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Nevada Assembly candidate to withdraw amid extortion claim

A Reno Republican running for the state Assembly said Wednesday he will end his campaign after alleging his online accounts were hacked and nude photos of him were sent to GOP leaders as part of an extortion plot.

Fantasy sports proposal meets buzz-saw of opposition from top officials

Regulators and gaming industry leaders say they’d welcome daily fantasy sports operations in Nevada, but not under the framework offered in proposed legislation unveiled by Fan Duel and Draft Kings, the nation’s largest fantasy providers.

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Roberson urges linking stadium plan to Las Vegas Convention Center upgrade

State Senate Majority Leader Michael Roberson said Friday that funding proposals for a Las Vegas Convention Center expansion and a 65,000-seat domed stadium might have to be linked to win the approval of the Nevada Legislature.

3 new petitions approved for Nov. 8 ballot in Nevada

Three petitions — seeking to restore favorable net metering rates, open Nevada’s electricity markets to competition and exempt medical equipment from the sales tax — have qualified for the November general election ballot, Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske said Tuesday.

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