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It’s illegal to smoke or consume cannabis products in Nevada casinos, but marijuana use on the Resort Corridor is still prevalent. From the storefronts on Fremont Street advertising various types of flower to the tourists crammed into alleyways or in parking garages adjoining Strip resorts enjoying a smoke, many people aren’t aware that cannabis has been outlawed from gaming establishment properties.
It’s illegal to smoke or consume cannabis products in Nevada casinos, but marijuana use on the Resort Corridor is still prevalent. From the storefronts on Fremont Street advertising various types of flower to the tourists crammed into alleyways or in parking garages adjoining Strip resorts enjoying a smoke, many people aren’t aware that cannabis has been outlawed from gaming establishment properties.
A Californian knocked on the door of a Summerlin house and was met with no answer. “Normally I wait about a minute,” the 24-year-old said. He’d been out canvassing for hours under the searing Las Vegas sun. Sterling Raiklen is one of seven men in their 20s who uprooted from a different state and moved to Nevada after seeing an advertisement for a political volunteer role online.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has tossed the Malaysia-headquartered Genting Group a corporate grenade after it alleged its Resorts World Las Vegas casino on the Las Vegas Strip was a haven for criminal activity.
One month before the Democratic National Convention, President Joe Biden announced he was no longer seeking re-election. He immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, and Democrats across the country and in Nevada have rallied behind her and her recently selected running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Baked potatoes could be just the food to boost heart health among adults with diabetes, a new study suggests. Research recently presented by Neda Akhavan, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ), revealed a modest decrease in fasting blood glucose levels, as well as improvements in body composition, waist circumference and resting heart rate among study participants who incorporated a daily serving of potato into their diets.
I wasn’t actively looking for an earth-bermed home when I stumbled upon the property that would become our home, but my husband and I were searching for something that would allow us to live more sustainably and homestead with greater awareness of and integration with the natural world around me.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a disciplinary complaint Thursday alleging that one of the largest casinos on the Las Vegas Strip welcomed illegal bookmaking, people with a history of gambling-related felony convictions and individuals linked to organized crime.