Las Vegas Convention Center expansion will spur tourism growth, analyst says

The completion of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s $600 million renovation later this year lines up with the optimism casino companies have expressed about potential record growth in group sales in 2026. A gaming industry analyst connected those dots in a report issued Tuesday previewing the third-quarter earnings season that begins this week. The infrastructure investment is expected to be similar to the growth in Southern Nevada that followed the 2012 opening of the $2.4 billion Terminal 3 at what was then McCarran International Airport.