In The News: Office of Executive Vice President and Provost

Las Vegas Review Journal

When Las Vegas first unveiled its “What Happens Here, Stays Here” slogan in 2003, it was much easier for tourists to keep their trip under wraps.

Casino.org

2019 marked the first full year Atlantic City guests had nine options on where to place their bets. Hard Rock, the former Trump Taj Mahal, and Ocean Casino Resort, the former Revel, both opened in June of 2018.

Public News Service

Reno and Las Vegas are the fastest-warming cities in the nation, according to a new report. Researchers at Climate Central found Reno is an average of 6.2 degrees warmer in this decade than it was in the 1970s, and Las Vegas is 4.6 degrees warmer.

KNPR News

Teresa Price was 22 when became a table-games dealer in 1978 on the Las Vegas Strip. At that time, cigarette and cigar smoking was allowed nearly everywhere — offices, restaurants, grocery stores, airplanes, even hospitals. Casinos were no exception.

Associated Press

Teresa Price was 22 when became a table-games dealer in 1978 on the Las Vegas Strip. At that time, cigarette and cigar smoking was allowed nearly everywhere — offices, restaurants, grocery stores, airplanes, even hospitals. Casinos were no exception.

Nevada Independent

When former state Sen. Tick Segerblom ran for a seat on the Clark County Commission last year, one of his campaign goals was to address climate change. After Segerblom was elected, he thought he had identified the perfect jurisdictional entity to organize the Las Vegas Valley’s efforts around addressing the issue: The Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition.

Las Vegas Sun

Teresa Price was 22 when she quit college to become a table-games dealer, landing a job in 1978 on the Strip. At that time, smoking was allowed nearly everywhere — offices, restaurants, grocery stores, airplanes, even hospitals. Casinos were no exception.

Inkedin

Casinos and racetracks in New Jersey are now betting on professional eSports tournaments, seeking to expand the fast-growing sports betting industry in the state to the $1 billion gaming tournament market.

Associated Press

New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks are now taking bets on competitive video game tournaments, looking to expand the state’s fast-growing sports betting industry to the $1 billion video tournament market.

Press of Atlantic City

At this time last year, Ocean Casino Resort was struggling financially and many industry watchers wondered whether it could survive the brutal winter months along the Jersey shore when visitation to the city's gambling parlors drops off.

BestUSCasinos

Las Vegas is home to many of the biggest and best casinos in the world. Interestingly, non-gambling options in LV hotels are generating more revenue than ever before. It appears that many individuals are choosing to visit this city for reasons other than gambling.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Circus Circus opened in the late 60s but remains a Las Vegas institution today.