all hotel bookings and relocate reservations for April and beyond, according to a memo sent to employees Monday by the property’s vice president and general manager, Arik Knowles. “On behalf of our entire ...

29 January 2024

By Katie Ann McCarver

Las Vegas apparel brand receives honor through TikTok

Soo Slick founders Alexander and Elizabeth Adeoye pose with a dress that has built-in shapewear during an interview at their home in Henderson Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.

Following the birth of her daughter shortly after she moved to Las Vegas, Elizabeth Adeoye wanted to start wearing shapewear that was equal parts stylish and convenient. She quickly discovered ...

29 January 2024

By Katie Ann McCarver

People on the Move: Jan. 29, 2024

In the Notes: Scott Scherer, Steve Hill, Tommy White, Jason Steffen and more ...

29 January 2024

By VEGAS INC Staff

Convention center renovations should keep Las Vegas at the top of the list for business travel

First look at the new South Hall plaza, located on the east side of the South Hall, off of University Center Drive just south of Desert Inn near the Vegas Loops South Station on Monday, January 8, 2023.

The Las Vegas Convention Center will greet 1.3 million trade show attendees in the new year—with a strong start earlier this month due to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which brought an estimated ...

29 January 2024

By Katie Ann McCarver

Inflation slowed further in December as an economic 'soft landing' moves into sharper focus

Customers wait for orders at a grocery store in Wheeling, Ill., Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled further last month even as the economy kept growing briskly, a trend sure to be welcomed at the White House as President Joe Biden seeks re-election in a ...

26 January 2024

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Messi to make his Super Bowl debut, set to appear in Michelob Ultra ad

In a photo provided by Michelob Ultra, Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi is shown on the set of a Super Bowl commercial for Michelob Ultra in this image released Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. The World Cup champion from Argentina will be part of a Super Bowl ad for the first time.

Lionel Messi has won global futbol’s biggest prize. He’ll now be part of American football’s biggest day. The Inter Miami star, World Cup champion and global soccer icon will headline a Super Bowl ad for Michelob Ultra, the brand ...

25 January 2024

By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press

Las Vegas’ ascent in sports world is the talk of chamber of commerce event

Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher, right, speaks with Mary Beth Sewald, president and CEO of the Vegas Chamber, speaks Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher with during Preview Las Vegas at the Fontainebleau Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.

The Vegas Chambers’ annual Preview Las Vegas on Wednesday at Fontainebleau Las Vegas was dominated by one theme: sports tourism. The event, which touted the ongoing economic prosperity ...

25 January 2024

By Katie Ann McCarver

Las Vegas-to-California high-speed electric rail project gets OK for $2.5B more in bonds

A proposed high-speed passenger train between Las Vegas and Southern California got another boost on Tuesday with Biden administration approval to issue $2.5 billion ...

23 January 2024

Associated Press

U.S. unions flexed their muscles last year, but membership rates fall to all-time low

Wen Chang, left, and Alberto Vasquez, members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, picket outside Paris Las Vegas before a Culinary Union civil disobedience protest on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. The union is currently in contract negotiations with the casinos.

Unions commanded big headlines last year, but that didn’t translate into higher membership rates, according to government data released Tuesday. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said 10% of hourly and salaried ...

23 January 2024

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

The Notes: Jan. 22, 2024

In the Notes: Mark Hemmerle, Meng Zhong, Douglas Elliman and more ...

22 January 2024

By VEGAS INC Staff

Column: Homebuilders in Southern Nevada optimistic for 2024

At the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association, we feel optimistic about the current outlook, predicting success driven by lowering interest rates, which will encourage more people to buy homes.

22 January 2024

Carlos Zuluaga

Current housing market is a long game for buyers

The downward shift in mortgage rates may be good news for homebuyers, experts say, but the housing market remains turbulent nonetheless. Though rates are lower than ...

22 January 2024

By Katie Ann McCarver

Radon testing program comes with advantages, drawbacks for homeowners and buyers

A radon test kit is shown on a map of Clark County showing radon potential by zip code at the Local Realty office Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. The red color indicates a high potential for radon exposure.

A program to make people aware of the dangers of potentially cancer-causing radon gas in homes enlists real estate agents to distribute testing kits to their clients. But getting those clients ...

22 January 2024

By Rhiannon Saegert

On the Golden Gate’s 118th anniversary, officials mark hotel’s unique legacy

An exterior view of the Golden Gate hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The casino opened as Hotel Nevada with 10 rooms on Jan. 18, 1906.

Those 10 rooms at the Golden Gate, which debuted 118 years ago in 1906, are still available to guests. And on some nights, you can book your spot for a more-than-reasonable $24. It’s part of the unique history ...

19 January 2024

By Ray Brewer

Nevadan blazes new trail with wheelchair-accessible trails project at Grand Canyon

Peter Axelson is founder of Beneficial Designs, a Minden-based rehabilitation and engineering design firm dedicated to universal access through research, design, and education. Along with a team of colleagues, Axelson created the Grand Canyon Greenway, a project that boasts a wheelchair-accessible rim trail at Grand Canyon National Park.

Nevada's Peter Axelson helped create the Grand Canyon Greenway, a large project that boasts a wheelchair-accessible rim trail at the national park where those breathtaking sites ...

16 January 2024

By Emma Brocato

Green burials gain traction as people's final transaction

Managing partners Alexis and Martin McCurdy, left, and Lennette Smith, managing funeral director, pose in front of a low-temperature alkaline hydrolysis machine at Green Farewells Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. The company offers Aquamation (alkaline hydrolysis), an eco-friendly alternative to flame cremation, which uses a water and alkalai treatment to break down the body into Aquamation ashes.

Death isn’t the most comfortable topic to think about, but it’s something everyone must deal with. The rising popularity of green burials, which allow for remains to go into growing new life, may offer comfort for some more than traditional methods like cremation. For those seeking an affordable and eco-friendly option for ...

15 January 2024

By Emma Brocato

People on the Move: Jan. 15, 2024

In the Notes: Latoya Rogers, StartUpNV, UNLV Health, Nikki Etherington and more ...