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As state lawmakers scramble to fill a nearly one billion dollar hole in the state budget, political warfare has escalated between Governor Gibbons and the Legislature.

CARSON CITY – As the Nevada Legislature plodded through the first day of a special session called to erase a nearly $900 million

Most Democrats (“yes to new taxes”) and most Republicans (“no to new taxes”) are squaring off during the special session of the legislature. Senate Majority Leader Sen.

Las Vegas (and international) gaming mogul/billionaire Steve Wynn is quoted in a Las Vegas newspaper today that he’s investing in new casinos in Pennsylvania where he’ll pay up to a 55% tax rate on

How things are going with the special session of the legislature’s efforts to plug a one billion dollar budget hole varies by who you talk to.

Faced with the prospects of massive teacher layoffs, more state worker pink slips and shorter paychecks for those who stay, slashed services for the poor, the sick and the elderly, and the closure

Editorial by Dave Morgan

An article in the Nevada Appeal this morning attempts to get new information from the Nugget Project’s “go to guy,” Steve Neighbors. Neighbors, who is now the owner of the Nugget, is quoted as saying that the project still lacks a developer to shoulder the “private industry” half of the project. That’s about all that’s new from Neighbors, that they STILL don’t have a private partner.

UNLV students will amass on the steps of the State Legislature on the morning of the first day of the special session of the legislature.

CARSON CITY – As Gov.

By Sean Whaley | Nevada News Bureau

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s gaming win in calendar year 2009 tumbled to its worst performance since records began 55 years ago, declining 10.4 percent over 2008, the state

The Nevada Gaming Control Board reports that gaming wins statewide were down during the month of December 3.2%, with all reporting areas showing declines except for the Las Vegas Strip and the Carson

Some alternative ways of raising money. Nevada has a tax system that is far harder on low to middle class taxpayers than just about any state in the country.

Look Nevadans the only way to relieve this burden is to raise taxes-plain and simple; laying off those who work is not the answer-that creates more stress Mr.Gibbons-I know this is NV but this is n

Yes, I agree. It would like lifting up a sagging house and replacing its foundation. But that’s what the state needs.

Unfortunately, mining is a cyclical industry, so while there may be substantial revenue one year, mining taxes can be a dry hole the next. Same for big gaming.

Mining should have been paying more for decades. Maybe Gaming should too but minings near free ride should be reversed now.

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For the first time since 2007, gaming revenues statewide rose over a one month period. In this case it was last November when they went up 4.35%.

Gaming wins statewide rose in November 4.35% over November of last year. The Las Vegas Strip showed an even higher 8.26% increase.

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While Nevada falls farther down an economic stump hole, big gaming’s big resorts on mainland China and in Singapore are doing extremely well.

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Sheldon Adelson owns gaming properties all over the world and he’s still building new ones in China and Singapore, despite the recession.

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A man who was quite visibly upset with the gaming industry, defaced the world-famous “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign as a TV live crew looked on.

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The Carson City Nugget development “team” presented their vision of how Carson City can save itself from economic ruin brought on by falling sales taxes, plunging gaming ta

That small casino, just north of Harrah’s South Lake Tahoe is closing. “Bill’s” Lake Tahoe Casino is closing its doors after a long revenue slide.

Carson City’s Board of Supervisors this evening is taking a closer look at an economic proposal from the Carson Nugget and the City’s Redevelopment Department that suggests a brighter future for the t

The economic recession continues to pull down gaming wins throughout Nevada, and therefore less revenues to the state for vital public services like health care, emergency services, schools and univer

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While Nevada’s gaming giants turn to overseas markets for expansion, many Nevada families are having to turn to federal bankruptcy courts just to survive…

Gaming win fell 9 percent in September from the previous year, the 21s

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