Prediction markets — platforms where people stake money on the outcome of elections, sports, economic reports and other future events — are rapidly reshaping the online wagering landscape.

The states that share the Colorado River cannot agree on how to allocate its dwindling water. One of the leading experts on water in the West weighs in on what the future of the river could look like and what needs to be done to keep the taps flowing in Las Vegas.

A Las Vegas defense attorney is accused of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a court brief submitted in a case, after the prosecution claims it contains a citation to a nonexistent Supreme Court case.

Chief among the recommendations, delivered in testimony last week to the Nevada Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs: legislation protecting sensitive locations — schools, workplaces and places of worship — to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from accessing those sites without a judicial warrant.

A surge in immigration enforcement and detention over the last 18 months in Nevada has left people afraid to leave their houses to attend church, receive medical care, or go to school, state lawmakers were told last week.

The incident raised questions about Nevada's Castle Doctrine, which can justify a homeowner's use of deadly force when they reasonably believe they or others face an imminent threat.

The meteoric rise of prediction-market platforms in the U.S. has created significant regulatory disputes and economic challenges, as tribal and state traditional betting operators face a new type of competition that isn’t on the same playing field. Professor Danielle Finn from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) says the question extends far beyond prediction market platforms competing with traditional sportsbooks while operating under an uneven framework.

The Nation has also positioned itself as a leader on responsible gaming practices. It has partnered with organizations including the California Council on Problem Gambling and worked with researchers at UCLA and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to study and improve player protections.

Federal court data crunched in a recent report from the University of Nevada Las Vegas shows that intellectual property cases in 2025 actually ticked down. Trademark lawsuits in particular went from 4,235 filings in federal court to 3,679. About 73% of cases from January 2024 to August 2025 resulted in a settlement, according to the data set.

Nevada and Texas have attracted a combined 29 announced corporate moves midway through the year - fast approaching 2025's total of 36 - but attorneys say there is no mass exodus from Delaware, which remains the corporate home of two-thirds of American companies.

Authorities say a possible mass shooting was stopped before it could wreak havoc on the Las Vegas Strip after Allison Howlett was taken into custody following a tense police standoff in the Sunset Station parking lot.The case has also raised questions about how Nevada’s red flag law is triggered, particularly after Julie Howlett said Allison Howlett had been placed on an up to 72-hour hold by the Henderson Police Department days before her arrest.

Polls say Americans support protecting DACA recipients from deportation. Now some are being detained.