DesignerCon attracts more than 70,000 attendees each year and hundreds more artists and vendors.
Conventions
The massive World Market Center complex next to Interstate-15 has been open since 2005 and brings thousands of visitors to Las Vegas each year.
The CinemaCon trade show at Caesars Palace offered plenty of ideas for new revenue streams, along with the viral “Dune: Part Two” popcorn bucket.
Those massive movies were showcased during the annual gathering of the National Association of Theatre Owners at Caesars Palace.
The famous Las Vegas venue, which has already hosted U2 and booked a UFC sporting event, has landed its first business conference customer.
The existing sports-betting financial model is unsustainable and executives of the nation’s 48 brands have begun analyzing what they must do to generate revenue while keeping players happy.
The American Gaming Association’s Global Gaming Expo starts a four-day run Monday that will feature industry experts and a showcase of slot machines and gaming equipment.
Wynn’s Craig Billings and Circa’s Derek Stevens will be among the casino leaders who take the stage for a discussion of the gaming industry at G2E next month.
The two-month, $597.6 million project is expected to take two years, starts in March after ConExpo-ConAg and includes six time frames when there will be no work done.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors rewarded executives for their efforts to rebound from the COVID-19 tourism downturn.
The LVCVA board of directors will consider recommendations for salaries and bonuses Tuesday after its compensation committee discussed rewarding executives Monday.
Increases were shown in May in visitor volume, convention attendance, airport passenger traffic, room rates and gaming win for the month, according to the LVCVA report.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s board of directors unanimously approved benefits for Service Emp;oyees International Union Local 1107 employees.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s compensation committee has recommended 4% pay raises in July for 240 workers affiliated with the union.
It didn’t take long for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s board of directors to unanimously approve its 2022-23 fiscal budget of $398 million.