One of the most enduring myths of Vegas is that casinos pump oxygen onto casino floors to keep players alert and increase their playing time. Could this be true or based partly in truth? And, if not, how did it start?

One Friday afternoon last fall, a Virginia man decided to do something thousands of Americans have done in recent years: place a “risk-free” sports wager.

Anthony Cabot is a Distinguished Fellow in Gaming Law with more than 40 years of experience, including the past five years with the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law. Here he speaks with IAG about the importance of ethics within the gaming industry.

Nevada is failing to keep pace with other states in the race to approve new games and technology, Gov. Joe Lombardo asserted during his state of the state speech in January, and now regulators are responding. On Tuesday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board will hear industry suggestions for upping its game.  

Despite the rumor that WWE wants in on legalize sports betting, don't expect gambling on matches to take place anytime soon, several state gaming officials have made clear - and gaming experts don't see the idea as something to be taken seriously.

The WWE has approached regulators in at least two states about authorizing wagers on WWE matches. It was one of the few announcements capable of sending every corner of the gambling sphere into a tizzy. Pundits, academics, and even casino execs found the idea laughable.

Law professors and others with ties to Las Vegas and the gaming sector are adding their voices to the outrage over the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn.

Law professors and others with ties to Las Vegas and the gaming sector are adding their voices to the outrage over the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn.

Preeminent Nevada attorney Samuel “Sam” Lionel passed away on Friday at the age of 103. He was remembered this week as the dean of the Nevada bar.

Americans bet an estimated $511 billion each year with illegal and unregulated sportsbooks, iGaming websites and other games, at the expense of taxpayers and the legal gambing industry, according to a new report from the American Gaming Association, which wants the U.S. Department of Justice to crack down.

Years before he became a controversy-courting media icon, gambling promoter, liquor pitchman and pizza reviewer, David S. Portnoy was drowning in debts.

W estgate Las Vegas SuperBook oddsmaker Jay Kornegay believes his sportsbook will someday have a presence in California. It just won’t be anytime soon, thanks in part to a recent decision by voters in California against legal sports betting.