Is Vegas ready for NBA or MLB? Sports executive panel weighs in

Jan 19, 2018 (2 a.m.)

By Thomas Moore

Las Vegas has become a big league sports destination and could host an NHL All-Star Game or even a Super Bowl, but it’s not ready for the NBA or MLB, according to at least one of the sports executives at a commercial real estate panel on Thursday at the Orleans. ...

MGM real estate spinoff wants Caesars real estate company

Jan 16, 2018 (2:40 p.m.)

By Thomas Moore

MGM Growth Properties, the company that acts as landlord for many MGM properties, wants to combine with VICI Properties, the company that owns ...

Tools of neuroscience deliver new insights about consumer behavior

Jan 15, 2018 (2 a.m.)

By Thomas Moore

Marketers are always looking for ways to understand consumers and their sometimes-confounding decisions. Neuroscience, the study of how the brain and nervous system function, seems to offer a crucial edge.

Nevada resort revenue hits record levels in 2017

Jan 12, 2018 (1:46 p.m.)

By Thomas Moore

Nongaming spending on the Strip drove resort revenue in Nevada to record levels in 2017, according to numbers released today by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Each January, the board release its Nevada Gaming Abstract, a review of the ...

State Sen. Becky Harris to chair Gaming Control Board

Jan 12, 2018 (10:41 a.m.)

By Thomas Moore

Gov. Brian Sandoval has chosen Republican state Sen. Becky Harris as the new chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Harris replaces ...

Luxor esports arena to open in March

Jan 11, 2018 (10:23 a.m.)

By Thomas Moore

Esports Arena Las Vegas, the new gaming venue where the LAX nightclub used to be located at the Luxor, will open March 22, according to a statement released today by ...

Konami's old-school horse racing game rides new technology in test run

Jan 11, 2018 (2 a.m.)

By Thomas Moore

The basic action of the Fortune Cup game is a series of tiny horse figurines “racing” around a track roughly the size of a foosball table. Konami describes it as a multistation mechanical horse racing game with ...

LVCVA: Shooting, room remodels cause 2017 visitor volume to drop

Jan 9, 2018 (3:20 p.m.)

By Thomas Moore

The Oct. 1 shooting and fewer available hotel rooms caused a drop in visitor volume for 2017, according to preliminary numbers released Tuesday by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. In his presentation to the board of directors ...

Groundbreaking heralds convention center expansion project

Jan 9, 2018 (2 a.m.)

By Thomas Moore

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority broke ground Monday on the 1.4 million-square-foot expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center with a flashy ceremony featuring showgirls, a Las Vegas entertainer and ...

South Point giving $1 million in bonuses, cites tax reform bill

Jan 4, 2018 (2:40 p.m.)

By Thomas Moore

The South Point has joined the list of businesses handing out bonuses after passage of the Trump administration’s tax reform bill. The casino released a statement today saying it was ...