With year two of the Las Vegas Grand Prix complete, officials are looking to the future of the mega event being held annually in Southern Nevada. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and Formula One parent company Liberty Media entered into an initial three-year contract for the r
With year two of the Las Vegas Grand Prix complete, officials are looking to the future of the megaevent being held annually in Southern Nevada.The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Formula One parent company Liberty Media entered into an initial three-year contract for the race from 2
The Las Vegas Grand Prix was a mixed bag for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished fifth in Saturday night’s race on the Strip but clinched his fourth straight Formula One championship.The race was also a mixed bag for Las Vegas sportsbooks a year after they set record betting handles, or amount o
LAS VEGAS (AP) — There is a little more racing drama for Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix than a year ago when Max Verstappen was running away with the Formula 1 championship and most of the news centered on the disruptions leading up to the race.But with a little more uncertainty about who wil
Workers at Virgin Hotels enter their fourth day of striking with no negotiations scheduled as of Monday morning.Culinary Local 226 members walked off the job Friday after negotiators could not reach a tentative agreement for a new five-year contract for its roughly 700 members at Virgin. The hospita
Race officials say the Las Vegas Grand Prix, ready for its second run, has evolved as an event.They observed the hiccups last year, from setting up and breaking down the Formula 1 track in the Resort Corridor, promising to address concerns of businesses and locals who were inconvenienced. They are a
In an escalation of ongoing labor tensions, hundreds of hospitality workers at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas went on strike just before dawn Friday after negotiations with Culinary Workers Union Local 226 failed to produce a new contract. The strike marks the second this year at the off-Strip property and
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas may face a walkout by unionized employees this Friday, threatening its staffing levels just before the high-profile Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix next week. Union representatives from Culinary Local 226 and hotel management are scheduled to meet for negotiations on Thursda
While Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend room rates still lag behind last year’s rates, the market appears to have stabilized.After surveying room rates for race weekend, Nov. 21-23, gaming analyst Truist Securities noted in a report last week that rates have seen a marginal improvement compared with its
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