A big convention year, work at Reid Airport and gaming regulatory matters and court cases should produce biggest tourism headlines in 2026.
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Nevada is among a group that will receive a nearly $150 million settlement with German automotive manufacturers accused of skirting emission regulations in vehicles
Las Vegas has been ranked in the top 10 for 2025’s leading moving destinations.
Lending Tree’s 2026 housing and economic predictions report said mortgage rates could dip below 6 percent briefly next year which could unlock the Las Vegas Valley housing market.
The top houses sold in 2025 were located across the Las Vegas Valley and were packed with luxury amenities such as infinity edge pools, over 10,000 square feet of livable space and automated pocket doors galore.
A visitation downturn coupled with strong gaming numbers, expansion coming to airport and the rise of prediction markets were key stories of 2025.
Penn National Gaming’s profit fell some 23 percent in the second quarter as lower-than-expected results from its casinos in Indiana, West Virginia and New Mexico drove down results.
Regulators are shining a spotlight into Las Vegas’ booming nightclub industry. The new scrutiny, particularly this month’s decisions by gaming regulators to fine Planet Hollywood Resort $500,000 and by the county to deny Privé a liquor license, has prompted new interest in the class aimed at increasing professionalism in the nightclub industry.
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A Clark County official on Tuesday denied an appeal by operators of Privé nightclub to reinstate a liquor license that would allow the Planet Hollywood party spot to remain open. The decision means the club will be closed until at least Aug. 4, when operators have a chance to make their case to Clark County commissioners.
Also, the Rio decided to indefinitely close its adult-themed Sapphire Pool after it failed an “integrity check” by Metro police on Saturday, the property’s owner confirmed late Tuesday.
Poetry nightclub owner Mike Goodwin says he’s moving his business out of Forum Shops at Caesars.
Apartments are getting cheaper to rent in Las Vegas, thanks to increased competition from the “shadow market” of single-family rental homes, a commercial broker said Tuesday.
Officials say a new federal spending program could create nearly 400 energy-sector jobs in the Silver State, but it’s too early to tell how much of that spending will happen in Southern Nevada.
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While the residential real estate market continues to recover from the wake of the pandemic, Las Vegas will not see a recovery in home sales or price growth compared to most other major metro regions in the country.
A survey of hotel room rates shows resorts are taking advantage of supply and demand as the city readies for “America’s Party 2026” on the Strip and in downtown Las Vegas.
A California real estate firm plans to develop a new building for a Southern Nevada university.
The 21.2 percent decline in international traffic appears to be a result of continuing declines to and from Canada and not a lull in European Formula One traffic.
