Las Vegas investor and purported billionaire Jay Bloom is accused of taking money from investors to fund a cryptocurrency mining scheme in Arizona that he knew was not viable, according to a recent lawsuit.
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A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Susie Lee would put the weight of the federal government behind efforts to prosecute criminals taking part in organized retail theft.
Two-year-old Jacoby Robinson Jr. was last seen about 7:45 p.m. Thursday near Lewis Avenue and South 15th Street.
Prosecutors have dropped a slew of felony charges against a former member of a notorious Las Vegas gang, closing a case that has stretched on for more than three years.
Caleb Rogers, 33, has been charged locally and federally in connection to three armed robberies of local casinos.
Travelers United suing MGM Resorts International accusing the Las Vegas-based casino operator of charging customers deceptive resort fees in violation of the District of Columbia’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act.
Aria poker staff plied Czech casino owner Leon Tsoukernik with booze, forcing him to lose $3 million in a high-stakes poker match against an Australian professional, recent court papers filed by Tsoukernik claim.
A $3 million exchange at an Aria poker table is now the center of a lawsuit filed in Clark County court.
The jury in a breach of contract case against casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. began deliberations Friday after hearing sharply conflicting stories from lawyers about the role a Hong Kong businessman played in helping Las Vegas Sands gain entry to the lucrative Macau gambling market.
Opening day of a three-day hearing on Monday to determine whether Las Vegas Sands Corp. should face sanctions for its conduct in a lawsuit brought by former Sands China Ltd. CEO Steven Jacobs was cloaked in a mystery.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
Former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who is accused of killing Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, appeared in court again.
A 15-year-old was fatally shot in the northeast valley during what Las Vegas police described as a “drug transaction.”
The discovery was made about 9:40 p.m. in a neighborhood near Wetlands Park, police said.