NEVADA VIEWS: Rigging the market

By Anahit Baghshetsyan Special to the Las Vegas Review-Journal August 29, 2026 - 9:02 pm In August 2025, a federal judge blocked Clark County from requiring online platforms such as Airbnb to police and fine unlicensed listings of short-term rentals. Now, a year later, the Clark County Commission has passed a new ordinance on the subject that is not much different. Short-term rentals (STRs) were outright banned in Clark County in 1998, long before the emergence of such online platforms. The ban was designed to benefit large resorts and hotel chains in the greater Las Vegas area by preventing competition from private homeowners. However, with a lack of enforcement and an enormous demand, many hosts were still opening their doors for interested tourists. In 2021, the Legislature passed Assem