In The News: William F. Harrah College of Hospitality

Los Angeles Daily News

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians announced plans to purchase the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, making it the first tribe to own and operate a casino in the city’s resort corridor.

CBS News

There is never a sure thing in Vegas, but the odds are in your favor if you're looking for work.

Las Vegas Review Journal

People planning to visit Las Vegas for the 2022 NFL draft can expect to pay up to three times as much for a night on the Strip compared with rates in May.

Casino.org

Las Vegas casinos are set to increase their capacity limit to 80 percent on Saturday. To underline that point, soon-to-open Resorts World Las Vegas displayed a digital “Vegas Means Business” sign.

4Flush

Thanks to the ongoing vaccination against COVID-19, the Southern Nevada casino business will start to thrive. Beginning May 1, 2021, the casino’s capacity in Las Vegas will increase from 50 percent to 80 percent.

G3 Newswire

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has given casinos in Clark County the green light to increase attendance to 80 per cent of capacity from May 1 with the aim of getting gaming floors back to 100 per cent capacity on June 1.

Pahrump Valley Times

The Nevada Gaming Control Board late Friday issued a new health and safety directive that will enable 80 percent occupancy in most casinos and a 3-foot social distancing requirement, effective May 1.

Insider

After enduring the worst year on record, the hospitality industry is eager to make a comeback.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Just over a year ago, restaurant owners beset by a shutdown, looming capacity restrictions, social-distancing requirements and other measures necessitated by the pandemic faced the often heartbreaking task of laying off many of their employees. Times certainly have changed.

Commercial Observer

Hotels reliant on convention center business face a larger uphill climb returning to pre-pandemic levels than other business hotels, as businesses and other organizations slowly work their way back toward embracing traveling to large gatherings.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Rhode Island-based Bally’s Corp. is set to buy the Tropicana from Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc., a transaction valued at $308 million.

Casino.Org

As the national COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues, older gamblers, often with more money and time than younger visitors, gradually are returning to Las Vegas, industry experts say.