The unemployment rate edged up to a still-low 4%, from 3.9%, ending a 27-month streak of unemployment below 4%, the Labor Department said Friday.
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A gaming industry veteran at an off-Strip casino is leaving her top post after a few years.
The Plaza Hotel Casino will celebrate the Fourth of July with its annual fireworks show – the only one in downtown Las Vegas and the largest the property has done.
The shop, inspired by classic soda fountain shops, features Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper, Sprite, Coke, Pepsi and other sodas mixed with flavors and add-ins.
Multiple Listing Service statistics for the valley show the median list price for a single-family home crossed a significant benchmark again.
While analysts who cover MGM Resorts International are reluctant to talk about the company’s financial prospects two months after the 1 October massacre, they’re collectively saying MGM stock would be a good addition to a portfolio.
It was by no means quiet in Mandalay Bay the night of Dec. 1, a Friday. But at certain points that evening, the crowds and energy levels seemed higher in two other MGM Resorts International-owned casinos.
Around dusk on a late November weekday, hundreds of men and women walked through the Mandalay Bay, past empty restaurants just off the casino floor and toward the huge convention center.
Like a sharp poker player, Las Vegas casinos keep their cards close to their vest when it comes to security.
Las Vegas may be the most surveilled city on Earth, but chances are no one is actually watching you on the other end of the video camera.
Just days after the Oct. 1 Strip massacre, a Nevada Supreme Court panel issued a decision that could sharpen questions about the adequacy of security at Mandalay Bay and increase its liability.
Boyd Gaming is informing guests at all its properties that hotel personnel will enter a room if a “Do Not Disturb” sign is left on a door for more than 48 hours.
Should lawsuits filed against MGM Resorts International over the Oct. 1 Strip shooting result in judgments against the company, executives believe their insurance will cover any losses.
The Culinary union said it will look into whether Mandalay Bay followed proper procedures when it cut employees’ work hours, effective immediately, in response to the Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooting.
Serena Talledo and other Mandalay Bay employees say they were told this week that MGM Resorts International is reducing their schedules as a result of the company’s hardships in the aftermath of the Oct. 1 mass shooting.
Las Vegas is largely defined by its ability to defy expectations, and recent forecasts predicting a decline in its appeal to younger travelers are no exception. Contrary to these gloomy predictions, which suggest that an aging core visitor base might render the city’s 150,000 hotel rooms less appealing to new generations, the reality is strikingly […]
Days after Allegiant Air announced plans for new special flights centered around Raiders’ games, Southwest followed suit and added four flights to Harry Reid airport.
Google wants to spend “a significant amount of dollars” to offer internet service that will help students and remote workers, an official said.
Renovation projects include updated bars, a renovated sports bar and expansions on the casino floor and in a steakhouse.
The product that connects a digital wallet to any slot machine, regardless of manufacturer, is expected to drive more play and casino profitability.