CBS News – In Las Vegas, it’s legal to bet on a horse race, but not the race for presidency. That could change if state Senator Tick Segerblom has his way. Segerblom said he wants a law allowing Nevada casinos to make room for people who want to pick win, place or show on America’s top political job, “especially when you have an industry like we have here in Nevada. We bet on everything.” Turns out his idea isn’t so new after all. In the early 1900s gambling on candidates was illegal, but Americans gathered outdoors in New York City…

The Nevada State Gaming Control Board Gaming Commission has approved the Genting casino license for the Malaysian conglomerate ahead of the opening of its new Resorts World Las Vegas facility in the state. As reported by iGaming Business, Genting presented its plans for a multi-phased opening of its new resort to the Nevada regulatory body earlier this month. Genting said the new resort would create ‘tens of thousands’ of jobs and generate ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ in tax revenue for Southern Nevada. Construction work on the new resort, which will be located on the site of the old Stardust…

Ever wanna try election betting? Well, Nevada is thinking about it, too. What are the odds of Hillary Clinton being elected as the next president? Folks in Nevada may just get a chance to place a wager on who will win federal elections under a plan that has resurfaced. A legislative committee will decide Tuesday whether to recommend if Nevada should allow election betting on federal races, making available here bets that can already be placed overseas. State Senator Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, introduced a bill in the 2013 Legislature to permit wagering on federal elections. Senate Bill 418 passed…

Poker Fuse – Ultimate Poker released a new version of its online poker software for players in Nevada last week bringing it closer in line with its New Jersey counterpart. The update included several changes, the most significant of which may be the improvement of the geolocation services. Details of the upgrade claim that the new geolocation is more accurate, but that currently the software is presenting a dialogue box telling all players that they are “not location verified” when they first log in. Ultimate Poker’s advice is to ignore the banner and “try sitting at a table.” If this…

My News 4 – Ultimatepoker.com turns one-year-old on Wednesday. The first regulated, real-money online poker site in the United States led Nevada’s charge into online gaming. Online gaming in the Silver State is booming. Since the first regulated pay-to-play poker website in America launched a year ago, two more operating real-money poker websites have also started. ““Ultimate was the first,” said Nevada State Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett. “Right now, the three internet poker websites collected $926,000 is revenues for last month.”  The Nevada State Gaming Control Board said the numbers keep growing. “For the first 11 months of operation,…

Las Vegas Review Journal – Like much of Nevada, the casino industry is grappling with issues surrounding medical marijuana. So much so that gaming companies and regulators have had little to say publicly about doctor-prescribed pot. Medical marijuana has been legal in Nevada since 2000, but it took state lawmakers 14 years to allow dispensaries to operate. Now, with a state law in place calling for up to 66 potential medical marijuana outlets throughout Nevada, the issue is finding its way into gaming headquarters. No one has suggested Nevada casinos offer medical marijuana dispensaries as part of their retail amenities….