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MGM Grand to offer new casino VR experience

MGM Grand is bringing a new virtual reality experience to Las Vegas that will put participants inside the type of apocalyptical and fantastical video games they once played on their home computer.

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Here’s why you can’t play Powerball in Nevada

Someone could be $700 million richer when the Powerball numbers come up Wednesday night. But if the winner — or winners, for all you office pool lottery players — is a Nevada resident, they will have had to make a drive to get the lucky ticket.

MGM Resorts chief denounces bigotry in letter to employees

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren sent a letter to employees Friday that denounced equality-threatening violence and bigotry, and said the casino company would match employees’ donations to civil rights groups.

Nevada gaming regulators wrestling with pot policies

Regulators have said for months that because the federal government recognizes the possession and use of marijuana as a crime, resorts should stand clear of associating with the budding recreational marijuana industry.

 
Security guard stabbed in Palazzo casino on Las Vegas Strip

The security guard was stabbed in the chest Wednesday morning and hospitalized at University Medical Center in critical but stable condition, Las Vegas police said.

 
Cosmopolitan investing more than $100M in major upgrade

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is investing more than $100 million to upgrade its rooms, joining a growing list of Strip casinos refreshing their properties as tourism to the nation’s entertainment capital flourishes.