The general manager of a Penn National casino in Ohio thinks slot floor layouts could change forever thanks to lessons learned from social distancing for the coronavirus.
Conventions
Conventions are big business in Las Vegas. • Expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, a $1.4 billion project, will keep the city on pace to compete for the top shows. • CES tops the list. (See Top 10 below, and follow the link to a full list.)
Top 10 Las Vegas conventions
(ranked by attendance)1. CES — Consumer Technology Association
2. NAB — National Association of Broadcasters
3. MAGIC — Marketplace Spring Show
4. SHOT Show — Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show
5. World of Concrete
6. International Builders Show
7. Las Vegas Market (winter)
8. Las Vegas Market (summer)
9. ASD Market Week
10. (tie) Mr. Olympia.
10. (tie) PMMI — Pack Expo Las Vegas
See the full list of Las Vegas conventions.
Next year marks the show’s 20th anniversary, the 55th anniversary of “Star Trek” and the centennial celebration of creator Gene Roddenberry’s birth.
Construction of the new Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall is 95 percent complete and on track for a Dec. 14 completion with workers doing finishing work now.
Elon Musk’s Boring Co., which has nearly completed its mile-long Convention Center underground transit system, wants to begin a system in the resort corridor.
The pandemic has made large gatherings like the Global Gaming Expo impossible, but the sponsoring American Gaming Association is doing its best with a virtual experience.
The Plaza announced Monday its plans to once again host meetings and events.
MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts have plans to bring back meetings and conventions, major revenue drivers that have been on hold for months.
The largest construction convention, World of Concrete, will be pushed back to June, the trade show announced Tuesday.
It’s months away from completion, but the entrepreneur who brought us Tesla and SpaceX in addition to The Boring Co. tunnel transit project wants to move people quickly.
The Consumer Technology Association said Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg will deliver the keynote speech to kick off the CES 2021 virtual show.
Canceled for this year by the virus, one of the five largest annual Las Vegas conventions has been rescheduled for fall 2021 instead of its usual spring timing.
Las Vegas shed 82,700 entertainment and hospitality jobs during the 12 months ending in June. Marco Villarreal made sure his wasn’t one of them.
Not paying an existing board of directors and housing executives in LVCVA offices are some of the ideas for reducing costs once the system reopens.
Despite the pandemic, International Market Centers decided to hold its summer Las Vegas Market in person this year at the World Market Center.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority initially would use funds from the scrapped Convention Center renovation project to pay for Las Vegas Monorail.