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Fremont Street Experience Risks Becoming a Superspreader

A planned Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas may hamper the progress Las Vegas and Nevada have made in containing the spreading of Covid-19. Freemont Street Experience to Gather $14,000 People With Las Vegas wrapping up 2020, a New Year’s event that will have at least 14,000 people attending may turn into a “superspreader.” Overrun […]
Fremont Street Experience Risks Becoming a Superspreader
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IGT’s Megabucks Slot Game Brings $15.5M on Christmas Eve

Christmas is normally the time when people gather with family and relatives, but during a year when things are everything but normal, some people decide to spend Christmas Eve in casinos. One man will remember this year’s one for a long time. Megabucks Jackpot Alert Thursday night, in a tweet on the casino’s profile, the […]
IGT’s Megabucks Slot Game Brings $15.5M on Christmas Eve
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Wynn Las Vegas: Union Scheduling and Healthcare Request “Forces” Layoffs

Wynn Resorts said Monday that the Culinary Union’s request for 40-hour schedules and healthcare benefits “forces” the company to lay off employees. Layoffs Could Begin in Early 2021 On Monday, Wynn Resorts warned its Las Vegas employees of possible layoffs as early as January 11, following the Culinary and Bartenders Union’s request that full-time employees […]
Wynn Las Vegas: Union Scheduling and Healthcare Request “Forces” Layoffs
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Highly Travel-Dependent Nevada Economy Faces Gloomy Outlook

As the new year approaches, many people from the hospitality and entertainment industry continue to ask themselves what would take for the economy in Nevada to bounce back to normal and the answer to the dilemma seems to be out of any tourism slogan. Travel-Dependent Being highly dependent on airline and international travel, Nevada is […]
Highly Travel-Dependent Nevada Economy Faces Gloomy Outlook
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Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Pushes Opening Date Due to COVID-19

In light of the ongoing pandemic, JC Hospitality, owner of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas pushed the opening date of the resort to next year. The operator stressed that the health and safety of customers and employees remains a top priority. Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Opening Date Pushed to Next Year January JC Hospitality, owner of […]
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Pushes Opening Date Due to COVID-19
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MGM Resorts Shakes Up Corporate Team, Appoints New COO

MGM Resorts International announced Friday major changes in its corporate leadership team while naming long-term executive Cory Sanders as COO. The End of MGM Resorts’ Corporate Reorganization US hospitality and entertainment group MGM Resorts International appointed chief financial officer Corey Sanders to chief operating officer on Friday. Until the company finds a replacement for the […]
MGM Resorts Shakes Up Corporate Team, Appoints New COO
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Will Local Clients Help Las Vegas on Its Way to Recovery?

Impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the gambling capital of the world, Las Vegas is on its way to slow recovery. While the levels of air and land traffic are yet to increase, it may be the local gamblers in Las Vegas that can help the operators keep afloat. The Pandemic’s Impact on the Gambling Capital […]
Will Local Clients Help Las Vegas on Its Way to Recovery?
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Clark County Utilizes Reserve Fund for Staduim Bond Payment

Officials in Clark County, Nevada, announced they had to tap the reserve fund related to the General Obligation Stadium Improvement Bonds for more than $11.5 million to make the outstanding bonds interest payment of $16 million. General Obligation Stadium Improvement Bonds Series 2018 To help lure the National Football League (NFL) franchise the Raiders from […]
Clark County Utilizes Reserve Fund for Staduim Bond Payment
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Bankruptcy Court Approves the Las Vegas Monorail Sale

The sale of the Las Vegas Monorail to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) was approved by a judge Tuesday, enabling the tourism authority to acquire the elevated transit system. LVCVA Approved the Monorail Purchase In September, the LVCVA approved the $24.26 million purchase of the 3.9-mile train system from the not-for-profit Las […]
Bankruptcy Court Approves the Las Vegas Monorail Sale
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Las Vegas Casinos Go Down to 25% Capacity for Three Weeks

Further restrictions for casinos in Nevada are entering from Tuesday after Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a three-week statewide pause in a late Sunday virtual press conference. Casinos will have to limit their capacity to 25% due to the spike in the daily number of new coronavirus cases. Rising New Daily Virus Cases Having daily number […]
Las Vegas Casinos Go Down to 25% Capacity for Three Weeks