- Many changes for tax season, but few affected
- Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014
- There are more changes in federal tax laws affecting filings for 2013 than anytime in recent memory.
But the good news for the average taxpayer is that changes affect only a small percentage of the population. - Bitcoin debate: Is online currency worth its weightlessness in gold?
- Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014
- The use of Bitcoin has grown to the point that two downtown Las Vegas hotels and a high-octane attraction at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway accept it.
In addition, a Las Vegas company has developed and installed the world’s first Bitcoin ATM. The machine, which operates at a coffee shop in Vancouver, British Columbia, converts Bitcoin to cash and vice versa.
But what exactly is Bitcoin? And are consumers and businesses wise to use it? - Nevada tourism officials see India as next big market
- Friday, Feb. 21, 2014
- India is the next frontier for attracting international tourists to Nevada, and state tourism leaders this month took their first steps in marketing to the nation of 1.2 billion people.
- Slot players will be able to use prepaid access cards in Nevada
- Friday, Feb. 21, 2014
- The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday approved amendments to two regulations that would allow the use of prepaid access instruments in conjunction with approved wagering accounts.
- Peppermill's $1M settlement over slot machine spying is finalized
- Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014
- The Nevada Gaming Commission conducted a meeting today in Las Vegas. The commission conducted a suitability hearing and considered the licensing of Todd McTavish, senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer for Austin, Texas-based Multimedia Games.
- South Point online poker site goes live
- Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014
- South Point’s entry in the online poker arena, Realgaming.com, has started operations, becoming the third company to offer real-money play within the state.
- MGM Resorts narrows its 4th-quarter loss to $38.3 million
- Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014
- Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International reported its fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday.
- First riders say El Loco roller coaster lives up to its name
- Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014
- It’s the shortest — by height, length of track and duration of ride — of Southern Nevada’s roller coaster roster. But El Loco is crazy good, say the first riders of the Circus Circus Adventuredome’s newest ride. “It was the best roller coaster I’ve been on in my life," said Chris McKenna, 19, who said he’s been on 60 coasters.
- Sandoval, Heck give Barclaycard a hero's welcome in Henderson
- Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014
- Elected officials credited a team effort among state and local economic development leaders for Thursday’s opening of a Barclaycard US call center at the Green Valley Corporate Center in Henderson.
- Winter storm on East Coast cancels flights in Las Vegas
- Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014
- A winter storm pummeling the East Coast and the South is wreaking havoc on flight schedules at McCarran International Airport.
Blog Entries
- Bankruptcies shouldn't hurt McCarran
- Friday, April 18, 2008
Officials at McCarran International Airport say they aren’t worried about being paid by the bankrupt airlines that packed up operations in a recent flurry of Chapter 11 filings.
- Allegiant MD-80s already inspected
- Thursday, April 10, 2008
You’ve heard all about the American Airlines flight cancellations that stranded thousands of passengers across the country, including McCarran International Airport.
- Wyndham announces new Las Vegas resort
- Tuesday, April 8, 2008
- The world’s largest time-share company plans to build a fifth Las Vegas property near the Rio, the company has announced.
- ATA bankruptcy disrupts travel to Hawaii; Southwest scrambling
- Thursday, April 3, 2008
- The announcement today that ATA Airlines has shut down after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection severs another conduit for passengers between Las Vegas and Honolulu.
- Living wills via state Web site
- Friday, March 21, 2008
Secretary of State Ross Miller told members of the Nevada Development Authority this week that his office would unveil a new Web site next week to store advanced health care directives of Nevadans who submit them.
- Taxicab Authority gets new exec
- Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
Gordon Walker, a vice president for a government contractor on the Nevada Test Site, has been appointed administrator of the Nevada Taxicab Authority.
- Acting administrator of taxicab authority resigns
- Friday, Feb. 8, 2008
