DesignerCon attracts more than 70,000 attendees each year and hundreds more artists and vendors.
Conventions
The massive World Market Center complex next to Interstate-15 has been open since 2005 and brings thousands of visitors to Las Vegas each year.
The CinemaCon trade show at Caesars Palace offered plenty of ideas for new revenue streams, along with the viral “Dune: Part Two” popcorn bucket.
Those massive movies were showcased during the annual gathering of the National Association of Theatre Owners at Caesars Palace.
The famous Las Vegas venue, which has already hosted U2 and booked a UFC sporting event, has landed its first business conference customer.
Las Vegas’ convention outlook is bright in the new year. City’s top tourism officials gives overview of year to come.
Developers Brett Torino and Paul Kanavos, who built Harmon Corner and are working on the 63 retail center, would become the owners of property near the Convention Center.
The union authorized a walkout against the center’s food service provider in a unanimous vote, but bargaining teams are still negotiating a contract.
Wynn’s Craig Billings and Circa’s Derek Stevens will be among the casino leaders who take the stage for a discussion of the gaming industry at G2E next month.
The two-month, $597.6 million project is expected to take two years, starts in March after ConExpo-ConAg and includes six time frames when there will be no work done.
Meetings planners, resorts, developers, government leaders and regulators need to have a unified strategy to keep gaming revenue growing.
While big slot machines captured most of the attention of participants at last week’s Global Gaming Expo, some of the smaller products were packed with technology.
“Life is not back to full time wine and roses, but we’re certainly heading in a good direction,” said Marcus Prater, executive director of Las Vegas-based Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers.
Worre Studios has two 5G networks, a stage in the round and 65-million-pixel screens that will take virtual events abroad and serve as a supplement for local events.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is taking an unorthodox path to let traveling social media influencers tell their thousands of followers about the good times they had in Las Vegas.