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heroic houseplants
on the cover From the rules on tech in the field to the science behind quotas, get smart about hunting.
With the triple-digit heat of summer on the way, Las Vegans will be closing windows and cranking up air conditioners. But that can trap toxins in the air you breathe every day — so get yourself some houseplants to keep it clean. In five minutes, we’ll make you an expert on which plants remove which toxins, and how.
hunting in nevada
Beyond the shadow of our glittering city, the open spaces are rich with wildlife and the promise of hunting it, whether you’re after meat or sport or both. But do you know which animals are protected? How much licenses cost? What a tag is and where you can fish (with a spear)? Our primer has the answers.
meet your moneymakers
Chris Moneymaker gets a lot of credit for the soaring popularity of the World Series of Poker, having won the 2003 Main Event after getting a satellite entry and going all-in on a bluff — for millions. And now, Moneymaker is captain of the Las Vegas team in the Global Poker League, and his lineup is stacked.
PT’s expands its empire
The local institution of dining, drinking and gaming wasn’t always a corporate powerhouse. When twin brothers Phil and Tom Boeckle opened the first PT’s Pub 34 years ago, it was a smalltime operation with big dreams. Fifty restaurants in, Golden Entertainment Inc. has turned the brand into a Nevada icon.
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Down the ticket, races take shape Political outsiders could have the edge in June’s primary.
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Off the grid and on a mission Richard Birt’s home is already off the grid, and now he’s joined the fight to pull NV Energy “into the future.”
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How many houses can one city keep full? Given the announcement of yet another big arena that will nestle in near the Strip, John Katsilometes ponders the effects it would have on Las Vegas’ entertainment scene.
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Be aware of those who undercut our children When you head to the voting booth June 14 — or earlier, if you so choose — bear in mind which politicians are on the record opposing adequate funding for education.
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SPORTS
just out of reach
A ball gets by goalie Fernando Milioli during Las Vegas City FC practice at the Kellogg Zaher Sports Complex on West Washington Avenue. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)
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MAY 24
MAY 24
MAY 26
ON THE ATTACK
LIFE’S A GAMBLE
R&B star The Weeknd was the big winner during the Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena. He took eight awards.
Former President Bill Clinton endorsed fellow Democrat Ruben Kihuen, a state senator, in a primary battle for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District.
SolarCity released a study, in collaboration with the Natural Resources Defense Council, showing that the benefits of rooftop solar for all ratepayers outweigh the costs.
In a speech at the Mirage, Hillary Clinton criticized Donald Trump for his “intimidating” stance on immigration and for “cheering” the housing crisis.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board said the state’s casinos won $876 million in April. Las Vegas Strip gambling revenue was down almost 2 percent to $491 million.
BIG HAUL
PREZ’S PICK
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Las Vegas’ rank among the biggest cities in the U.S., as reported in population estimates released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau. Las Vegas’ population rose 10,220 residents to 623,747 in 2015.
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GAMING
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E N T E R TA I N M E N T
$2.2 MILLION The amount SolarCity contributed to its political action committee to bring back more favorable rates for solar customers.
MAY 24
ANOTHER ARENA UNVEILED
NEWS
FLYING HIGH This year, McCarran International Airport experienced its biggest April in nearly a decade, officials said. The Clark County Department of Aviation said 3.9 million passengers moved through the airport in April, the most of any April since 2007. A slight drop in international travel was offset by an increase in domestic flights.
MAY 23
SEX PLEA
The woman caught having sex in early February on the High Roller observation wheel at the Linq pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge. Chloe Scordianos entered the plea through court papers signed from her home in New York. Phillip Frank Panzica, her partner, was killed in March in Houston.
LIFE
SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Michael Carr demonstrates that cigarettes aren’t the only way to blow “smoke rings.” He creates vapor rings during the Vape Exhibit at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)
VOTE ON YOUR OWN SCHEDULE Early voting for the June 14 primary election began May 28. It will run through June 10. In the first week of early voting for the primary in 2014, 24,544 ballots were cast in Clark County, according to the secretary of state’s office.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced plans to partner with the Madison Square Garden Co. on a new 17,500-seat concert arena behind the Venetian, Palazzo and Sands Expo and Convention Center. The announcement came more than a month after rival MGM Resorts International debuted the 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena. For more on the arena, see page 22.
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NEVER TOO LATE TO GRADUATE
Graduates give themselves a pat on the back during a commencement ceremony at the Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center. About 50 female inmates received a high school diploma, a GED or a vocational certificate. One inmate received a college degree. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)
Sales totals last year at Goodwill of Southern Nevada thrift stores, up from $14 million in 2011.
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5-MINUTE EXPERT
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Avoid placing plants near heat or air conditioning ducts, on televisions or between curtains and windows.
TRICHLOROETHYLENE
DETOXIFY YOUR AIR WITH HOUSEPLANTS
Found in: Inks, paints, varnishes, paint removers, strippers, adhesives, spot removers, rug-cleaning fluids Potential health hazards: Dizziness, headache, sleepiness, nausea, confusion, blurred vision, facial numbness, weakness
2 XYLENE Found in: Rubber, inks, leathers, paints, sealants, insecticides, markers, household cleaners Potential health hazards: Mouth and throat irritation, dizziness, headache, confusion, heart problems, liver and kidney damage, coma
SPECIAL TO THE SUNDAY
The amount of pollutants found indoors may be as much as 100 times greater than the amount found outdoors, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ¶ Residential indoor air quality can be affected by chemicals that have become commonplace in homes, including household cleaners, air fresheners, paints, pesticides and personal-care products, as well as building materials and furniture. The products release gasses and particles, which people breathe. ¶ Heavy concentrations can irritate the eyes, nose and throat; cause headaches, nausea and fatigue; damage the liver, kidneys and central nervous system; and increase a person’s risk for heart disease and cancer. Children and seniors are particularly vulnerable. ¶ Inadequate ventilation, high temperatures and high humidity levels can increase the concentration of such pollutants. ¶ Opening windows to air out a home can help, but it’s not the best 2 OXYGEN solution when it is 100 degrees outside. ¶ Instead, invest in houseplants. Many inexpensive, commonly found plants act as natural air purifiers, detoxifying indoor air and enabling you to breathe easier.
THE POLLUTANTS 5 AMMONIA Found in: Window cleaners, floor waxes, household cleaners, caulk, grout, silver polish, plastics, dyes, fabrics, fertilizers Potential health hazards: Eye irritation, coughing, sore throat, burning, blindness, lung damage
■ Consider how much sun your plants will need. Plants that require full sun typically thrive in south-facing windows. East-and west-facing windows tend to provide moderate sunlight. North-facing windows typically provide very little sun.
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CO2
SUNLIGHT Under controlled conditions, certain houseplants were found by scientists to remove as much as 87 percent of indoor air pollutants within 24 hours.
HOW PLANTS PURIFY THEIR ENVIRONMENT
CARBON DIOXIDE
H2O
WATER
Plants are able to clean indoor air because of photosynthesis, the method by which they produce food and energy for growth. Roots take in water from soil, chlorophyll in leaves absorbs sunlight, and pore-like stoma suck up carbon dioxide and chemicals. The plants use the carbon dioxide, water and sunlight for photosynthesis, then release oxygen, a byproduct of the chemical reaction, back into the air.
