Nevada

Billionaire American casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has a plan to jumpstart Spain’s slow economy: Vegas. No, he’s not taking the national fortune to the craps table — he wants to build a Vegas-style resort in Madrid. He says it will draw 10 million people per year.

Congressional Republicans and Democrats are haggling over legislation that would extend unemployment benefits and the payroll tax cut past Dec. 31. Republicans passed a bill Tuesday night, but Democrats say all of the bill’s extra inclusions, as well as its funding, make it impossible to endorse.

Piloting a drone can be a strange mix of reality and virtual reality. A former British drone pilot weighed in on what it’s like to fly drones, and the potential moral implications.

In Nevada, there’s a last-minute election push to reach out to Latinos, who make up 27 percent of the population. President Obama is leading among Latino voters, but the Romney campaign is trying to make some inroads in a key swing state.

Will six casinos, 12 hotels, and three golf courses be a winning formula to get the local economy back on track? Or will Euro Vegas bring in a wave of corruption and prostitution? The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Alcorcon, Spain.