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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 ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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.

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 ...

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. ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Global Gaming Expo panel discusses looming Corporate Transparency Act deadline

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.

Businesses have until the end of the year to file the initial Beneficial Ownership Information report with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network as part of the Corporate Transparency Act.

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 5 winners against the spread

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) celebrates after a touchdown during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Detroit.

Scoring struck back in Week 4 of the NFL season. After cratering to an average of 40.5 points per game spread across 32 contests during the previous two weeks, Week 4’s slate produced an average of 45.6 points per game ...

A bitter fight between two tribes over sacred land where one built a casino

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel is seen on Feb. 25, 2024, in Wetumpka, Ala., where the Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation contends Alabama's Poarch Band of Creek Indians broke their legal promise to preserve a historic Muscogee site when they acquired it in 1980.

At the height of Muscogee power, thousands of people filled the tribe’s sprawling territory on the lush banks of the Coosa River in present-day Alabama. Oce Vpofv, or Hickory Ground, was a town, a ceremonial site, burial ground, and the ...

Sunday Sweats: Eight bets to add to your NFL Week 3 card

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings (15) scores a touchdown as Kansas City Chiefs safety Mike Edwards (21) tries to tackle him during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

Betting as early as possible to try to get a jump on the market has been one of the unofficial commandments of this weekend betting column ever since it launched more than four years ago. ...