Lexicon Bank appointed Las Vegas City Councilman Cedric Crear to its board of directors. Crear brings more than 10 years of community and executive leadership to the board. In addition, Lexicon Bank promoted Stacy Watkins to CEO. Serving as president since April 2020, Watkins has made significant contributions to the bank’s continued growth and success, including leading efforts to support small businesses and organizations throughout Nevada—particularly those most affected by the pandemic.

Some experts view the news Wednesday of Las Vegas Sands Corp. selling off its properties on the Strip as a sign that the resort corridor is on its way to shedding coronavirus-related economic doldrums and welcoming millions of tourists annually.

At UNLV, Bo Bernhard has gone from casino chips to real money.

For the first time since its inception in 1988, Las Vegas Sands Corp. is without CEO and Chairman Sheldon Adelson.

With an unwavering commitment to empower, enrich and educate underserved children to lead choice-filled lives, non-profit CORE welcomes two new members to serve the organization on the CORE 2021 Board of Trustees: Jessica Battaglia, Vice President of Human Resources, Switch; and Bo Bernhard, Associate Vice President of Economic Development, UNLV.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development has expanded a program statewide through Nevada’s two universities to help technology entrepreneurs earn federal grant funding to support early-stage development of their businesses or innovations.

The G2E 2020 was exciting and informative. It was just like being in Las Vegas without the drinks and the casino night life. Many of the educational sessions were available on demand. Each day consisted of news about how the gaming industry has changed because of Covid-19. The advent of Sports Betting and Online Gaming has helped the casinos develop growth opportunities. While the capacity in the casinos is down, the gaming numbers per patron are up.

The International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is moving its Executive Development Program (EDP), long considered a “boot camp” for the gaming equipment manufacturing business, from its normal Harveys Lake Tahoe physical event to a virtual format, according to an exclusive report by CDC Gaming Reports.