10 things viewers should know about the fall season

This being premiere week, there’s a lot of information to get to. So I won’t waste any time before sharing the 10 things you should know about the new fall season.

Resort hype churns but can’t quench concerns

The public relations machine for the $9.2 billion CityCenter was churning this week. Aria, the project’s centerpiece, topped off. Restaurants and high-tech hotel room enhancements were unveiled.

Speculators come back

As a poker dealer at The Orleans, John Hill talks to players almost every day who have come to Las Vegas from faraway states and foreign countries.

Working locally at trading globally

While chaperoning a Swedish business delegation on a whirlwind tour of Las Vegas just before Labor Day, Lena Walther may have stumbled on a hot new export for Nevada: The bed tax.

COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

FIXING THE FISCAL HOLES: The state budget is in crisis, but local businesspeople can’t agree on how to fix it. Gaming leaders want nongaming businesses to share the burden, either with a boost in the modified business tax or the adoption of a gross receipts tax. The business community has resisted those requests.

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LAS VEGAS CHAMBER

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