The Sphere — that luminous, ginormous orb of entertainment ostensibly suited only for Las Vegas — might soon send a smaller sibling rolling into Maryland.

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto touted bipartisanship Tuesday as she highlighted provisions in the recent defense spending bill that increased pay for military service members and earmarked millions of federal dollars for Nevada facilities. President Donald Trump signed the $900 billion bill in December, which included 3.8 percent pay bumps and military housing improvements.

The majority of the jurists are re-elected after opposition doesn’t materialize. Eight seats – seven in Clark County – will have new judges after retirements.

Slot machines in Nevada have gotten tighter over the years, according to a recent report from UNLV. The university's Center for Gaming Research published its annual report on the historical hold percentage, or the portion of money gambled that a casino retains, for Silver State slots.

President Donald Trump set the real estate world scrambling early January when he declared war on large institutional investors in a policy statement, asking Congress to act on the issue.

President Donald Trump set the real estate world scrambling early January when he declared war on large institutional investors in a policy statement, asking Congress to act on the issue.

There’s a theory — maybe call it a conspiracy theory? — that the reason Nevada gaming win is up despite visitation being down is that the state’s slot machines are taking more money than they’re legally allowed. But Nevada regulators say not only is that virtually impossible, but that casinos would be foolish to even attempt it.

President Donald Trump has said his administration plans to revoke the citizenship of naturalized immigrants who are convicted of defrauding Americans—but legal experts say doing so isn’t straightforward and the law restricts when citizenship can be taken away.

Some real estate experts aren’t totally sold on President Donald Trump’s latest proposed policies on residential real estate leading to relief for the Las Vegas Valley housing crisis. Trump’s other policy statement was to direct Congress to act on banning large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes. Investors, Wall Street backed-hedged funds and corporate owners have long played a significant role in Las Vegas’ housing market as a recent report from UNLV’s Lied Center for Real Estate — which pulled its data from Redfin — estimates investors have purchased more than 99,000 homes since the start of the Great Recession.