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Desperate for revenue, several states are making a major push to regulate and tax so called “daily fantasy sports,” such as New York’s FanDuel and Boston’s DraftKings.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) greeted an ecstatic crowd of some 300 supporters after the Democratic debate, calling on them to wage a “political revolution” with him.

Presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee wasted no time in attacking fellow Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton and her email scandal at the party’s first debate of the 2016 election season. “I have high ethical standards,” Chaffee said, as he hit Hillary with in his opening statement. He has “had no scandals,” he added.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an early appearance Monday evening in Sin City ahead of Tuesday’s first Democratic debate at the luxurious Wynn hotel. There, she joined a protest across the Strip by the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, which is trying to organize the workers at the Trump International Hotel.

Even the most energetic free-trade enthusiast can find a few things to be queasy about in Bloomberg Businessweek’s announcement of a major joint venture to build a Chinese bullet train connecting Los Angeles with Las Vegas.

Billowing black smoke and red-orange flames poured from a British Airways plane in Las Vegas that 172 people rushed to evacuate Tuesday afternoon. McCarran Airport posted details stating that the Clark County Fire Department and airport received a first call

President Obama won’t be in the White House to see the market close. Later this afternoon he will board Air Force One for a trip to Las Vegas where he is expected to make a speech at the National Clean Energy Summit to promote his stiff regulatory policy on power plant emissions.

There are still conflicting reports about the reason British Airways Flight 274, carrying 312 passengers from Las Vegas to London on an overnight flight, was diverted to Montreal for an emergency landing on Wednesday morning. However, several sources cite interviews and social-media postings from passengers who indicate the plane was grounded after a bomb threat.

Several California drivers are balking at the hefty fees they will have to pay for having their vehicles towed from Interstate 15 after the highway was engulfed by a brush fire. Drivers complain that many of the vehicles were drivable, and that they had no choice of towing companies, according to NBC Los Angeles.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, offered no policy specifics whatsoever in a speech to Freedom Fest here at Planet Hollywood filled with rhetoric—and skipped off the stage without conducting a previously-agreed-to question-and-answer

The made-for-show-business showdown between the rising star of the Washington, D.C. GOP establishment and the controversial populist insurgent marks what might be the biggest ideological rivalry inside the Republican Party in the 2016 cycle. Trump, a bombastic flamethrower, has hammered Rubio-style Republicans for their support for amnesty for illegal aliens while not wanting jobs to first go to unemployed and struggling Americans. Rubio and his allies in the establishment of the party, on the other hand, have argued that Trump’s harsh rhetoric is not good for the Republican Party.

After noting a decreased interest in slot machine gambling among young people, Las Vegas casinos plan to implement skill-based gambling with video games.

On June 30, two suspects allegedly invaded a home in northeast Vegas. One suspect was severely wounded and the second was killed by a resident who kept an AK47 in the house.

Kirk Kerkorian, an eighth-grade dropout who later became the richest person in Los Angeles, died at age 98 of age-related causes on Monday at his home in Beverly Hills, the Los Angeles Times reported.

A Las Vegas strip club has posted ads for young high school women graduates from the “class of 2015” to audition to become strippers to pay college tuition.

Unlike the bullet train from San Francisco to Los Angeles championed by California Governor Jerry Brown, a proposed bullet train from Southern California to Las Vegas approved by the Nevada legislature last week would not rely on state funds. According to

Administrators of a Las Vegas school district have received a demand letter from attorneys at the Thomas More Society charging them with unconstitutionally discriminating against a student by denying her the right to form a pro-life club at her high school.

Rapper Flavor Flav was arrested on six separate charges after being pulled over for speeding early Thursday morning in Las Vegas.

Just weeks after settling out of court for a February 2014 hoops assault, R&B singer Chris Brown has again been named a suspect after a basketball-related physical altercation.

Blues legend B.B. King is telling fans he’s in hospice care at home in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS –The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) wrapped up its spring meeting in this weekend on an enthusiastic note. Several presidential contenders, declared and potential, addressed the meeting in on-the-record sessions. Former President George W. Bush addressed the gala dinner Saturday, in a rare (and off the record) public appearance.

This weekend, leaders of the Republican Jewish Coalition hold their annual spring meeting in Las Vegas–and, as in prior years, many Republican presidential hopefuls will be in attendance. The conference is hosted by Sheldon Adelson, casino magnate, philanthropist and Republican mega-donor.

The Duck Commander Musical, a new play based on the lives of Duck Dynasty’s Robertson family, is set to premiere Wednesday night at the Rio Casino Hotel in Las Vegas.

A Las Vegas man who publicly committed suicide inside the M Resort Spa & Casino on Easter Sunday documented his battle with the hotel’s staff, and cited the revocation of his lifetime free meal pass in a series of suicide notes sent to the media.

Something about a film that features whips, chains, and ball gags inspires some people to behave in a manner that could find them behind bars.

A Las Vegas hospital faces questions after it accidentally left the bodies of twin babies wrapped in linens it sent to be cleaned. The children’s mother apparently suffered a miscarriage early in her pregnancy and arrived at the hospital with the dead twins already wrapped in linens.

Health officials report four cases of measles linked to a restaurant at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, where a staff member listed as “under-immunized” appears to have infected two other Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House staff members and a patrol.

High taxes, strict regulations, and a higher cost of living are converging to push the porn industry out of California and into other states like Nevada and Florida, where rules governing the adult entertainment business are more relaxed. However, the relief may be short-lived.

An intern at a prestigious Wall Street asset management firm reportedly left her position to pursue a career in porn, because she “can’t stop masturbating at work.”

The R&B artist, who calls himself “The Weeknd” (not to be confused with the term commonly used for Saturday and Sunday) was arrested in Las Vegas over the weekend (not to be confused with the aforementioned R&B singer) for allegedly punching a police officer.

With the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in full swing, it’s time to take a look at some of the most revolutionary (or just plain fun) toys coming out of the conference.

Former California Governor and action star Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly approves of his son’s new girlfriend, Miley Cyrus.

January 1 brought a rare snowfall to the Arizona desert north of Tucson.

Police arrested a Las Vegas man after he robbed two stores that sell remote-controlled drones to pay off drug debts.

The pilot of a Virgin Atlantic flight from Gatwick to Las Vegas has been applauded for his actions when the aircraft he was flying experienced serious technical faults in the landing gear. The Boeing 747 was packed with more than