Super Bowl LVIII is just around the corner, and its arrival in Las Vegas next week will provide confirmation of what we’ve known for a while: pro football in Sin City is having quite the moment. Approaching four years after the Raiders relocated from Oakland, football’s influence on Vegas still feels fresh. Allegiant Stadium exudes its blackened gleam and this year’s Super Bowl has the unique feel that comes whenever the big game touches down in a new city for the first time.

When the Tropicana Las Vegas opened in 1957, Nevada’s lieutenant governor unlocked the door to what would become a Sin City landmark for more than a half-century. Then he threw away the key.

For years, Nevada Democrats have dominated in fundraising and state legislative races. But the first-term Republican governor is looking to turn the tide.

A group of local business owners is asking the government for help revitalizing their storefronts after they say what was supposed to be temporary construction for the first-ever Las Vegas Grand Prix F1 race, held almost two months ago, is still impacting their businesses to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.

Why is Nevada such an attractive alternative to Southern California, and what kind of impact has the influx of new residents had on Las Vegas and surrounding communities?

As the story goes, back in 1930 The Pair O’ Dice Nite Club opened its doors, the first of its kind on the Las Vegas Strip.

2023 was a year not short on stories about the Silver State’s weird history and odd characters. From the history of common Southern Nevada misnomer to animal mascots making headlines, here’s a round up of odd Nevada stories you may have missed this year.

Each of the developments were part of a pivotal time for the Strip. Megaresort predecessors The Mirage and Excalibur opened several years earlier and proved to casino moguls that an attraction-based concept would bring a new crowd to Las Vegas.