Mark Davis was beaming as he posed with fans behind a black and silver “Las Vegas Raiders” banner. He made a few jokes before delivering a $500 million commitment to a new stadium in the city for his team. Then the owner of the Raiders got serious about the prospects of getting fellow NFL owners to allow him to move from Oakland to a city the league has long shunned because it has legal sports betting. “Let’s give them an offer they can’t refuse,” Davis said. “They’re going to approve it based on that.”  Little more than an idea a…

A couple found themselves behind bars after police say they tried to join the Vegas version of the mile high club on the Las Vegas Strip. KTNV’s Bryan Callahan reports that Chloe Scordianos and Philip Panzica III are both facing felony charges after police say they were caught on camera getting frisky on the High Roller Ferris Wheel. According to court documents, it was security personnel who first noticed the couple smoking and undressing. The employees used an intercom to ask the couple to stop. The report says… “they stopped momentarily, complying with the request before continuing to undress as…

Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is scheduled to meet Friday with Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis about a possible move of the football team to Las Vegas. Adelson, the chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and one of the world’s richest men, wants to build a $1 billion stadium in Las Vegas that would be home to University of Nevada sporting events, concerts and possibly a professional football team, according to his spokesman Ron Reese. The stadium proposal is part of a broader call for ideas to promote travel in the state by Governor Brian Sandoval’s Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee. The…

The mystery surrounding ownership of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada’s largest news outlet, finally reached a conclusion. Casino magnate and Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson, the Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., officially confirmed that his family was the force behind the $140 million purchase. The announcement ended a period of intense scrutiny and unease within the journalism community. The secrecy triggered an “avalanche of criticism” from media ethicists and the paper’s own reporters, who spent days investigating their anonymous employer. Many voiced concerns that a clandestine owner—especially one with significant political and business interests in the region—could compromise…

Shining bright on the Las Vegas Strip, the 550-foot-tall High Roller is a true standout at The LINQ’s outdoor shopping, dining and entertainment promenade. Measuring 520 feet in diameter, the High Roller eclipses both the London Eye and Singapore Flyer. Facing north and south (parallel to Las Vegas Boulevard), the wheel takes 30 minutes to complete one full revolution and features 28 glass-enclosed cabins with broad views of the famed resort city. Each spherical cabin can hold up to 40 people. There are benches on either side of the cabin, with plenty of floor space in between. But we imagine…

The Nevada Gaming Commission state regulatory body has given its approval to Penn National Gaming’s earlier-announcement of the Tropicana purchase. As reported by iGaming Business in April, US casino and racetrack operator Penn National struck a deal worth $360 million (€314.2 million) to take ownership of the facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the time of the original announcement, Penn National said it would fund the Tropicana purchase deal through an expansion of its existing credit facilities and cash in hand. The Tropicana Las Vegas boasts a 50,000 square foot casino as well as more than 1,000 gaming positions and…