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■ Most plants thrive when their roots are consistently moist but not wet, although some plants prefer drier soil. Check the care label for each species to determine the appropriate watering routine. Water the plants until water comes out of the drainage hole. Avoid wetting the leaves and stems.
3 FORMALDEHYDE Found in: Composite-wood products, building materials, insulation, glues, permanent press fabrics, paints, lacquers, paper bags, paper towels, napkins, medicines, cosmetics, dishwashing liquids, fabric softeners Potential health hazards: Skin, eye, nose and throat irritation, swelling of the larynx and lungs, cancer
WHICH PLANTS REMOVE WHICH POLLUTANTS? Plant
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Boston fern
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3
X
X
Spider plant
X
X
Bamboo palm
X
X
Devil’s ivy
X
X
X
X
Flamingo lilly Lilyturf
X
Broadleaf lady palm Baberton daisy
X
Cornstalk dracaena
X
English ivy
X
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X
Toxic to children and pets?
YES X
X
YES
X
X
X
X
X
X
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X
X
X
YES
X
X
YES
Varigated snake plant
X
X
X
X
YES
Red-edged dracaena
X
X
X
X
YES
Peace lily
X
X
X
X
X
YES
Florist’s chrysanthemum
X
X
X
X
X
YES
4 BENZENE Found in: Plastics, resins, synthetic fibers, adhesives, thinners, inks, solvents, dyes, detergents, pharmaceuticals Potential health hazards: Drowsiness, dizziness, eye irritation, headaches, elevated heart rate, unconsciousness
■ Houseplants need regular fertilizing to maintain healthy growth. Most varieties should be fertilized every few weeks from January through September.
HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR PLANTS Many houseplants are fairly easy to grow if you pay attention to their specific needs. Different species require varying amounts of sunlight, water and fertilizer. Carefully read the care instructions for any new houseplant you bring home, and don’t be afraid to ask an employee at the nursery or garden center for advice. Here are some general pointers.
■ Choose a pot with a hole or holes in the bottom to allow for proper drainage. Place a coffee filter or a shard of broken pot over each hole. That will prevent the potting mix from washing out but still will allow water to escape. ■ Use sterile soil to minimize fungus gnats and other soil-borne diseases. Be sure the potting mix is damp when planting.
■ In winter, when your heat is running, create extra humidity for your plants by misting the plant’s leaves and placing a layer of pebbles in the plant’s tray under the pot, then putting water in the tray. As the water evaporates, it will help keep the plant moist.
Sources: NASA, Associated Landscape Contractors of America, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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By Daniel Rothberg | Staff Writer
t a glance, the desert just beyond the shadow of the Las Vegas Strip is a parched expanse of lifelessness. But Colby Egge sees something entirely different. To him it’s the edge of a rich wilderness that is home to big game, fur-bearers and a spectrum of other animals, from chuckwalla lizards to redtailed hawks. ¶ Egge runs Silver State Guides & Outfitters, a longtime provider of hunting excursions and wildlife watching in Nevada. He’s been going on expeditions since he was about 7 years old, first accompanying his family and eventually hunting big game himself. “My whole family hunts,” he said. ¶ As Egge knows, elk and deer can be tracked as close to Las Vegas as the Spring Mountains, where Mount Charleston offers some of the best bighorn sheep hunting in the state. Farther away, there are prime hunting grounds for bears, goats and antelope. Nevada has a particular advantage — lots of public land, making it possible for sports enthusiasts to embark on hunts that couldn’t happen elsewhere. Egge said you could pack your gear on your back and hunt for a solid week without ever having to double back. ¶ “You can really get away from the road,” he said. “It seems like no one has really been there.” ¶ Just because the landscape is wide open, that doesn’t mean there are no rules. And Nevada’s are designed to prevent overhunting and protect the balance of nature, especially in unforgiving desert pockets where it’s hidden in plain sight.
European starling
Elk and mule deer
how is hunting regulated? With about 35 game wardens, the Nevada Department of Wildlife is forced to rely on the honor system to some extent. The department regulates not only hunting within state lines, but also boating and fishing. Wardens primarily target those who violate the law knowingly and purposefully, such as poachers, rather than hunters who inadvertently run afoul of regulations. ¶ The state also depends on hunters to report violations. Nevada, like many other states, runs a program called Operation Game Thief that allows other hunters to report crimes via phone. ¶ When it comes to certain species of big game — bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain goats, black bears and mountain lions — hunters are required to bring carcasses to the state agency for documentation of the animal’s age and body condition.
Raccoon
coyote
Ground squirrel
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Can i hunt SAGE GROUSE? Yes. Despite finding itself flirting with Nevada’s endangered-species list, the sage grouse can be hunted in some areas where the population will not be negatively impacted during a short season.
What can I hunt in nevada?
In the context of hunting, “protected” refers to animals whose welfare is governed by legal restrictions. Unprotected animals can be hunted without a license. However, prospective hunters should consult officials at the county level, as each jurisdiction has its own regulations that might apply, such as when a firearm can be discharged. Here are some of the many animals that can be hunted in Nevada: Protected big game
(Requires license and tag to hunt)
Black Bear Bears are omnivorous, eating berries, blossoms and fish, and they can run up to 30 mph.
unProtected
(No license necessary)
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep and Desert Bighorn Sheep To mate, rams run at each other at speeds of around 40 mph and clash their curled horns.
Badger
Pronghorn antelopes are the fastest hoofed animals in North America, with adults running up to 55 mph.
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mountain lion North America’s second-biggest cat.
pronghorn antelope and Rocky Mountain Goat Rocky Mountain goats can climb 1,500 feet in about 20 minutes.
Black-tailed jackrabbit skunk
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I’m just starting. what are the requirements? 1
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Hunter education
Research, research, research
Obtain proper licensing
Collect proper gear
Hunting licenses vary depending on the category of animal, location of the hunt and type of weapon being used. Application details are available from the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
The basics include binoculars, first-aid kit, hunter-orange vest, camouflage (face paint, clothing), flashlight and batteries. And, of course, a weapon of some sort.
Take the Nevada Department of Wildlife course to get a required certificate. Students must complete an independent study and then take a final class that includes several hours of instruction and field exercises.
Check Nevada regulations and hunting websites to determine what kind of hunt you want to embark on and where would be best to go.
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economic snapshot According to U.S. Census data, in 2011, there were about 43,000 hunters and 147,000 fishermen participating in Nevada. About $204 million was spent on hunting, and $139 million on fishing.
annual Resident Hunting License fees A single hunter spent an average of about $3,897 on expenses including licenses and equipment in 2011, while a single fisherman spent about $4,202.
regional requirements Age
Hunter orange required
Nevada
12+
Encouraged
Arizona
10+
Encouraged
Utah
12+
Required
General hunting license — 18 years of age or older Pre-adult hunting license — 16-17 years of age, Junior hunting license — 12-15 years of age Senior hunting license — 65 years of age with 5 years of Nevada residency Serviceman’s hunting license — active-duty outside of Nevada Severe disability hunting license — physical disability Native American hunting and fishing license Disabled veteran hunting and fishing license Combo hunting and fishing license — 18 years of age or older Pre-adult combo hunting and fishing license — 16-17 years of age Junior combo hunting and fishing license — 12-15 years of age Senior combo hunting and fishing license — 65 years of age Severe disability combo hunting and fishing license — physical disability Apprentice hunting license — 12 years of age or older
$33 $33 $13 $13 $9 $13 free free $54 $54 $21 $21 $21 $4
annual Nonresident Hunting License fees
during some
seasons
Idaho
10+
Encouraged
California
12+
Encouraged
General hunting license — 18 years of age or older Pre-adult hunting license — 17 years of age or younger Combo hunting and fishing license — 18 years of age or older Pre-adult combo hunting and fishing license — 17 years of age or younger Apprentice hunting license — 12 years of age or older
$142 $142 $199 $199 $4
Nonresident Permits and Fees 1-day permit to hunt upland game and waterfowl Each consecutive day added to 1-day permit
$21 $8
Sources: Gohunt.com, Nevada Department of Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Federation, International Hunter Education Associaton, Gohunt, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
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A license is required for anyone 12 and older hunting game birds or game mammals in Nevada. To qualify, those born after 1960 must complete hunter education through the Nevada Department of Wildlife. License costs vary greatly depending on residency and type. They can be purchased through an agent or online and must be kept in a hunter’s possession.
unprotected species Do not require a license and include species such as house sparrows, European starlings, black-tailed jackrabbits, ringtailed cats, badgers, raccoons, coyotes, skunks, weasels and ground squirrels.
