On Friday, The Venetian began a celebration of its 20th anniversary. At the first stroke past midnight, The Venetian marquee began paying tribute to the 650 employees who have worked at the hotel-casino since its opening. A “founders ball” is planned to honor the Day One employees this summer.
Attaching a hotel-casino to a convention center was a money loser. That was the conventional wisdom before The Venetian opened on the Strip 20 years ago this week.
D Las Vegas co-owner Derek Stevens said the Circa resort in on schedule for a late 2020 opening.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody that the sportsbook for Circa — the newly named integrated resort coming to downtown Las Vegas — will be a prime spot.
Thousands of Southern Nevadans joined millions nationwide in the unofficial kickoff of the holiday retail season Friday. Many locations jump-started things Thursday.
The iconic Bellagio, MGM Resorts International’s luxury hotel on the Strip, turns 20 on Monday.
Two major entertainment brands began work Thursday on changing the face of live performance — and the Las Vegas skyline — with a ceremonial groundbreaking for the 18,000-seat MSG Sphere at The Venetian.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board sent CEO Rossi Ralenkotter into retirement Tuesday with a roaring applause, video tribute and $455,000 financial package.
The nearly 90 people who thought they had won money in Station Casinos’ “bad beat jackpot” poker promotion had to wait more than nine months to cash in.
Steve Wynn stepped down Saturday as Republican National Committee finance chairman amid allegations of sexual misconduct. “The work we are doing to make America a better place is too important to be impaired by this distraction,” Wynn said in a statement.
