Most people residing in the Las Vegas Valley today would not live here were it not for legalized gambling. It's the lifeblood of our this area and the economic driver for the entire state. But that wasn't always pre-ordained.

Gavin Isaacs (pictured), president and chief executive of lottery manager and casino equipment supplier Scientific Games Corp will be one of the industry leaders at a ‘CEO Roundtable’ discussion to be held at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2015 in Las Vegas.

Many slot machines on casino floors bear images of faded but recognizable movies or TV shows such as “Sex and the City,” “Ghostbusters” or the still-running “Wheel of Fortune,” appealing to an older generation of players who reliably play the random games of chance.

If you go to school at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, fly into McCarran International Airport or party on the Las Vegas Strip, you're technically not in Las Vegas — you're in Clark County.

I study one of the most profound cultural changes of the 20th century: the rise of casual dress.

If you weren’t a fan of soccer before 2015, America’s record-breaking victory in this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup just might make one out of you. In early July, all eyes were on the U.S. Women’s National Team as it became the first to win three FIFA Women’s World Cups and the only one ever to score five goals, the most in a WWC Final.

State courts are twice as likely to incarcerate Native teens for minor crimes such as truancy and alcohol use than any other racial and ethnic group, according to the Tribal Law and Policy Institute. And juvenile detention facilities around the country have a disproportionately high number of Native American youth, according to an Indian Law and Order Commission report.

At age 12, Mark Brandenburg mopped the basement floors at Las Vegas' first casino: the Golden Gate at 1 Fremont St. Nearly 50 years later, he has his own office in the building as its president and shareholder.