Resorts World Las Vegas will incorporate three of Hilton’s premium brands when it opens Thursday, each with its own lobby and porte cochère.
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Experts in Nevada’s gaming and tourism industries say Las Vegas is returning faster than many thought it might.
MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Inc. and Station Casinos are the latest major companies to have gaming floor capacity and social distancing restrictions waived by Nevada regulators. Silverton also got the green light.
One of the few perks to emerge from Las Vegas’ pandemic-related casino shutdowns — free parking — is on its way out.
The 2022 NFL draft is still nearly a year away, but higher room rates on the Strip during the Las Vegas event hint that resorts will be seeing a surge in visitation.
The pay ratio between CEOs and median employees grew at four of the six largest public Nevada-based casino operators during the pandemic.
Resorts World Las Vegas has achieved star accreditation from Global Biorisk Advisory Council, a division of ISSA, a worldwide cleaning industry association.
MGM Grand’s Leo the Lion statue, which honors the lion seen roaring at the beginning of hundreds of movie openings, is getting spruced up.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has committed to paying upward of a total of $1 million in cash bonuses if 80 percent of its workforce receives their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1.
Rhode Island-based Bally’s Corp. has agreed to purchase the Tropicana resort-casino from landlord Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc., a transaction valued at $308 million.
A handful of passports are already in the works, including two in Las Vegas. It is not yet clear if any Las Vegas businesses will limit access solely to vaccinated guests.
This past weekend marked some of the busiest days Las Vegas has seen since the onset of the pandemic. Judging by room rates, that level of demand could carry forward this weekend.
Once the namesake to one Las Vegas’ most successful resorts, the Hilton brand will add 5,000 rooms to its portfolio through Virgin Hotels and Resorts World.
Resorts World Las Vegas has partnered with UrVenue to offer venue booking technology.
The Strip property started accepting reservations for remodeled guest rooms Monday for stays beginning mid-April.
