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NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's games

Texas Tech forward Darrion Williams (5) celebrates after scoring during overtime in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament game against Arkansas, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in San Francisco.

Barring a shocking change over the next week and a half, a large part of how the 2025 NCAA Tournament will be remember is already cemented. ...

29 March 2025
By Case Keefer

NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Sweet 16

Duke forward Cooper Flagg (2) reacts after dunking during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Baylor, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C.

The opening weekend of the tournament is traditionally when sports books hang the most proposition bets and index wagers, but one new pool is more widespread locally headed into the regional finals this weekend. ...

27 March 2025
By Case Keefer

NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and previews of Sunday's games

Maryland guard Selton Miguel (9) and center Derik Queen, back, celebrate on the bench during the second half against Grand Canyon in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 21, 2025 in Seattle.

Favorites flew to a 13-3 straight-up, 10-6 against the spread record when this set of teams played Friday, and none of the upsets were all that surprising. ...

23 March 2025
By Case Keefer

NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's slate

Gonzaga guard Khalif Battle (99) celebrates after a 3-point basket against Georgia during the second half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Wichita, Kan.

Gonzaga vs. Houston is the clear headliner of today’s third full day of tournament action, but the rest of the schedule is also packed with intrigue. ...

22 March 2025
By Case Keefer

NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the West Region

UConn's Alex Karaban (11) celebrates with head coach Dan Hurley during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova at the Big East basketball tournament Thursday, March 13, 2025, in New York.

The West is a glorious jumble of overachievers and underachievers. ...

19 March 2025
By Case Keefer

Weekend wagers: Nine bets including three apiece on March Madness, Pennzoil 400

William Byron celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Las Vegas.

UFC 313 got its chance to wrest some of the focus away from March Madness last week; the Pennzoil 400 gets its turn now. ...

15 March 2025
By Case Keefer

Texas lottery drawings that paid out big jackpots are the focus of widening investigations

Edith Patlan uses a Texas Lottery terminal to complete at purchase of lottery tickets at Fuel City in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

Two major lottery drawings in Texas that put nearly $180 million in the pockets of winning ticket holders have set off widening state investigations over concern that ticket sellers and ...

27 February 2025
By Nadia Lathan, Associated Press/Report for America

Weekend wagers: Five bets to make on five sports

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Los Angeles, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024.

It’s always nice to get back to the Weekend Wagers format so let’s go all the way back to the original conceit to kick off this year’s column with exactly five bets on five different sports. ...

22 February 2025
By Case Keefer

Nevada lawmaker trying again to kill federal excise tax on sports bets

The newly renovated STN Sportsbook at Sunset Station in Henderson.

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, is again trying to remove the quarter percent federal excise tax, also known as the handle tax, on legal sports bets, she announced today. The tax ...

18 February 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Record betting at BetMGM and Caesars for Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) huddles up his teammates prior to the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans.

The Eagles weren't the only big winners Sunday. Sportsbooks also came out on top ...

10 February 2025
By Mark Anderson, Associated Press

Sandoval joining board of Resorts World Las Vegas

Brian Sandoval, president of UNR, gives a report during a Board of Regents meeting at the College of Southern Nevada in North Las Vegas Friday, March 10, 2023. Sandoval served as Nevada governor from 2011 to 2019.

Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is joining the board of directors at Resorts World Las Vegas, the company announced this morning. Sandoval, who is president of UNR, joins ...

10 February 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Nevada lawmakers push for solutions to combat illegal marijuana sales in state

A cashier rings up a marijuana sale at a dispensary in Las Vegas, July 1, 2017.

Buying marijuana on the Las Vegas Strip is illegal. That doesn’t mean it’s difficult. Tourists are only a Google search away from the many illegal websites offering delivery to the Resort Corridor. Others can hop on social media to find …

7 February 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Underdogs no more: Chiefs favored in Super Bowl for first time in three years

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) runs against the Buffalo Bills during the second half of the AFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo.

Las Vegas sports books widely opened the AFC champion Chiefs as a 1.5-point favorite over the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles. The total posted anywhere from over/under 48 to 50 points. ...

26 January 2025
By Case Keefer

Vegas pick'em: NFL conference championship winners against the spread

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates a pass reception during an NFL football AFC divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo.

A regular season that saw the back-to-back defending Super Bowl champions benefit from a historic run of luck now ...

23 January 2025
By Case Keefer

Striking workers at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas ratify contract

Members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226, walk a picket line at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas before a civil disobedience protest Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Fifty-seven people were arrested, according to a union spokeswoman. The union contract at Virgin Las Vegas expired on June 1, 2023 and workers are on strike as the union and hotel management try to reach a new contract.

The longest strike in decades by Culinary Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 is coming to an end after 69 days. A vote today among workers to ratify a five-year contract with Virgin Hotels Las Vegas was ...

22 January 2025
By Kyle Chouinard
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