By the time Las Vegas hosts its next Super Bowl, new infrastructure will help make transportation and accommodation better, but the need for another airport looms large.
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Mexico, Canada and the United Kingdom were still the source of more than 60 percent of all international visitors to Las Vegas in 2022.
While Rep. Dina Titus tries to change the slot machine jackpot threshold, there are things casino players should do to prepare for the possibility of winning big money.
With Super Bowl LVIII about a year away, Las Vegas may wrestle with highway transportation matters, in-town transit issues and more visitors than hotels can accommodate.
The California-based Americans for Nonsmokers Rights is connecting casino revenue with smoking bans and has enlisted the Oakland A’s to take up the fight in Nevada.
The state’s gaming tax is calculated based on a percentage of a casino’s win. Lost winnings means lost general fund tax revenue that supports government functions from schools to public safety.
The proposal would add a fourth tier to the state’s gaming tax, 9.75 percent on all monthly gross revenue of more than $250,000.
While travel and tourism has experienced 120 months of economic growth, U.S. market share has fallen behind international competitors who market more vigorously.
When the Massachusetts Gaming Commission ordered an independent monitor to oversee Wynn Resorts issues, it didn’t consider that the problem may already have been solved.
OK, let’s get this out right from the top because it seems this is what people around here care about most: Parking will be free at the new MGM Springfield and the company is encouraging visitors to downtown Springfield to use its seven-story, 3,400-space parking garage when they shop or have dinner in the neighborhood.
The rapid emergence of pro sports in Southern Nevada ramps up our civic pride, but also unleashes a new set of issues and the LVCVA will soon find itself right in the middle of them.
Golfstream, billed as the world’s first indoor laser golf course and private lounge, plans to conduct three different types of tournaments.
With several presentations vying for attention at the same time at last week’s 16th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, it wasn’t too surprising that it was a small and mostly local crowd that showed up to hear four panelists talk about opening day at The Mirage more than 25 years ago.
It looks like International Game Technology employees are learning to fly Southwest Airlines.
The Carano family, through its Eldorado Resorts Inc., has bet the house on Reno. The odds are seemingly tipped in their favor.