The Daily Rundown – January 21, 2026
🥃 The Wynn has hired an outside law firm to investigate its nightlife operations following an alleged kickback scheme involving an alcohol distributor. As described to Casino.org, the scheme involved slush funds created by alcohol distributors that a group of Las Vegas nightlife staff and liquor companies could draw from.
In a statement, the casino disputed some of the behaviors alleged by the whistleblower. Because of the nature of alcohol industry regulations in the U.S., the allegations could lead to felony charges for those involved in the scheme.
⛽ State officials are pushing for more fuel pipelines. The Nevada Fuel Resiliency Committee met for the first time last week to discuss diversifying the state’s fuel supply. The Nevada Current reports that the group discussed building several new pipelines to improve Nevada’s fuel supply resiliency…