I got hit on the head by a golf ball the other day. A real golf ball. This is a true story. I was sitting by my pool, next to a golf course where part of “Casino” was filmed, and it finally happened. Some joke of a golfer beaned me on the brain.
That screeching sound heard throughout Las Vegas Valley is the brakes being applied not only to large-scale Strip projects, but to many of the residential and mixed-use projects planned for the outskirts of town and outlying rural areas.
With the pep talk from real estate agents contradicted by doom-and-gloom reports on the housing industry, nobody seems to really know if or when the market will begin to recover.
WARMING SIGNS: A new study predicts that warming temperatures could cost Nevadans billions in lost revenues and hurt its tourism industry, but observers also say that global warming could offer new business opportunities.
Twelve months ago, Wall Street analysts never imagined having concerns about International Game Technology. The Reno-based company, which has a large corporate presence in Las Vegas, controls the lion’s share of the worldwide slot machine market.
Two games into its defense of its Class 1A state title, Tonopah already has more losses than it suffered last season.