The FBI had to move up a raid on an international gambling operation at Caesars Palace in July because word had slipped out about the investigation, a state gaming agent testified Wednesday.
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Tutor Perini Corp., the general contractor behind CityCenter and a party in a massive construction defect case involving the development’s Harmon Hotel, said Wednesday it would receive “total net settlement proceeds” of approximately $189.5 million on its lien claims.
A Las Vegas attorney on Friday said the Nevada Supreme Court gave a legal victory to homeowners associations and their residents when it ruled that “house flippers” who fully paid off liens to quickly sell their investments at huge profits cannot now recoup some of that money.
The federal government on Thursday announced its first bitcoin securities fraud case, accusing a Texas man of engineering a Ponzi scheme by getting people to turn over their bitcoins in return for promises of high interest rates and the ability to recoup their investment at any time.
Despite the recent arms race to approve medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada, the law is still clear: If you test positive for marijuana — medical marijuana card be damned — your employer can fire you, local labor lawyer Tony Golden said Wednesday.
A hearing has been scheduled Wednesday morning before Clark County District Court Judge Douglas Herndon to determine whether the controversial ride-sharing company Uber can continue to operate in Southern Nevada.
PHILADELPHIA — The city’s parking authority has lived up to its threats to impound vehicles and fine drivers participating in the UberX ride-sharing service.
Calling their conduct “constitutionally abhorrent,” a federal judge recently chided government prosecutors for working in secret to keep millions of dollars in cash and assets seized from a Las Vegas gambler and his family in a decade-long bookmaking investigation.
MGM has filed a federal trademark lawsuit against M Life Inc., a company with an application to operate a dispensary in Las Vegas under the name M’Life Wellness.
A major opinion issued recently by the Nevada Supreme Court regarding super priority liens filed by homeowners associations is a positive development for Nevada because it has clarified many of the legal issues for everyone involved in the foreclosure market, an official with the company that won the ruling said Tuesday.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a super priority lien held by a homeowners association can extinguish a first deed of trust on a property, a decision that will create a windfall for some real estate investors in Las Vegas who picked up properties for pennies on the dollar.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling requiring Las Vegas Sands Corp. turn over documents in the company’s ongoing legal dispute with Steve Jacobs, who served as head of the company’s Macau operations until he was let go in 2010.
The nonprofit organization Goodwill said late Monday that it was contacted Friday by a payment card industry fraud investigative unit and federal authorities who said payment card numbers may have been stolen from some U.S. stores.
A Las Vegas man was sentenced to three years probation Monday for his role in a lucrative illegal bookmaking operation.
Federal authorities have charged FedEx Corp. with assisting illegal pharmacies by knowingly delivering dangerous drugs to customers without prescriptions.
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