You do not need a license or tag to hunt these animals. Consult officials at the county level to be sure of firearm or other special restrictions, but otherwise, you’re able to hunt freely and responsibly.
protected species Governed by legal restrictions and requires a license and possibly a tag.
i want to hunt big game
I want to hunt small game
Like elk, mule deer, black bears, mountain lions, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, desert bighorn sheep, etc.
Chukar; cottontail rabbits; doves; Hungarian partridges; pheasants; quail; sage, blue and ruffed grouse; snowcocks; white-tailed jackrabbits; etc.
big-game regulations Hunting big game means you have to apply for a tag to attach to the carcass or hide of the animal that’s killed. Varying in cost depending on the species, tags are distributed through a random, computerized process and limited by quotas. Set in May, quotas are tied to biological factors determined by annual spring surveys done by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. In assessing the health of a population, biologists look at everything from herd distribution, habitat and animal conditions to gender and age distribution. “When it comes to big-game species like deer, elk or bighorn sheep, the biologists conduct aerial surveys with a helicopter,” said Doug Nielsen, the department’s conservation education supervisor. “They gather data about overall numbers of animals seen and the composition of the herds. They are looking for the ratio of females to males, and the number of young-of-the-year to adult females. Counting each individual animal is not generally possible, so they use scientific formulas that help them extrapolate final estimates from the raw data.”
small game regulations In addition to big game, smaller animals fall into another category that requires only a basic hunting license. These are small protected mammals and bird species, from the sage grouse to the North American wild turkey. Hunting most birds requires the purchase of a state bird stamp and in some cases, a federal duck stamp. The proceeds of both go toward conservation efforts.
How do tags work? According to Nevada law, tags must be carried during hunts by the individuals they were issued to, and they’re not transferable. Once an animal has been killed, the hunter must use the tag to record information, including the date and the animal’s sex and description. Tags must then be attached before the carcass reaches camp and stay with the meat until it is consumed. Even if they don’t kill anything, hunters in possession of tags are required to report whether they hunted, if they were successful and where an animal was harvested, Nielsen said. The data go into geographic charts that help biologists manage populations and adjust tagging quotas, and they’re available on the department’s website for hunters who want some insight from the field.
big-game TIMELINE The time from applying to actually going on a big-game hunt can range from about three months to nearly a year. Here’s a summary of the timeline: january
February
Regulators set the seasons for each species.
march
april
Applications, which will be put into a random draw, are due.
may
june
Regulators set big-game quotas.
july
august
Results from the application draw are generally available.
september
october
november
december
August to February — big-game season, depending on location, animal and weapon.
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Where can I hunt?
hunting is prohibited in these locations n Nevada National Security Site n Land within Nellis Air Force Base airspace n Great Basin National Park n Death Valley National Park n Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge n Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge n Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge n Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge n Portions of Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge and HumboldtToiyabe National Forest
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Anyone interested in hunting on tribal land, on acreage owned by the BLM or in permitted portions of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest should consult those organizations for their rules. Hunting on tribal land, for instance, is governed by a separate permitting process, and hunting on BLM land varies by location. For up-to-date locations, visit ndow.org.
HUNTING TECHNOLOGY
Wildlife regulators adhere to the idea that animals have a reasonable expectation of escape during a hunt, known as the principle of fair chase. For years, technology that enables easy scouting and aiming of weapons has threatened that. As a result, regulators have been forced to reckon with how technology should be used by hunters. Should hunters be able to use drones to search for animals, which is far easier than tracking them on foot? What about “auto-aim” rifles that use laser technology and computerized digital tracking scopes? This year, the state’s Wildlife Commission began working on regulations to address such questions. Proposed rules, first introduced in January, outlaw smart rifles and drones in hunting areas and are pending before the Legislative Counsel Bureau. In many ways, these rules are precautionary. Lorenzo Sartini, founder of hunting-resource website goHUNT.com, said drones “are not very popular at all” for hunting, although they are used for such tasks as gathering footage to market hunting excursions or products. Sartini added that he’s never seen a smart rifle in the field, and he’s against their use. “When things are guaranteed, it takes the definition of sport out of it,” he said. Still, there is plenty of technology on the trail. Hunters often set up camouflaged cameras that use motion detectors to spot animals and determine prime places to hunt. The cameras can even be configured to stream live video feeds through a network.
A FEW PLACES TO FIND GEAR
online RESOURCES FOR NEW HUNTERS
Big 5 Sporting Goods www.big5sportinggoods.com n 2797 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-734-6664 n 4275 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-641-2224 n 1140 S. Decatur Blvd., 702-878-6100
Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org 702-486-5127
Bass Pro Shops www.basspro.com n 8200 Dean Martin Drive, 702-730-5200 Sportsman’s Warehouse www.sportsmanswarehouse.com n 5647 Centennial Center Blvd., 702-474-1100
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada www.fws.gov/nevada 702-515-5230 Bureau of Land Management, Nevada www.blm.gov/nv 702-515-5000 goHUNT www.gohunt.com reachus@gohunt.com
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TRAPPING
In Nevada, a trapping license is required to trap any animals, even those that can be hunted without a hunting license. Anyone selling pelts also must have a trapping license. Fur-bearing animals may only be trapped during open season, which is set by the Wildlife Commission. After a lawful trap has been set up, it is illegal to move it, except by the owner. The method is controversial and has drawn the ire of some conservationists. Some regulations on trapping n Traps of a certain size must have spacers in the jaws to allow for about a quarter-inch opening, preventing the jaws from holding completely. n Trappers generally cannot trap within 200 feet of a highway. n A trapping license is required for anyone who sells fur, even if it was hunted. n Trappers are generally required to visit traps at least 96 hours after placement.
Animals that can be trapped in Nevada: beaver, bobcat, fox, mink, muskrat, otter Animals that can be killed without a hunting license but for which a trapping license is needed: badger, black-tailed jackrabbit, coyote, raccoon, ring-tailed cat, spotted skunk, striped skunk, weasel.
FISHING
Whether fishing with a rod, spear or bow and arrow, most anglers above the age of 12 need a license. There are several places to fish in Nevada, including Lake Mead, Lake Tahoe and the Colorado River. For the most part, fishing can occur anytime and any season of the year, though some amphibians and fish cannot be taken.
