By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun One of the gaming industry’s largest trade groups announced an updated approach to problem gambling during a roundtable discussion on the issue at UNLV’s international Gaming Institute on Thursday. Just before the discussion, the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) released its updated Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming, which guides […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sometimes I get a hankering for a sandwich. They just aren’t something I eat very often. And warm ones – at least at home – are almost non-existent. They might become a more regular thing with this recipe. For vegetarians and vegans, getting enough protein can be an issue. And while so […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Arizona and skiing? You, bet. Just ask Mike Goar. Goar is settling into his new job as chief operating office for Heavenly Mountain Resort. The job responsibilities also come with overseeing Kirkwood Mountain Resort and Northstar. His office has pictures on the wall of those resorts that were left from […]
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By Jerry Nickelsburg In 1865, British economist William Stanley Jevons wrote an influential essay entitled “The Coal Question.” Today his insights are interesting to me not as they relate to coal, but rather as they relate to me sitting in the legendary traffic of the 405 freeway in Los Angeles during my morning commute. Jevons’ […]
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By Patrick Clark, Bloomberg It’s widely agreed that housing markets across the U.S. are hurting for new inventory, driving up prices and postponing homeownership for young Americans. What’s driving the inventory shortage is a murkier matter. A new report from Trulia tests some popular explanations and comes to this conclusion: We’re going to have to build our […]
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By Natalie Bruzda, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Nevada bar exam is notoriously one of the most difficult tests in the nation for aspiring lawyers, but that reputation could soon be dismissed as state officials tinker with the test to make it easier. The first changes occurred about a month ago, when the Nevada Supreme Court […]
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By Kathryn Reed State law has been changed to allow elected officials to serve on the California Tahoe Conservancy board. Late last year it was brought to light that Government Code pertaining to just this state conservancy prevented elected officials from being on the board. The CTC, though, since its inception in 1985 had allowed […]
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By Elizabeth Shogren, High Country News No president has ever abolished a national monument, and it has been more than 50 years since a president shrank one. Nor has Congress revoked any significant monuments. The high regard given these special places is part of what makes President Donald Trump’s order to review all large monuments […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Add unlucky play to the list of financial struggles Caesars Entertainment is undergoing. The Las Vegas-based company, operators of nine Las Vegas properties and in the midst of emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reported huge losses — but not as bad as in the second quarter of […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal The Nevada side of Lake Tahoe is finally diving into recreational marijuana sales this week while the California side waits patiently on the opposite shore. NuLeaf, a medical marijuana dispensary that opened its Incline Village location in July last year, will be the first Tahoe-area dispensary to sell recreational marijuana products starting […]
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