Location: Nevada

08/05/25 8:42 PM

Proxies vital to growth of Las Vegas casinos’ football handicapping contests

  • Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review Journal
Los Angeles resident Greg Jones was grateful on Thanksgiving weekend in 2023 for his proxy, who helped him stay alive in Circa Survivor en... more
08/05/25 8:34 PM

Circa Survivor contest on pace to eclipse $20M prize pool

  • Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review Journal
A month before the NFL season opener, the Circa Survivor contest is on track to obliterate last year’s record prize pool of $14.2 million... more
08/05/25 8:11 PM

Fontainebleau the latest Las Vegas resort offering summer perks, deals for locals

  • David Danzis and Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review Journal
A megaresort on the Strip is rolling out summer deals exclusively for locals. Fontainebleau is offering discounts and special perks for... more
08/05/25 9:37 AM

Las Vegas is down on its luck as tourism drops. Why it’s kind of California’s fault

  • Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times
Sin City is facing a summer swoon, and Californians — by far the largest tourist contingent, data show — are partially to blame. Visits... more
08/04/25 8:56 PM

Las Vegas’s only independent sportsbook opens off-Strip and in Henderson

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
Nevada’s newest sportsbook launched near the Strip Monday afternoon in the typical Las Vegas fashion for openings, with showgirls and... more
08/04/25 8:12 PM

Famed steakhouse reveals opening date for new home at The Venetian

  • Johnathan L. Wright, Las Vegas Review Journal
Bazaar Meat by José Andrés has occasioned Las Vegas restaurant watchers with thick, juicy, sizzling speculation over the past year as... more
08/04/25 3:47 PM

All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are unionized, defying national trend

  • Rio Yamat, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Susana Pacheco accepted a housekeeping job 16 years ago at a casino on the Las Vegas Strip, she believed it was a... more
08/03/25 10:02 AM

Las Vegas tourism decline narrative continues as resorts’ prices make headlines

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
The decline in Las Vegas tourism this summer has garnered international headlines and will only accelerate after last week when... more
08/03/25 10:00 AM

Major casino companies see potential ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ boon

  • Ryan Butler, Covers
Legislation that upset much of the gambling industry could drive several hundred million dollars in benefits for Las Vegas, Nevada’s,... more
08/03/25 9:58 AM

Las Vegas jobless rate among highest in US, again

  • Eli Segall, Las Vegas Review Journal
Las Vegas’ jobless rate was again among the highest in the nation for big metro areas in June, new data shows, as tourism keeps sliding... more