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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

Officer Shot Near Las Vegas Strip, I-15 Traffic Jam Mark July 4 Holiday

A Las Vegas police officer was hospitalized with a gunshot wound during a July 4 weekend that had police out in “full force” during casino fireworks shows and other events, a police captain said. The shooting occurred early Sunday, when police responded...

Larry Henry July 5, 2021

‘A Lot of Cops’ Deployed for July 4 Las Vegas Casino Celebrations

With casinos launching fireworks throughout the Independence Day weekend, Las Vegas police are out in “full force” patrolling the streets, according to Capt. Dori Koren. In a post on his Twitter account, the police captain said the Fourth of July weekend is...

Larry Henry July 3, 2021

VSiN Expands into Mexico with Sports Information, Analysis

The Vegas Sports Information Network began providing sports-betting programing to households in Mexico this week. The Totalplay telecommunications company on Thursday began distributing VSiN content to 10.5 million homes in Mexico, according to a statement from VSiN. Totalplay, a Grupo Salinas company,...

Larry Henry July 2, 2021

Smoke-Free Advocate Fuming Over Plan to Reverse Shreveport’s Casino Smoking Ban

A smoke-free consultant is taking the Shreveport, La., City Council to task for trying to exempt casinos from an upcoming smoking ban. Randy Hayden, a consultant with Americans for Non-Smokers Rights, told Casino.org he knew there would be an effort to “delay,...

Larry Henry July 2, 2021

Las Vegas Tourism Up, But Unemployment Second in US

Las Vegas tourism lags behind pre-pandemic levels, but is showing month-to-month improvement, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. At the same time, joblessness in Las Vegas remains high. In May, almost 2.9 million people visited Las Vegas, up 11.9...

Larry Henry July 1, 2021

Resorts World Attracts 20K Visitors to Grand Opening on Las Vegas Strip

Resorts World Las Vegas drew at least 20,000 people to its grand opening June 24 on the Strip, according to a report. The Resorts World attendance is smaller than the 80,000 that visited the Bellagio Las Vegas within 18 hours of its...

Larry Henry June 30, 2021

‘Hiccup’ Could Delay Sports Betting in Louisiana Until After Football Season 

The plan to have sports betting up and running in Louisiana at least in time for the next Super Bowl has hit a snag. Gaming Control Board Chairman Mike Noel’s resignation on June 9 is “a little bit of a hiccup,” Senate President...

Larry Henry June 30, 2021

Nevada Gaming Legend John Ascuaga Dead at 96 

John Ascuaga, whose name was attached to a Northern Nevada landmark casino for decades, died Monday. He was 96. Anthony Marnell II noted that Ascuaga was one of the state’s most prominent gaming figures. Marnell is CEO of Marnell Gaming, which owns...

Larry Henry June 29, 2021

Newly Opened Resorts World Plans To Expand on Las Vegas Strip

The most expensive hotel-casino in Nevada history has been open less than a week, and already is eyeing an expansion at its site on the Las Vegas Strip. Without offering specifics, executives at the $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas have noted...

Larry Henry June 28, 2021

Violent Crime Down on Las Vegas Strip, Police Captain Claims

Violent crime on the Las Vegas Strip has declined by double digits in the last month, according to police Capt. Dori Koren. This statement came days before one man was killed at an off-Strip bar on Sunday and another was wounded at...

Larry Henry June 27, 2021