In The News: Lee Business School
If the Super Bowl is the advertising event of the year, the Strip’s iconic skyline makes a memorable billboard.
If the Super Bowl is the advertising event of the year, the Strip’s iconic skyline makes a memorable billboard.
About three years ago, as the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority made a bid to host the city’s first Super Bowl—now just days away—it commissioned local analytics firm Applied Analysis to create an economic impact statement on the event.
The sports renaissance in Las Vegas has had an incredible economic impact on the city.
When it comes to spectacle and celebration, few events can top the Super Bowl, and few cities can match Las Vegas. Yet over the big game’s 58-year history, the gambling mecca remained sidelined as host. Until now.
Coming off record gaming revenue for December and 2023 and the Formula 1 race in November, the Super Bowl is thrusting Las Vegas once again into the international spotlight. More records are expected to fall, including the betting handle on the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. The game is certain to enhance Las Vegas’ growing reputation as a sports destination.
New Year’s resolutions are as fickle as rain in the Mojave Desert.
Film industry experts called for an expansion of the state’s film tax credit program during a panel Wednesday evening.
Consumer advocates argue that hotels use resort fees to make room prices appear lower in initial searches and prevent consumers from accurately comparing prices.
The teams are set, the game is scheduled, and the total tab to see the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas is stacking up to be the most expensive in NFL history.
Las Vegas is gearing up to score a royal flush of sports franchises — by bringing basketball to Sin City.
The housing market in Las Vegas just saw its lowest year in sales since the crash in 2007. That may be confusing to some who are feeling the effects of our growing population and seeing new housing developments creep into the desert. It's hard to tell if it's the right time for a move or not, whether you are from out of state or a longtime Vegas resident. Professor Nicholas Irwin teaches real estate and economics at UNLV. He explains to co-host Dayvid Figler what to look out for in the everchanging Las Vegas housing market, how renters and corporate buyers fit into the equation, and tells us if now is the right time to buy a house.