LVRJ Business 7@7 | Casino may pay $1M in bonuses if staff get vaccinated by May
 
LVRJ Business 7@7 | Casino may pay $1M in bonuses if staff get vaccinated by May

Getting a COVID-19 vaccination could result in a cash bonus for workers at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

The Strip property has committed to paying upward of $1 million in cash bonuses if 80 percent of its workforce receive their first dose by May 1. Those who choose not to get vaccinated will be required to take a weekly COVID-19 test.

LVRJ Entertainment 7@7 | Sapphire owner says Usher will be back to ‘make things right
 
LVRJ Entertainment 7@7 | Sapphire owner says Usher will be back to ‘make things right

“I thought it was a joke when I first heard about it,” Sapphire owner Peter Feinstein said in a phone chat Monday. “I guess part of his entourage came in with a briefcase full of these ‘Ushbucks’ and they were passing them around. Now I’m getting all these calls from all these different news outlets interested in what happened.”

LVRJ Business 7@7 | Las Vegas housing market on fire
 
LVRJ Business 7@7 | Las Vegas housing market on fire

Despite the beat-up economy, Las Vegas’ housing market is in overdrive. Homes are selling rapidly, prices are setting record highs, and many buyers are paying cash.

LVRJ Entertainment 7@7 | Resorts World Las Vegas going ‘boutique’ in retail lineup
 
LVRJ Entertainment 7@7 | Resorts World Las Vegas going ‘boutique’ in retail lineup

Shopping is plentiful in the Resorts World radius, with Wynn/Encore, Venetian/Palazzo and Fashion Show mall all in the neighborhood. Resorts World President Scott Sibella says the challenge is to be different, and use the resort’s’ shopping as more a discovery than a destination experience.

Las Vegas Review Journal News | Las Vegas teens bring bikes to peers
 
Las Vegas Review Journal News | Las Vegas teens bring bikes to peers

Aiyana Castro and Bella Hawkins saw mental health struggles among their friends and classmates, so they wanted to help. The teenagers have been getting donated bikes and giving them to kids who are nominated through their online forms. They hope the bikes will get kids out of their houses and improve mental health after a long year of being isolated due to the pandemic.

LVRJ Business 7@7 | Las Vegas to recover faster, stronger than expected
 
LVRJ Business 7@7 | Las Vegas to recover faster, stronger than expected

A number of positive trends have emerged in recent weeks, with analysts reporting that resort foot traffic and occupancy rates are quickly closing in on pre-pandemic levels. Various gaming experts say they are bullish on a speedy recovery in Las Vegas.

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