496 stories by Larry Henry
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...
Usher’s Fake Cash to Promote Casino Show Creates Confusion at Las Vegas Topless Club
A misunderstanding over tips at a prominent Las Vegas strip club surfaced this week, with pop star Usher accused of using fake money with his likeness at the Sapphire Las Vegas Gentlemen's Club. The money was a promo item used to promote...
Resorts World Las Vegas Sets Summer Opening with Street Foods, Limited Smoking
Resorts World Las Vegas is hiring employees and filling in its restaurant and shopping spaces as it prepares to open soon as a limited smoking hotel-casino. Lori Calderon, executive director of talent acquisition and community engagement, said job offer invitations are going...
Spring Construction Still Planned for Fast Train from Southern California to Las Vegas
The company aiming to build a high-speed train track from Southern California to Las Vegas still plans to break ground this spring, officials say. Meanwhile, Amtrak is looking to open a similar route. Brightline West CEO Mike Reininger said the high-speed train...
