New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has purchased a 5.5 percent stake into Sphere Entertainment, the parent company of Sphere in Las Vegas.
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The production facility in North Las Vegas will play a role in the Brightline West high-speed rail project between Southern Nevada and Southern California.
Amid the oil embargo, President Richard Nixon asked for stringent energy conservation measures, and Nevada Gov. Mike O’Callaghan asked the resort industry to cut back on power usage.
The mid-Strip resort closes its hotel on July 14. The whole property closes three days later.
North Las Vegas was once known as a bootlegging settlement and Reno as a “cow county,” so how have both cities changed their image and economic reputation over time?
Six months ago, the Las Vegas Strip was just a plane ride away. These days, it’s a road trip for gambling.
Hotel owners are facing an “unprecedented wave” of foreclosures, according to a Tuesday letter from the industry to Congress.
The scene has been playing out for weeks now across town, as various Las Vegas institutions resume daily operations, each providing its own chapter in the story of a 24/7 city getting back on its high-heeled feet.
The act of entering a local casino — put your right wrist up, pull your mask down, look at that camera, stand on that dot — is playing out like a game of the COVID hokeypokey.
Airlines and airports are taking steps to convince the traveling public that flying is no more dangerous than going to the grocery store.
“We’ll see some great rates at hotels; we’ll see airfare sales,” travel expert Gabe Saglie said.
Hotel-casino employees worked toward complying with Gov. Steve Sisolak’s move to close all nonessential Nevada businesses for 30 days in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
For at least the next 30 days, casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and across Nevada will sit empty. No tourists. No jackpots. No entertainment. No buffets.
Travel spending, including on transportation, hotels and attractions, is projected to fall by $355 billion this year, the group said.
Here’s an updated roundup of the latest changes to Las Vegas casinos.
It was just a few years ago when the global economy was rocked, the domestic stock market was cratering, and concerns about local home prices emerged. More recently, economic conditions have been strong, stock values reached all-time highs, and the price of a typical home approached its previous high-water mark. Economies tend to work in […]
The woman was a guest at Paris hotel-casino when her Range Rover was stolen. She claims gross negligence against the company.
Now that special events and live broadcasts are in the mix, it’s a whole new ballgame for Sphere.
A new study shows that visitation is increasing and those who arrive have higher median incomes than in past years. Many of those affluent visitors are staying.
Jerry Lewis bought the Scotch 80s home in 1982 as his primary residence until his death in August 2017.