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Reporter: Larry Henry

Gaming Regulation, Crime, Politics — Larry Henry is a veteran print and broadcast journalist who spent more than 16 years in Nevada, including serving as legislative reporter for the Reno Gazette-Journal and as political editor at the Las Vegas Sun. He's also written about popular culture for the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. As a broadcast journalist, he worked as managing editor at KFSM-TV, the CBS affiliate in Arkansas, where he now lives and where casino growth is a hot topic. A Marine Corps veteran and LSU graduate, he is also an avid movie fan, especially of classic film noir from the 1940s and ’50s.

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496 stories by Larry Henry

Las Vegas Tourism Agency Grants $500M Ad Contract to Local Firm

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors on Tuesday awarded R&R Partners a $500 million advertising and marketing contract to promote the city and its casinos across the globe. The six-year advertising arrangement with Las Vegas-based R&R is the...

Larry Henry July 13, 2021

Edwin Edwards, Former Louisiana Governor Snared in Casino Scandal, Dies at 93

Edwin Edwards, a flamboyant, poker-playing former Louisiana governor convicted in a casino licensing scheme, died Monday. He was 93. The four-term governor died of respiratory problems at his home in Gonzales, just southeast of Baton Rouge, the state capital. He had been...

Larry Henry July 12, 2021

Smoke-Free Casinos Up for Shreveport City Council Vote 

The Shreveport City Council is set to decide Tuesday whether to exempt casinos from a smoking ban in their northwest Louisiana city. In June 2020, the Shreveport City Council passed the Smoke Free Air Act, banning smoking in bars, casinos, and gaming...

Larry Henry July 12, 2021

Las Vegas Site for High-Speed Train Station Once Planned for Casino

A site near the Las Vegas Strip where a high-speed train company plans to build a terminal station was slated years ago for a casino. In 2012, Lone Star Funds received approval from Clark County to build a casino, hotel towers, and...

Larry Henry July 11, 2021

Louisiana Governor Appoints Control Board Members, But Not Chairperson

Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) has named two members to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, but not a replacement for the vacant chairperson position. The governor appointed Ashley Anderson Taylor of Hammond to the nine-member board and reappointed Claude D. Jackson of...

Larry Henry July 10, 2021

Las Vegas Tourism Brass Slated to Receive Pay Raises 

The tourism official tasked with promoting Las Vegas globally is up for a pay raise that would bring his annual salary to almost $400,000. His legal counsel also could be getting a pay hike, raising her salary to over $200,000 a year....

Larry Henry July 9, 2021

Las Vegas Firm Wins Multimillion-Dollar Tourism Contract Renewal

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will retain Las Vegas-based R&R Partners as its primary advertising agency of record, according to a published account. The contract is expected to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition to R&R's main...

Larry Henry July 8, 2021

High-Speed Rail Company Buys Land for Southern Nevada Train Station

The train company planning a high-speed line connecting Las Vegas to Southern California has purchased land near the Strip for a terminal station.  Brightline West has secured a 110-acre lot south of McCarran International Airport near the South Premium Outlets mall. Clark...

Larry Henry July 7, 2021

Sport Betting Legalization in Louisiana in Question After Director Resignation

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board soon will be at “a fork in the road” without a director to get sports betting up and running in the state, an industry lobbyist said. This may lead to a delay in legalization. Staff members from...

Larry Henry July 6, 2021

Tampa Racetrack Closes as Elsa Churns Toward Florida Coast

As Tropical Storm Elsa barreled toward the Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday, a Tampa horse track shut down its operations out of precaution. The Tampa Bay Downs racetrack announced on Facebook Tuesday that its Silks Poker Room and TGT Poker and Racebook...

Larry Henry July 6, 2021