Bellagio announced the appointment of Amanda Voss as the resort’s new vice president of sales. In this role, she is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for hotel sales and convention services at the 3,933-room resort.
It didn’t take long for Las Vegas to turn 2017 legalization of adult-use cannabis in Nevada into a glitzy new attraction. Planet 13 Holdings, which currently runs an off-Strip dispensary, is building a 40,000-square-foot cannabis superstore and entertainment space slated to open in phases starting in November 2018. No event space is planned for the facility yet, but it’s a possibility for Phase 2.
Caesars Entertainment broke ground on its $375 million, Caesars Forum conference center on Monday, July 16, during a ceremony for trade press, industry executives and Caesars staff members. The ceremony was also livestreamed by Caesars so that people could tune in from all over the world.
Las Vegas police are conducting a criminal investigation into the mishandling of funds by Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), according to reporting published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Geoconda Arguello Kline, from Culinary Workers Union, Local 226 and UNITE HERE International Union, talks about negotiations with Las Vegas casino hotels.
Rossi Ralenkotter, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), announced he is planning to retire during an authority board meeting, according to a story published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The newspaper previously ran a report highlighting the mishandling of authority funds, including gift cards, and noted that Ralenkotter used $16,207 for personal travel.
Our city features more live entertainment in a single day than any other in the world, and that excitement brings visitors and delegates back time and again,” said Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) CEO Rossi Ralenkotter, celebrating 45 years with the bureau in 2018.
The first weekend of March 2018 was a great time to be a sports fan in Vegas. The line-up included three NASCAR races at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway; USA Sevens rugby at Sam Boyd Stadium; and on consecutive nights at the T-Mobile Arena, Vegas Golden Knights hockey, followed by a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), its headquarters and Performance Institute being located in Vegas.
Only in Vegas can you turn a groundbreaking into a show,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in November 2017 as ceremonial shovels hit the ground for the new $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium that will bring the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas in 2020.
