In The News: Department of History

Mark Bailus wants back on the Clark County District Court bench after losing as an appointed incumbent in November.

Last time we were talking about efforts in Nevada to pass the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to outlaw alcohol sales. An initiative got the question on the general election ballot in 1918. It turned out to be like … a political campaign.

A century ago, America decided to get dry. We’re still feeling the effects, and Nevada was part of the whole process.
In all the hurly-burly of life, it’s easy to lose sight of two things, but there are two life enhancements that can elevate your game.

Shannon Smith knew this would be unlike any home he’d ever sold.

Nevada lawmakers are paid about $9,000 for their work during the legislative session, a figure that those same lawmakers have been reticent to raise, experts say.

Blake Sartini never had any doubts when he bought the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino a little more than a year ago. It was on the Las Vegas Strip.

Half a century ago, Nevada had a midterm election that didn’t seem all that significant. But maybe it was?

Thirty-one people are on the Sisolak transition team, headed by Congresswoman Dina Titus, Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and former Speaker Barbara Buckley.
When voters agreed to allow casinos into Ohio in 2009, advocates projected that the four locations would generate $1.9 billion in revenue before taxes.
When the Supreme Court issued a ruling in May that effectively legalized sports gambling, venture capital firm SeventySix Capital wasted no time getting in on the action.
Yoga pants, tennis shoes, and the 100-year history of how sports changed the way Americans dress