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Strike by workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip enters 2nd day
Read full article: Strike by workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip enters 2nd dayA walkout by hundreds of hospitality workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip entered its second day with union members willing to undergo the financial hardships of being out of work as they wait for a new contract.
Las Vegas blows a kiss goodbye — literally — to the Tropicana with a flashy casino implosion
Read full article: Las Vegas blows a kiss goodbye — literally — to the Tropicana with a flashy casino implosionSin City blew a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana in an elaborate implosion that leveled two hotel towers.
Las Vegas hospitality workers at Venetian reach tentative deal on first-ever union contract
Read full article: Las Vegas hospitality workers at Venetian reach tentative deal on first-ever union contractThousands of hospitality workers on the Las Vegas Strip have reached a tentative deal with the Venetian and Palazzo resorts.
Las Vegas shooting survivors alarmed at US Supreme Court's strike down of ban on rifle bump stocks
Read full article: Las Vegas shooting survivors alarmed at US Supreme Court's strike down of ban on rifle bump stocksThe U.S. Supreme Court Friday struck down a ban on the rapid-fire rifle bump stock used by the gunman who rattled off over 1,000 bullets in 11 minutes in Las Vegas in 2017.
Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usual
Read full article: Record highs expected to fall as Southwest US bakes in first heat wave of season earlier than usualThe first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest.
Hotel union workers end strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas with contract talks set for Tuesday
Read full article: Hotel union workers end strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas with contract talks set for TuesdayThe largest labor union in Nevada has ended a planned 48-hour strike meant to pressure Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to agree to a five-year contract on wages and benefits.
Bellagio resumes Vegas Strip fountain show after rare loon from the north rescued and relocated
Read full article: Bellagio resumes Vegas Strip fountain show after rare loon from the north rescued and relocatedA visit from a rare, fine-feathered tourist on the Las Vegas Strip interrupted a hotel-casino’s prominent water show before wildlife biologists captured the yellow-billed loon and relocated it unharmed.
New ban on stopping on Las Vegas Strip bridges targets people with disabilities, lawsuit alleges
Read full article: New ban on stopping on Las Vegas Strip bridges targets people with disabilities, lawsuit allegesThe American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is suing the county that includes Las Vegas over its new ban on standing or stopping while crossing pedestrian bridges on the Strip.
Culinary union reaches tentative contracts with hotel-casinos as Las Vegas kicks off Super Bowl week
Read full article: Culinary union reaches tentative contracts with hotel-casinos as Las Vegas kicks off Super Bowl weekA union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another.
Union reaches deal with 4 hotel-casinos, 3 others still poised to strike at start of Super Bowl week
Read full article: Union reaches deal with 4 hotel-casinos, 3 others still poised to strike at start of Super Bowl weekA union representing hospitality workers has reached a tentative agreement with four hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas as employees at three other properties remained poised to strike Monday when the city kicks off Super Bowl week.
Robot baristas and AI chefs caused a stir at CES 2024 as casino union workers fear for their jobs
Read full article: Robot baristas and AI chefs caused a stir at CES 2024 as casino union workers fear for their jobsRobots of all kinds caused a stir on the show floor this week at the annual CES technology trade show in Las Vegas.
Police say 3 dead, fourth wounded and shooter also dead in University of Nevada, Las Vegas attack
Read full article: Police say 3 dead, fourth wounded and shooter also dead in University of Nevada, Las Vegas attackPolice say three people have been shot to death and a fourth critically wounded in an attack at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas before authorities killed the shooter.
Wynn joins Caesars and MGM in reaching tentative deal to avoid a strike by Las Vegas hotel workers
Read full article: Wynn joins Caesars and MGM in reaching tentative deal to avoid a strike by Las Vegas hotel workersAfter a marathon week of negotiations, the Las Vegas hotel workers union says it has reached a tentative deal with Wynn Resorts.
Tentative deals with MGM and Caesars narrowly avert Las Vegas hotel workers strike
Read full article: Tentative deals with MGM and Caesars narrowly avert Las Vegas hotel workers strikeThe Las Vegas hotel workers union says it has reached a deal with MGM Resorts International, the largest employer on the Las Vegas Strip, on the heels of its breakthrough agreement with Caesars Entertainment.
Tentative deal is close with Las Vegas hotel workers union amid strike threat, says MGM's CEO
Read full article: Tentative deal is close with Las Vegas hotel workers union amid strike threat, says MGM's CEOThe CEO of MGM Resorts International said in an earnings call that he believed contract negotiations underway Wednesday would lead to a tentative agreement with the Culinary Workers Union.
