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

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

• Is an entry-level medical job right for you?

  Vital entry-level medical professionals such as phlebotomists, medical assistants, certified nursing assistants and nurses are in such high demand in Southern Nevada that accelerated certification and degree programs are plentiful across the Valley.

• Keeping up with Tony Alamo, Nevada Heart & Vascular Center

  Dr. Tony Alamo recently received the 2025 University of Southern California “Alumni Service Award,” one of the highest honors given by the USC Alumni Association.

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

  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.

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

  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.

• Why companies born and raised in California are leaving the state

  The departures have contributed to a narrative pushed by some media and politicians that the state’s economy is in trouble and is unfriendly to businesses.

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

  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 …

• Tech-forward ice cream trucks to take orders in Las Vegas

  A tech-forward ice cream truck founded about five years ago in Westfield, New Jersey is coming to Las Vegas. The Scream Truck is estimated to hit the streets by mid-September.

• People on the Move: Aug. 11, 2025

  In the Notes: Jonathan Ullman, Hope Cancer Care of Nevada, Taylor Patterson, Barbara Hartzell, Shayna Moreno, Dustin Klein and more ...

• Report: Las Vegas home prices hold near record highs despite sales decline

  Las Vegas home prices remain near their all-time highs, with inventory levels surging and sales declining compared to last year, according to new data released this morning.

• Las Vegas braces for economic challenges but is betting on resiliency

  Economic forecaster Jeremy Aguero, principal analyst at Applied Analysis, says it’s “ridiculous hyperbole” to write the city’s obituary …

• Las Vegas officials warn of backlash over new fees aimed at foreign visitors

  President Donald Trump’s administration is looking to impose additional costs for international tourists entering the United States, first pushing a “visa integrity fee” and then establishing a visa bond program Tuesday.

• It’s back to business at Broadacres, but it’s not back to normal

  After Broadacres Marketplace’s six-week hiatus over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid fears, a full concert hall Sunday afternoon was a welcome sight to surrounding vendors at the giant North Las Vegas swap meet. …

• Former UNLV president’s new goal: Get companies that start here to stay here

  Former UNLV President Len Jessup is back in Las Vegas with a new project: launching Desert Forge Ventures, a fund dedicated to backing local startups while attracting new companies to the area.

• El nuevo objetivo del expresidente de la UNLV: Conseguir que las empresas que se instalan aquí se queden aquí

  El expresidente de la UNLV, Len Jessup, ha regresado a Las Vegas con un nuevo proyecto: lanzar Desert Forge Ventures, un fondo dedicado a respaldar a las empresas emergentes locales y a atraer nuevas empresas a la zona.

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