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Larry Henry

Gaming Regulation, Crime, Politics — Larry Henry is a veteran print and broadcast journalist who spent more than 16 years in Nevada, including serving as legislative reporter for the Reno Gazette-Journal and as political editor at the Las Vegas Sun. He's also written about popular culture for the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. As a broadcast journalist, he worked as managing editor at KFSM-TV, the CBS affiliate in Arkansas, where he now lives and where casino growth is a hot topic. A Marine Corps veteran and LSU graduate, he is also an avid movie fan, especially of classic film noir from the 1940s and ’50s.

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496 stories by Larry Henry

Ground Broken on Northern Nevada Casino Project in Sparks
April 4, 2021

Ground Broken on Northern Nevada Casino Project in Sparks

After pandemic-related delays, construction is underway on a casino at a Northern Nevada shopping center in the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area, according to an online news report.  Las Vegas-based Olympia Gaming announced last week the company...

Written by Larry Henry
Workforce Vaccinations ‘Key’ to Letting More Patrons Inside Nevada Casinos 
April 3, 2021

Workforce Vaccinations ‘Key’ to Letting More Patrons Inside Nevada Casinos 

Any increase in the number of customers allowed onto gaming floors depends on the effort to provide casino workers with COVID-19 vaccinations, according to Nevada gaming regulators.  On May 1, the Nevada Gaming Control Board...

Written by Larry Henry
Woman Jailed in Teenage Sex Trafficking on Las Vegas Strip
April 2, 2021

Woman Jailed in Teenage Sex Trafficking on Las Vegas Strip

A woman accused of sex trafficking two underage females in downtown Las Vegas and on the Strip is scheduled to appear in court in late April. Tori Magnum, 21, is being held at the Clark...

Written by Larry Henry
Rio Joins Other Las Vegas Hotels Reopening Guest Rooms Midweek
April 2, 2021

Rio Joins Other Las Vegas Hotels Reopening Guest Rooms Midweek

Another Las Vegas hotel-casino that closed its guest rooms because of low demand soon will accept reservations every day of the week again. Beginning April 19, room reservations will be available all week at the...

Written by Larry Henry
Mobile Sports Betting Fails at Georgia Legislature
April 1, 2021

Mobile Sports Betting Fails at Georgia Legislature

Mobile sports betting bills and other measures to expand gambling in Georgia failed at the General Assembly this year in Atlanta. A Senate resolution that would have given Georgia voters a say in whether they...

Written by Larry Henry
Casino Opening Helps Revive Historic Southern Nevada District
April 1, 2021

Casino Opening Helps Revive Historic Southern Nevada District

The historic Water Street District in downtown Henderson got a boost Thursday with the opening of the The Pass Casino at the site of a renovated gaming hall. The property on Water Street, formerly the...

Written by Larry Henry
Circus Circus Reno to Open Hotel Rooms a Year After COVID-19 Lockdown
March 31, 2021

Circus Circus Reno to Open Hotel Rooms a Year After COVID-19 Lockdown

Circus Circus Reno is opening its hotel rooms more than a year after they were closed at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Circus Circus in downtown Reno will open April 8, according to the...

Written by Larry Henry
Louisiana Gaming Revenue Sinks During Frigid Winter Month
March 30, 2021

Louisiana Gaming Revenue Sinks During Frigid Winter Month

Winter weather and COVID-19 concerns walloped Louisiana’s gaming industry in February, causing a steep decline in gaming revenue. In February, Louisiana’s 13 riverboats, one land-based casino in New Orleans, and four racinos collected $151.1 million,...

Written by Larry Henry
DraftKings Buys Las Vegas-based Sports Broadcast Network VSiN 
March 30, 2021

DraftKings Buys Las Vegas-based Sports Broadcast Network VSiN 

Boston-based DraftKings has acquired the Vegas Sports Information Network, whose roster of sports-betting analysts includes veteran broadcaster Brent Musburger. In announcing the acquisition on Tuesday, DraftKings said it envisions allowing Musburger and VSiN’s leadership team...

Written by Larry Henry
Key Louisiana Lawmaker Signals Support For Mobile Sports Betting
March 29, 2021

Key Louisiana Lawmaker Signals Support For Mobile Sports Betting

A Louisiana legislator says he will propose a measure at the upcoming session to allow sports betting on mobile devices. State Senate President Page Cortez (R) said sports betting could generate $10 million to $20...

Written by Larry Henry