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Las Vegas shooting victims face ‘uphill battle’ in legal cases

Stephen Paddock’s victims will likely struggle to win compensation from the Mandalay Bay for physical and psychological damage, a lawyer who represented the victims in the 1990 Columbine massacre said.

 
Bellagio craps scheme defied 452 billion-to-1 odds

To say that four men who pulled more than $1 million from Bellagio craps tables defied the odds would be something of an understatement. The chances that they legitimately won as much as they did in one of their many sessions over the course of two years: 452 billion-to-1.

Sands China Ltd. hit with sanctions for witholding documents

District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez has ordered hefty sanctions against Las Vegas Sands subsidiary Sands China Ltd. for improperly withholding documents related to an ongoing wrongful termination lawsuit.

1st Bitcoin securities fraud case emerges in US

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.

Assistant Sheriff Greg McCurdy announces retirement

Assistant Sheriff Greg McCurdy, who oversees the Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Investigations Group at the Metropolitan Police Department, will retire to become Vice President of Corporate Security at SLS Las Vegas, the upcoming luxury hotel and casino replacing the Sahara.

Flare-ups mark Adelson’s second day on stand

The methodical, sometimes repetitious review of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson’s dealings with one-time consultant Richard Suen continued Friday in Clark County District Court, punctuated by flare-ups and an examination of the Thursday incident that led to a request for a mistrial.