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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

Report: Ruffin plans to sell Circus Circus, buy another Strip property

An exterior view of the neon lights at Circus Circus, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.

Billionaire Phil Ruffin is looking to sell Circus Circus and its prime real estate on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip, he told Forbes in an interview published today. Ruffin bought the property for ...

17 January 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Wild-card weekend sweats: Eight bets to add to your NFL card

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) reacts on the sideline in the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans during an NFL football game, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston.

A year ago in the wild-card weekend sweats column, I wrote, “someday, the opportunity for another moneyline rollover will arise again.” ...

11 January 2025
By Case Keefer

Vegas pick'em: NFL wild card weekend winners against the spread

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) looks to throw during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.

Eight of the fourteen teams to advance to this year’s NFL playoffs were odds-on favorites to make the field coming into the season. ...

9 January 2025
By Case Keefer

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 18 winners against the spread

Tennessee Titans cornerback Roger McCreary (21) walks the sideline during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. The Jaguars defeated the Titans 20-13.

The Tennessee Titans have achieved true betting infamy this NFL season. ...

2 January 2025
By Case Keefer

College football by the odds: Bowl Pick'em against the spread Part 3

Texas A&M's Marcel Reed (10) gestures a first down during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Auburn, Ala.

As if there weren’t enough reasons to be excited about this year’s first-ever SEC vs. Big Ten showdown in the Las Vegas Bowl, the strong possibility of points adds another. ...

26 December 2024
By Case Keefer

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 17 winners against the spread

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) scores a 39-yard touchdown ahead of Seattle Seahawks safety Julian Love (20) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Seattle.

Minnesota remains an unpopular choice to win the Super Bowl, or even get there, at as high as +625 to win the NFC and 12-to-1 to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. But perhaps those odds are inflated given the Vikings control their own destiny to earn a No. 1 seed. ...

25 December 2024
By Case Keefer

Mesquite resort evolves with tourism landscape but maintains familial charm

Eureka Casino Resort in Mesquite, Nevada on Monday, December 9, 2024.

Taking the 90-minute drive from Las Vegas to Mesquite, civilization quickly falls to the wayside as the desolate landscape turns a deep red. Those earthy tones of the Mojave Desert are ...

22 December 2024
By Kyle Chouinard
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