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.
This New Year’s Eve will mark a first for the Metropolitan Police Department: the first time it will use drones to monitor one of the largest New Year’s gatherings in the United States.
The best, last-minute deals for three nights in Las Vegas for the New Year holiday will cost more than $500, according to Booking.com and hotel websites.
VICI Properties, the owner of Caesars Entertainment Corp. casinos and golf courses, plans an initial public offering of its stock to help pay down more than $4 billion of debt and finance future acquisitions.
A chain of South Florida ice cream stores bearing the name has opened its first location on the Las Vegas Strip.
A tract of land near the Strip, once held by owners of the Hard Rock Hotel, is on the market for more than $40 million.
Location-based VR startup The Void is getting ready to open two additional locations in early 2018: The startup will open new Void Experience Centers in the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian in Las Vegas as well as in the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, CA early next year, it announced Tuesday.
Officially opened one year ago this month to cater primarily to the burgeoning and wealthy Asian-American and Asian immigrant crowd in Las Vegas and West Coast cities, the magic initially seemed to work.
Less than a decade after low ticket sales forced the Las Vegas Monorail Co. into bankruptcy, the private nonprofit wants to make its next big gamble on ridership.
Wynn Resorts’ announcement that it is buying the Alon project site could raise hopes that a revival of the north Strip is in the cards. But analysts say it may be years before construction crews show up at Wynn’s new site.
In a major step forward for the struggling north Strip, Wynn Resorts has announced it reached an agreement to buy the empty lot on Las Vegas Boulevard where the New Frontier once stood.
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.