By Kathryn Reed Two key positions in El Dorado County are going to be vacant in October. Pamela Knorr, human resources director, and Steve Pedretti, director of Development Services, are leaving. It’s up to the Board of Supervisors to hire for these positions. Even so, it will be staff in the chief administrative office that […]
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By Kathryn Reed Homeowners in South Tahoe Refuse’s service area at Lake Tahoe are expected to soon have the opportunity to take out an interest free loan for bear boxes. The South Lake Tahoe Waste Management Authority board this month approved the concept. Actual language for the program is expected to be solidified at the […]
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Douglas County sheriff’s investigators are looking for a woman who used a credit card in Gardnerville that had been stolen in South Lake Tahoe. The victim lost her credit card Sept. 13 in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven in South Lake Tahoe. The bank could not locate her account information and was unable to close […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY —The nation’s secretaries of state are trying to reassure voters that despite talk of cyberattacks and “rigged” systems in this contentious election cycle, the prospect of outside hackers skewing the outcome is remote. In a letter to Congress from the National Association of Secretaries of States delivered […]
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By Chad Day and Jeff Horwitz, AP While Donald Trump won’t publicly release his income tax returns, the New York businessman has turned them over when it suited his needs — if he stood to make a profit, needed a loan or when a judge forced him. Pennsylvania gaming regulators were given at least five […]
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By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters Caesars Entertainment Corp said on Tuesday it has struck a crucial $5 billion deal with most of its casino operating unit’s creditors, resolving billions of dollars in legal claims and paving the subsidiary’s way out of a costly bankruptcy. The Las Vegas-based company’s main operating unit, Caesars Entertainment Operating Co Inc, […]
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By Kathryn Reed The remaining rebar and concrete at the Chateau site near the state line in South Lake Tahoe is going to be developed by a new owner in the near future. Owens Financial out of Walnut Creek is selling about 8 acres of the undeveloped site, plus the parking structure to Kawana Holdings […]
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By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal DENVER — Just beyond the Rocky Mountains, an industry that once conjured images of dank basements and back-alley deals is blossoming under state regulation. After a sluggish start in sales following the 2012 vote to decriminalize marijuana, Colorado’s pot trade — and corresponding tax revenue — is booming as […]
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By Filipa A. Ioannou, San Francisco Chronicle Criminal sentencing reform and an extension on tax increases for high earners are among California’s November ballot propositions supported by a majority of likely voters, a Field Poll found. Proposition 56, a $2-per-pack tax on cigarettes, was also leading among the poll’s respondents, though by narrower margins. Fifty-three […]
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By Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside jobs, chip grab-and-runs and craps cheats are the largest ongoing headaches for casinos and casino regulators. And it’s the most basic scams that can be hardest to catch. The Nevada Gaming Control Board had 574 arbitration cases in 2015, disputing $51.8 million and made 602 criminal arrests. Read […]
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