Gaming and Leisure Properties expects the value of its 35-acre parcel that houses the Tropicana Las Vegas will increase if the Oakland A's build a $1.5 billion stadium on the site.

The Oakland A’s, seeking $500 million in public financing for a new baseball stadium site just west of the Strip, could have paid only $1 for another site in the resort corridor. 

Proponents of SB441 support removing the last of the pandemic-imposed requirements, including the daily cleaning of hotel rooms. The Culinary Union opposes that part of the legislation.

Nevada's gaming industry and the Culinary Union sparred last week over AJR5, an effort to change the state constitution to allow a lottery. The measure is backed by union and opposed by casinos.

Higher costs for energy expenses sliced into the third quarter earnings of several Nevada casino operators by as much as 25 percent.

Meruelo Gaming, which owns the Sahara and Grand Sierra, is launching SaharaBets, a digital sports wagering company in Arizona in partnership with the NHL's Arizona Coyotes. More in this week's Indy Gaming.

A cross-section of Nevada gaming operators has voiced opposition to expanding the state’s online gaming regulations.

But the contributions, which are Meruelo’s most extensive in a Nevada race since similar large contributions to gubernatorial candidates Steve Sisolak and Adam Laxalt, come amid a complex, expensive and longstanding legal fight between the Grand Sierra Resort and a group of condominium owners in the hotel.

Below are highlights of races for urban school boards, the Board of Regents overseeing higher education and the state school board. Check back for updates as additional results come in.

Though the winners won’t have to deal with the most direct tough calls from the pandemic, whoever is elected as regent will make vital decisions about budget cuts and leadership appointments of the seven higher education institutions and Desert Research Institute over their six-year term as they determine how to jump back on the upward pre-pandemic stride.

Dozens of candidates — including 52 in populous Clark County — waited until the final day of the filing period to declare their candidacy. The end of filing means that campaign season — though hampered by the spread of the novel coronavirus — is officially underway ahead of the June 9 primary election and Nov. 3 general election.

Back in the dime bag days, the shadowed alley off Sahara Avenue near Las Vegas Boulevard ran behind Honest John’s and the Jolly Trolley, a pair of gaudy grind joints. The Trolley is best remembered for the mob guys who skimmed its slots and fought over nickels and dimes on their way to prison.

In a letter sent to members of the Public Utilities Commission on Monday, attorneys for the Reno-based casino company wrote that they would be withdrawing their application to depart NV Energy’s electric service and purchase electric power from a new provider, ending a nearly five-month process and ensuring the company stays a customer of NV Energy.