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After mass shooting, Las Vegas shifts marketing

Possible shifts in public opinion following the mass shooting Sunday night may eventually lead to a new slogan for Las Vegas.

G2E talk only a prelude to Nevada leaders’ pot discussion

It’s going to be some party when Gov. Brian Sandoval gets together with state policymakers next month to begin talking about whether it’s possible for the gaming industry and the marijuana business to coexist in Nevada.

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Passengers at McCarran airport in Las Vegas unusually quiet

Laughter and excited conversation usually echo across the cavernous baggage claim area at McCarran International Airport, but the baggage claim was unusually quiet Monday.

Experts see no long-term damage to Las Vegas tourism economy

The horror of the murderous attack in Las Vegas Sunday night was similar in many ways to the incident it supplanted as the worst mass shooting in history in the family tourism mecca of Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.

Get ready for ‘HyperVegas,’ the next phase in Las Vegas marketing

The next iteration of how R&R Partners will market Las Vegas as a tourism destination under its $15.5 million annual advertising and marketing contract with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has arrived.

New products, Magic Johnson appearing at G2E in Las Vegas

Thousands of gaming devices will be on display at the Sands Expo Center for the Global Gaming Expo, the world’s largest gaming industry trade show.

Oakland stadium official rebuts talk of Raiders staying through 2020

The executive director of the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority says he hasn’t spoken with representatives of the Raiders since mid-summer and there haven’t been any discussions about the team playing at the facility through 2020.

Las Vegas airport logs another 4-million-passenger month

For a sixth consecutive month, McCarran International Airport logged more than 4 million airline passengers in August, the Clark County Aviation Department reported Wednesday.

Las Vegas short-term rental hotline has busy first month

A hotline for Las Vegans to air grievances about short-term rentals fielded an average of seven calls a day in its first month, but most of the complaints came from outside the city’s jurisdiction.

LVCVA hat might be good fit for economic development chief

Everyone knew developing a stadium for an NFL team was going to be a wild ride, but few saw the twists and turns that came last week from Republican Assembly Leader Paul Anderson and Governor’s Office of Economic Development Director Steve Hill.

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