A new online training program for gaming industry personnel will launch during the first and second quarter of 2021 at the William S.Boyd School of Law, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) announced yesterday. Operators, regulators, lawyers and others will have the opportunity to learn from instructors and tutors with decades of experience in professional gaming.

Within the higher education sector, Nov. 8 marked the annual celebration for first-generation students earning their postsecondary degrees.

Las Vegas is known as America’s playground, a place where adults can indulge in their vices and leave it all behind. But when it comes to turning a profit, sin is less important to Las Vegas Strip casino operators’ bottom line than business conferences and tour groups that fill hotel beds and restaurant dining rooms from Sunday night through Wednesday night.

Close to giving Joe Biden victory, Nevada has become a Democratic state for the past 20 years, according to assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Nevada State University Kenneth Miller. According to him, the reason is one: Las Vegas. "The city has grown a lot and voters more sympathetic to Democrats have come to rival the former Republican majority in the state," he said.

The president - and many of his supporters - say the election isn't over, but a majority of Americans say yes—his presidency is over.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Nov. 10 named members of his agency review teams who will be responsible for preparing Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for the start of their administration.

GVC Holdings’ non-profit arm, GVC Foundation US, has announced a gift of $256,000 (£193,550/€216,749) to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), to help develop online industry training programmes led by legal gaming scholars and executives.

You know the feeling: you're tapping through Instagram Stories when you land on a coworker's fiery political rant — one you wish you hadn't seen. You're in a long-standing text chat with your closest friends when someone shares a funny election meme. A minute later, another friend leaves the group without warning. You're swiping through a dating app when you spot an intriguing suitor. After a night of virtual flirting, you find yourself crushing by the glow of your phone screen — until they drop a bomb that explodes in your head. How could you possibly date someone who voted on that side? And, as the holidays approach, you're looking forward to your mom's delicious Thanksgiving spread, yet you cringe at the thought of what might come up over the family dinner table.

Southern Nevada reported 869 new positive COVID-19 Tuesday and five more deaths. Cases are up to more than 90,000 since the pandemic began.