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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.

Gaming Control Board chief talks about secret recording of Laxalt

The state’s top gaming regulator said Friday that he’s concerned about political influence on the oversight of Nevada’s dominant industry and has nothing against Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a prospective Republican candidate for governor.

Reid was Nevada’s go-to lawmaker for gaming, tourism and transportation

Sen. Harry Reid, who is retiring after a three-decade political career that saw him rise higher than any Nevada politician before him, has always been the go-to lawmaker on all things related to gaming, tourism and transportation.