503 stories by Larry Henry
Louisiana Senator Backs Mobile Sports Betting, Predicts it ‘Probably’ Will Pass
Another Louisiana state senator is voicing support for online sports betting and is predicting it "probably" will win approval at the Capitol in Baton Rouge. State Sen. Barrow Peacock (R) recently told KTBS-TV reporter Jeff Beimfohr that he supports online sports wagering....
Louisiana Gaming Revenue Surges in March, Compared to First Month of Pandemic
Louisiana’s casinos saw a large percentage increase in gaming revenue last month compared to March 2020, when COVID-19 rates began to spike. This year in March, the state’s 13 riverboat casinos, a land-based casino in New Orleans, and four racinos brought in...
Resorts World Las Vegas Opens in June, Continues to Hire Employees
The $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas is opening June 24 on the Strip. The resort began taking guest room reservations on Monday and is still filling job vacancies. Resorts World President Scott Sibella said the goal has been to open the...
Most Sports Betting is Online, As More States Plan to Go Mobile
More than 80 percent of legal sports betting in the US is done online. That could go higher, as a half dozen more states are expected to approve online wagering this year. In 2019, a panel of experts at the East Coast...
UNLV Report Says Online Sports-Betting Ads Should Not Target Youths
As more states legalize online sports wagering, a recent report from UNLV’s International Gaming Institute urges these companies not to target young people and problem gamblers in advertising. The 29-page document notes that more states are eyeing online sports wagering as a...
Woman Arrested for Drugging Men, Stealing $82K in Luxury Watches at The Cosmopolitan
A woman identified by a lion tattoo on her leg was booked into jail this week, accused of stealing expensive watches from men in their Las Vegas Strip hotel rooms. Windy Rose Jones, 23, is set to appear in Las Vegas Justice...
Nevada Lawmakers Seek Ban on High-Capacity Magazines, As Used in Las Vegas Rampage
Two congressional members from Nevada filed legislation this week to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines like those used in the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and US Rep. Dina Titus (both D) filed legislation on...
Los Angeles Gangsters Helped Pioneer Southern Nevada Casino Industry, According to New Book
A new book cowritten by mobster Jack Dragna’s great-grandson explores the Los Angeles underworld’s role in building up the Las Vegas casino industry. Released in March by Arcadia Publishing, Los Angeles Underworld is written by two organized crime authors, Dragna relative J....
Stabbing at Las Vegas Strip Casino Lands One Man in Jail
A Las Vegas man remains behind bars this week after being arrested in a stabbing at a hotel-casino on the Strip. Chris Okoronkwo, 33, is is being held in the Clark County Detention Center, awaiting an April 27 hearing in Las Vegas...
Las Vegas Jury Awards Nearly $30M to Model Brain Damaged in Allergic Reaction
A jury has awarded $29.5 million to the family of model Chantel Giacalone, left brain damaged after biting into a peanut butter-infused pretzel during a Las Vegas convention. Family attorney Christian Morris argued during the three-week civil trial in Las Vegas that...
