It’s been blazing in the Las Vegas Valley with 55 straight days with a high of 100 or more. On Sunday, it was specifically blazing at a blackjack table on the Las Vegas Strip. A local player connected on a Blazing 7’s Blackjack Mega Progressive jackpot hit for $153, 590 at Bally’s. The winning draw hit Sunday […]
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Raiders Ready for Debut Season in Las Vegas
New faces: WR Henry Ruggs III, LB Cory Littleton, DT Maliek Collins, CB Damon Arnette, LB Nick Kwiatkoski, CB Prince Amukamara, S Damarious Randall, TE Jason Witten, QB Marcus Mariota, DE Carl Nassib, WR Nelson Agholor, S Jeff Heath. Key losses: LB Tahir Whitehead, CB Daryl Worley, S Karl Joseph, DE Benson Mayowa, RB DeAndre […]
Rural Nevada’s Tourism Attractions
Travel Nevada is counting on state residents to explore nearby and spend their money within the Silver State in the months ahead. And some rural businesses are already seeing just that. Nearly five months into the pandemic that has kept many from venturing to local businesses and traveling at all, many rural attractions are seeing […]
Visitor Spending, Tipping Down in Las Vegas
Many Las Vegas visitors are spending less than they did before the pandemic. Casino workers have taken notice. Barb Licht, a craps dealer at The Venetian, said tipping has “gotten really bad” since she returned to work June 4. She estimates her tips would average $150 to $200 during weekdays before the pandemic, and higher […]
New School Opens in Las Vegas
On a typical first day of school, third-grade teacher Tracey Joffe would have asked her students what they did over the summer break. Students might have shared stories about visiting their grandparents, going on a trip or swimming at a pool party — activities mostly put on hold this summer because of the pandemic. But […]
Matter Begins Construction of $400M Las Vegas Development
Construction has started on UnCommons, a $400 million, 40-acre mixed-use development in southwest Las Vegas from Matter Real Estate Group that will eventually have more 830 residential units. The first phase, slated for completion in early 2022, will feature 385 rental apartments. Located at Interstate 215 and Durango Drive, UnCommons will also have more than […]
Las Vegas’ First Modern Megaresort Reopens this Week
Just in time for Labor Day weekend when Las Vegas visitation is expected to get a significant bump, MGM Resorts is reopening the casino resort that started it all when it comes to the modern Las Vegas Strip. The Mirage is set to open its doors for the first time since mid-March on the morning […]
Forbearance Numbers Are Lower than Expected
Originally, some housing industry analysts were concerned that the mortgage forbearance program (which allows families to delay payments to a later date) could lead to an increase in foreclosures when forbearances end. Some even worried that we might relive the 2006-2008 housing crash all over again. Once you examine the data, however, that seems unlikely. […]
Young Gamblers are in Las Vegas
There’s a new crowd of big spenders in Las Vegas. Casinos on and off the Strip have seen a new set of younger customers emerge over the past few months. Operators say this group tends to stay in casinos longer and — more importantly — drop significant cash while there. As casino operators work to […]
Slot player hits $4M jackpot on Las Vegas Strip
A Dancing Drums Explosion video slot machine went boom on the Strip on Saturday night. An unidentified player hit a nearly $4 million jackpot on the machine at Bellagio. Specifically, the haul was $3,934,609. The jackpot hit when the player picked from 12 gold coins to match three Explosion Fu Babies symbols in the Gold Fu Babies Bonus. “We […]
