Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority News

Vegas gambling revenues dip slightly in April
10 Jun 2011

Gaming revenues on the Las Vegas Strip dropped 2.2 percent in April, despite the total visitor count rising 4.8 percent.

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Less people going to Vegas to strictly gamble
25 Mar 2011

The number of people who went to Las Vegas primarily to gamble dropped to 9 percent last year compared to 13 percent in 2009.

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Vegas hoping for economic touchdown from Super Bowl
4 Feb 2011

Analysts expect the Super Bowl will have an estimated nongaming economic impact of $85.6 million in Las Vegas, while sportsbooks estimate a handle of $88 million to $90 million.

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Korean Air's successful flights celebrated in Vegas
24 Sep 2010

Korean Air officials celebrated the fourth anniversary of its thrice-weekly flights that have carried more than 221,000 travelers between Las Vegas and Seoul.

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Las Vegas visitation up 2 percent in May
12 Jul 2010

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said 3,262,831 tourists came to town during the month, compared with 3,199,719 in May 2009.

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LVCVA votes to continue R&R pact
15 Jul 2009

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board voted 12 to 0 in favor of a three-year agreement with R&R Partners of Las Vegas.

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Ad agency wins three-year contract with Vegas
15 Apr 2009

R&R Partners, creators of the "What happens here, stays here" advertising slogan, reached a three-year agreement with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

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Vegas Convention Center exec resigns
3 Feb 2009

The official was in charge of an $890 million renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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LVCVA takes steps to tighten oversight
14 Jan 2009

A flap over charitable donations leads the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to change policy.

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Authority foresees drop in hotel room-tax revenue
16 May 2008

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has lowered their revenue expectations for Southern Nevada resorts, predicting room taxes for the year will be $8 million less than forecast.

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Construction: Road plan may spur changes
13 Jun 2007

An agreement that provided $1 billion to alleviate traffic congestion in Nevada may also give Las Vegas tourism boosters unprecedented influence over funding for new road projects.

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Convention Authority: Authority's slogan slog continues
11 Apr 2007

What happens in Vegas is getting reproduced all over the country, to the chagrin of Southern Nevada tourism boosters trying to protect Sin City's trademarked slogans.

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Report critical of rules, agency
19 Feb 2007

A new report that suggests Gov. Jim Gibbons radically change how gaming regulators and the convention authority operate may not get much support -- even from the people who prepared it.

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Las Vegas convention authority, Vegas.com win Adrian Awards
2 Feb 2007

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority won a top honor and Vegas.com won three awards at the 50th annual Adrian Awards competition presented by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International.

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Official: Glasgow Should Learn from Vegas
4 Oct 2006

International News Brief: A leading authority on the transformation of Las Vegas from a small dusty town to a booming metropolis has called on the local community to get behind the bid to bring Britain's biggest casino to Glasgow.

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