By Ed Komenda, Las Vegas Sun The U.S. casino industry captured $37.3 billion in gaming revenues in 2012, a 4.8 percent increase from 2011. That growth rate is largest since the recession swept through the industry in 2008, according to an annual report released today by the American Gaming Association. The AGA’s “State of the […]
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By Paul Davidson and John Waggoner, USA Today Stock markets and corporate profits are breaking records. The economy suddenly looks brighter after the government’s surprising report Friday that employers added 635,000 jobs the past three months. But instead of celebrating, many working Americans are borrowing a line from the 1996 movie “Jerry Maguire” — “Show […]
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By Kathryn Reed While paid parking has been a reality in some areas of the South Shore for decades, it will be coming to new locations in mid-June. It was a fairly hostile crowd that gathered Monday night at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center to hear the city’s plans. The few who are fine […]
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With a rise in Nevada traffic deaths in 2012, the Nevada Department of Transportation will post traffic fatality numbers on digital freeway boards to remind motorists to always drive safely. Freeway digital message signs, or DMS, across the state will periodically display updated statewide traffic death numbers. The messages will be followed by safety messages […]
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By Stephen Singer, AP HARTFORD, Conn. — Tom Leksan lost nearly everything when gambling became an addiction with easy access to casinos. Once an Ohio lawyer, Leksan lost his job and marriage because of gambling, specifically blackjack. He had been gambling for years, he said, but did not become a problem gambler until he became […]
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By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — A “Made in USA” label has long been seen as an advantage in marketing a product. Now there are in-state manufacturers that want to see the adoption of an official label that declares Made in California. State Sen. Ellen M. Corbett, D-San Leandro, has introduced legislation to […]
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By Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury News SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of local governments to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, leaving intact a growing movement by political officials to outlaw the pot businesses despite a 1996 state law that permits the use of weed for medical purposes. In […]
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By Cynthia Hubert and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee LAS VEGAS – In the darkness of early mornings during his graveyard shift at Nevada’s primary state psychiatric hospital, Gilbert Degala regularly walked patients outside and watched them climb into taxis bound for the Greyhound bus station on Main Street. The scene made him uneasy. Many of […]
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By Liz Halloran, NPR A recent news item out of Minnesota: “Bulletproof Whiteboards Unveiled at Rocori Schools.” Bulletproof what? Where? That would be whiteboards, at the small central Minnesota Rocori School District, which will spend upward of $25,000 for the protective devices produced by a company better known for its military armor products. “The timing […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun Southwest Gas Corp. narrowly raised its first-quarter profit after seeing a turnaround in its pipeline construction services unit. The Las Vegas-based natural gas provider on Friday reported earning $80.8 million of net income, or $1.75 a share, for the three months ending March 31. That compares to a profit […]
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