Indictment alleges man threatened mass shooting at Stanley Cup game in Las Vegas
Read full article: Indictment alleges man threatened mass shooting at Stanley Cup game in Las VegasA Nevada grand jury has indicted a man on felony charges that he threatened to carry out a mass shooting in June at a Stanley Cup Final hockey game on the Las Vegas Strip.
Design approved for memorial to the victims and survivors of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting
Read full article: Design approved for memorial to the victims and survivors of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shootingOfficials in Las Vegas have approved a plan for a permanent memorial to the victims and survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.
Police videos show SWAT officers detaining man, woman during home raid in Tupac Shakur cold case
Read full article: Police videos show SWAT officers detaining man, woman during home raid in Tupac Shakur cold caseTwo dozen Las Vegas police body camera videos show the moment a couple exited a home raided in July in connection with the cold case killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Thousands rally on Las Vegas Strip in support of food service workers demanding better pay, benefits
Read full article: Thousands rally on Las Vegas Strip in support of food service workers demanding better pay, benefitsFood service workers at a Las Vegas Strip arena who want higher pay and better benefits are rallying on the famed tourist corridor.
Design for Las Vegas Strip mass shooting memorial features a garden path and 58 beams of light
Read full article: Design for Las Vegas Strip mass shooting memorial features a garden path and 58 beams of lightA design for a permanent memorial to the 2017 Las Vegas Strip mass shooting has been chosen after more than three years of planning.
Vegas Golden Knights and fans celebrate 1st NHL championship with parade and rally
Read full article: Vegas Golden Knights and fans celebrate 1st NHL championship with parade and rallyVegas Golden Knights fans lined the Las Vegas Strip for a Stanley Cup victory parade and a rally in front of their home arena to mark the team’s first NHL championship.
Las Vegas police arrest man they say threatened mass shooting at Stanley Cup game
Read full article: Las Vegas police arrest man they say threatened mass shooting at Stanley Cup gameLas Vegas police on Thursday released an arrest report identifying a man they say threatened to carry out a mass shooting two days earlier during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on the Strip.
Memorial for Las Vegas mass shooting takes shape as 5 potential designs revealed
Read full article: Memorial for Las Vegas mass shooting takes shape as 5 potential designs revealedCounty officials in Las Vegas have unveiled five potential designs for a permanent memorial to honor the victims, survivors and first responders of the 2017 mass shooting.
Economic boost or big business hand-out? Nevada lawmakers consider A's stadium financing
Read full article: Economic boost or big business hand-out? Nevada lawmakers consider A's stadium financingNevada lawmakers questioned whether a proposal to subsidize a new MLB stadium with tax credits and bonds would further jolt Las Vegas’ economy, or serve as a handout for a big business that could strain government resources.
New bill to build Athletics stadium on Las Vegas Strip caps Nevada's cost at $380 million
Read full article: New bill to build Athletics stadium on Las Vegas Strip caps Nevada's cost at $380 millionThe Oakland Athletics are asking Nevada for $380 million for a 30,000-seat, $1.5 billion retractable roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip.
A's, Nevada leaders reach tentative ballpark agreement
Read full article: A's, Nevada leaders reach tentative ballpark agreementRepublican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a preliminary agreement between his office, legislative leaders in the state and the Oakland Athletics for a stadium funding plan.
Oakland A's reach agreement for potential stadium site on Las Vegas Strip
Read full article: Oakland A's reach agreement for potential stadium site on Las Vegas StripThe Oakland Athletics have reached an agreement with Bally’s and Gaming & Leisure Properties to build a potential stadium on the Tropicana hotel site along the Las Vegas Strip.
Slain Vegas shooting victims' kin to split shooter's estate
Read full article: Slain Vegas shooting victims' kin to split shooter's estateFamilies of people killed in the Las Vegas Strip massacre in October 2017 will receive almost all of the $1.4 million estate of the man who unleashed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and killed himself before police reached him.
DA to file murder charges against Las Vegas stabbing suspect
Read full article: DA to file murder charges against Las Vegas stabbing suspectA man with a large kitchen knife who terrorized tourists and locals on the Las Vegas Strip in a stabbing rampage that left two dead and six others wounded will be charged with murder.
Watery graves recall early Las Vegas’ organized crime days
Read full article: Watery graves recall early Las Vegas’ organized crime daysStories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of unidentified human remains were revealed as the water level falls on drought-stricken Lake Mead.
Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob's time in Las Vegas
Read full article: Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob's time in Las VegasLake Mead is receding and Sin City is awash with mob lore after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of the drought-stricken Colorado River reservoir just a short drive from the Las Vegas Strip.
Injured Copperfield trick participant loses lawsuit appeal
Read full article: Injured Copperfield trick participant loses lawsuit appealThe Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s findings that illusionist David Copperfield and the MGM Grand weren't financially responsible for a British tourist’s injuries during a Las Vegas Strip show in 2013.
How exactly to plan the ultimate girls trip to Las Vegas
Read full article: How exactly to plan the ultimate girls trip to Las VegasLas Vegas is a classic U.S. travel destination. It’s vibrant, usually packed with people, larger than life, and there’s likely something to do for ANY personality type -- even if you’re not all that into gambling or drinking.
Some Vegas Strip casinos to get new facades, familiar names
Read full article: Some Vegas Strip casinos to get new facades, familiar namesSome shuffling among owners has some Las Vegas Strip properties destined in coming months for rebranding, demolition, reconstruction and the addition of familiar names.
Casino giant MGM Resorts selling land to New York-based firm
Read full article: Casino giant MGM Resorts selling land to New York-based firmA New York-based real estate investment firm will emerge as the largest landholder on the Las Vegas Strip under a $17.2 billion property deal between landholding affiliates of casino giants Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International.
The Latest: Masks return for employees at some Vegas casinos
Read full article: The Latest: Masks return for employees at some Vegas casinosSome Las Vegas resorts and casinos are again requiring employees to wear masks, a response to a recommendation by regional health officials amid rising COVID-19 case rates.
Restrictions easing in US and Europe amid disaster in India
Read full article: Restrictions easing in US and Europe amid disaster in IndiaPandemic-weary travelers are returning to the skies and casinos in the United States and eating out again in Greece as the vaccine rollout is sending news cases and deaths tumbling in more affluent countries, contrasting with a worsening disaster in India.
Auto group backs guidelines for partially automated vehicles
Read full article: Auto group backs guidelines for partially automated vehiclesThe trade association representing most major automakers is offering guidelines for manufacturers to advertise partially automated driving systems and make sure drivers are paying attention while using them.
Bally's to pay $308M for Tropicana hotel on Las Vegas Strip
Read full article: Bally's to pay $308M for Tropicana hotel on Las Vegas StripThe Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel and Casino is being sold to Bally’s Corp. The company announced Tuesday it will acquire the iconic Las Vegas Strip property from Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. for about $308 million.
With sale of the Venetian, Las Vegas Sands exits the Strip
Read full article: With sale of the Venetian, Las Vegas Sands exits the StripFILE - This Aug. 2, 2005 file photo shows the Venetian Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Las Vegas Sands is selling the real estate and operations of its Venetian casino resort and Sands Expo and Convention Center to VICI Properties and Apollo Global Management in a deal worth $6.25 billion. Under Adelson, the company's focus turned to Asia years ago, where revenue eventually outpaced even the operations on the Las Vegas Strip. AdThe global pandemic broadsided Las Vegas, shuttering the Strip where Las Vegas Sands has been the biggest operator for years. The Venetian, located on the Las Vegas Strip, has three luxury hotel towers with gaming, entertainment, shopping and dining.
US unemployment claims fall to 779,000 but job cuts grind on
Read full article: US unemployment claims fall to 779,000 but job cuts grind onNevada's troubled unemployment benefits program has been overhauled, and a "tsunami" of claims spurred by pandemic layoffs have largely been sorted. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)WASHINGTON – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined to 779,000 last week, a still-historically high total that shows that a sizable number of people keep losing jobs to the viral pandemic. AdAll told, 17.8 million people were receiving unemployment benefits in the week that ended Jan. 16, the latest period for which data are available. One is Alfrieda Hylton, who has struggled for months to regain her unemployment aid, which ran out in September. Just 40 states were issuing checks under a separate jobless aid program for freelancers and the self-employed.
The Latest: Mexico ramps vaccination effort after new supply
Read full article: The Latest: Mexico ramps vaccination effort after new supplyCalifornia has lifted some stay-at-home orders in northern counties, while many orders remain in place where coronavirus cases are surging. The 270 million doses are being secured independent of the global COVAX facility aimed at distributing vaccines to lower-income countries. The state Health Department announced Wednesday that a man in his 60s who traveled to the UK in December has the variant. Spain has used just over half of the 1.1 million doses delivered to the country. Portugal has witnessed a record-breaking surge in coronavirus cases since it eased restrictions for the Christmas holiday.
