Each day I wake up, get a cup of coffee, shuffle over to my home office, turn on the computer, check my news outlets… and immediately feel I should just go back to bed and hide under the covers.
Re-opening casinos should consider going back to the beginning
I feel that as casinos have gone further down the rabbit hole of technology, they have moved further away from customer service.
Mixed feelings around hockey about holding NHL draft early
The NFL's successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft ...
Washoe’s youngest virus victim, 18, died alone
Ian McElhaney asked his brother at least a dozen times what he wanted for his birthday.
UFC’s return could provide blueprint for other pro leagues
UFC President Dana White wanted a major fight card weeks ago. He was confident his team could pull it off whether it took place on a tribal land, on a private island or in any of the 10 states offering to host it.
‘We’re surviving’: Lines are long, demand is up at food bank distributions
Every Thursday, hundreds of people line up in cars starting in the early hours of the morning to get food from a pop-up drive-thru food bank at Palace Station. Some people arrived this past week as early as 1 a.m. for the 8 a.m. opening, one volunteer was told …
Nevada economy’s overreliance on tourism is taking a toll
Nevada has one of the least-diversified economies in the nation, such that even other tourist hot spots such as Hawaii are better equipped to handle the economic hit from the coronavirus pandemic.
For workers, no sign of ‘what normal is going to look like’
With unemployment claims surpassing 33 million since March, the nation’s near-term economic outlook hinges on whether patchwork reopenings can mend the coronavirus pandemic’s damage — and how soon.
Still employed amid the pandemic? Focus on savings and debt
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown tens of millions of people into financial turmoil. But not everyone is feeling the pinch. Not yet, at least.
New normal ‘a little different’ for Vegas businesses, but many happy to be back
In surgical masks, the stylists at this downtown Las Vegas barbershop cut their clients hair in work stations separated by plastic-curtain barriers. The four barbers ...