MGM Grand held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday to announce the expansion of the conference center.

Around 250,000 square feet will be added as part of the expansion.

Stay Well Meeting's will also expand its footprint. It launched three years ago and will now take over the conference center's entire second floor.

A famous doctor helped celebrate the occasion.

"Vegas is the conference capital of the world. Many people come here. They're all stressed and jet lagged and many are burnt out so conference space should be energizing and should give them the feeling of clarity. We're going to make that happen," said Dr. Deepak Chopra, integrative medicine pioneer.

MGM Resorts will offer more than 4-million square feet of meeting space on the Strip... Read More

One resort ownership group has taken steps to prevent terrorism in Las Vegas to the next level. Caesars Entertainment is training its personnel to spot a bomb before it goes off.

Earlier this week, 8 News NOW broke the news that the Las Vegas Strip was featured in a new ISIS propaganda video. On the video discovered by intelligence officials last week, ISIS supporters are encouraged to carry out lone wolf attacks in major cities across the country.

Caesars told 8 News NOW exclusively that employees are being trained to notice and understand how powerful explosive devices can be disguised to look like everyday items.

"They will look for weakness," said George McKerrow, Mac-7 Security Training. "They will tend to go for an easy option, but if we are proactive, then they may drive past and look for someplace else."... Read More

On any given day, there are shows and concerts happening at the different venues on the Las Vegas Strip.

While security is typically tight during major events, the risks still exist.

There's no telling when and if Las Vegas may be a target but there are ways to stay vigilant, especially around large crowds.

More than 40 million tourists visit Las Vegas every year indulging in everything the Strip has to offer, but following the Manchester terror attack, safety is a topic of conversation along one of the most famous resort corridors in the world that is home to a number of concert venues.

"I think I take safety for granted because you kind of just walk in and just assume that you're safe," said Nadine Abdelgalil, a visitor from London.

"You kind of think about it cause if somebody had the intention to do something, you could easily do it," said Michael Borrell, who is visiting from Pennsylvania... Read More