While visitors and pundits continue to grapple with affordability concerns in Las Vegas, a few casino operators are separating themselves by resisting the industry’s post-COVID march toward higher prices and fewer player-friendly perks.

While visitors and pundits continue to grapple with affordability concerns in Las Vegas, a few casino operators are separating themselves by resisting the industry’s post-COVID march toward higher prices and fewer player-friendly perks.

The state’s Gaming Facility Location Board is placing an expensive bet that New York City can support three full-fledged casino gambling operations just miles apart, with one in the Bronx and two in Queens.

Here’s how to lower arsenic levels in rice while achieving perfectly cooked, fluffy grains every time.

Around Thanksgiving, many family cooks are thinking about turkey, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce — or perhaps, for our devoted NPR fans, the late Susan Stamberg’s famous cranberry relish. But not everyone.

Las Vegas has had a rough go of it this year, with tourism down about 8 percent compared to 2024, according to the most recent report from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). Restaurants have been hit hard, and dozens of neighborhood diners and upscale celebrity restaurants alike have closed their doors, most of them permanently.

Fewer available workers, supply chain disruptions and overall economic pressures have combined to produce fewer job openings in the foodservice and hospitality sectors this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Meanwhile, experts told The Food Institute the labor outlook for 2026 doesn’t seem any brighter.

The new “tribal gaming and hospitality program” at Southeastern Oklahoma State University marks a significant collaboration, as Southeastern partners with University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to launch a Tribal Gaming and Hospitality Program that gives students a unique academic pathway into a growing industry.

Las Vegas isn’t the only “Sin City” in America. In other cities, bad things happen and stay there, too. From beer-loving Milwaukee to decadent New Orleans, the U.S. is filled with people behaving illicitly. No place is innocent - we all have flaws, and at some point, we all have to pay for our vices. Gambling addiction, for instance, leads to over $100 billion in losses for U.S. consumers every year, while smoking burns an over $600 billion hole in Uncle Sam’s wallet annually.

Las Vegas Grand Prix officials believe this week’s race could help remedy the decline in international tourism to the city.

Visitors to Las Vegas are noticing thinner crowds at popular spots like the airport and the Strip, and many are embracing the change.

These days, local taxes can easily add more than $100 to the bill for a hotel stay - and the businesses don't even get the money. Your hotel bill may soon be getting higher - and it could have nothing to do with the room rate.