City Cast Las Vegas
🎰 How many Nevadans gamble?
December 10, 2025 · — Rob Kachelriess
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What's CITY Talking About
💸 Gambling: More Addictive Than We Thought
Can smartphones compete with Las Vegas casinos? According to seven states who’ve legalized online casinos, it’s a big yes — with revenue dramatically outpacing sports betting apps. [New York Times]
- City Cast Las Vegas looks at a new study that says 65% of Nevadans tested their luck in a casino within the past year, and 15% are at “severe risk” of gambling addiction. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
🏠 Vegas Home Prices Shatter Record
Despite fewer sales and a “meh” economy, the median price for a Vegas home has climbed to $488,995 — well above the previous record and nearly 2% higher than the same month last year. [KSNV]
🔥 Could It Be … Satan?
The same country music audience that loves “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” is taking issue with skeletons, demons, and other “satanic” imagery in the Zac Brown Band’s Sphere residency. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
- Maybe the Sphere should lean into this and give “Rosemary’s Baby” the “Wizard of Oz” treatment? 🤔 [Hey Las Vegas ✍️]
🏀 Time’s Athlete of the Year Is …
A’ja Wilson, who led the Las Vegas Aces to three WNBA championships in four years. As for Time’s Person of the Year, the online betting favorite is “artificial intelligence,” which makes my skin crawl. [Time]
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What To Do
Wednesday, Dec. 10
- 🤠 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering On the Road at Ahern (through Dec. 13) | 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. | Free entry | Sahara & Las Vegas Blvd.
- 🍔 In Limbo Burger Pop-Up at The Stove (through Oct. 13) | 5 - 9 p.m. | Prices vary | Henderson
- 🍺 Hoppy Holidays Beer, Chocolate & Cheese Pairing at Big Dog’s Brewing | 6 p.m. | $48.71 | Rancho & Craig
- 👪 Finding Your Roots Genealogy Workshop at the Aliante Library | 7 - 8 p.m. | Free | North Las Vegas
- 🪩 The Rave That Stole Xmas at Discopussy | 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. | Free | Fremont East
- 🎤 Cocktails & Karaoke at Badlands | 9:30 p.m. to late | No cover | Historic Commercial Center
👋 See you tomorrow!
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