Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak is intimating about new health restrictions on Nevada gaming properties as COVID-19 cases continue to escalate. Las Vegas casinos have yet to fully recover from earlier closings.

The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) has advanced its expansion towards the latest innovation in online gambling and sports betting. The university just added another primary sponsor to one of its programs, which will create job opportunities and an enabling environment for betting operators.

J. Brin Gibson was appointed chair and executive director of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) this week, as the regulatory panel continues to confront COVID-19’s impact on the state’s casino industry.

A new online training program for gaming industry personnel will launch during the first and second quarter of 2021 at the William S.Boyd School of Law, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) announced yesterday. Operators, regulators, lawyers and others will have the opportunity to learn from instructors and tutors with decades of experience in professional gaming.

The UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law announced today that it will develop an online training program for operators, regulators, lawyers and others who work in and around the worldwide gaming industry. The mostly asynchronous classes, which will launch during the first and second quarters of 2021, will be created and taught by instructors with decades of professional gaming and teaching experience.

Las Vegas’ gaming industry, still rebounding from the coronavirus pandemic, is anxiously watching for final tallies of Nevada’s votes for president. An official announcement is expected Thursday morning.

Two Idaho tribal casinos and one California casino have temporarily closed following a cyberattack. This is relatively unusual, but other gaming properties should prepare for the continuing risk, several cybersecurity legal experts warn.

Presidential contenders Donald Trump and Joe Biden are trying to capture the support of voters concerned with the gaming industry as it struggles with the impact of coronavirus. But their positions differ based on whether the candidates are reaching out to casino owners or union members, a gaming expert said.