Gaming

Wagers on touchdowns, strikeouts and even penalties: States eye limits on prop bets

FanDuel, DraftKings and other online gambling apps are displayed on a phone in San Francisco, Sept. 26, 2022.

As a bankruptcy attorney, New Jersey Assemblymember Dan Hutchison said he sees clients “all the time” whose betting on football and baseball quickly leads to ...

12 September 2025
Kevin Hardy Stateline.org (TNS)

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 1 winners against the spread

Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II (2) intercepts a pass and returns it for a 100-yard touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Denver.

The Chiefs are a modest -120 to win the AFC West, but they’ve claimed the crown nine straight times and left too much scar tissue on those who have dared bet against them before.

4 September 2025
By Case Keefer

Reborn: Off-Strip Ellis Island debuts $35 million overhaul

Ellis Island debuted the initial phase of its $35 million expansion and renovation this week. The new space doubles the casino floor, which includes a new casino bar and high-limit gaming area.

Ellis Island, the off-Strip property on Koval Lane frequented by visitors and locals alike, debuted the initial phase of its $35 million expansion and renovation this week.

3 September 2025
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

New report shows expansion of illegal gaming market; UNLV urges federal curbs

A look at the sports book inside the Durango in Las Vegas during 2023. As illegal gambling proliferates, according to a new report from the American Gaming Association, legal casinos like the Durango lose out on revenue. Additionally, according to the AGA’s Dave Forman, states and local governments across the country lose billion in tax revenue. “And that’s money that can’t go to schools or police departments or fire departments or property tax reduction,” he said.

Research from the American Gaming Association shows the staggering scope of illegal gambling: Americans wager more than $673 billion annually with unlicensed operators ...

25 August 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

New UNLV venture tackles AI’s impact on gaming operations and regulation

Dr. Kasra Ghaharian, UNLV International Gaming Institute Director of Research, poses for a photo at UNLV, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

The UNLV International Gaming Institute has launched a new AI Research Hub (AiR Hub) to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing the gaming industry’s digital transformation.

18 August 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Una iniciativa de la UNLV aborda el impacto de AI en la regulación del juego

Dr. Kasra Ghaharian, UNLV International Gaming Institute Director of Research, poses for a photo at UNLV, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.

El Instituto Internacional del Juego de la UNLV ha puesto en marcha un nuevo centro de investigación sobre IA (AiR Hub) para abordar algunos de los retos más acuciantes a los que se enfrenta la transformación digital de la industria del juego.

18 August 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Republicans’ gambling tax change seen as threat to states’ revenues, legitimate casinos

The three-story sportsbook at Circa in downtown Las Vegas is pictured in 2020. A new gaming losses deduction rule contained in the One Big Beautiful Bill has drawn opposition in states like Nevada because it unfairly taxes gamblers on so-called “phantom income."

Gaming experts assembled by U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., for a town hall this week bemoaned a tax change included in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, saying it would benefit …

13 August 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Slot manufacturer’s new machine aims to steer younger demographic onto the gaming floor

A player gives the new Running Rich Grand Prix slot machine a spin. “It truly is a hybrid slot machine,” Competition Interactive CEO Paul Steelman said of the game, which features cars and characters, free spins and bonuses that allow players to play a video game race.

What if Mario Kart met real-money gaming? That’s what Las Vegas-based gaming manufacturer Competition Interactive is attempting to do with Running Rich Grand Prix, a new slot machine complete with a steering wheel ...

21 July 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

College football by the odds: Handicapping every Mountain West team’s win total

Boise State quarterback Maddux Madsen (4) runs through the UNLV defense on a touchdown run in the first half of the Mountain West Championship game Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in Boise, Idaho.

Boise State has won the Mountain West five times in 12 years but could really set themselves apart with one more championship on the way out. ...

15 July 2025
By Case Keefer

Con unos ingresos de 72 billones de dólares en 2024, la racha de crecimiento del juego continúa

Antonia Garcia cleans slot machines at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, March 18, 2020. When shuttered casinos reopen in Nevada, fewer patrons will be allowed in, nightclubs will remain closed, convention groups will be limited and gamblers will have to keep safe distances apart.

Según el informe “Estado de los estados en 2025” publicado recientemente por la American Gaming Association, la industria del juego comercial en Estados Unidos generó casi 72 billones de dólares en ingresos en 2024. Esto supone el cuarto año consecutivo de ingresos récord.

14 July 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Report: US gaming revenue soars to record $72 billion, continuing four-year winning streak

A local gambler plays simultaneously on two coin slot machines after winning a big jackpot at El Cortez Casino, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019.

The U.S. commercial gaming industry generated nearly $72 billion in revenue in 2024, according to the American Gaming Association’s recently released “State of the States 2025.”

14 July 2025
By Katie Ann McCarver

Nevada's Titus, Trump loyalists align on challenging gambling tax

Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., who co-chairs the Congressional Gaming Caucus, says the policy she wants to overturn is different from other major Democratic concerns in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” “This is very simple. It’s something that people didn’t talk about that’s not going to generate much money. It’s an easy fix and it’s nonpartisan,” she said. “I’m not trying to turn this into any ideological argument. I just think it’s a fair tax fix.”

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., is expanding the coalition opposing a last-second provision added to President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” capping how much can be deducted from gambling winnings to 90% ...

9 July 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

UNLV positions itself as tribal industry training ground

Exterior of UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hospitality's new building called Hospitality Hall on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017.

UNLV is partnering with several colleges serving primarily Native American students to prepare graduates for careers in the tribal gaming and ...

7 July 2025
By Hillary Davis

Nevada's Titus fights back on gambling hit in Trump tax bill

U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus says she'll introduce legislation to rescind a provision in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” overhauling how taxes are calculated for gamblers …

The change, a late addition to the Senate version the House of Representatives concurred with Thursday, reduces the amount gamblers can deduct from their winnings to 90% of ...

4 July 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Las Vegas sees 180,000 fewer visitors in April as tourism decline continues

A view of the Las Vegas Strip looking southbound from Flamingo Road Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.

However, the business travel sector performed well in April, as convention attendance surged 13.9% compared to the previous year, the authority reported.

28 May 2025
By Kyle Chouinard
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