Muay Thai throw down: Promoter wants share of fighting limelight
It’s not easy launching a new combat sport organization in a town that’s already home to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the king of all mixed martial arts promotion companies.
Business
Neonopolis owner seeks new deals at trade show
Rohit Joshi wasn’t waiting for customers to come to him. No, his team was actively recruiting them Monday at the International Council of Shopping Centers’ annual convention, RECon.
Philadelphia's current operators appear unfazed over prospects of new competition
Pennsylvania gaming regulators by the end of the year should decide which of six proposals will be awarded the state’s final gaming license, for the Philadelphia area. The winner could be open for business two years later.
Culinary voting on dues increase for strike fund
Culinary Union Local 226 members were voting Monday to increase dues for a worker strike fund, two weeks before contracts between Strip casino operators and the union expire.
Caesars Entertainment leadership changes announced
Caesars Entertainment Corp. shuffled its upper management Monday, appointing former Las Vegas Sands Corp. Tom Arasi as president of hospitality.
Nevada Gaming Control Board inquiry into Colbert, Cantor Gaming continues
The Nevada Gaming Control Board confirmed Monday that it is investigating Cantor Gaming and the Las Vegas-based company’s former sports book director, Mike Colbert.
Speaker says technology can enchance shopping experience
In front of a standing-room-only audience at RECon, the International Council of Shopping Centers’ annual convention, keynote speaker Randi Zuckerberg told the retail real estate industry that nothing replaces the intangible experience of walking into a store.
Henderson apartments sold for highest per-unit price since 2008
The buying fever that is heating up residential resales is spreading to the local apartment market.
Cowboy out, Silver Sevens on the way
The signs at Terrible’s Hotel & Casino are changing as the property shifts directions to go with a new identity.
Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.
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Las Vegas' Downtown Grand to hire 800
Fifth Street Gaming is looking to hire more than 800 people for the Downtown Grand hotel, the company’s chief executive said Monday. The company expects the hiring process to take four months.
Equity-firm sports betting bill dies in Nevada
CARSON CITY — A bill that would have allowed private equity groups to place large bets at Nevada sports books appears dead this legislative session after it failed to get a vote Friday in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
Q&A with Luiz Claudio Oliveira, owner and operator of Sambalatte Torrefazione
Luiz Claudio Oliveira was enjoying a successful career with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts in Puerto Rico, and visiting his wife, Sheila Donnelly, in Las Vegas as often as he could. But during his trips to town, he noticed it was lacking a decent coffee lounge.
INTEL: Google Glass ban, Canvas Pop expansion and a slip of the tongue
Caesars won’t have any of that. And we’d bet most other casinos won’t, either.
Derek Stevens integral to downtown revival
If Tony Hsieh is the savior of downtown Las Vegas, then Derek Stevens is at least the savior of Fremont Street.
On the Move, May 20
Announcements of new hires, promotions and professional awards. Want to see your accomplishment here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com .
Time and Place, May 20
A list of weekly networking events around the Las Vegas Valley. Want to see a meeting here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com .
Audit raises questions about taxicab medallion regulation
In October 2009, a Las Vegas taxi company reported one of its medallions missing and picked up a replacement. Fifteen months later, same company, same problem, same outcome.
If help runs dry, it's time to revisit business ties
Many job seekers may have trouble understanding whether people who’ve helped them in the past can’t now, don’t want to anymore or, despite appearances, may still be willing.
Battered Atlantic City seeks to reinvent itself as destination resort
The Boardwalk can’t catch a break. For the past two decades, Atlantic City’s casino industry has been under siege from gaming competition in neighboring states.
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