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There’s no question that the average visitor to Las Vegas has changed over the years. Even without the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s recently released 2022 Las Vegas Visitor Profile Study, it’s clear the typical tourist is skewing younger and is more ethnically diverse.
The Las Vegas Metro Police Department (LVMPD) Foundation teamed up with UNLV's Early Outreach Program for a youth track and field competition.
Problem gambling can be considered an “invisible disease” because of its potential to go unnoticed for long periods of time — during which its impact only grows deeper and more dangerous, said Alan Feldman, distinguished fellow in responsible gaming at UNLV’s International Gaming Institute.
I don’t blame our bosses for being surprised. For decades Los Angeles Unified School District’s workforce has been divided into eight different unions. Our contracts expire at different times and labor law often ties our hands, so LAUSD plays us off against each other, to the detriment of all employees.
Las Vegas will host a men’s basketball regional this week, the men’s Final Four in 2028 and numerous other college championships — all prompted by changes in how the N.C.A.A. has viewed the city.
It is a massive week for sports and entertainment in Vegas. Thursday marks the first-time March Madness has come to the city with a pair of Sweet 16 games at T-Mobile arena Thursday and an Elite 8 game slated for Saturday. Meanwhile, Friday and Saturday, Taylor Swift will play a pair of sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium, the first woman to headline at the home of the Las Vegas Raiders. Tens of thousands of fans are in town for both major events.
In some ways, video games and gambling couldn't be more different: Success in video games comes down to skill, whereas gambling relies heavily on chance.
Clark County is experiencing a shortage of crossing guards, according to the company it contracts with to hire them, prompting safety concerns for children who walk to and from school.
Nuclear blasts create dangerous fallout — residual radioactive material that travels high into the air, cools into dust, and eventually settles back to the ground, poisoning it in the process.