Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, told Finance Committee members Monday that Senate Bill 398 could reduce the state’s prison population and save millions of dollars by creating a two-year “intermediate sanction” pilot program for low-risk probation violators as well as people whose crimes are linked to alcohol or drug addiction.
While big banks that got government assistance are making fewer loans, the two Nevada banks that received federal financial support did increase their lending in the last three months of 2008 by small percentages.
Wall Street investment house Deutsche Bank dropped its research coverage of the gaming industry’s equity side this week and its Las Vegas-based analysts formed an independent research and advisory firm.
The former owner of the Stratosphere and a large investor in Cannery Casinos are reportedly trying to force MGM Mirage into bankruptcy.
Teetering retail real estate giant General Growth Properties finally collapsed under nearly $27.3 billion in debt, much of it heaped on during a Las Vegas buying spree.
They called him “The Snake” because of his cobra-quick reflexes, but it was his will to win that proved to be the biggest factor in Don Prudhomme’s remarkable career in drag racing.
As with most things high fashion — including wheels — appearance usually comes at a price. At risk is a lot of money, a lot of time and, potentially, your safety.
It’s true that the GTO became the icon of the muscle car era, but few know just how hard it was to make it all happen, except perhaps for one man who had to battle the corporate establishment.
It’s spring and, of course, that means it’s time to roll up the sleeves, roll down the window and crank up the tunes.
At first blush, the car appeared to be missing something: chrome.
Two ballot measures challenging the way Las Vegas handles redevelopment should not be part of the June 2 city elections, a judge ruled Friday, a decision welcomed by city leaders who worried that the measures would destroy the city’s push to invigorate a struggling downtown.
The decision will be appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court, but that didn’t dampen the jubilation of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman.
