Jacob Coin, a distinguished leader in Indian gaming and tribal policy, has received an honorary doctorate in public policy from the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV, the university said ...
17 May 2026
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
The 19th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking set for this month has added new keynote and panel presentations spanning sports betting, artificial intelligence, regulatory oversight and risk in the entertainment industry ...
13 May 2026
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
Gaming executives are expressing strong optimism about the industry’s future even as prediction market platforms offering sports event contracts emerge as a top concern, according to a new survey from the American Gaming Association ...
8 May 2026
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
The Plaza in downtown Las Vegas will become the first Las Vegas property to feature Bluberi’s new Smokin’ Train video slot game when it debuts April 22 ...
15 April 2026
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
The 2026 Masters may very well end with one of the best players in the world climbing to within one major victory of completing the career grand slam for himself. ...
8 April 2026
By Case Keefer
UConn has now won and covered eight straight Final Four games dating back to the 2009 semifinals when Michigan State somehow upset it 81-72 as 4-point underdogs. That’s the only Final Four game the program has ever lost. ...
6 April 2026
By Case Keefer
The UConn Huskies have already clinched their place in the legacy of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. ...
4 April 2026
By Case Keefer
The overall implication after the first game was clear — Michigan thought it would see Duke again in the NCAA Tournament. ...
29 March 2026
By Case Keefer
For only the second time in modern tournament history, and first time in 34 years, all 16 favorites won their games outright on Friday. ...
22 March 2026
By Case Keefer
The Blue Devils trailed the Saints 43-32 at halftime but were a 17.5-point favorite for the final 20 minutes. Duke ended up outscoring Siena by 17 points in the second half. ...
21 March 2026
By Case Keefer
Harry Reid International Airport hit an unfortunate milestone in January: 12 straight months of year-over-year decline in the number of passengers going ...
27 February 2026
By Kyle Chouinard
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, a Democrat whose district includes the Las Vegas Strip, is trying to shut off sports prediction markets at the federal level. On Tuesday, she introduced ...
15 February 2026
By Kyle Chouinard
A 7.5% dip in visitation last year raised concerns that Las Vegas was losing its luster, but Boyd Gaming CEO Keith Smith contends it’s “nothing we haven’t seen before.”
31 January 2026
By Kyle Chouinard
New England was as high as 150-to-1 to win the Super Bowl in the offseason, while Seattle was 75-to-1 at its own peak. ...
22 January 2026
By Case Keefer
Workers at the Rio have ratified a four-year collective bargaining agreement that includes a 15% wage increase and enhanced benefits, the Teamsters Local 986 announced this morning.
16 January 2026
By Las Vegas Sun Staff
