Experts In The News
The sports betting business is booming, with Americans waging a record-high $119.84 billion in 2023 as more states allowed it. One of the side effects of this particular gambling boom is the way sports betting is fueling a public health crisis.
When a Las Vegas police officer shoots and kills someone, the death sparks a clear review process: from providing information to the public to evaluating whether policies should be changed and whether an officer should be charged for his or her role in the fatality.
The pandemic hit Nevada hard, but it eventually eased and the state came back to life economically, just not as fast as the rest of the country. Though our unemployment rate is one of the highest in the country, it’s still around 5%, which economists have long said amounts to full employment. What’s hurting is inflation combined with a very low rate of wage growth.
Shohei Ohtani wearing a Dodger uniform for the Dodger Stadium debut is a headline in itself. But no matter how much Ohtani tried to clear the air and his name during a news conference, Thursday's home opener would not come without questions about what happened off the field.
The Tropicana is dead; long live the Tropicana. The storied hotel-casino closes its doors April 2, just two days shy of its 67th birthday, to make way for a Major League Baseball stadium and a new Bally’s resort. Over the next year, the land the Tropicana now occupies will be cleared, with the intent that the organization currently known as the Oakland A’s will claim the empty lot in April 2025 and begin to build.
The sports betting business is booming, and one of the side effects of this boom is the way sports betting is fueling a public health crisis. Dr. Shane Kraus is the director of the Behavioral Addictions Lab at UNLV, which conducts research on compulsive behaviors, including gambling. Saul Malek is a public speaker who educates the public on the perils of gambling addiction by sharing his personal story.
Speak to any pilot for long enough, and you’ll eventually hear a variation of the same lament — “There’s a shortage.” That shortage, as it turns out, has stubbornly persisted for more than a decade, though it’s ebbed and flowed in severity. Then, the pandemic happened.
Andrew Woods is a problem solver with a proven track record in economic development and policy. Out of college and living in Washington, D.C., he started his career working in politics with the goal of bringing change to underserved communities. He eventually ended up in Carson City working for the Nevada State Treasurer, where he was involved in several interest projects, ballot initiatives and was able to start his own company to help elect candidates to public office.
