Las Vegas Business News

With another G2E in the books, iGaming claims its spot in Las Vegas limelight

Playn Go booth at the G2E Global Gaming Expo held at the Venetian Hotel from Oct. 9 to 12 in Las Vegas, Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Brian Ramos.

Online and mobile forms of gaming have gained such prominence as the future of the industry that iGaming had its own zone this week in the Global Gaming Expo ...

Union picketers send message to Las Vegas Strip resort owners: Show us the money

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.

The Las Vegas Strip was filled Thursday with the sound of thousands of Culinary Union members chanting mantras like “Las Vegas look around, Vegas is a union town” and drivers honking their horns in a show of support as local hospitality workers picketed for the first time in decades ...

Members, first meeting announced for Nevada vending task force

Street vendor Luis Sanchez prepares an elote (corn on the cob with butter, mayonnaise and garnished with cheese) in a cup for customer Miguel Rodriguez in a residential neighborhood in North Las Vegas Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Senate Bill 92, signed by Governor Lombardo last week, legitimizes street vendors across the state, providing them with the necessary permits to operate and grow their small businesses.

Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar announced Wednesday the nine appointments to the Task Force on Safe Sidewalk Vending and their first meeting scheduled for later this month.

New initiative at UNLV hopes to take lead in creating a safer Las Vegas

Robert R. Ulmer, Ph.D., Dean of the UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, poses for a photo at UNLV Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Las Vegas has a concert about every weekend, casino acts nightly, a rapidly growing sports scene and a New Year’s Eve celebration that shuts down the busiest and brightest road in Southern Nevada. With November’s Formula One race and the Super Bowl in February, Las Vegas is only going to get busier ...

City of Las Vegas considering street vending ordinance

Street vendor Luis Sanchez waits for customers by his mobile food stand in a residential neighborhood  in North Las Vegas Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Senate Bill 92, signed by Governor Lombardo last week, legitimizes street vendors across the state, providing them with the necessary permits to operate and grow their small businesses.

The city of Las Vegas is considering an ordinance to license and regulate sidewalk vendors. The ordinance may be introduced at the Nov. 15 City Council meeting and could be ...

Culinary members to picket Caesars, MGM properties amid negotiations

The Culinary Workers Union local 226 holds a strike vote today at the Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday Sept. 26, 2023. The culinary and bartenders union is currently in negotiations with casino and hotel employers for the contracts of its members and will be able to call a strike, if needed, if the vote passes today.

Thousands of hospitality workers will picket outside eight Las Vegas Strip properties on Thursday after another week of negotiations with three major resort companies didn’t result in a new ...

Las Vegas bucks national trend on demand for office space

Las Vegas bucks national trend on demand for office space

Though many major U.S. cities may be seeing lower demand for office space as remote and hybrid workplaces increasingly become the norm following the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say the ...

Commercial property management has its share of challenges, but also is not without its bright spots

Given this opportunity to write about commercial property management, I have to admit my first thoughts were about the daily challenges we deal with in this rapidly changing field.

People on the Move: Oct. 9, 2023

In the Notes: UNLV, Boyd Gaming Corporation, Jose Luis Valdez, Kristin Harrell, April Parra, Nathan Heimark, Uriel Madrid and more ...

Exhibitors at Global Gaming Expo ready to ‘make the magic happen’ this week in Las Vegas

A view of the Konami Gaming booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in the Venetian Expo Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Even as gaming grows on both a national and global scale the energy of Las Vegas continues to make it the destination for a gaming convention like G2E ...

Upcoming events to fetch billions in revenue for Las Vegas, tourism agency reports

Steve Hill, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, talks to the media Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, about 15 blockbuster events coming over the next several months to the Las Vegas Valley. Hill estimates those 15 events will bring revenue of at least $10 billion to the area. Optimistically, it could reach $15 billion, he said.

Tourism chief Steve Hill made sure to stress that tourism officials and resort leaders aren’t slowing in their approach to book new events.

Report: Average sales price of homes $450K in September in Las Vegas

Two homes are for sale on Bermuda and Pebble roads in Henderson in this March 9, 2010, file photo.

The median sales price of an existing single-family home sold in Southern Nevada was $450,000 in September ...

Tech Summit’s goal is to transform Las Vegas into the next tech hub

Teddy Liaw, left, founder of NexRep, talks with Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine during the Vegas Tech Summit at the Summit Club in Summerlin Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.

The Vegas Tech Summit kicked off Thursday at a home in the luxurious Summit Club in Summerlin — with views of the Las Vegas Strip and mountains beyond it — where dozens of industry leaders, stakeholders and others gathered to network and hear experts ...

Tragedy strikes, but Latina CEO finds support in Las Vegas community

Latin Chamber of Commerce President Peter Guzman, left, and Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, second to the left, take turns speaking at an event hosted by the chamber Thursday Oct. 5., 2023.

Jordan-Tabares was one of three business owners recognized by the chamber for general excellence to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month ...

New state-mandated rules coming this month for street vendors in Clark County

Street vendor Luis Sanchez prepares an elote (corn on the cob with butter, mayonnaise and garnished with cheese) in a cup for customer Miguel Rodriguez in a residential neighborhood in North Las Vegas Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Senate Bill 92, signed by Governor Lombardo last week, legitimizes street vendors across the state, providing them with the necessary permits to operate and grow their small businesses.

The Clark County Commission today will consider an ordinance establishing guidelines for street vendors to become licensed, setting up protocols required ...

Hispanic women-owned businesses emerged strong from the pandemic, and can continue to thrive in Las Vegas

Hispanic women-owned businesses came out stronger after the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, with average revenues for these businesses increasing 17.1% between 2019 and 2023 compared with all women-owned businesses' 12.1% rise.

Las Vegas running program helps youths feel empowered

Kate McLaughlin, Executive Director of Girl on the Run - Las Vegas, poses for a photo Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

The nonprofit seeks to empower girls and gender-expansive youth to be confident, caring and connected through new skills, community involvement and physical exercise.

As needs of Southern Nevada’s unhoused population become more acute, mission of nonprofit crystallizes

Heather Engle

The Las Vegas Rescue Mission began in 1970 when Pastor Ed Compton and his wife began serving sandwiches to the less fortunate. It has progressively grown into a large nonprofit, serving those struggling with substance abuse disorder and providing emergency shelter for women and children, men and intact family units.

People on the Move: Oct. 2, 2023

In the Notes: Jeff Long, Amari Italian Kitchen & Wine Shop, Platinum Contracting of Nevada, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and more ...

Senate considering bill that could be vital for future of cannabis business

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., talks with reporters after being interviewed by students at Mater Academy Mountain Vista campus Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. The interview will be included in a national CSPAN video documentary contest.

A federal bill that would enable state-sanctioned cannabis businesses to access the banking system cleared a key hurdle in the U.S. Senate this week, and appears to enough bipartisan support to clear the upper congressional chamber ...