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Las Vegas ranks as No. 1 Thanksgiving destination in US

About 318,000 people will descend on the Las Vegas Valley during the five-day holiday weekend set to begin Wednesday afternoon, with about 60 percent of those travelers making the trip by car, said Tony Illia, a spokesman for the Nevada Department of Transportation.

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Clark County commissioners appoint 3 diverse members to stadium authority board

Clark County commissioners selected a union leader, an African-American business leader and a woman casino executive to serve on the board that will select the site and oversee planning for a $1.9 billion stadium proposed as the new home of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders.

W Las Vegas appoints general manager, VP of sales

W Las Vegas has announced the appointment of Mark Eberwein as general manager and Christopher Adam Baran as vice president of sales and marketing.

On its 25th anniversary, Las Vegas Bowl has seen many evolutions

The widely celebrated college football bowl season that begins next month has evolved dramatically since the first Las Vegas Bowl in 1992 with more games — so many, in fact, that teams with losing records were invited to play last year and the NCAA had to call a moratorium on new bowls through 2019. That’s good and bad for Las Vegas.

LVCVA approves $1.6M for more work on former Riviera site

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on Tuesday unanimously approved a $1.6 million increase to its contract with the company preparing the former Riviera site for parking and outdoor exhibits.

Casino industry leaders don’t see recreational marijuana as major tourism boost

You won’t see the casino industry leading the charge for passage of Question 2, Nevada’s recreational marijuana initiative. That’s because the state Gaming Control Board has been quite public about its concern that marijuana possession will remain a federal crime even if Question 2 is approved by voters Tuesday.

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