Still, movie studios like Sony Pictures and Warner Bros Discovery have already expressed their intent to call Las Vegas home — with Sony saying they're "shovel ready" for their Summerlin site and Warner Bros working closely with UNLV to build up property in the southwest.

Visiting the happiest place on Earth isn’t cheap. In some cases, buying a Disney annual pass can be cheaper than purchasing tickets several times per year — but not always. GOBankingRates spoke with experts on whether buying an annual pass for the House of Mouse’s amusement parks is worth the money or not in 2025. Here’s what they had to say.

Arrests, detentions and deportations have been standard practice in every presidential administration. But President Donald Trump is looking to up the ante, allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to conduct raids in more places and expanding where expedited removals can take place.

Plastic cutting boards are now on the enemies list of some legislators in Nevada. A feature article in today’s Las Vegas Sun recounts the crusade of a medical student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to push state lawmakers to ban the use of plastic cutting boards in places that serve food. The reason? The plastic cutting boards could release microplastics into your dinner.

A student in the middle of the night darts downstairs from their dorm room in the Tonopah Residence Complex at UNLV to a brightly shining vending machine stationed in the building’s lobby.

Three days after Donald Trump became president, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided the Ocean Seafood Gourmet Market and Depot in Newark’s Ironbound district. ICE interrogated workers, including an American citizen, before making three arrests. It is not clear whether the agents had a judicial warrant. The raid helped launch the Trump administration’s long-promised blitzkrieg of immigration enforcement. Cabinet officials and TV cameras have accompanied ICE on other raids; publicity creates deterrence and reinforces MAGA messaging.

When Joshua Khorsandi moved to Las Vegas last year to start at UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, he noticed many restaurants using plastic cutting boards to prepare food.

Industry forecasts for 2025 suggest a potential decline in gaming revenue and visitor volume. The Center for Business and Economic Research at UNLV anticipates a 5.4% decrease in gaming revenue and a 5.8% drop in visitor numbers, attributing these projections to a softening national economy and the absence of major events like the Super Bowl, which significantly boosted figures in 2024. These projections underscore the challenges Nevada’s casino industry may face in maintaining its growth trajectory amid changing economic conditions.

President Donald Trump’s tariff policy has, so far, been stop-and-go. Earlier this month, he announced a 25 percent import tariff on Canada and Mexico, then paused it for a month. He’s added new duties to the import of steel and aluminum, expanded tariffs on China and plans to pursue reciprocal tariffs across a host of nations and industries.