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Next Wednesday morning, what’s left of the iconic Tropicana Las Vegas resort-casino will be imploded. The implosion is set for 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 9, and the spectacle is expected to attract hundreds of people eager to witness the hotel’s last moments.
As the dock worker strike keeps ports shut down on the East Coast, many people in the Las Vegas Valley are stocking up on goods, mainly water and toilet paper. A Costco employee says their store sold out of both on Monday and Tuesday.
An outspoken advocate for restoring voting rights for felons could become the first candidate with a known felony conviction to be elected to statewide office in Nevada.
An outspoken advocate for restoring voting rights for felons could become the first candidate with a known felony conviction to be elected to state office in Nevada.
Seat belts were once simple straps that mainly served to avoid being tossed from automobiles on bumpy roads. Even then, most drivers and passengers didn’t bother with them.
In September, the American Gaming Association (AGA) announced a new way to measure whether a responsible gaming (RG) campaign is working, and how well. Launched during Responsible Gaming Education Month, the Responsible Gaming Intervention Effectiveness Scale (RG-IES) aims to ensure RG messages speak to their intended audience.
It's been nearly a year since tragedy broke out on UNLV’s campus after a gunman opened fire killing three and injuring another professor on December 6, 2023. Now a tribute memorializing those victims is set to go up outside of the Frank and Estella Beam Hall where the shooting took place.
UNLV is accepting applications for commissioned artwork to honor the victims of the Dec. 6 tragedy. The artwork is intended to honor the three victims killed by a gunman who opened fire in Beam Hall last year. The call is open to all UNLV students, faculty, staff, and alumni 18 years or older.
Playtech, a global leader in gambling technology, has joined forces with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in a groundbreaking multiyear collaboration aimed at creating a more sustainable and responsible gambling landscape. This partnership, utilizing the extensive resources and expertise from UNLV’s International Gaming Institute (IGI), will focus on integrating advanced technologies to promote safer gambling practices.