Dean Heller defects from Nevada gaming interests to champion prediction markets

Former Nevada U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, long aligned with Nevada’s gaming industry, broke sharply with casinos Thursday, defending a prediction market company that is regulated as a financial exchange rather than a gaming operator and arguing that casinos “manipulate everything” to ensure the house wins.Also today: Hoping to snuff out smoking, health advocates push to nearly double Nevada tobacco tax, UNLV gets $400,000 grant to boost small-business aid program, Poll shows massive opposition to selling off public lands across 12 Western states.Subscribe to The Sun Daily newsletter here: https://bit.ly/4bBFiC4