Bus Fares to Increase, RTC Announces

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, which oversees the Las Vegas bus system, has announced bus fare increases. Even facing a funding shortfall of more than $100 million, the RTC hasn’t raised fares since 2011. On the Strip route, a single...

Scorsese and De Niro Team Up for Casino Again

Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorcese (The Departed) and actor Robert DeNiro (Godfather II, Raging Bull) are returning to Las Vegas for a new eight-episode untitled Netflix series — “a modernized, but still dangerous, version of the legendary...

Mojave Max Spotted in the Desert!

Mojave Max, southern Nevadas desert-tortoise mascot and weather oracle, emerged from his burrow yesterday shortly after noon, breaking the previous record for his latest arrival by nearly 48 hours. The earliest date Max emerged was on Feb. 14, 2005; he was looking for...

Las Vegas Sands Expands Tech Team in Dallas

Las Vegas Sands Corp is not giving up on its Texas casino ambitions, although the company remains coy about any commercial developments while it continues to draw from the local tech talent pool. After reducing its physical casino footprint in Nevada a few years back...