Visitation to Las Vegas is still down, but some stats are moving in the right direction.
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It’s a trend unlikely to reverse itself until casinos get back to full capacity and midweek visits with conventions and trade shows return.
The winners are set to begin work with UNLV’s Troesh Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Downtown Las Vegas celebrates the opening of its first built-from-the-ground-up casino since 1980.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has introduced bipartisan legislation for tax credits to provide relief for convention, trade show, entertainment workers for COVID-19 recovery.
Like many things in Las Vegas, casino openings are known for being over the top.
As the long-discussed high-speed rail system between Las Vegas and Southern California awaits a bond sale that’s slated to pay for the initial phase, the company behind the project, Brightline, released more details on the construction timeline.
Las Vegas visitors will have access to a new adult playground this week: Circa.
With an original goal of completing Circa in time for a December opening, things changed when the coronavirus hit and social distancing was imposed on work crews.
The Strip is set to reopen its final resort, The Cromwell, as an adults-only property in late October.
Despite adopting numerous cost-saving measures, McCarran’s busiest commercial air carrier is continuing to endure downturns resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak.
Southwest Airlines will unblock middle seats on flights beginning Dec. 1, the airline announced Thursday.
Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport saw 1.7 million travelers pass through its gates in September, a slight dip from August’s head count.
Plenty of nods to classic Las Vegas will be visible at Circa. But you would be hard-pressed to find one as iconic or as tasty as a 99-cent shrimp cocktail.
Industry watchers say Circa’s glamorous new offering will put pressure on other properties to invest in their sportsbooks, even as the lion’s share of many sportsbooks’ revenue comes from online bets.