One veteran of the legal side of the sports betting industry puts it bluntly: If the bookies used were legal, they were dangerously unsophisticated. If they were illegal, they were asking for trouble — or were in on the conspiracy and getting a piece of the action.

Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, resides in Las Vegas at the home of a GOP megadonor.

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) will be part of the minority next year, and as such, likely won't swing any decisions — President-elect Donald Trump can afford to lose three Republican votes on any nominee. But it's their first opportunity to take stances on Trump policy via his personnel and question them on Nevada-specific issues.

Flanked by Trump White House alumni, Republican U.S Senate candidate Adam Laxalt portrayed himself as Nevada's chance to dissent from President Joe Biden and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) as part of a two-day tour through Southern Nevada.