Bluegill Bull trout Channel catfish
Some fish in Nevada Crappie Cutthroat trout Mountain whitefish
Sacramento perch Spotted bass Redear sunfish
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Down the ticket, races take shape Political outsiders could have momentum going into June’s primary By Megan Messerly Staff Writer
If the success of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders is any indication, this could be the year of the outsider in American politics. But will the anti-establishment sentiment that has fueled their campaigns trickle down to statewide and local elections in Nevada? ¶ That’s one of several key questions that will be answered in the run up to the June 14 primary election. Early voting kicked off Saturday, with a number of offices from school boards to Congress hanging in limbo. ¶ The Nevada primary also is expected to be a reckoning over a $1.4 billion tax package passed by the 2015 Legislature, and some incumbent Republicans already have been fighting to justify their votes in favor. To top it off, the outcome likely will be decided by a fraction of Nevada’s electorate; historically poor turnout is expected, so a small number of votes could mean the difference between a candidate’s victory or loss. ¶ As months of campaigning comes to a head, here are some of the highlights to watch.
Primary ballot contests in Clark County*: U.S. Senate n Congressional Districts 1, 3 and 4 n State Senate Districts 4, 5, 6 and 7 n State Assembly Districts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41 n County Commission Districts B and C n District Court Judge Department 20 n Nevada Board of Regents Districts 6, 7, 8 and 13 n Members of the State Board of Education in Districts 1 and 3 n Trustees in Clark County School Districts A, B and C n Trustee in Overton Power District 7, at large n Mesquite councilmember at large n Justice of the Peace in Las Vegas Township Departments 3, 4, 6, 9 and 14 n
*Eligibility to vote for some of these depends on where you live.
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MAIN RIVALS
Michael Roberson
Jacky Rosen
state Senate majority leader votemichaelroberson.com
synagogue leader rosenfornevada.com
Danny Tarkanian
Jesse Sbaih
businessman tarkforcongress.com
The storyline: Roberson, the state Senate majority leader, bears a significant legislative record that is both beneficial and baggage in his bid for the district. He helped Gov. Brian Sandoval pass the $1.4 billion tax package to provide additional money for the state’s public education system, among other areas in which he worked with the governor. Viewed by many as the “establishment” Republican in the race, Roberson touts the support of the state’s top (and wellregarded) Republican politicians — Sandoval, Sen. Dean Heller and Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison. But Tarkanian, a businessman who has unsuccessfully run for office four times since 2004, carries the outsider banner. And that could be a strength in a year characterized by backlash against “career politicians.” Tipping points: On paper, Roberson appears to have a lot going for him — political experience, a legislative record and several high-profile endorsements. But Tarkanian, who could easily be dismissed as a perennial candidate, has much to draw on, from the Trump phenomenon to any antipathy Republican primary voters feel for the 2015 tax vote. Pundits say that if primary voters are happy with the way things are, that probably bodes well for Roberson. If they’re upset with the status quo, Tarkanian might eke out a primary win. The stakes are high in the primary, as the seat has been a stronghold for Republicans — Democrats have won it only once since it was created in 2003. Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., is leaving it for a run at the Senate. Other issues: On immigration, Roberson says the first priority is building a wall at the U.S.Mexico border, and only then should there be a plan for immigrants to work toward legal status. Tarkanian also supports a wall, as well as taking money away from sanctuary cities and a system to better track visa holders. On federal government spending, Tarkanian has said his priority is closing tax loopholes for special-interest groups, while Roberson has argued for significant budget cuts. Other candidates Kerry Bowers: kerrybowers.com Michele Fiore: votefiore.com Sami Khal: khalfornevada.com Andy Matthews: matthewsfornevada.com Annette Teijeiro: friendsforannette.com
trial attorney votesbaih.com
The storyline: Months after a host of high-profile Democrats declined to run for the seat, Rosen, the leader of a Henderson synagogue, jumped into the race. She is a first-time candidate and has never held office but comes with plenty of high-profile Democratic endorsements, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, state Senate Minority Leader Aaron Ford and the AFL-CIO. Sbaih, a Jordanian immigrant and trial attorney in Henderson, is the Democrat with the best chance of giving Rosen a run for her money. He made national headlines this spring after he accused Reid of encouraging him to end his campaign because a Muslim could not win the race — an accusation that the Reid camp vehemently denied. Sbaih also has pumped $500,000 of his own money into the race, though it does not appear he has spent much of it so far. Tipping points: The difficulty that Rosen faced coming into the race was the same one Sbaih has confronted: They both started out as essentially unknown candidates. Rosen has an edge in overcoming that barrier due to the significant support she has from elected Democrats and local unions. But Rosen’s late start means she ended March with a little over $150,000 in the bank, which pales in comparison to the $600,000 Sbaih had stashed away. Unless Rosen has raised significantly more money in the past couple of months, she has much less to work with than Sbaih. The question now is whether Sbaih will actually spend his personal money to give him a leg up in the race. Other issues: Rosen backs Hillary Clinton, while Sbaih supports Bernie Sanders. Sbaih is in favor of free college education, and Rosen has said she thinks it should be “reasonable, affordable and accessible” but isn’t certain it should be free. On foreign policy, Rosen has said the biggest issue is reaching consensus with other countries to address global terrorism and other issues. Sbaih has said the United States has been too quick to send troops to war and American forces should be deployed only when there is a clear and present danger to national security. Other candidates Barry Michaels: michaelsforcongress.com Steve Schiffman: schiffmanforcongress.com Alex Singer: singerforcongress.com Neil Waite: waiteforcongress.com
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Lucy Flores
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Ruben Kihuen
CHARLESTON
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Susie Lee
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local philanthropist susieleefornevada.com
The storyline: What started off as a four-way primary has dwindled essentially to a race between these three: Flores, a former assemblywoman; Kihuen, a state senator; and Susie Lee, a philanthropist. Poll numbers showed that Flores started off with a significant namerecognition advantage, largely due to her 2014 run for lieutenant governor. But internal polling from Lee’s campaign from a respected polling firm shows Lee has closed that gap, with Kihuen trailing. Still, Kihuen has significant support from Sen. Harry Reid and several high-profile unions, most significantly the Culinary Union and the AFL-CIO, both of which will mobilize their resources to help him over the next couple of weeks. Flores, meanwhile, has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars thanks to fundraising emails from presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on her behalf. Tipping points: This one will likely come down to who has the best ground game. Flores has tried to couch herself as the most progressive candidate, aligning herself with Sanders, while Kihuen was a big Clinton backer, but the policy differences that separate the candidates are relatively small. Watch for television ads, but phone calls and door knocks will get people out to vote. Kihuen and Flores both have political experience, which gives them a boost but also provides fodder for attacks from opponents. Lee is focusing on her community involvement, though she has had to fend off some attacks over her wealth. Other issues: Kihuen and Flores support the Iran nuclear deal. Lee opposes it and has called Iran an “exporter of terrorism” and a “major destabilizer in the Middle East.” All three candidates say they would have supported the so-called “Gang of Eight” immigration-reform bill as a compromise bill. They also all support raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Other candidates Morse Arberry Jr.: arberry4congress.com Brandon Casutt: electrandoncasutt.20m.com Dan Rolle: letsgonevada.com Mike Schaefer: atomicmike.org Rodney Smith: rodneysmith4congresscd4.com
