The Nevada Gaming Control Board is pushing licensees to get workers vaccinated quickly, and they’re responding with some offering incentives like gift cards and paid time off.
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Older gamblers have started to return to casinos as vaccines become more widespread.
New U.S. guidance on travel could drive more tourism to destinations like Las Vegas, experts say.
The new federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund is expected to help Southern Nevada restaurants recover from the effects of the pandemic.
Caesars Entertainment will join rival MGM Resorts in offering COVID-19 vaccine to employees on the Las Vegas Strip.
Reduced COVID cases, increases in vaccination numbers and the relaxation of restrictions are producing greater optimism that visitors will have fun in Las Vegas.
A new medical center planned for McCarran International Airport is slated to begin seeing patients this summer.
Some of the casinos are holding out for looser operating restrictions, or more foot traffic. Others have shuttered their doors permanently.
The COVID-19 pandemic marks the second time in a decade that Southern Nevada was among the hardest hit by a global economic crisis, though its recovery could be shorter this time.
A majority of Nevadans would be comfortable with outdoor events but not indoor gatherings, a Review-Journal poll shows.
The testing protocols are meant to strengthen health and safety standards and assist tourists from states with strict travel restrictions, according to the companies.
Metrics like foot traffic, gaming revenue and occupancy rates in the Reno area are closing in on pre-pandemic levels ahead of Clark County.
Las Vegas meetings and conventions have been operating on a small scale, but things are looking up in the second half of the year.
As Southern Nevadans prepare to celebrate their first pandemic Valentine’s Day, several Las Vegas-area businesses say the holiday weekend is poised to offer a welcome bump in sales following a challenging year.
“The hope is that we can make Las Vegas, the health (and) safety capital of the world,” said Jim Murren, head of the state’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force.
A handful of Nevada’s small-business owners gathered in a virtual setting Tuesday afternoon to air their concerns with Gov. Steve Sisolak and other state leaders on the financial impact COVID-19 has had on their business and employees.
The unemployment rate in the Las Vegas metropolitan area remained the highest in the state last month at 10.4 percent, even as the local economy adds more jobs, a new report shows.
Fremont Street Experience’s website is no longer selling wristbands that grant access to the six-block downtown entertainment district on New Year’s Eve.
As of Wednesday the TSA reported 101 confirmed cases of coronavirus among TSA employees at McCarran since the pandemic began, marking a 55 percent increase since Nov. 19, when 65 cases were noted by TSA data.
The Walt Disney Co. announced plans to lay off 4,000 more employees largely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.