MGM Resorts want to host NBA without fans
 
MGM Resorts want to host NBA without fans

With major professional sports on hold amid the coronavirus pandemic, rumblings of sporting events resuming with Las Vegas as the host city are getting louder with MGM Resorts looking to host fanless NBA games on the strip.

CES 2020: Living in Digital Times – Video
 
CES 2020: Living in Digital Times – Video

Media were given the opportunity on Sunday to get a first look at some of the health and lifestyle trends that will be displayed at CES 2020. Las Vegas Review-Journal host Cassie Soto and Business reporter Rick Velotta discuss some of the innovative products.

CES 2020: Living in Digital Times – Video
 
CES 2020: Living in Digital Times – Video

Media were given the opportunity on Sunday to get a first look at some of the health and lifestyle trends that will be displayed at CES 2020. Las Vegas Review-Journal host Cassie Soto and Business reporter Rick Velotta discuss some of the innovative products.

2019 NHL Awards Highlight Video
 
2019 NHL Awards Highlight Video

The 2019 NHL Awards took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. Though Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone came close to winning the best defensive forward trophy, St. Louis Blues center Ryan O’ Reilly took home the coveted Frank Selke Trophy. Jason Zucker, who was raised in Las Vegas and plays for the Minnesota Wild, accepted the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for leadership and humanitarianism. Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov took home the NHL’s MVP Award.

2019 NHL Awards set for Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 19
 
2019 NHL Awards set for Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 19

During the 2018 NHL Awards in Las Vegas, tribute was paid to first responders and survivors of the Oct. 1 shooting by a handful of Vegas Golden Knights. NHL Chief Content Officer Steve Mayer said that’s why the league is moving the show to the site of the tragedy. The Mandalay Bay Events Center will host the ceremony on June 19th.

Hotel experts: Nashville, SoCal and other places on the rise
 
Hotel experts: Nashville, SoCal and other places on the rise

As part of a panel of experts, Bruce Ford of Boston-area hotel services firm Lodging Econometrics spoke of fast-growing communities for hospitality. Southern California and Nashville have seen impressive construction for a variety of room types, he told a crowd at the Hospitality Design Expo and Conference. The expo brought about 17,500 people to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.