Industry
December 15, 2025
Las Vegas Moribund Days May Be Over in 2026 with Rerocrd Convention Attendance
The Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC)’s $600-million renovation is coming just in time as the city expects a significant pick-up in the number of conventions hosted locally. For starters, there is CES in January, which will be held at a renewed venue that brings an experience that business people and travelers have come to expect […]
Casino
December 15, 2025
New Study Shows Nevada Residents More Likely to Develop Gambling Addiction
A huge source of income for Nevada is tourism and hospitality, focused mainly on casinos and hotels. A UNLV study has found that around 15% of Nevada’s residents have a problem with gambling. These residents are described as far more likely to suffer negative consequences due to their gambling compulsion. The National Council on Problem […]
Industry
December 12, 2025
Las Vegas Casinos Push for Urgent Gambling Tax Fix
Casino operators in Las Vegas have voiced their concerns over a looming change in federal tax law that they say will hit gamblers’ wallets, suppress high-end play, and harm Nevada’s whole tourism-based economy. With January 1, 2026, fast approaching, casino leaders, professional gamblers, and state lawmakers are asking Congress to reinstate a long-standing deduction that […]
Business
December 8, 2025
Las Vegas Sees an Increase in Total Jobs in September
Las Vegas may be amid a tourism downturn, but consumer spending and job rates are both inching up in September, with the Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation reporting a 0.4% gain in employment. Overall, 4,400 jobs were added during the month, tentatively suggesting that the worst of the worst may be behind Sin City. […]
Industry
December 5, 2025
Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Strike at Harry Reid Airport
Members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 showed up by the dozens for a protest near Harry Reid Airport on Thursday, with staffers demanding better working conditions, and specifically, pay. Workers Stage Protest Close to Las Vegas over Pay, Healthcare, and Pensions Harry Reid Airport staff members have called for fairer wages, many of […]
Legal
December 5, 2025
Resorts World Las Vegas Faces RICO Lawsuit
Resorts World Las Vegas has once again found itself in hot water due to an alleged racketeering scheme and illegal bookmaking. This follows earlier problems the property has faced. Resorts World Las Vegas Under Fire Resorts World Las Vegas is facing a federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit that targets former casino […]
Casino
December 3, 2025
Receipt from Breakfast in a Vegas Hotel Sparks Online Outrage Over Several Gratuity Fees
After ordering breakfast to their room, while staying at the Cosmopolitan, a guest was shocked at the total amount that the food came out to. The breakfast consisted of Buttermilk scratch pancakes, French toast, and an American breakfast. The subtotal of everything had come to $89, with the American breakfast costing $40, a little more […]
Casino
December 2, 2025
Dragon Link Player Wins $1.15M on Thanksgiving at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Fontainebleau Las Vegas has become the latest major Strip property to award a big-time win during the Thanksgiving festivities, with the property dishing out $1,152,000 on a Dragon Link slot machine last Thursday. The winner has preferred to stay anonymous, feeling a little underwhelming to have their identity hidden, but they are hardly the only good […]
Casino
December 2, 2025
Resorts World Las Vegas Crowns $11.1M Jackpot Winner
Feel-good jackpot stories are all over Las Vegas, and, fittingly, Resorts World Las Vegas was the latest story to produce one of the biggest winners on the Strip on Thanksgiving. The property handed out $11.1 million to a visiting family, which was in town for a break when the tremendously good fortune struck. The family […]
Casino
November 28, 2025
Resorts World Guest Hits $11 Million Slots Jackpot With Only a $5 Bet
This week, a lucky Resorts World’s guest managed to hit an incredible jackpot of over $11 million. The guest had only come to Las Vegas to visit some family. Early in the morning, after only having played for fifteen minutes, the guest was able to hit the jackpot. Resorts World is located on the Las […]
