The mission of the LVCVA is to attract visitors to Las Vegas and the board does that through marketing, advertising and providing resources for convention facilities.
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Nearly every tourism indicator climbed in April compared with last year, but the 36.3 percent increase in convention attendance stood out the most for Southern Nevada.
April traditionally is a slow month for casinos, but they had the highest win ever for the month in 2024 despite an early Easter and the closure of the Tropicana.
A group of local developers are looking to build a 2,500-room resort with 20,000-seat arena on the former Wet ‘n Wild site once targeted for Jackie Robinson’s All Net Arena.
The head of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority says financing for the MLB stadium won’t be impacted by Bally’s credit rating.
The CES, World of Concrete and SHOT shows helped attract 557,200 people to Southern Nevada to boost January visitation to 3.4 million.
After an all-time record in December, Strip visitors may have bypassed January to be here for the Super Bowl and the Chinese New Year in February, the Control Board said.
Toronto-based Porter Airlines began flying to the U.S. West Coast in January and soon starts daily round-trip nonstop flights to Harry Reid International.
An IGT representative said the combined company hasn’t announced plans for the employee base or real estate owned by both IGT and Everi.
The Cromwell and Mandalay Bay have been around for a long time and have interesting backstories, including connections to two Strip tragedies.
A series of events that began six years ago appears to be coming to an end after a federal judge signs off on a settlement agreement.
One of the ways Las Vegans can now travel to Northern Nevada is ending soon.
From the Sphere’s debut to traffic headaches caused by the Las Vegas Grand Prix, here are some of the top gaming and tourism stories from 2023.
The 384-room tower, first announced in October 2022, will have a groundbreaking event and an unveiling of new renderings, according to owner Penn Entertainment.
“The families are targeting a closing of the transaction by year-end, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and approval of the NBA Board of Governors,” said a statement released by the Adelson and Dumont families.
The airport serving Las Vegas also had more than 300,000 international arrivals and departures for the month, the highest number since January 2020.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board sided with banned gambler Rhon Wilson in a patron dispute. He had a long history of trespassing.
While gaming industry executives are anticipating a mild recession, Las Vegas seems ready to weather the storm with new venues and a big special events calendar.
The Consumer Electronics Association is requiring additional health and safety procedures for early arrivals to CES from China, Hong Kong and Macao.
The LVCVA said an estimated 3.3 million visitors came to Las Vegas in November, including an estimated 582,800 conventioneers.
The state’s 459 licensed casinos reported a gaming win of $13.5 billion, up 10.2 percent over the first 11 months of 2021.