What will be the top tourism and gaming headlines of 2020? Read on for predictions about opening Allegiant Stadium, visitation records and what lies ahead for Las Vegas.
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The lack of mobile wagering and a ban on betting on California colleges and universities could prevent Nevada sportsbooks from facing crushing competition.
While travel and tourism has experienced 120 months of economic growth, U.S. market share has fallen behind international competitors who market more vigorously.
While the record for visitor volume set in 2016 is safe, three other tourism indicators are close to historic highs in 2019 with three months of data to go.
The Las Vegas Monorail Co. still has a ways to go before it can be considered a functional transportation system and the planned station near the Sphere is a first step.
A bill introduced by Reps. Johnson and Fortenberry wouldn’t make resort fees illegal, but would spell out how they’re displayed on websites and in advertisements.
Analysts heaped praise on MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren after last weeks’ earnings conference call in which the big takeaway was that MGM 2020 is working.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority monitors the changing face of the Vegas visitor annually so that resorts can react to attract more people to the destination.
Three members of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s board of directors brought some healthy skepticism to last week’s meeting at which the board gave the go-ahead for an underground transit system.
Is the spread of casino gambling across the United States killing Las Vegas? No, the numbers say.
Just when it looked like nationwide online sports wagering had a slim chance of catching fire, the U.S. Department of Justice stepped in and may have broke up the party.
Industry observers are anxious to find out if Wynn’s moves have been enough to dodge potential regulatory bullets and whether MGM’s garnered enough public support.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to consider hearing a petition to overturn an appellate court ruling on Wynn Las Vegas’ tip-sharing policy marks another stop on the long, tortuous road traveld since the tip policy was announced in 2006.
In a 15-minute address at the end of Tuesday’s meeting of the board of directors of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, CEO Rossi Ralenkotterwent through a checklist of reasons why he’s going to retire.
It wasn’t until April that Southern Nevada visitors finally ended a 10-month streak in which total visitation volume was less than it was a year earlier.