Industry
July 24, 2025
Titus to Push FAIR Bet Act at Vegas Tax Reform Hearing
Nevada Rep. Dina Titus, who added two new cosponsors to her bipartisan FAIR BET Act earlier this week, will be seizing a rare opportunity this Friday, when the powerful House Ways and Means Committee will bring a field hearing to Las Vegas to promote the recent Trump-backed tax overhaul. Hearing with Pre-Approved Witnesses Only The […]
Casino
July 23, 2025
Sahara Las Vegas Waiver Resort Fees, Second Property to Do So
Sahara Las Vegas has become the second Las Vegas Strip property to slash its resort fees and do away with them entirely in a bid to entice wary travelers to get out on the road again and visit Sin City, if not the property itself. Sarah Tries Resort World’s Strategy by Waivering Fees Lifting fees […]
Industry
July 21, 2025
Two More Routes Added in Las Vegas by Low-Budget Airline
Las Vegas and Nevada are welcoming fewer Canadians in the summer season of 2025, mostly because of the unchecked policy of President Donald Trump, who has lambasted the country’s northern neighbor in public statements, but also slammed the Canadian economy with across-the-board tariffs. Airlines Go Domestic with Diminishing Numbers of Canadian Fliers This has led […]
Casino
July 16, 2025
Strip Casinos End Cross-Property Poker Chip Cash-Ins
Poker players on the Las Vegas Strip will soon be forced to adjust to yet another big change in the way they cash in their chips. Starting this week, several major casino operators will stop accepting poker chips from other properties, ending the long-standing practice of honoring competitors’ chips. Caesars, MGM, The Venetian, and Palazzoto […]
Casino
July 14, 2025
Number of Canadian Travelers to the US Slumps Again
The number of people traveling to the United States from Canada has dropped another month, with a 22.1% drop year-over-year, according to Statistics Canada. As President Donald Trump continues to threaten neighbors with stiff tariffs, anti-American sentiment has been mounting in Canucks, many of whom have chosen not to take the summer trip down south. […]
Casino
July 14, 2025
YouTuber Faces Charges in Double Killing on Las Vegas Strip
A Clark County grand jury has charged 41-year-old Manuel Ruiz, a web personality known as “Sin City Manny,” with the deadly shooting of two other streamers on the Las Vegas Strip. The event, which happened during a live stream on June 8, killed Rodney “Finny Da Legend” Finley, 44, and his wife, Tanisha, 43, near […]
Sports
July 10, 2025
Last of the Spilotro Brothers, Mob Lieutenant John, Dies in Las Vegas at 83
John Spilotro, the brother of infamous kingpin Tony “the Ant” Spilotro, who managed the Chicago Outfit’s operations in Las Vegas during the 1970s and early 1980s, has passed away at the age of 83, according to The Gangster Report. Both he and his brother were part of the notorious Chicago Outfit gang. John Spilotro Dies […]
Casino
July 3, 2025
Rep. Dina Titus Fights Gambling Tax Provision in Trump-Backed Bill
Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus now leads the charge against a contentious tax proposal hidden in President Donald Trump’s newest economic package. She warns this could harm gamblers and hurt her state’s tourism-based economy. Titus Says New Gambling Rule Unfair to Las Vegas Visitors Titus, a Democrat who represents the Las Vegas area, opposes the Senate’s […]
Casino
July 2, 2025
Buddhist Monk Excites the Internet with His Slot Gameplay
A rare sight was caught by Angela Jordison, a social media user on X and an acclaimed poker pro, who posted a video of a Buddhist monk playing a slot machine in a Las Vegas casino that was not specified. The post was wittily captioned as “after a long day of selling bracelets and blessings, […]
Casino
July 2, 2025
Family of Pennsylvania Man Sues Over Fatal Grand Canyon Bus Trip
The relatives of a Pennsylvania man who lost his life during a Grand Canyon tour have started legal action against several groups they believe caused his death. This happened in July 2023 when Jeffery Volkar, 66, a former bricklayer, died from heat exposure. He was stuck in a broken-down tour bus in the Arizona desert. […]
