By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Nevada regulators on Oct. 15 banned providers of daily fantasy sports, a booming but controversial industry that many argue is akin to gambling, from operating in the state until and unless they are licensed to do so. Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett wrote in a public notice that he […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau El Dorado County Supervisor Sue Novasel hosted a community meeting at South Lake Tahoe council chambers at the airport on Thursday evening as part of the process to develop a three-year strategic plan for El Dorado County. The focus of the meeting was to inform citizens about the planning process and to […]
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By Susan Wood For all the focus on the blues and funk, South Lake Tahoe musician Trey Stone was inspired by a musician who may surprise most – Jimi Hendrix. The psychedelic rock and roll artist that made his claim to fame at the renowned Woodstock concert is known for becoming one with his guitar. […]
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By Joe Drape and Jacqueline Williams, New York Times The FBI has begun an inquiry into the practices of booming daily fantasy sports websites after players of the games and lawmakers made allegations of predatory tactics and questioned the use of inside information, according to fantasy players who said they had been contacted by investigators. […]
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By John M. Glionna and Javier Panzar, Los Angeles Times When Lamar Odom was found unconscious Tuesday inside a Nevada brothel, he’d wandered far off the beaten path of adult entertainment culture, back into an analog version of an increasingly high-tech sex-play universe. Like Wayne Newton and mobsters wielding tommy guns, the antics of the […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy RENO – Although it’s nice to be able to drive 250 without an electronic fill-up, all good things come to an end, as do all electric charges. The question of where to get a charge has been nimbly addressed by Tesla with the invention of their supercharger units with a DC […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Park brothers have fired the management team that was running Lake Tahoe Hard Rock. Warner Hospitality, which 18 months ago was brought in to operate the remodeled-rebranded Horizon, has been a failure, according to employees. The Parks finally agreed. No one from Warner, the fired firm based in Las Vegas, returned […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News After four years of relentless drought, more Californians are worried about water shortages than ever, despite El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean that are boosting hopes for a wet winter. A Field Poll released Tuesday showed that 76 percent of registered California voters now call the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe’s clarity will take a serious hit if El Nino materializes this winter. That was the message delivered Tuesday night by a panel of stormwater experts. Winter is coming – Is Lake Tahoe Ready? was the subject of the talk hosted by the League to Save Lake Tahoe on Oct. 13 […]
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By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES – It might behoove skiers and snowboarders to adopt the hikers’ mantras of “leave not trace” and “pack it in, pack it out”. More than a ton of trash (2,047.6 pounds to be exact) was removed from the slopes of Sierra-at-Tahoe on Sunday. This was the ninth year the ski […]
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