From the Sphere’s debut to traffic headaches caused by the Las Vegas Grand Prix, here are some of the top gaming and tourism stories from 2023.
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As expected, November’s Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix boosted the average daily room rate visitors paid, especially on the Las Vegas Strip.
The Strip’s baccarat tables — the game of choice for wealthy European gamblers attending the race — boosted Strip gaming win to its second-highest level ever.
Between colossal special events, two resorts opening and the arrival of the Sphere, Southern Nevada gaming and tourism could aguably have had its best year in 2023.
The Gaming Control Board gaming win numbers and Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority visitation figures for November should provide a better picture about F1.
The NBA Board of Governors is expected to complete the vote on the sale of a majority share in the Dallas Mavericks basketball team within a few days via email.
MGM Resorts International — the first company to introduce paid parking at self-parking lots in 2016 — has increased rates at its nine resort properties.
A man who was kicked out of 17 Nevada casinos after he distracted roulette dealers in a scheme to cheat casinos has been placed on Nevada’s List of Excluded Persons.
Vote to consider approval of Miriam Adelson’ acquisition of a majority share of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks from billionaire Mark Cuban was scheduled to begin Wednesday.
The Justice Department says the FBI has infiltrated the hacker group that created havoc for nine days in a cyberattack against MGM Resorts International systems.
The Connecticut-based tribe that operates the casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas said higher than normal gaming losses contributed to lower cash flow.
The Vegas Chamber announced that Preview Las Vegas 2024 would be held at Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
The Dallas Mavericks played in the first NBA game on an Indian reservation when they met the Phoenix Suns in Kykotsmovi, Arizona, in 1986.
A woman attending a Super Bowl viewing party collapsed and died while playing a slot machine, and her family is now suing the Strip resort.
Those who ventured into Fontainebleau on the first full day it was open came away impressed with the luxury decor, art pieces, technology — and the bathrooms.