A growing share of challengers are putting up six-to-seven figures of their own money to run for office. One candidate was blunt: “It sucks.”

A growing share of challengers are putting up six-to-seven figures of their own money to run for office. One candidate was blunt: “It sucks.”

The Hospitality Charitable Foundation will host its 11th Annual Golf Classic on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Canyon Gate Country Club. The tournament brings together hospitality professionals and community members to support students pursuing hospitality degrees at UNLV. This year’s event marks 25 years of the foundation providing scholarships, mentorship and career development opportunities.

Nevada led the nation in post-pandemic small business growth, according to new analysis from UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research. Business filings surged in 2020, when Las Vegas casinos shut down for 78 days and reached their highest level since 2006 in 2021.

Working with NSHE institutions across Northern and Southern Nevada, Baby’s Bounty’s Diapers for Diplomas program has distributed four million diapers to registered students enrolled in degree and certificate programs.

This isn’t the first time members of the tech elite have appeared at the Met Gala—Bezos himself attended in 2012, 2019 and 2024. But the prominence of his involvement this year has sparked a wave of criticism, shining a light on Silicon Valley’s increasingly influential role in fashion’s biggest night.

A new research report on cannabis and the gaming industry outlined Friday afternoon in Las Vegas revealed that the inability of visitors to access it at casinos hurts the tourism industry and called for a relaxation of state standards. The University of Nevada Las Vegas Cannabis Policy Institute and International Gaming Institute’s 3rd Annual Gaming & Cannabis Policy Discussion included a presentation by Robin Goldstein, Cannabis Economics Group Director at UC Davis in California. He detailed the cannabis and gaming research report, “The 1,500-Foot Wall: Barriers between Cannabis and Gaming in Nevada and the Potential for Integration.”

Casino companies should be allowed to offer marijuana on their premises, although doing so would require a change in state gaming regulations and laws, some experts argued on Friday. During the third annual Cannabis and Gaming policy discussion — jointly sponsored by the UNLV International Gaming Institute and the Cannabis Policy Institute — state lawmakers and gaming industry experts discussed changes to current state policy.

You might feel a pinch in your wallet at the pump — but those rising fuel costs might also contribute to a higher grocery bill for Las Vegas consumers.