Erv Nelson
Victoria Seaman
state assemblyman nelsonfornevada.com
state assemblywoman victoriaseaman.com
The storyline: Republicans controlled both houses of the state Legislature, including a narrow edge in the Senate, during the 2015 session. That’s something the Democrats are trying to change this year, and their biggest target is Senate District 6, the seat being vacated by Sen. Mark Lipparelli, who is not running for re-election. But it’s also a significant focus for Republicans, who have two candidates vying for the nomination: Nelson and Seaman, who were both in the Assembly during the 2015 session. (Nelson resigned his post a few months ago to move into Senate District 6.) The biggest issue separating Nelson and Seaman is their stances on the tax package, which included the extension of existing but temporary taxes called “sunset taxes” and creating or raising others. Tipping points: Seaman has gone hard after Nelson for his stance on taxes, couching his vote on the tax increase as a betrayal of his constituents. Nelson had campaigned on an anti-tax platform during his first run for office, but later declared in a speech on the assembly floor before voting for the 2015 tax package, “I was uninformed. I made a mistake.” Nelson, meanwhile, is trying to soften the blow of the taxes by emphasizing which businesses don’t have to pay them. It all will come down to how much voters know about the taxes and whether that matters to them at the ballot box. Other candidates None
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r a c e s republican Assembly primaries to watch There’s a significant effort underway by a number of staunchly anti-tax Republicans in the state to defeat a long list of Republican incumbents in the Assembly who voted for the 2015 tax package. The state party has not endorsed any incumbent Republican who voted for the increase, in many cases explicitly endorsing the anti-tax candidate or not endorsing in the races at all. What remains to be seen is how much the tax increase will affect the primary elections. One side says no one cares about the taxes the Legislature approved, especially when they learn that a significant amount of money went toward funding education. The other side says people are furious. Here’s a list of races to watch where incumbents who voted for the increase face challenges from anti-tax candidates:
Incumbent
Anti-tax candidate(s)
District 2
John Hambrick
Clayton Kelly Hurst
District 9
David Gardner
Diana Orrock, Minddie Lloyd
District 13
Paul Anderson
Leonard Foster, Steve Sanson
District 21
Derek Armstrong
Blain Jones
District 23
Melissa Woodbury
Swadeep Nigam
Race
District 29
Stephen Silberkraus
Amy Groves
District 36
James Oscarson
Rusty Stanberry, Tina Trenner
District 37
Glenn Trowbridge
Jim Marchant
District 40
P.K. O’Neill
Chris Forbush, Al Kramer, Sam England
Democratic Assembly primaries to watch Three Democratic primaries will all but determine who will win in November, because their districts hold significant Democratic voter-registration advantages. The Democratic Assembly caucus has endorsed in the races, but most of the candidates still face a fight in the primary. Caucus-endorsed candidate
Other candidates
Jason Frierson
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District 10
Chris Brooks
German Castellanos
District 34
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Zach Conine, Manny Garcia
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Fireman an energetic solar advocate Despite being off the grid, he has joined the fight to bring NV Energy ‘into the future’ By Chris Kudialis Staff Writer
With $25,000 in solar panels and battery systems, Richard Birt went off the NV Energy grid in 2006. The rooftop installation has paid for itself “many times over” — the only electrical expense coming from about 100 hours a year he uses a generator when the sunlight isn’t strong enough to power the Cold Creek home he shares with his wife, Tonia, and their twin children, Emily and Spencer. “No coal or gas necessary. It’s all natural, here from the sun,” explained the 49-year-old Las Vegas fire captain, who has joined the fight to keep renewable energy paying off in Nevada. For Birt, it isn’t just about cost savings. After 16 years in a profession devoted to public safety, he sees solar energy as one of the “greatest current technologies” available to the community, and a vital source of job creation. That’s why recent blows to its development pushed him into activism. All NV Energy ratepayers used to be charged a fixed monthly service fee of $12.75, and the energy giant reimbursed solar customers around 11 cents per kilowatt-hour of excess electricity generated. In December alone, 1,311 residents submitted applications to start the solar-installation process, but a decision by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission that went into effect Jan. 1 bumped the monthly fee for solar customers to $17.90. By 2020, it will be $38.51. And the value of excess credits, which the PUC placed at 9 cents per kilowatt-hour this year, will fall to just 2.6 cents. The PUC’s decision prompted companies such as SolarCity and SunRun to cease Nevada installations. Applications for rooftop-solar systems fell to 90 in January — down 93 percent from December — and to 20 by April, according to Chandler Sherman, spokeswoman for the Bring Back Solar Alliance, a group largely funded by SolarCity and comprising homeowners and nonprofit organizations bucking the new reality (Birt has volunteered time). Proponents, however, contend the changes correct a cost-shift that has traditional-energy customers subsidizing about 20,000 solar users. But in a petition addressed to Gov. Brian Sandoval and signed by more than 500 Las Vegas firefighters, Birt champions the self-sufficiency possible under the old rates. Incentivizing “going solar”
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Capt. Richard Birt is petitioning to bring back solar, and so far has collected 508 signatures from firefighters across the valley. His home, about 50 milesnorthwest of downtown Las Vegas, is run off the grid. (L.E. Baskow/staff)
prevents waste and outages, he argues, as homeowners can transfer excess energy to neighbors without power. During summer, when temperatures reach 115 degrees or more, he says that’s “one of the greatest threats to our safety.” “Especially in senior communities, you can’t stay in your home when that happens.” Birt said. “It’s a very dangerous situation.” Tyler Elliott, 33, is one of the firefighters who signed Birt’s petition, even though he hasn’t gone solar — yet. “It seems like a no-brainer,” Elliott said. “If there was a way that I could own a system, pay a rate that’s under my current rate and reduce my carbon footprint, why wouldn’t I?”
Representatives of NV Energy, solar companies and the state Bureau of Consumer Protection have publicly agreed that rooftop-solar customers who put up panels before the new rates took effect should keep the prior rates through 2035. And on May 18, a subcommittee of Sandoval’s New Energy Industry Task Force recommended that the state “grandfather” the rates for customers who applied to go solar by Dec. 31, 2015. The recommendation will be reviewed by the full energy task force and could become a bill in the 2017 legislative session. That's not enough for Bring Back Solar, which is circulating its own petition for a
ballot measure to undo the PUC’s decision, restoring pre-2016 rooftop-solar rates for all customers. In March, a Carson City judge disqualified the measure, a setback for those hoping for a statewide vote on Nov. 8. The group still is working to collect the necessary 55,000 signatures by June 31, hoping in the meantime to win an appeal of the disqualification filed with the Nevada Supreme Court. Whatever happens, Birt won’t be affected. Being off the grid means being immune to its shifts. But he sees the potential for solar to keep getting more efficient and affordable, and for its advocates to work with NV Energy to “move into the future.” He points to the spread of external defibrillator technology, driven by emergency workers like himself who encouraged wider use as the product improved. Even if widespread solar means temporary profit reduction for Nevada’s largest energy company, Birt thinks the investment will pay off. “All we’re saying is, this is good for the community.”
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How many houses can one city keep full?
