In The News: Lee Business School
A major casino buyout moved forward this week as another high-profile deal collapsed, leaving questions about what comes next for MGM Resorts International and its workforce.
Las Vegas needs to give visitors more certainty about vacation costs as it works to win back budget-conscious travelers, according to UNLV economist Andrew Woods.
Prediction markets call it trading. Sports books call it betting. On TikTok, the difference can determine which advertising rules apply.
Prediction markets call it trading. Sports books call it betting. On TikTok, the difference can determine which advertising rules apply.
As candidates for governor point to different statistics, actual economists say the full picture on the economy is more complicated.
Nevada’s Consumer Protection Bureau finds itself arguing against a utility billing change designed to better balance costs — something it has long supported.
Nevada’s Consumer Protection Bureau finds itself arguing against a utility billing change designed to better balance costs — something it has long supported.
Close to half of all the residential units in Clark County are not the owner’s primary residence, according to property records obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Officials pointed to an acute demographic gap: CCSD’s recently graduated high school senior class totaled 24,601 students, while the incoming kindergarten cohort stands at just 16,126. Demographic forecasts from UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research also note below-average local birth rates and slower net migration into Southern Nevada.
As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, some Las Vegas residents and experts are weighing what an AI takeover could look like locally — and what parts of the city could be most vulnerable.
Several groups remain involved in pursuing an NBA expansion team in Las Vegas, with another round of bids expected soon and a goal of making decisions by the end of the year, Commissioner Adam Silver said.
Marla Royne Stafford, a UNLV marketing professor and expert in sales promotion and consumer behavior, said social media has become invaluable for small businesses. In fact, small businesses on TikTok, a short-form video sharing platform, stood to lose more than $1 billion in monthly revenue if the planned 2025 U.S. ban of the platform had gone into effect.