With February 14 fast approaching, many loved-up couples are hastily planning dinners, buying gifts and setting up dating partners. But, in some parts of the world, Valentine's Day is more than handing your partner a bouquet of flowers or serenading them with poetry - it involves some intense and rather bizarre practices in declaring your love.

Ten years ago, the idea of Las Vegas having a professional football team was unthinkable. Now, the city is home to three franchises and is hosting the Super Bowl for the first time. What changed to make Sin City one of the biggest sports havens in the country?

After a dip from 2017 to 2021, it looks like America’s ultimate sporting event is back on top.

Host Mary Long interviews Dave Schwartz, Ombuds at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a professor of gambling history.

An estimated 100,000 people in Connecticut have a gambling disorder addiction.

On this Super Bowl Weekend, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan is joined by Dr. Shane Kraus, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, The University of Nevada, Las Vegas; about Sports Wagering, Problem Gambling and what resources are available to those who may have a problem with gambling.

Facing long lines and nippy weather, more Nevada Republicans than the Nevada GOP had expected came out to their caucus locations to show support for former President Donald Trump. Some voters expressed frustration and called the processes disorganized, begging the question: Will the Nevada Republican Party try to do it again?

While many of the fans making the trek from the famous Las Vegas Strip are local, more than half are not. Pro football, it seems, is now a part of the Vegas tourist experience. When local officials agreed to pay $750 million of the stadium bill, they expected a benefit of 450,000 visitors a year. The reality has been nearly double that. The arrival of the Super Bowl on Feb. 11 alone is expected to bring 330,000 fans.

The relationship between AAPI people and a lot of Western sports dates back to colonialism in Hawaii, the Philippines and other parts of Asia, said Constancio Arnaldo Jr., an assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Historically, Asian Americans have been stereotyped as more brains than brawn or treated as foreigners in U.S. sports. But for nearly a century, they have had a presence on the NFL field. And for decades, football has been a mainstay in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities — yielding a fair share of star athletes.

All the familiar, time-tested sights greet visitors to this glitzy desert oasis. One pyramid-shaped hotel-casino. Another meant to mythically transport guests to Venice. A giant replica of the Statue of Liberty. But the 2024 edition of Las Vegas also includes a once-unthinkable sports presence.

This year's races in the state "were created to give all the convention votes to Donald Trump... They have not hidden it and it is not a secret," explains an academic.