Five red roulette numbers hitting in a row doesn’t mean a black one is more likely on the sixth spin. Even if you recognize the truth of this statement, whenever that sixth spin lands on black, it can still be difficult to resist learning incorrectly from the experience.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) today announced 12 college students will participate in the inaugural Sands Hospitality Immersion Program, July 24-28 in Las Vegas. The intensive experience is designed to encourage interest in travel, tourism and leisure by exposing students to the inner workings of the Las Vegas hospitality industry.

Seven-year police veteran Caleb Rogers was tackled by security after his alleged third casino robbery in four months, according to a complaint by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada

A trial for a Las Vegas police officer accused of stealing nearly $165,000 in a series of casino heists is set to begin Monday with prosecutors painting him as a gambling addict who grew increasingly desperate under a crush of debt.

Paladares pepper the Cuban landscape today, but until the 1990s, these small, family-owned restaurants operated as underground hot spots that only people in the know could find. So, it makes sense for hospitality maven Jolene Mannina to name her new chef incubator Paladare. Mannina is known for her ability to create FOMO — from her SecretBurger.com pop-ups to her revolving restaurant concepts at the former Vegas Test Kitchen on East Fremont.

Just off a dusty desert road dotted with Joshua trees and scrub, Las Vegas commercial real estate developer Rob Lauer envisions a private spaceport on 240 acres in Clark County.

Just off a dusty desert road with some Joshua trees and brush, Las Vegas commercial real estate developer Rob Lauer envisions a private spaceport on 240 acres in Clark County.

Between buying a ticket to Vegas, booking a hotel room, gambling, eating, drinking, and partaking in other excursions, it’s easy to run up a hefty tab in Sin City. Downtown Grand is aiming to appeal to budget travelers, however, by introducing its “Welcome Back to the Downtown Deal.”

One of the most enduring myths of the casino floor is that a slot machine is more likely to hit a jackpot when it hasn’t hit for awhile because it’s “due.” Watch any busy bank of slots and you’re likely to see gamblers playing musical stools, attempting to get a feel for which machine is next to pay off big.

The 1,124-room property's "Welcome Back to the Downtown Deal" includes free parking for hotel guests, gaming customers and dining customers; a Nathan's Famous hot dog and draft Pabst Blue Ribbon for $2; a PBR and a shot of Evan Williams bourbon for $3.50; and a three-course lunch special at the Triple George Grill for just $20.

According to local media reports Nevada lawmakers last week took an important procedural step to eventually give voters a second chance to repeal the state’s 159-year-old constitutional ban on lotteries.

Nevada lawmakers did something last week that hadn’t been done since William McKinley occupied the White House.