In The News: Office of Executive Vice President and Provost

Casino.Org

With the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) being held virtually this week, hotel-casino room rates in Las Vegas have dropped by hundreds of dollars compared to last year.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

UNLV professor David Schwartz joins us on phone this morning for some perspective on Mr. Adelson and the Sam's corporation in Las Vegas.

Casino.Org

Near the end of his life last summer, former mobster Frank Cullotta said Las Vegas as depicted in the movie Casino will never come back.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

New year! Newfound riches! With hopes of striking it rich in 2021, several people are making the drive to the Nevada-California border to buy a lottery ticket as the Mega Millions jackpot stands at more than $400 million on Friday.

Northern Nevada Business Weekly

The goal is clear: To reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050.

Casino.Org

By getting back to “personalized attention,” Las Vegas casinos can recapture the magic that defined the famous Rat Pack era from decades ago, says a gaming historian.

Reno Gazette-Journal

A clean truck program that would require commercial trucks in Nevada run on electricity or hydrogen fuel cells.

KNPR News

Earlier this week, Nevada released its State Climate Strategy plan.

Nevada Independent

On Tuesday evening, the state released a comprehensive strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. It’s a big deal, marking a year-long effort among state agencies to develop a coordinated pathway for moving toward defined emission-reduction benchmarks.

Nevada Independent

On Tuesday evening, the state released a comprehensive strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. It’s a big deal, marking a year-long effort among state agencies to develop a coordinated pathway for moving toward defined emission-reduction benchmarks.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Businesses in the valley are trying to navigate through the governor’s latest restrictions with the toughest one being the customer cap at 25%.

Casino.Org

Anti-smoking coalitions are using the COVID-19 pandemic as a weapon in their crusade to convince lawmakers to permanently stop the indoor consumption of tobacco on casino floors.