COMING IN THIS WEEK’S LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS

LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS

March 13, 2011 - 3:00 am

WHATEVER MOVES YOU: With new technologies for smart phones, sports bettors in Nevada can skip the trip to the casino sports book and wager from their couches.

THEY'VE GOT PULL: Las Vegas-based Quality Towing has gone beyond helping stranded local drivers. The company also helped pull cars from danger in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and in Boston and Chicago after severe snowstorms this year.

EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT: CB Richard Ellis Las Vegas managing director John Guedry describes the thrill of bicycling and the satisfaction of coaching youth football.

THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS PRESS POLL QUESTION

New Jersey's governor vetoed a bill to make his state the first to legalize online gambling. Nevada gamblers can bet remotely only by setting up an account at a casino and downloading software to a home computer or phone app or by using a pager.

Should online gambling be legal?

Answer at www.lvbusinesspress.com/poll

Polling closes at noon March 16.

A flaming face graphic appears on the Sphere during the opening night of U2's residency Friday, ...

Now hear this: Sphere exosphere audio is coming

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 10:20 am

The Sphere continues to lose money, but officials say the Las Vegas entertainment venue is improving financially and will add sound soon to its exterior display.

A new luxury community in Henderson has launched sales. (SkyVu)

More multimillion-dollar luxury homes coming to Henderson

By Patrick Blennerhassett / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 2:57 pm

The community boasts views of the entire Las Vegas Valley and features properties that cost up to $6 million.

A team of Las Vegas real estate developers is planning to build what could be the city’s tall ...

Vegas has no NBA team (yet) but can it support 2 arena projects?

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 1:56 pm

Two multibillion-dollar resorts — both with arenas that would be capable of hosting an NBA team — are in the works for Southern Nevada. Are both of them financially viable?

Culinary Local 226 walk the picket lines at the start of a 48 hour strike at Virgin Hotels in L ...

700 Las Vegas hospitality workers strike at off-Strip casino

By McKenna Ross / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 12:13 pm

About 700 hospitality workers at an off-Strip casino have walked off the job and will withhold work for two days while pressing their employer to reach a deal over their five-year contract.

NV Energy headquarters at 6226 W. Sahara Ave. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Mylar balloons cause brief power outage in North Las Vegas

By Taylor Lane / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 12:01 pm

Over 12,000 people lost power in North Las Vegas and in the northwest valley for about half an hour.

Downtown hotel-casino plans $20M renovation

By McKenna Ross / RJ

May 9, 2024 - 7:19 pm

The historic downtown Las Vegas gambling hall will add two bars, a restaurant and more casino floor space later this year.

New York company acquiring Vegas gaming manufacturer in $1.1B deal

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

May 9, 2024 - 2:49 pm

Shareholders would get a 40 percent cash premium on the sale of their shares to the New York-based middle-market private equity firm.

Construction can start on first phase of Las Vegas Spaceport

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 8:37 am

The developer said it would take $310 million to build a launching pad, a runway for spaceplanes, a control tower, a flight school and a 200-room casino resort.