This week, when people are thinking about Fourth of July road trips and getting out of town, there’s good news and bad news about a recent study commissioned by WalletHub ranking the best states in the country to get on the open road.
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When it comes to conventions and meetings business, MGM Resorts International is all in.
Late in the recently concluded Nevada legislative session, lawmakers revisited and modified policy from an era of our state’s storied gambling past.
Everybody who will be in the LVCVA board chambers for the final vote on the $1.4 billion Las Vegas Convention Center expansion and renovation knows what’s going to happen: a unanimous approval.
The Raiders want to go low-profile until planning for a 65,000-seat domed stadium destined for 63 acres at Interstate 15 and Russell Road is a little further along.
Students of Professor Bo Bernhard were asked to write a proposal for an integrated resort to be built in Japan. They had to consider mission statements, design elements, marketing and branding strategies and to make them fit within Japanese cultural expectations.
If plans come together as envisioned in two top news stories from last week, there’s going to be one serious party in Las Vegas come 2020.
When the Nevada Gaming Commission meets Thursday, members will consider tinkering with Regulation 22, the state’s rules governing race and sportsbook wagers.
Though created by the same legislation, the Stadium Authority and the Oversight Panel have completely different roles and responsibilities.
A panel of five prominent casino designers recently talked with masters-level business students from London’s Cass Business School, who were in the city for a first-hand look at what makes the casino industry tick.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority spends marketing dollars in its budget based on research gathered through 3,600 in-person interviews, 300 a month over 12 months.
It’s starting to sink in to state, county and city leaders that the triumph of winning an NFL franchise represents an unprecedented challenge for Southern Nevada.
UNLV’s Boyd Law School students addressed gaming regulators in their bid to craft a new law on pari-mutuel bets.
Once it became clear last week that the NFL had cleared a path for the Raiders to relocate from Oakland to Las Vegas for the 2020 season, some hand-wringing re-emerged on the topic of betting on the team.
When NFL owners gather in Phoenix beginning Monday, they’re expected to consider a vote to relocate the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas.