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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

January 29, 2012 - 2:02 am

COVER STORY: Five teams have made the final round of the 2012 Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition. Prizes for the 2012 contest are on track to equal or exceed the value of last year's prize package, which totaled $78,950 in cash and prizes.

BUSINESS LIFE: The family behind the Panda Restaurant Group and the Panda Express chain has entered the dry cleaning business. Panda Dry Cleaners LLC partnered with consumer product giant Procter & Gamble, to open Tide Dry Cleaners.

EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT: Riviera Chief Executive Officer Andy Choy describes his property's potential and its efforts to broaden its clientele.

The skyline on the North end of the Strip with casino operators in the area including Resorts W ...

Gaming win declines in state, county, Strip, downtown in May

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

June 27, 2025 - 8:24 am

The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Friday said casino win was off 2.2 percent statewide, putting the state’s streak of consecutive record years in jeopardy.

Arlette Yousif of the Las Vegas Review-Journal (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Arlette Yousif promoted to social media manager at Review-Journal

By Isaiah Steinberg / RJ

June 27, 2025 - 8:15 am

Yousif is responsible for running social media accounts, creating social media videos, writing breaking news stories, running livestreams and more.

Las Vegas Review-Journal digital content producer Kevin Barr Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Las Ve ...

Kevin Barr hired as digital content producer at Las Vegas Review-Journal

By Isaiah Steinberg / RJ

June 27, 2025 - 6:00 am

The Las Vegas Review-Journal has hired Kevin Barr to serve as a digital content producer, in which he is responsible for running the Review-Journal’s website, scheduling social media posts, writing breaking news and more.

People take a gondola ride at the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian on Thursday, Dec. 12, 202 ...

Discount retailer opens on Las Vegas Strip

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

June 26, 2025 - 3:57 pm

The location offers discounted prices on the big box store’s traditional merchandise.

Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas (File photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Off-Strip casino-hotel, GM part ways

By David Danzis / RJ

June 26, 2025 - 3:46 pm

The general manager, who joined the off-Strip property in September, is no longer with the casino-hotel.

The Nevada Gaming Commission approved $10,000 fine against Nevada casino. (Las Vegas Review-Jou ...

Gaming Commission approves $10K fine for Nevada casino

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

June 26, 2025 - 1:44 pm

Nevada Gaming Commission members agreed Thursday that Lovelock’s Off the Rails Casino came off the rails in its accounting efforts over several years and voted unanimously to punish its parent company with a $10,000 fine.

An Air Canada plane lifts off from Harry Reid International Airport. (File/Las Vegas Review-Jou ...

Uh-oh, Canada: International air traffic tumbles at Las Vegas airport

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

June 26, 2025 - 1:06 pm

May was expected to be the first month of possible passenger declines due to Canadian consumer dissatisfaction.

Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. (File photo / Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Off-Strip casino revamps rewards program

By David Danzis / RJ

June 26, 2025 - 12:12 pm

The casino-hotel is offering increased free play, tier matching and complimentary tickets to on-site entertainment for new members who sign up.

Nick Khin is the interim CEO of the new IGT. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizu ...

Licensing approval officially brings IGT back to Las Vegas

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

June 26, 2025 - 3:20 pm

Eleven months after the announcement that IGT was being sold to Apollo Global Management, the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved licensing for the company.

A woman walks by a sign "Buy now pay later" at a store in Bangalore, India, on Sept. 10, 2009. ...

Buy Now, Pay Later loans will soon affect some credit scores

By Cora Lewis Associated Press

June 26, 2025 - 9:39 am

Hundreds of millions of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ loans will soon affect credit scores for millions of Americans who use the loans to buy clothing, furniture, concert tickets, and takeout.