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No love for the Reid book here!
It's about as scientific as a "newspaper" poll, but here you go: Which book will sell more copies?
Gaming win, tax collections are down
That's the word from the state -- gaming taxes down 3 percent in May, win down less than 1 percent in April. You can see the full report, attached here, which shows that even though the North is way up, the Strip still drives the state.
Is this the little girl I carried?
You remember, before she was born, the clichés you ignored in the fog of anticipation – cherish every moment; it will go by in the blink of an eye. You remember how radiantly beautiful she was when she came into the world, even with the baby acne dotting her face, and how you scoffed at your own skepticism about love at first sight.
Wedding of the year to take place Aug. 13 at Clean Energy Summit
The special session was unconstitutional
Just a thought, not that anyone would ever raise the issue in court. The specific section of the Constitution has been flouted before, but never more so than after midnight on Monday when legislative dithering, and nothing else, caused a special session. It was not an extraordinary event, by any definition.
"Fahrenkopf Lays Online Failure at Door of Reid and Kyl"
That startling headline, coming as the only head of the American Gaming Association leaves the industry's DC lobbying arm, ran in a subscription-only publication called Gambling Compliance. The piece, written by former Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Tony Batt, describes as "striking" Fahrenkopf's comments about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and ex-Sen. Jon Kyl.
Sandoval's office creates recording to gauge support for gun bill
UPDATE, 6 PM, WEDNESDAY: The governor's office reports more than 2,000 calls so far on the bill, with callers about 4-to-1 against. Here's what spokeswoman Mary-Sarah Kinner told me:
With casino/hotel contracts expired June 1, Culinary leaders mobilize members
Culinary union leaders Wednesday sent a missive to members about a Monday meeting with MGM Resorts on contracts that expired at the beginning of the month, detailing negotiating points and making a call to action. There's also an announcement of a June 14 rally on the Strip in the missive, which I have obtained: Committee members from Culinary 226 and Bartenders 165 met on Monday, June 3 with representatives from MGM Resorts for the third 2013 contract meeting. Our negotiating team proposed the following: