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Super Bowl weekend expected to be extra tourism kick

Super Bowl weekend is expected to ring up some super numbers in terms of tourism. The game betweeen the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos is expected to draw 292,000 visitors, up 2.5 percent from last year.

Wynn Resorts earnings top estimates; Macau revenues rise 25 percent

Wynn Resorts Ltd., the casino company that expects to open its Wynn Palace resort on Macau’s Cotai Strip during the first half of 2016, reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that easily beat analyst expectations. And the company’s revenues from its two Macau casinos increased by double-digits.

A-Cab’s bid to widen territory denied by Nevada Taxicab Authority

For more than half of A-Cab’s existence, owner Jay Nady has tried to expand the company’s permitted territory from west of Interstate 15 to cover the rest of the county. The latest attempt will face at least another month’s delay.

Target data breach costs Nevada credit unions nearly $90,000

The Target data breach has already cost credit unions in Nevada $89,760 in card reissuance and other expenses, according to figures released Wednesday by the Nevada and California Credit Union Leagues.

Citigroup cuts 160 jobs in Las Vegas

Citigroup Inc. is eliminating the last 220 jobs at its sprawling campus at the Lakes in Las Vegas, a spokeswoman for the financial services firm confirmed Tuesday. About 60 employees will work from home, Janis Tarter, a Citi spokeswoman, said.

Economist Allan Meltzer to speak to the Economic Club of Las Vegas

The Economic Club of Las Vegas, a group of academics, politicians and business leaders, will host its first event on Thursday and feature Dr. Allan Meltzer, an economics professor with Carnegie Mellon University and expert on monetary policy.

Taxi-hailing app Uber bucks existing regulations

Disruptive technologies challenge the status quo. If there were a poster child for disruptive technology at International CES, it was Uber, a ride-sharing and car-for-hire app that connects ride-seekers to drivers.

Board to decide how to get sports arena designed, funded

The first few months for the UNLV stadium board members have been like a pregame warm-up. But now it’s game time for the 11-member team of hotel-casino executives, university system regents and local officials. Time to start delivering — and absorbing — public-policy stadium hits.