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  Reports show Sisolak spending heavily in Democratic primary

  Democrat Steve Sisolak has been spending heavily as he battles fellow Clark County commissioner Chris Giunchigliani in a tight primary race for governor ...

• Nevada rakes in record $7 million in marijuana taxes in March

  Tax revenue from marijuana sales in Nevada continues to climb, setting a new high of more than $7 million in March, the ninth month of legal ...

• Excavation work for Raiders stadium nearly complete

  Workers are nearly finished with excavation at the Raiders stadium site, having hauled away some 35,000 truckloads of dirt — more than 1 million cubic yards, officials said today at a meeting of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority. The 450 workers swarming the 70-acre site have so far done $246 million worth of work, including ...

• Atlantic City Q1 casino earnings down nearly 12 percent

  Atlantic City's seven casinos all remained profitable during the first quarter of this year, but those profits are shrinking even as two new competitors prepare to join the market. Figures released Tuesday by the state Casino Control Commission show ...

• 16 acres on Strip expected to fetch over $540 million

  A 16-acre parcel of land for sale on the Las Vegas Strip could fetch more than $34 million an acre — or in excess of $540 million ...

• New tourism spots tout ‘adult freedom’ in Las Vegas

  The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s new advertising campaign is using contemporary storylines in its promotion of “only in Vegas moments.”

• New York Stock Exchange names first female leader

  The New York Stock Exchange has named its first female leader in the history of the 226-year-old exchange ...

• Goodell details NFL’s stance on sports gambling after ruling

  NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Congress should enact uniform standards for any states that plan to legislate sports betting. Goodell detailed the league's position in a statement Monday that ...

• Cybersecurity firm’s message: ‘Theft today is not just about robbing a house or stealing a car’

  In 2009, Victor Chaltiel came up with the idea to start an email security service that protects emails from getting intercepted or hacked, and allows the sender to track the email chain. In 2017, three years after his death, his wife completed that work.

• The Notes: May 21, 2018

  In the Notes: Merlin Contracting and Developing, Allstate, Las Vegas HEALS, Fingerprinting Express, Community Development Partners, Sun Commercial Real Estate, Maverick Airlines, Robert Levin, Jordan Wolff and more ...

• Google’s file on me was large, but not as creepy as Facebook’s

  Google has far more data about us than Facebook. Yet unlike Mark Zuckerberg’s social networking empire, which has been under fire for improperly leaking user data, Google has sidestepped controversy ...

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