1980 An RCA camera demonstration. 2003 A 42″ Zenith Plasma TV. John Gurzinski/Las Vegas Review-Journal 2005 A high-definition 3-D presentation at the Panasonic booth. Joe Cavaretta/AP 2006 Floor plans distributed by Segway. Jae C. Hong/AP 2017 Virtual reality glasses. Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal
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5G – the next, faster, better standard that will make your 4G phone seem slow and obsolete – is well on its way. 5G is widely expected in 2020, but T-Mobile expects to finish installing its 5G network in Las Vegas in early 2019. And Verizon has already started updating one of its North Las […]
When Virgin Group founder Richard Branson was at the Hard Rock Hotel last week to announce his purchase of the resort, yours truly asked during a QA whatit sold for and who the majority owner is.
The National Association of Broadcasters show kicks off this weekend in Las Vegas. The show focuses on new and emerging technologies and trends in relation to the media and entertainment industries. As it’s not open to the public, I’ll be at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday to share some of […]
It’s a sprawling, $1.8 billion project on a tight deadline and has been a point of contention for more than two years.
Most stakeholders believe the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, opening the door to legal sports betting.
Another earnings season has come and gone and Southern Nevada’s Big Six casino companies had mostly positive news to report as they wrapped up last year and looked toward 2018’s outlook.
Gov. Brian Sandoval’s Gaming Policy Committee, in record time last week, approved a resolution affirming the state’s stance on the use of marijuana in gaming establishments in what was likely the last policy group assembled under his watch.
The MSG Sphere will be 360 feet tall and 500 feet wide at its widest point. As its name implies, it’s spherical. It will be built on a lot currently used for outdoor storage just east of the Sands Expo Center.
While the Southern Nevada casino industry enjoys a burst of prosperity and development, it also may be facing a tide of negative sentiment from loyal casino customers regarding high resort fees and paid parking policies at Strip casinos.
When the state Gaming Control Board released its statewide gaming win statistics for 2017 in late January, the headline was the 2.8 percent increase from $11.26 billion in 2016 to $11.57 billion for the 336 nonrestricted locations across Nevada.
Boca Park, a massive shopping center near Summerlin, gets plenty of customers. But a big, empty store is boarded and padlocked, and if you peak above the plywood covering an entrance, you still see a name: Haggen.
Steve Wynn is a smart and charismatic speaker who can paint a vivid landscape of words from his imagination. How could somebody that smart allow himself to be cornered into the position of having to quit now?
Pat Christenson expects when the Raiders get to Las Vegas, every home game is going to be like Super Bowl Sunday with parties that could include appearances by Raider legends and massive screens showing the action.
When the Raiders try to solve the parking dilemma they have with the Las Vegas stadium, they shouldn’t be asked to provide 16,250 off-site spaces as required by Clark County Title 30, Chapter 60, which includes the formula requiring one space for every four seats in the building.