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Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws record betting for a combat sports event

Jake Paul hits Mike Tyson during their heavyweight boxing match, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas.

Jake Paul's unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive standpoint, but it drew record betting. BetMGM said ...

18 November 2024

By Mark Anderson, Associated Press

Culinary Union workers go on strike at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

Culinary Union workers strike outside of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

Their chants starting before sunrise, about 100 Culinary Union workers picketed in front of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas today as they went on strike to demand higher wages. Workers are willing to stay out “as long as ...

15 November 2024

By Kyle Chouinard

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 11 winners against the spread

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley, right, scores a touchdown past Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Ja'Sir Taylor (36) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif.

The pick’em column has toed into the totals market for the first time this season with a bonus over/under hidden each week. ...

14 November 2024

By Case Keefer

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 12

Notre Dame defensive lineman Rylie Mills (99) celebrates during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in South Bend, Ind.

Notre Dame is one of the likelier squads in the nation to make the 12-team postseason bracket, tied for sixth at Caears/William Hill at odds of -350 (i.e. risking $350 to win $100). ...

13 November 2024

By Case Keefer

Culinary Union announces strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

Culinary Workers Union 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 picket outside of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

Culinary Union Local 226 will be going on strike at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas starting Nov. 15, the union announced today. The union issued a strike for the same location in May, protesting ...

8 November 2024

By Kyle Chouinard

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 11

BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff runs the ball ahead of Oklahoma State cornerback Korie Black in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Provo, Utah.

The Big 12 Conference keeps living up to its preseason promise as college football’s ultimate chaos creator week after week. ...

6 November 2024

By Case Keefer

Sunday Sweats: Eight bets to add to your NFL Week 9 card

A general overall interior view of Lambeau Field during an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis.

The NFL continues to be the focus, but I’ll cover two other leagues to cap this week’s Sunday Sweats. ...

2 November 2024

By Case Keefer

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 9 winners against the spread

Washington Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown (85) catches a 52-yard touchdown pass in the end zone as time expires to give the Commanders an 18-15 win over the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in Landover, Md.

The league’s first successful time-expiring Hail Mary in four years made for a madhouse in Las Vegas too. ...

31 October 2024

By Case Keefer

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 10

Penn State's Drew Allar (15) throws during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Madison, Wis.

Penn State hosts Ohio State Saturday morning in Week 10’s most significant game. The Nittany Lions’ seemingly annual loss to the Buckeyes was the biggest reason why they struck out from ever participating in the four-team playoffs. ...

30 October 2024

By Case Keefer

From showgirl feathers to shimmering chandeliers, casino kitsch finds new life

People look at items for sale at the shuttered Tropicana hotel-casino Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Las Vegas.

Buyers of all ages filled wagons and luggage carts with arm chairs priced at $25, mirrors at $6, floor lamps at $28.

21 October 2024

By Rio Yamet, Associated Press

New Jersey internet gambling revenue set new record in Sept. at $208 million

New Jersey's red-hot internet gambling market set another record in September with Atlantic City's casinos and their technical and online partners winning over $208 million. Figures released Thursday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show ...

17 October 2024

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 7 winners against the spread

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (43) stops Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024 in Minneapolis.

There’s better than a 70% chance that one popular NFL preseason futures betting pool settles Sunday as part of the seventh week of the season according to current odds. ...

17 October 2024

By Case Keefer

Trop is dropped: Legendary Vegas casino imploded in early-morning spectacle

Fireworks explode from the Tropicana’s Paradise Tower before the Paradise and Club towers are imploded Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. The casino was imploded to make space for a baseball stadium for the Athletics.

The Paradise and Club Towers fell at 2:36 a.m. A minute later, all that remained was a dust cloud and the fading smell of fireworks.

9 October 2024

By Kyle Chouinard

Nevada Congresswoman speaks on gambling as now a national interest

Rep. Dina Titus, right, and American Gaming Association's Chris Cylke discuss the evolving view of the gaming industry in Washington. Titus said its perception became much more positive during the pandemic.

After being unanimously elected as co-chair of the Congressional Gaming Caucus in 2020, Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., has watched the halls of the United States Capitol change their tune on ...

9 October 2024

By Kyle Chouinard

G2E highlights Las Vegas’ shift to attract millennials to casinos

From left, Ballard Spahr Office Managing Partner Rob Kim, Grant Thornton Senior Manager Anne Layne, PwC Managing Director Jim Daly and Deputy Chief of the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s Investigation Division Luke Rippee discuss the ramifications of the law at the Global Gaming Expo on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. The Act requires companies to disclose their ownership by the end of the year.

Innovations in gaming space and expanding technology in the postpandemic era continue to attract a new, younger generation to Las Vegas and its casinos.