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ow many arenas are too many? How many are enough? In Las Vegas, we’re about to find out. Announced last week was a partnership between Las Vegas Sands and Madison Square Garden for a 17,500seat entertainment venue to be built on the parcel currently being used for storage facilities on Sands Avenue between Koval Lane and Manhattan John Street. Katsilometes Not quite on the Strip, but a few somersaults away. The arena would join MGM Grand Garden Arena, T-Mobile Arena and Mandalay Bay Events Center among large-scale arenas on the Strip. Not so far off are the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV and the Orleans Arena. In a country where most metropolitan areas have just one or two arenas, Las Vegas offers a full house of houses. A few quick-shot thoughts about this new entertainment enclave: n In the news release announcing the venue, the point person from the Madison Square Garden Co. was James Dolan, executive chairman of MSG. But an MSG official not named has a strong connection to Las Vegas Sands: former Venetian/Palazzo President and Chief Operating Officer John Caparella, who in October left Las Vegas to take a position as MSG’s executive vice president of venue management. When Caparella took that post, speculation intensified that MSG would be a partner in the project behind Venetian/Palazzo. n The announcement of this venue, less than two months after the opening of T-Mobile Arena, and its variable capacity (it can reportedly be reduced several thousand seats from its 17,500 top level) is a sure sign there is to be intense competition for booking both arenas. One of the partners in the Sands project is the entertainment company Live Nation, an industry leader in bringing star acts to Las Vegas (Britney Spears, J-Lo and Lionel Richie at Axis theater at Planet Hollywood among them) that also enjoys a strong booking relationship with MGM Resorts. An-
T-Mobile Arena opened April 6 and added 20,000 seats to Southern Nevada’s entertainment capacity. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)
other partner is Azoff MSG Entertainment, headed up by highly respected entertainment executive Irving Azoff, who formerly managed the Eagles and also has managed Journey, Christina Aguilera, Van Halen, Maroon 5, Steely Dan and No Doubt. Azoff also famously teamed with MSG in a $50 million renovation of the Forum in Los Angeles. In short, this is a serious lineup of entertainment heavyweights. But even with those experienced in recruiting and signing artists, selling tickets is no easy feat in Las Vegas, even among proven superstars in the music industry. Such a proven draw as Billy Joel, who has sold out 36 consecutive dates at Madison Square Garden, fell short of filling T-Mobile on April 30, largely because of characteristically stiff competition in the neighborhood surrounding the new arena (Rihanna at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Elton John at the Colosseum at Caesars, and Jason Mraz at Tiger Jam at MGM Grand). The prospect of another like-sized venue operating each weekend will only intensify the pressure on concert bookers. Artists will benefit from the expanded offerings, certainly, and don’t discount the possibility that Las Vegas Sands could use the new venue as a gi-
ant convention space on occasion, thus lessening the pressure to use the building exclusively as a concert venue. But if anyone thinks selling tickets in Las Vegas is a blood sport now, wait until this place opens. n A traffic plan is paramount to the early success of this venue. The access of the parcel on Sands and Koval is at least as challenging as that of T-Mobile Arena. An early read on how to deliver thousands of people in and out of the facility would be terrific. That should top operators’ list of priorities, actually. n Interesting is the new hall’s announced flexibility. If it can dip from 17,500 to about 5,000, suddenly it will seek to pull acts that would be in play for the new theater at the Park, which is being built at the soon-to-berenovated Monte Carlo. MGM Resorts officials seek to establish a lineup of headliners similar to what the Colosseum (with Celine, Elton, Rod Stewart, and Reba and Brooks & Dunn) and Axis have offered. Given the flexibility of MGM Grand and T-Mobile, it is likely that concerts in the 4,000- to 12,000-seat range would be performed at seven Strip venues in a single night (the Sands-MSG venue, Park theater, Colosseum, Axis, Mandalay Bay Events Center, MGM Grand and T-Mobile). The numbers might be adjusted even
higher at a couple of those arenas, and the pressure at T-Mobile would be greatly reduced if the arena is home to an NHL expansion team. But again, that is a huge volume of tickets just for arenas and large theaters on the Strip — and that’s not even counting seven Cirque shows, myriad production shows and star headliners (such as “Jersey Boys” at Paris Las Vegas, “Absinthe” at Caesars, “Rock of Ages” at Rio, “Million Dollar Quartet” at Harrah’s, the magicians David Copperfield at MGM Grand and Criss Angel at Luxor, and Donny & Marie and Olivia NewtonJohn at Flamingo). And, you can toss into this entertainment Cuisinart such venues as the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, the Foundry at SLS (also a Live Nation venue), Brooklyn Bowl and the Chelsea at Cosmopolitan. It’s a staggering collection of venues and performers. The question, always in Las Vegas, is can all of these venues and shows survive the development of yet another large-scale facility? There is a feeling that the new venue will help draw even more tourists annually to Las Vegas, which would help all of those venues and artists mentioned. But check back in a couple of years, when the market, as always, furnishes the answer.
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making heart-valve surgery a little less scary
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The thought of having heart surgery can be frightening no matter the odds, but as science continues to press forward, the advancement of minimally invasive procedures is changing the outlook for patients and health care professionals. ¶ Surgeries that once required months of downtime are being reduced to mere days, and for some high-risk patients who need a new heart valve, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is the minimally invasive process that can decrease recovery time. ¶ “TAVR is a procedure that changes the conventional methods for aortic valve replacement, and with a very high level of success,” said Jeffrey Levisman, MD, interventional cardiologist, Director of TAVR program at MountainView Hospital.
What is a valve replacement? There are four valves in the heart: the aortic valve, the pulmonary valve, the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve. Any of these valves can be replaced if necessary, but an aortic valve replacement is the most common because, unlike the others, the aortic valve cannot be treated with medication. Most aortic valve replacements require open-heart surgery. During the procedure, the patient is put under anesthesia and the surgeon makes a long incision in the chest (usually eight to 10 inches) before dividing the breastbone and exposing the heart. From there, the surgeon removes the damaged valve and sews a new valve in its place. The surgery typically takes three to six hours, and the healing time can last a couple weeks to a couple months, depending on the patient.
what causes aortic valve problems? There are two main reasons someone may need an aortic replacement: aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation. Aortic stenosis is when the valve has narrowed (because of age, birth defects, infections, etc.), and aortic regurgitation is when the valve leaks, allowing blood to return back into the heart rather than moving through the rest of the body. Both conditions can be life-threatening if not treated properly.
Where do replacement valves come from? Replacement valves are either mechanical or biological. A mechanical valve is manmade and lasts longer than biological valves in most cases, though mechanical valves also require the lifelong use of blood thinners. Biological valves are tissue valves that come from animals, most often from pigs and cows. Biological valves last 10 to 20 years and usually do not require long-term medication. Rarely, replacement valves from human donors can be used, but that is an option usually reserved for patients who have an illness that affects the valve.
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How does the transcatheter aortic valve replacement process work? Using a method somewhat similar to a heart stent surgery, the minimally invasive TAVR method uses a collapsible replacement valve that is inserted into the heart via a catheter through the groin. The replacement valve is made of biological material encased by a tiny wire net, which is what allows it to collapse. Once the valve is in place, it is expanded and the catheter is removed. “The entire procedure takes about two hours, including the anesthesia, but the actual deployment of the valve only takes about 10 seconds,” Levisman said.
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After surgery, patients usually stay in the hospital for three to five days for monitoring, though Levisman notes that some patients have been able to leave as soon as one day later. “It just depends on the specifics of the patient’s case and their overall wellness,” he said. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the TAVR method for patients who are classified as high-risk or inoperable. This usually means the patient is too weak to endure and recover from a full open-heart surgery. “TAVR gives some patients a potentially lifesaving option that they likely wouldn’t have had before. And going forward, we’re hopeful that this method will be approved for more patients, as well,” Levisman said. Because the procedure is still so new — it received initial FDA approval in 2011 — it requires a team of people to determine whether it is right for each patient. Levisman attributes the procedure’s success, in part, to this highly collaborative process.
