This upcoming Memorial Day weekend could be the kick-start to a strong summer of tourism in Las Vegas.

Very low airfares and inexpensive hotel stays are drawing the locked-down public to Vegas, with air tickets as low as $100 and hotels offering room rates as low as $50 per night.

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.

To Mike Anger in Midland, Michigan, a $100 round-trip airline flight and $260 for five nights at a Las Vegas hotel made it too easy to say yes.

Las Vegas has been jammed lately with pandemic-weary tourists looking for excitement and entertainment.

Nevada secured $1.06 billion in gaming revenue in March, breaking a record dating back to February 2013. The revenue surprised tourism and gaming experts with the extent of Las Vegas' rebound.

Las Vegas casinos are roaring back to life, posting their best month in eight years as the vaccine rollout and pandemic fatigue spur gamblers to return to the tables and slots.

In the inaugural episode of the Safe Bet Show, Lycka sits down with Alan Feldman (Distinguished Fellow, Responsible Gaming at UNLV International Center for Gaming Regulation) to discuss all things safer gambling.