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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.

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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.

Workers putting up Marquee Dayclub Dome — PHOTOS

The Marquee Dayclub Dome at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is going up. The dome is a semipermanent structure, made of a glasslike fabric that weighs 106,000 pounds and covers nearly 30,000 square feet of pool area at the resort.

Major automotive shows ready to roll into Las Vegas

Celebrating its 40th anniversary in Las Vegas and 50th anniversary overall, the SEMA show from Tuesday to Friday at the convention center has 2,400 exhibitors, a 2 percent gain over last year and a record.

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