Experts In The News
A UNLV economics professor predicted the national economy will continue its slowdown in 2020 and 2021 and that should trickle down to the gaming and hospitality industry in Las Vegas that he said is surprisingly soft given record passenger numbers traveling through McCarran International Airport.
As the end of the year approaches, it’s a good idea to start thinking about how you’ll handle your federal tax return. Some taxpayers are still getting familiar with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which has been in effect for only one tax season.
Talk about opening up a collective wallet. “They've gone above and beyond, very above and beyond with a current contribution commitment total of $155 million and numerous other pledges in place,” said Gov. Steve Sisolak last Tuesday, announcing a huge gift to the UNLV School of Medicine.
Historically, sexual harassment of casino employees in Las Vegas casinos was not unusual. Talk to any waitress or bartender and you’ll hear stories of harassment from bosses and customers. But since the news broke almost two years ago that Steve Wynn allegedly sexually harassed several employees, then was forced to resign – there have been earnest attempts to change that culture.
Women such as Mary Guinan and Cornelia E. Davis had to prove themselves in the hyper-masculine world of international public health.
Are you one of the millions of younger people quitting Facebook? For more than a decade, we’ve used Facebook as a way to keep up with friends.
Nevada is not just first in the West in the presidential nominating sweepstakes; it's also the first state in the nation with significant minority populations to weigh in on who will be the major parties' nominee.
Teresa Price was 22 when became a table-games dealer in 1978 on the Las Vegas Strip. At that time, cigarette and cigar smoking was allowed nearly everywhere — offices, restaurants, grocery stores, airplanes, even hospitals. Casinos were no exception.