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simple office clips have many creative uses THE SUNDAY staff
They may look humble — just bits of office paraphernalia, no more exciting than sticky notes or a stapler. Ah, but the things you can make with binder clips. The black-and-chrome clamp thingies can be used for stacking bottles, keeping earbuds untangled, holding smartphones and so much more. ¶ Here are 10 hacks that may give you new appreciation for the simple clip.
1 Power-cord holder Clamp binders to the edge of a desk so the handles face away from it. Thread the cord ends through the wide part of the handles, nearest the jaws of the clamp. Once the ends are through both handles, pull the cord back so it goes through the narrow area in the openings. Assuming ends of the cords are wider than the loops on the handles, the cord can rest in the clamp. For cords with large ends that won’t fit through the handles, it’s necessary to unhook the handles, place the cord on the back end of the clamp and then reattach the handles around the cord. Sound complicated? Not as complicated as a mess of cords.
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Money clip/key fob
Pants hanger
Open the binder around the cord, then let the buds slide through until they come to rest on the edge of the clamp. Then wrap the cord around the handles and thread it through the loops. Buhbye, life-ruining knots.
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Clamp a binder around a calendar or pad of notepaper, and hang it on a nail or tack by one of the handles. A pen can be perched on the top of the clamp, or hung through the loop on the other handle.
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Fold bills around credit cards and use a binder to keep them clipped. Then remove one handle, thread your key chain or car fob through it and reattach.
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Bottle stacker
Smartphone holder
Chip clip
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Why buy a schmancy clip for your potato chips when you can put a binder on that unruly bag?
Position two large binder clips over the bar of a clothes hanger so the handles point upward. Clamp the binders on the bottom hems of a pair of pants, and the pants can be hung without draping them around the bar. No more creases at the knees!
Smartphone holder
Smartphone holder
version a
version B
version C
Using a medium binder, swing the handles down below the jaws and press them together at a 45-degree angle. Then take a large binder and clamp it on the handles of the smaller one. Adjust the angle so the two binders form a cradle for the phone.
Clip binders at either end of a piece of stiff paper or cardboard 4-5 inches long. With the handles pointed away from the center of the paper, a phone can be nestled in the openings of the top handles. (Yes, phones like to be nestled.)
Clamp a small or medium binder around a phonecharger cord so the prong sticks up through the jaws of the binder and the cord comes out one of the open ends. Remove the handles. Then clamp a bigger binder around the smaller one, positioning the jaws of the bigger one just under the jaws of the smaller one. Remove the handles and plug the phone into the cord. The binders will form a base for the phone to stand vertically.
If you have a wire grate in your refrigerator or cupboard, binders can be used as braces to stack bottles on their sides in a pyramid fashion. Just make sure to clamp the binders around the grate so that the bottom handle rests on top of the grate and the other one sticks up. Then you’re on your way to a proper beeramid.
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croque moNsieur
(or madame)
Courtesy of Daniel Boulud and DB brasserie
Looking for a way to elevate your hamand-cheese sandwich? Consider the croque monsieur (or madame), a French creation meaning to What’s the take a bite, sir (or ma’am). difference? The ham and melted-cheese As with a standard grilledsandwich known as a croque cheese sandwich, there are monsieur becomes a croque innumerable variations of madame with the addition of a poached or fried egg. croque monsieur. This one Pictured here is a perfect comes courtesy of renowned croque madame. celebrity chef Daniel Boulud. (EVAAN KHERAJ/courtesy)
ingredients and directions
(serves 4)
to make your own béchamel*
to assemble the sandwiches
2 tbs unsalted butter, melted
to make a croque madame, add:
Béchamel cheese sauce (see recipe)
8 slices high-quality Pullman loaf bread, sliced 1 /3 - to 1/2-inch thick, toasted
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and brush with melted butter.
Toast these very lightly, so that they become a little crispier, but do not change in color.
4 whole eggs (1 per sandwich)
2. On a work surface, place bread slices in a single layer and spread each one evenly to the edges with béchamel; all the béchamel may not be needed. 3. Divide ham among four of the slices, trimming it if necessary so it is within 1/4 inch of edges. Top all eight slices with equal amounts of cheese, spreading it evenly to within 1/4 inch of edges. 4. Place four bread slices with béchamel and cheese, cheese side up, on top of slices layered with ham. Transfer sandwiches, cheese side up, onto sheet pan. Bake until grated cheese topping is melted and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
For croque madame
10 oz Gruyère cheese, coarsely grated
12 oz thickly sliced Jambon de Paris
This is a high-quality, wet-cured ham.
1. Fry eggs sunny-side up and place one on top of each finished sandwich. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
3 tbs unsalted butter
1 /4 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups whole milk
pinch of salt and freshly freshly grated ground white nutmeg pepper
1. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter and whisk in the flour until blended but not colored. Gradually whisk in the milk and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 10 minutes. 2. Season to taste with nutmeg, salt and pepper. Set aside. *May be made up to 24 hours ahead of time and stored, refrigerated, with a layer of plastic wrap placed directly on surface of sauce; gently reheat before serving.
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LOOKING FOR A NEW BEST FRIEND?
The Animal Foundation and the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are shelters dedicated to finding homes for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, turtles and more. Each week, we feature a selection of animals available for adoption.
Beauty (A892777)
Pixie (A896897)
Elizabeth
Hattie
Age: 2-year-old female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Beauty is more than just good looks. She’s also friendly and engaging. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 6-year-old spayed female Breed: Chihuahua Description: Pixie may be shy at first, but once she warms up to you, her playful personality will shine. Adoption fee: $155
Age: 12-year-old spayed female Breed: Chihuahua and Italian greyhound Description: Elizabeth needs to know what a loving home feels like. She is recovering from abuse and neglect. Adoption fee: $20
Age: 1-year-old spayed female Breed: Tortoiseshell shorthair Description: Hattie purrs with a steady roar when you hold her and are affectionate with her. She was rescued from the streets and raised her newborns in a nurturing foster home. Adoption fee: $40
Stallone (A897622)
Batcat (A897338)
Kensington
Dandelion
Age: 5-year-old neutered male Breed: Beagle mix Description: Stallone is a friendly pooch and a great companion. Adoption fee: $105
Age: 8-month-old male Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Batcat will bring joy and cuteness to your household. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 7-year-old neutered male Breed: British shorthair Description: Kensington is extremely social and engaging. His favored leisure activities include people-watching and bird-watching, so a cozy spot for him near a big window is ideal. Adoption fee: $20
Age: 4-year-old spayed female Breed: Dark-eyed white ferret Description: Dandelion loves playing and bonding with other ferrets. Also, she thinks it’s fun to chase people’s feet. Adoption fee: $40
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Lady (A897062)
Paul
Pandora
Age: 1-year-old female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Ursula knows how to get what she wants, which is affection and attention. She can’t wait to curl up with a new best friend. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 3-year-old spayed female Breed: Pit bull Description: Lady is a well-mannered and easygoing pooch who would be a perfect addition to any household. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 8-year-old neutered male Breed: Husky and Labrador retriever Description: Paul inspires with his remarkable physical and emotional progress. His sullen, depressed outlook has been replaced with hearty enthusiasm. Adoption fee: $30
Age: 9-year-old spayed female Breed: Boxer mix Description: Pandora beams with good cheer. She is fun-loving and young at heart. Adoption fee: $30
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POKER TEAM’S FIRST AIM: DRAW FANS T
he World Series of Poker won’t be the only game in town this summer drawing fanfare for pitting the world’s top players against one another. ¶ The 47th annual WSOP, which opens Wednesday with the first of 68 tournaments through July, runs concurrently to the continued first season of the Global Poker League. The GPL is an international competition featuring 12 teams from America, Europe and Asia with six-man rosters that face off in three poker-playing arenas — live, in-studio and online. ¶ Heads-up matches will be contested all summer from GPL’s local studio, and streamed live on gpl.tv and twitch.tv. All matches are aired through the websites, culminating with the November finals from London. ¶ Chris Moneymaker, who turned a $39 satellite entry fee into a $2.5 million prize in the 2003 WSOP Main Event and helped revolutionize poker, is captain of the Las Vegas team. ¶ Moneymaker plays for the team but also drafted four accomplished poker pros as well as the mandated wild card, required to be someone ranked outside of the Global Poker Index’s top 1,000 players. ¶ The Sunday spoke to each team member to find out why they’re proud to represent Las Vegas and more.
