Tag: Tourism
Las Vegas Strip headliners to star in longest, largest NYE broadcast ever
The Strip will be well-represented in the largest “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” telecast ever. Mariah Carey and New Kids... more
Las Vegas: Forty years on, NFR remains a tourism powerhouse
Barrel racing legend Charmayne James was preparing to compete in the inaugural National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in 1985 when casino owner... more
Georgia tourism committee recommends legalized mobile sports betting
A committee studying Georgia tourism added a recommendation to legalize mobile sports betting to its final report released Monday. The... more
Las Vegas: Did F1 and baccarat lift Strip gaming revenue? We’ll see.
2025 has seen bad headline after bad headline for the battered Las Vegas tourism and gambling markets, but topline gaming revenue totals in... more
The internet questioned whether Vegas is a value. Tourism leaders say they’re listening
Gaming executives and a tourism leader disavowed the ongoing “Vegas is dead” debate that’s been percolating in social media and... more
Las Vegas visitation down 4.4% in October
Las Vegas tourism fell year-over-year in October by 155,000 visitors, but edged closer to normal for the first time since the steep drops... more
Las Vegas Grand Prix gave the city a needed boost amid tourism slump, execs say
The Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix is just what the city needed amid a mild tourism dip, the top executive at MGM Resorts said following... more
‘This place is awesome’: F1 fans excited to be in Las Vegas
Amid drizzly, chilly weather Friday night, thousands of Formula One fans came out to the Strip for the second day of the Las Vegas Grand... more
MGM CEO touts Las Vegas recovery as Strip hosts third F1 race
As Las Vegas welcomes its third Formula One race to the Strip this weekend with a boost of visitation on what was the second slowest week... more
Can F1 and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway co-exist in a suddenly crowded Las Vegas sports market?
Long before Formula One took over the heart of the Strip, NASCAR ruled Las Vegas. F1’s 3.9-mile circuit for the Las Vegas Grand Prix,... more
