Nevada Politics
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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011Politicians thinking out loud: Gee, let’s boost tourism. Why don’t we build a high speed train? Let’s run it between Las Vegas and Victorville, California! No, this is not a joke. Victorville is a gang-infested, lower-middle class California high-desert community about 35 miles from Barstow, and 110 miles from Los Angeles. It is literally “in [...]
Bear Praise: Nevada gets it right this time
Sunday, March 13th, 2011The Legislative Building Some clear thinking (at least on this issue) Nevada politicians have introduced Assembly Bill 258, which provides for Nevada regulating online poker to the degree reasonably possible. Unlike some other bills designed to be punitive to the existing online gaming companies, this bill states: The Board shall not recommend denial of, and [...]
The Bear Growls: Casino industry swallows up Clark County Manager
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010The Bear Growls: Metro Officer William Mosher — the worst of the worst?
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010Coroner’s Jury: Officers justified in fatally shooting Erik Scott outside Summerlin Costco The Metro shooting problem is a serious matter for all of us who live in or visit Las Vegas. Metro is largely an out-of-control gang of thugs. Officer William Mosher, who has killed twice in just five years on the department, may be [...]
The Bear Growls: Harrah’s slithers off the hook again
Friday, February 26th, 2010The Nevada State Contractors Board on Thursday closed its long-standing investigations into illegal remodeling at six Las Vegas hotels in the Harrah’s Entertainment group, when it adopted a settlement in which the parties agree to pay the board $26,000. http://www.lvrj.com/business/harrah_s-hotels-will-pay-fines-85462462.html A tiny fine for all the building code violations and related crookedness. Shameful, but expected. [...]
The Bear Growls: The coverup and whitewash of Harrah’s crimes — criminal case dismissed
Sunday, December 6th, 2009HALL OF SHAME CHARTER MEMBERS DA David Roger Judge Eric Goodman in Las Vegas Justice Court dismissed six misdemeanor counts faced by the hotel company and two hotel employees. Goodman, who happens to be the son of the Las Vegas mayor, did so after hearing statements by Clark County District Attorney David Roger and Harrah’s [...]
The Bear Growls: New Nevada Gaming Control Board appointee another industry insider
Friday, January 2nd, 2009Lipparelli, 43, who lives in Las Vegas, spent four years as an executive vice president at Bally Technologies and two years as president and vice president of Shuffle Master. Lipparelli also held several positions with Casino Data Systems, a technology company purchased by Aristrocrat Technologies in late 1999. Expected, but disappointing. I can’t remember the [...]
The Bear Growls: Open seat on Nevada Gaming Control Board: Will the governor pick someone who has patrons’ interests in mind?
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008There is an opening on the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Is it too much to hope for that Governor Gibbons will appoint someone with an interest in protecting patrons? All three present board members are “see no evil, hear no evil” industry puppets who routinely ignore casino wrongdoing. If Nevada is to have a chance [...]
The Bear growls: More McCarran Airport management stupidity
Monday, November 10th, 2008Recently the main Southwest “C” Gate TSA area was moved from its logical, long-time place on the second floor to down on the first floor, where many people would never otherwise have reason to go. I have traveled through the airport hundreds of times, but had not been on the first floor in at least [...]
The Bear Growls: McCarran Airport management stupidity
Friday, October 31st, 2008In a stupid decision, McCarran officials refuse to give the airport’s best customers the ability to pay for a line pass for TSA screening. This is especially galling in a city where line passes are routinely given out as perks to “good customers.” Here, the airport officials making this decision apparently failed to take into [...]
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