The school president said the new arena can put the university on par with other athletic departments and help build out the Wolf Pack’s program.

The company did not mention it wanted taxpayer help at a public event in 2023. Competitors think the area isn’t blighted enough to warrant redevelopment funds.

The owner of the Grand Sierra Resort plans to build a $400 million arena for the University of Nevada basketball team, the start of a $1 billion nongaming redevelopment of the Reno location.

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.

Gaming leaders welcomed an executive order by the Biden administration to create a national policy for the use of cryptocurrency. Also, a firm expects $3 billion to be bet on March Madness. More in Indy Gaming.

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.

Nevada’s incumbent Democrats padded their campaign war chests through the second quarter, with Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Rep. Susie Lee leading their respective fields.

Amid the most dire threat to casino profits in the history of the Las Vegas Strip, a gaming industry hobbled by the COVID-19 pandemic still gave more than $769,000 to 52 state lawmakers over the course of the 2020 campaign cycle.

Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak has reported raising upwards of $2.4 million Wednesday for his re-election bid next year, an amount that roughly doubled the size of his campaign war chest to more than $4.53 million compared to the same time in 2019.

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.

After receiving approval from the Clark County Commission last month, officials with the county’s assessor's office have officially appealed a decision by a state tax board to reduce personal property taxes owed by the former SLS Las Vegas last year to $0, under regulations allowing property taxes to be reduced if the assessed value is less than the actual cash value paid for the property.