Las Vegas Business News

New slots area at Plaza in Las Vegas named for gaming influencer

Influencer Brian Christopher poses in the new Brian Christopher smoke-free slot area at the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, June 7, 2023. The new slot area, part of the Plazas Main Street Reimagination project, celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, June 10, 2023.

Content creation in casinos is still relatively taboo and many places won’t even allow patrons to take pictures of themselves on the casino floor.

People on the Move: June 26, 2023

In the Notes: UNLV, SR Construction, Mary Raymond, Nevada Donor Network, Ron Boskovich, M.J. Maynard and more ...

Nevada marijuana lounges inch one step closer to opening

Las Vegas' first regulated cannabis cocktail lounge, Smoke and Mirrors Cannabis Lounge, officially opened its doors on Friday, February 23, 2024.

The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board has approved the first conditional licenses for three cannabis consumption lounges, two of them in Clark County. MM Development Co., which owns Planet 13, and ...

Cannabis-friendly hotel in Las Vegas pushing boundaries

Alex Rizk, CEO of Elevations Hotels and Resorts, poses for a photo at the Lexi Hotel Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Lexi is well-known for having an entire floor of cannabis-friendly rooms, but Alex Rizk — CEO of parent company Elevations Hotels & Resorts — emphasized the 64-room hotel has more to offer.

The Notes: Philanthropy, June 19, 2023

The Penta Building Group’s charitable arm, the Penta Cares Foundation, raised $220,000 for four Southern Nevada nonprofits— $55,000 each for ...

Plaza debuts a fresh look while preserving part of its Las Vegas history

Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel poses at the Carousel Bar in the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, June 7, 2023.

The Plaza in downtown Las Vegas debuted its new look this weekend, bringing a freshness to the Fremont Street Experience and preserving part of the property’s ...

Unemployment rate reveals Nevada’s workforce paradox

Unemployment rate reveals Nevada’s workforce paradox

Though a recent report shows Nevada leading the country in unemployment rate, experts say the statistic isn’t so simple. Nevada had ...

People on the Move: June 12, 2023

In the Notes: Melina Petrin, Jed Wallace, Sean Zaher, David McCarville

SBA administrator Guzman, in visit to Las Vegas, celebrates successes of Mothership Coffee and its owner

Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Isabella Casillas Guzman, left, and owner of Mothership Coffee Juanny Romero, are interviewed by the Las Vegas Sun at Mothership Coffees Fergusons Downtown location Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Mothership, which opened its first store in Henderson about 15 years ago, has four locations across the Las Vegas Valley with a fifth on the way in Downtown Summerlin. It also has dozens of employees.

Esports specialist Skillz moving its headquarters to southwest Las Vegas

Andrew Paradise, CEO & Founder of Skillz, an online mobile multiplayer video game competition platform, poses for a photo at the companys Las Vegas office Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

A leading mobile gaming company has relocated to Las Vegas from California.

Home sale prices in Las Vegas bounce back slightly in May, still down from '22

The Concord Group, a national real estate consulting firm, says foreclosures of existing homes, like these in Henderson, are making it hard for builders to sell new homes. The company thinks the local new-home market will recover within three years, later than some local experts predict.

The median sales price of a single-family home sold in the Las Vegas area in May was $442,120, according to a report this morning from Las Vegas Realtors. That’s a 2.8% increase ...

U.S. Integrity monitors sports wagering for suspicious activity

Scott Sadin, left, COO of U.S. Integrity, and Matthew Holt, president, pose in an analyst room at the companys offices in Henderson Thursday, May 25, 2023. The company identifies suspicious sports betting behavior by analyzing changes in betting data against a benchmark of normal betting activity.

Since U.S. Integrity opened its doors about five years ago, the sports-betting compliance and fraud prevention firm has evolved from catching instances of illegal sports wagering to ...

Las Vegas tattoo parlor owners stress quality of work over quantity

Tattoo artists Nick Gennarino and Daniel Sandoval, aka Mastermind and Mister Tattoo D, owners of 
Gold Soulz Tattoo

From the front desk to the last bed in the back, clients are met with a chorus of greetings from the staff as they walk through the Gold Soulz Tattoo shop off South Maryland Parkway.

Professional shopper in Vegas navigates the business ownership learning curve

Joanne Vitale, founder of Whiskey Skies, an online boutique with a viral national following based in Las Vegas, answers interview questions Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

Joanne Vitale-Lenzie opened her online boutique, Whiskey Skies—named after her favorite pet goldendoodle—just as a way to sell clothes and make some extra money.

The Notes: Philanthropy, June 5, 2023

In the Notes: Learning Education & Achievement Foundation, Accelerated Learning Academy, Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada and more ...

Nevada is served by a strong and resilient banking industry

The U.S. banking system as a whole is an economic engine, with many pistons working simultaneously to power communities and our state.

Shared office space at UNLV could be 'start of something really relevant'

Sam Basile, VP, Business Development & Licensing for GeoComply, a compliance and anti-fraud company, demonstrates the companys geolocation compliance software at GeoComplys offices Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

As the area continues to grow and more businesses move into the UNLV Harry Reid Research & Technology Park, it might come to resemble existing technological hubs, allowing gaming companies, casino operators and others to interact in a unique way.

People on the Move: May 29, 2023

In the Notes: Mike Hnatuick, Stan Williams, Nicole Castro Zieba, Audrey Lee

Las Vegas anticipating a busy Memorial Day weekend with 335,000 visitors expected

Visitors crowd the casino floor at Resorts World Las Vegas in this June 2021 file photo. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority projects that casinos and hotels up and down the Strip will be busy this weekend, with an expected 335,000 visitors for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit Las Vegas this Memorial Day weekend, at the start of what will likely be a robust summer of travel to Southern Nevada. An estimated ...

2023 Top Doctors: Honoring some of Southern Nevada's best doctors

2023 Top Doctors: Honoring some of Southern Nevada's best doctors

The annual Top Doctors issue of Health Care Quarterly recognizes some of the best doctors practicing in our region. Our goal with this publication is to provide a comprehensive list of peer-recommended physicians ...