Thousands of dollars on wine. Tiffany bracelets for employees. Paid trips to Europe. These are just some of the lavish expenditures of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority over three years.
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Southern Nevada construction industry experts say whoever ends up building the planned 65,000-seat stadium for the Las Vegas Raiders will face a massive challenge to get it done by the opening of the 2020 NFL season.
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.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority spends taxpayer dollars on concerts, sporting events, lavish dinners and some of the biggest bar bills you’ll ever see.
Authority Chairman Lawrence Weekly accepted more travel and what he reported as gifts from the agency than any other board member.
A crowd turned out Thursday for a ceremony marking the opening of the Nerd nightclub on the second floor of Neonopolis.
Nevada officials are sounding the alarm that a proposed airline passenger fee increase and program cuts in the proposed federal budget could impact screening at McCarran International Airport and dampen the state’s tourism industry.
Caesars Entertainment began charging customers for self-parking at its Linq Hotel last week and will begin charging at Caesars Palace on Monday and at Planet Hollywood and Bally’s on April 6, a company spokesman said.
Organizers of community events staged at exhibit halls at Cashman Center are scrambling to find new places once Cashman is mothballed by city officials at the end of the year.
Hakkasan Group is generating $500 million in revenue from its night club and restaurant venues as its sets to boost its global party and dining presence by half over the next 36 months, CEO Neil Moffitt told a conference Tuesday.
Southern Nevada visitation numbers and state and county gaming win in February were down from a year ago, mostly because of a lack of a Feb. 29. February 2016 had one more day than last month because of Leap Year.
The Nightclub and Bar Show brings 36,000 people from around the U.S. and nearly 50 countries to the Las Vegas Convention Center for three days of lectures, workshops, hospitality tours, taste-testing, networking and partying.
With the Oakland Raiders officially OK’d to move to Las Vegas, local economists are now studying the path to a new stadium for signs the Raiders are more than just new entertainment.
Increases in international travel were offset with declines reported by Southwest Airlines and other domestic carriers, making for a relatively flat February at McCarran International Airport.
Monday’s announcement that the team will relocate to Las Vegas from Oakland not only is a boost to fans but also to representatives of the city’s tourism industry who see a potential bonanza in additional visitation.
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