Ballpark plan for Oakland A’s gets public hearing

Las Vegas Stadium Authority considers A's ballpark plan

This is an undated artist’s rendering of the proposed baseball stadium for the Athletics to be built on the site of the Tropicana hotel and casino. (Courtesy)

By Paul Pearson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 18, 2024 - 3:06 pm

Updated July 18, 2024 - 4:17 pm

The Las Vegas Stadium Authority held a meeting Thursday to discuss the draft development agreement for a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.

The 33,000-seat stadium is set to be built on a portion of the 35-acre site of the Tropicana hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

Major US airlines grounded as massive Microsoft outage shakes up world

By Charlotte Graham-McLay The Associated Press

July 19, 2024 - 2:04 am

Microsoft users worldwide reported widespread outages today. The FAA said the airlines United, American, Delta and Allegiant have all been grounded.

Machines down at Green Valley Ranch during Thursday night's outage. (Mick Akers/Las Vegas Revie ...

Slot machines go down in outage at Henderson resort

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

July 19, 2024 - 12:50 am

Guests and staff at the Green Valley Ranch Casino reported an outage Thursday night, with staff having to cash out guests manually, leading to long wait times.

A mallard is seen swimming in the water in front of The Mirage in Las Vegas in this undated pho ...

George the duck to take up residency at Las Vegas sanctuary

By Alan Halaly / RJ

July 18, 2024 - 4:45 pm

The Mirage confirmed that the plan is to move George to Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary, with the support of wildlife officials.

Marley Webster watches as Jaime Melendez prepares his tacos at his taco stand at the corner of ...

Sidewalk vendors in North Las Vegas hit with new rules

By Annie Vong / RJ

July 18, 2024 - 4:24 pm

Sidewalk vendors operating in North Las Vegas will have to pay a $150 license fee every year.

Lou Dobbs appears at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at National Harbo ...

Lou Dobbs, conservative pundit and Fox Business host, dies at 78

Associated Press

July 18, 2024 - 3:12 pm

Former president Donald Trump called Dobbs, who joined Fox after two stints on CNN, a friend and a “truly incredible Journalist, Reporter, and Talent.”

A rendering of the guitar-shaped hotel tower that Hard Rock International plans to build at wha ...

A guitar with no brand: Why Hard Rock Las Vegas is going ‘generic’

By John Katsilometes / RJ

July 18, 2024 - 2:59 pm

The Hard Rock choosing a guitar shape for its Vegas tower is obvious, with the company using the design for its Seminole Hard Rock in Florida.

Gregory Anderson has been named CEO of Allegiant Travel Co. (Allegiant)

Longtime exec named new CEO of Allegiant Travel

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

July 18, 2024 - 11:36 am

The new CEO has been with Allegiant since 2010, once serving as chief financial officer, and on Sept. 1 will take over as its top executive.

How much did Nevada collect in unused cash-out tickets this year?

By McKenna Ross / RJ

July 18, 2024 - 6:22 pm

Slot players may notice the cash-out vouchers scattered around casino machines or left in their pockets from their adventures. Still, even those tickets expire.

Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip pictured in this file photo. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/Ar ...

Nevada Supreme Court orders new trial in slot technology case

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

July 18, 2024 - 6:00 am

Technology engineer Sam Johnson was granted a new trial by the Nevada Supreme Court in a case involving his agreement with Caesars Entertainment.

Casino porter Veronica Urbina, left, hugs Day 1 employee and fellow porter Lyceette Pagan on th ...

Mirage’s ‘Day One’ employees ready for next chapter

By David Danzis | / RJ

July 18, 2024 - 3:34 pm

Longtime Mirage casino-hotel employees gathered under the porte cochere, in the atrium and on the gaming floor to share memories about the Las Vegas Strip property.