Under Gov. Steve Sisolak’s latest reopening plan, casino floor operators can increase their 25 percent capacity limit to 35 percent starting Monday and expand to 50 percent on March 15.
Bailey Schulz
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Bailey joined the Las Vegas-Review Journal’s business desk in April 2018. She previously worked with the paper in the summer of 2017 as an intern. Prior to her return, she was an intern on Bloomberg News’ energy team. She grew up in Iowa and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor of journalism degree in 2017.
After delaying plans twice, Virgin Hotels Las Vegas has scheduled its much-anticipated opening.
MGM Resorts International’s regional properties have been driving its recovery, but the company says it remains confident in the Las Vegas market.
“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.
BetMGM, FanDuel, DraftKings, BetRivers and Barstool Sportsbook all reported technical difficulties on Sunday, one of the biggest sports betting days of the year.
Certain aspects of Las Vegas’ skyline today will be here to stay, thanks to a condominium trend that started in the 2000s.
Resorts World has seen a staggering amount of interest since its November announcement that it would be hiring for 6,000 open positions.
Less than two weeks after launching a mobile app in Michigan, MGM Resorts International’s sports betting platform is teaming up with former Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders.
Casinos and restaurants across the Las Vegas Valley are ready to ring in the Lunar New Year with special dining menus, decorations and shows.
The Las Vegas Strip property will be updating the 2,568 rooms in its main tower, with the first remodeled rooms available for guests in April.
UNLV and Entain are teaming up on a program designed to recruit, mentor, support and introduce women to the sports betting, gaming and technology industries.
Despite a 37 percent drop from the amount bet nationwide last year, the American Gaming Association predicts this year’s Super Bowl will generate the largest single-event legal handle in American sports betting history.
PlayStudios is set to merge with Acies Acquisition Corp., a publicly-traded blank-check company chaired by former MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren.
Tilman Fertitta’s Golden Nugget and Landry’s will once again be publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange through a deal valued at $6.6 billion.
Industry watchers say the YouTube slot influencer Brian Christopher’s dedicated space at the downtown Las Vegas hotel follows a growing trend of segregated slot areas that can help bring in more visitors.
