Stadium, hotel, restaurant and other service-sector staffers may get only a small piece of the action as the NFL’s big game storms Sin City.

When legendary boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao finally met in a super-fight in 2015, it became one of the biggest events ever in Las Vegas. Hundreds of thousands of spectators flocked to the desert. Not all of them could attend the fight, but they filled price-surged hotels, gambled and found thousands of other ways to spend their money. According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the estimated economic impact on Las Vegas was well over $150 million.

As the Super Bowl rolls into town, Las Vegas has completed its journey from Sin City to the sports capital of the US.

Some 11 individuals and organisations will receive ICE Landmark Awards. The awards, which are based on nominations from the industry, recognise those who have made a milestone achievement since the last edition of ICE.

The incredible advertisements have not ceased to surprise everyone who sees them.

Super Bowl 58 — the first to be held in Las Vegas — is more than just a championship football game. It will be an entertainment extravaganza, a centerpiece for championing public service, an opportunity for businesses to make money — and finally a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers that will attract millions worldwide.

Culinary union members continued to picket Friday outside the downtown Las Vegas casino properties with unsettled contracts.

All eyes are on the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas — but sometimes it seems for the strangest things.

All eyes are on the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas — but sometimes it seems for the strangest things.

The UNLV William F. Harrah College of Hospitality has been the foundation for many casino executives in Nevada and around the world. When Stowe Shoemaker became dean of the college its reputation had slid a bit and Shoemaker wanted to turn it around. A graduate of the hospitality college at Cornell University, another one of the top schools in the country for that discipline, Shoemaker knew what worked and what didn’t. He charted a course for the UNLV college that was different and unique. That included a new building that would reflect the excellent education that UNLV offers its gaming and hospitality students. Now an executive with the UNLV Foundation, Shoemaker met with GGB Publisher Roger Gros at his offices in Las Vegas in January.

This year, hoteliers would do well to focus on tech integrations that will enhance the guest experience, cybersecurity measures to protect their guest’s data, and using automation to optimize operations and generate revenue.

CBS 8 priced out travel expenses, hotels, and tickets. Here's how much the trip could cost you.