Stateline casinos hauled in a ton of cash in September, especially compared to the previous year. Revenues were $22 million, which was up 23.2 percent compared to 2012. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Thursday said revenues statewide were up 7.4 percent. Casinos brought in $958.8 million. Las Vegas did better than the previous September, […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District is spending only half of the money it should on infrastructure in order to keep up with an aging system, according to officials. The board is trying to figure out how to allocate the money it has. Earlier this month the five electeds had a workshop about […]
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El Dorado County Probation Department will finally have a leader on Dec. 2. Brian Richart has been appointed chief probation officer. Greg Sly left the top spot in June on medical leave. He officially retired Sept. 13. Days before his last official day Sly sent a document to each member of the Board of Supervisors. […]
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By AP LAS VEGAS — Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Tuesday that its third-quarter loss expanded by more than 50 percent due to weakness in the U.S. gambling market and stiffer competition. Casino revenue fell 7 percent because of fewer visitors to its properties in Atlantic City and other U.S. markets outside of Nevada. Caesars also […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News SAN FRANCISCO — Saying that the West Coast must lead the way in battling climate change, the governors of California, Oregon and Washington, along with the premier of British Columbia, signed an agreement Monday committing the Canadian province and the three states to coordinate global-warming policies. Each state […]
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By Priya Anand, Bloomberg Nevada, whose 9.5 percent unemployment rate is the nation’s highest, plans to sell $572 million in bonds this week to repay the federal government for jobless benefits. It’s the state’s biggest sale since 2008. The borrowing would pay down the $520 million Nevada owes the U.S. for bolstering its unemployment fund […]
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By Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — As America’s road planners struggle to find the cash to mend a crumbling highway system, many are beginning to see a solution in a little black box that fits neatly by the dashboard of your car. The devices, which track every mile a motorist drives and transmit […]
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Douglas County schools at the lake are starting one hour later because of snow. Lake Tahoe Unified schools are open. In Tahoe Truckee Unified it’s a snow day for Donner Trail Elementary and there is no bus service on Donner Summit. A fast moving storm dumped 6 inches of snow in South Lake Tahoe overnight. […]
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By Laura Stevens, Wall Street Journal ATLANTA — FedEx Corp. expects to ship a record 22 million packages on Dec. 2, known as Cyber-Monday, which would make it the first time ever it has been the busiest shopping day of the holiday season. The total number of packages that day would be an 11 percent […]
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By Michelle Fay Cortez, Bloomberg Pet and animal foods would for the first time have to meet uniform manufacturing, processing and packaging standards under rules proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. While the FDA typically gets involved in investigating contaminated pet food that is already on the market, the new regulations are designed […]
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