From big-name loss leaders to small bars off the casino floor, free live music is finding its way back into the casino scene.
The U.S. surgeon general on Thursday called the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes among youth “a major public health concern,” saying that although more research needs to be done on its potential harms, policymakers should take strong action to keep the products out of the hands of the nation’s young people.
Leiana Nacapuy has made a name for herself not just as a female wrestler, but as an elite wrestler, period. Just ask her three All-American honors.
Conor McGregor has filed a petition to challenge a sanction imposed by the Nevada Athletic Commission. Another UFC star, Nick Diaz, came to an agreement with the commission to settle a debt stemming from a 2015 fine.
Just a few months ago they were regularly flinging insults back and forth. Today they’re trading phone calls and pleasantries.
A longtime executive with Boyd Gaming will serve as chair of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce — marking the first time this century that someone from a casino-industry background will serve in the position.
Seventh-round results from the National Finals Rodeo on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016
When Canadian Night begins Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center, fans from up north will have plenty to cheer for. Eight Canadians are competing in the NFR, the most since 2001.
Bareback rider R.C. Landingham won his first-ever National Finals Rodeo go-round Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center. He did it in front of his mother, Wendy, who has been battling cancer.
Every night throughout the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the Thomas & Mack Center packs ‘em in, running its sellout streak to 300 by the time the 2016 event wraps up Saturday. But those 17,000 or so folks in the arena represent just a fraction of rodeo fans here this week.
Here’s the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Schedule for Thursday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Dec. 9
Mike Ensign, a retired gaming executive who helped usher in the new era of Las Vegas casinos and father of former U.S. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, died Wednesday morning in his Las Vegas home.