Vegas execs sue online travel firms, allege unpaid hotel tax
Read full article: Vegas execs sue online travel firms, allege unpaid hotel taxFILE - In this April 28, 2020, file photo, the sun sets behind casinos and hotels along the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas. Two prominent Las Vegas communications executives are suing more than 20 online travel companies for back taxes they say should have been paid to Nevada based on hotel room rates. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)LAS VEGAS – Two prominent Las Vegas communications executives have sued more than 20 online travel companies for back taxes that they say should have been paid to Nevada based on hotel room rates. “There’s no way the online travel companies did this mistakenly,” Rogich said in a statement. Tax cases aimed at similar practices in other states involving online travel companies, or OTCs, have met with mixed success.
Nevada facing double-bind of rising cases, limping economy
Read full article: Nevada facing double-bind of rising cases, limping economyPeople dressed as showgirls stand along the Las Vegas Strip, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas. But Democrat Steve Sisolak has also encouraged out-of-state visitors, the lifeblood of Nevada's limping economy, to come to his state and spend money in Las Vegas. But Democrat Steve Sisolak has also encouraged out-of-state visitors, the lifeblood of Nevada's limping economy, to come to his state and spend money in Las Vegas. On Thursday, Nevada reported 2,416 new confirmed COVID-19 cases — a record of daily new cases for the state. Visitor numbers and room occupancy rates in Las Vegas in September were roughly half what they were the same month in 2019.
Court OK's $800M settlement for MGM Resorts, Vegas victims
Read full article: Court OK's $800M settlement for MGM Resorts, Vegas victimsFILE - In this Oct. 1, 2018, file photo, survivors return to the scene of a mass shooting on the first anniversary in Las Vegas. A judge in Nevada has approved a total of $800 million in payouts from casino company MGM Resorts International and its insurers to more than 4,400 relatives and victims of the Las Vegas Strip shooting that was the deadliest in recent U.S. history. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)LAS VEGAS – A court on Wednesday approved a settlement totaling $800 million from casino company MGM Resorts International and its insurers to more than 4,400 relatives and victims of the Las Vegas Strip shooting that was the deadliest in recent U.S. history. In various lawsuits, victims and families accused MGM Resorts of failing to protect people at the concert venue or stop the shooter from amassing an arsenal of weapons and ammunition over several days before he opened fire. Las Vegas police and the FBI determined the 64-year-old retired accountant and high-stakes poker player meticulously planned the attack and acted alone.
MGM Resorts adopts smoke-free policy for Vegas Strip casino
Read full article: MGM Resorts adopts smoke-free policy for Vegas Strip casinoLAS VEGAS – One of the last Las Vegas Strip resorts to reopen after coronavirus closures will be the first to be smoke-free, MGM Resorts International announced Monday. Moving to smoke-free is hardly a gamble, Nikodemus said: “We believe there is a high level of pent-up demand to have a non-smoking casino, especially here in Las Vegas." Nikodemus noted that smoking areas will be provided outside Park MGM, and tobacco smoking is still allowed at nearby MGM Resorts properties including New York-New York and Aria. He also pointed to MGM Resorts properties in other states where smoking is prohibited, including MGM Springfield in Massachusetts and MGM National Harbor in Maryland. Caesars Entertainment Inc. has yet to open its Cromwell and Planet Hollywood properties on the Las Vegas Strip, and the nearby Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino remains closed.
58 crosses back on Las Vegas Strip on shooting anniversary
Read full article: 58 crosses back on Las Vegas Strip on shooting anniversaryA gunman fired 1,057 rounds into a crowd of outdoor concertgoers on the Las Vegas Strip, killing 58 people. It became the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. An Illinois man drove across the country to deliver his 58 homemade crosses in honor of the victims. Two years later, Greg Zanis returned to the Las Vegas Strip, placing 58 crosses once again, CNN affiliate KSNV reported. Authorities said the Las Vegas gunman's likely use of bump stocks allowed him to rapidly spray the crowd with hundreds of bullets to devastating effect.
Iconic Sahara name returns to Las Vegas
Read full article: Iconic Sahara name returns to Las VegasLAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino made an announcement with a blast from the past as the SLS renamed itself Sahara Las Vegas. Celebrity guests walked the red carpet of the event to show their support to Las Vegas. In 2013, SBE announced that it was changing the name of the hotel-casino to SLS Las Vegas. In 2015, the Starwood Hotels & Resorts bought the Sahara and announced that one of the hotel's towers would be rebranded W Las Vegas. In 2015, the Starwood Hotels & Resorts bought the Sahara and announced that one of the hotel's towers would be rebranded W Las Vegas.