Las Vegas witnessed the rise of the megaresort on the Strip. Now a brothel may be setting a similar trend for the sex industry in which opulent brothel resorts cluster as close to Las Vegas as the law will allow. Or maybe it’s another gimmick.
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“Taxi wars” led state’s lawmakers in 1969 to adopt the regulations the taxicab industry abides by today in Nevada. The regulatory system is again under scrutiny as Uber and other ride-sharing companies try to crack the market.
Sin City’s unique status as a world entertainment destination makes it possible to lure professional sports teams without a public arena or stadium subsidies most cities must pay.
The maverick ride-sharing company that has been bending the state’s transportation rules for just over a month ceased operations in Nevada late Wednesday, vowing to return when it finds a clear path to operating legally in the state.
A rule change allowing Chinese visitors to return to the U.S. multiple times over a 10-year period is being hailed as a boon to American tourism, with the federal government predicting the economic impact could be $85 billion by 2021.
UFC President Dana White would love the hometown Ultimate Fighting Championship to christen the new 20,000-seat arena under construction behind New York-New York on the Strip with a fight event in spring 2016. But White and UFC face competition.
It looks like an innocuous request — Caesars Entertainment asking Clark County to expand the Strip’s Gaming Enterprise District to include a 38-acre parking lot behind The Linq. But the request has generated more than 50 emails from irate residents.
The Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program and Brookings Mountain West will release their “Cracking the Code on STEM: A People Strategy for Nevada’s Economy” report during a panel discussion at The Innevation Center in southwest Las Vegas.
In a milestone for what was once a recession-shuttered project in southwest Las Vegas, The Gramercy installs a giant “G” sculpture. Office and residential tenants are following soon.
Grab some extra napkins — that saucy McDonald’s McRib sandwich is back. In nearly all of its Southern Nevada stores, the sandwich has officially made its return, according to a McDonald’s Corp. spokeswoman.
The federal government on Thursday announced its first bitcoin securities fraud case, accusing a Texas man of engineering a Ponzi scheme by getting people to turn over their bitcoins in return for promises of high interest rates and the ability to recoup their investment at any time.
Two representatives of the insurance industry told members of the Nevada Transportation Authority that ride-sharing drivers cited by regulators for illegally transporting passengers for hire could have their automobile insurance policies revoked because the coverage on their personal vehicles would not apply to driving for a commercial enterprise.
Despite the recent arms race to approve medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada, the law is still clear: If you test positive for marijuana — medical marijuana card be damned — your employer can fire you, local labor lawyer Tony Golden said Wednesday.
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Experts said there are significant safety hazards that in-flight turbulence poses to airline passengers and crews. Injuries have piled up over the years.