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Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker is the manager of the Las Vegas Moneymakers. He’s a Team PokerStars pro and has amassed more than $3.5 million in poker winnings.
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I wanted to represent Vegas because I won the WSOP there in 2003; it would be hard to top that. I almost moved to Vegas with my family last year; it’s like an adult Disneyland. I didn’t draft strictly for poker skills. There are players who are perceived to be better in terms of rankings, but I went for other qualities. I had two strategies in mind: one was drafting underdogs — newcomers nobody had heard of — who couldn’t afford to play a $10,000 buy-in. The other strategy was players with a large following, to give the GPL the exposure it needs to grow. We want to win and we definitely can. I want us to be competitive but also to be active in making the league popular, to bring new players to the game. I’d like us to be the most influential team in the league. The first season is about drawing a fan base and growing the league so it picks up more teams. Then, we can win seasons 2 and 3.
Jonathan Duhamel
Jonathan Duhamel is a Canadian poker pro with three World Series of Poker bracelets and over $17 million in poker winnings.
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Las Vegas is where my poker career started, when I won the Main Event of the WSOP in 2010. Last year, I won the WSOP High Roller and my second bracelet, so it’s the city where I’ve had the most success. I have so much respect for Chris Moneymaker – he’s a nice guy who’s done a lot for poker, so I’m honored to be picked by him. I’m looking forward to doing the best I can to make him proud he selected me. Our team is dynamic — we’ve got fun people with good characters and great poker skills.
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Anthony Zinno
Anthony Zinno is a WSOP bracelet winner with three World Poker Tour championships and over $5 million in poker winnings.
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I was surprised to be a first pick because I burst onto the poker scene recently in 2013, and there were lots of draftable players who’d been around many years. I’ve looked up to Chris since he won the Main Event in 2003. I saw him on TV and thought, “Good for him.” He treats everyone with respect and welcomes players coming into the game. I became a professional poker player to spend more time in Vegas. I’d watched the movie “Rounders” where Matt Damon’s goal is to acquire a bankroll and head to Vegas. I travel a lot, but I have an apartment here, so Vegas is officially home. I love Las Vegas – it’s the center of poker and everybody’s happy.
Jonathan Little
Jonathan Little has more than $6 million in poker earnings. He’s the author of “Excelling at No Limit Hold’em” and the winner of two World Poker Tour Championships.
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When I think of poker, I think of Las Vegas. It’s where I got my start playing live poker. I won my first World Poker Tour title at the Mirage. It’s still the World Poker Tour win I think of most. I’ve been coming to Vegas since I was 21, and I lived there for six years — and I’d live there again. Vegas is a great city with a lot to offer, so I’m proud to represent it in the GPL and to be on the team with Chris, who got the whole poker boom started. I felt honored to be drafted.
Jake Cody
Jake Cody is a British WSOP bracelet winner, a World Poker Tour Champion and a European Poker Tour Champion. He’s a Team PokerStars pro with over $4 million in poker winnings.
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Las Vegas feels like a second home to me. I’ve spent more time here than anywhere, except where I grew up. The WSOP has a special aura; people flock to it from all over the world. Las Vegas is the home of poker, so playing for the Las Vegas Moneymakers is like playing for the home team. I want people to get behind us because we’ve got team spirit and we’re representing the home of poker.
Scott Ball
Scott Ball is the poker manager at Twitch and the wild card of the team. His total livetournament earnings amount to less than $40,000.
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People will be surprised by me being drafted. Most people know me for the work I do in the poker industry, but I actually play a ton of cash games. The first televised cash game I played was in Vegas. It was “Poker Night in America” on CBS Sports with legends like Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. I’m hoping people underestimate me. I look forward to that. A lot of these guys don’t know how I play. They don’t have as many hands with me as they do with each other, so I hope that will be an advantage. My teammates are awesome. We’re a fun group of guys, so you should say hello if you see us anywhere.
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CASINO PROMOTIONS TUSCANY
Point multipliers Date: Mondays and Wednesdays Information: Earn 12x points on reels and 6x points on video poker. Two-for-One Tuesdays Date: Tuesdays Information: Earn 100 slot points to get a coupon for Marilyn’s Cafe. Valid from 4 to 10 p.m. Senior Day Date: Thursdays Information: Seniors who receive 200 base points get a prize. Visit player’s club for additional rewards. Gift day Date: May 29 Information: Earn 300 same-day base points to receive a plastic pitcher set. Free play Fridays Date: Fridays in June Information: Earn up to $100 in slot play. Rewards start after earning 500 base points. Scratch and Win Saturdays Date: Saturdays in June Information: Earn a scratch card for 250 base slot points. Win up to $100.
SAM’s Town
Stash Your Cash blackjack tournament Date: June 4 Information: Earn entries by receiving five stamps on a punch card, distributed to players at table games. Receive a stamp for every dealt blackjack, winning “bet the set” bet, or by playing any table game for 20 minutes with a minimum $5 bet. For every additional punch received, players earn $25 in tournament chips.
STATION CASINOS
Military Mondays Date: Ongoing Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: Veterans and active military members receive discounts. MyGeneration Wednesdays Date: Ongoing Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: For loyalty card holders 50 and older. Swipe your card at a kiosk to earn up to 10x points on slots and 6x points on video poker, plus discounts on dining, movies
and bowling. Slot tournaments are 10 a.m.-7 p.m., with a top prize of $1,000. First entry is free; receive up to four more entries by earning 50 base points for each.
Cosmopolitan
$100,000 June Jackpot Giveaway Date: Saturdays in June Time: 6 p.m. Information: Players with loyalty cards will earn three tickets for every reel slot jackpot hit and one ticket for every video poker jackpot hit May 30-June 25. Drawing features multiple winners and a top prize of $10,000. Players do not have to be present to win, but will receive a $1,000 bonus prize if present when selected as a winner.
SUNCOAST
Point multiplier Date: May 29 Information: Receive 15x points on reels and 6x points on video poker.
BOYD PROPERTIES
Memorial Day point multiplier Date: May 30 Information: Receive 7x points on video poker, 11x points on reels and 15x points on penny reels at the Fremont, Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast and Sam’s Town.
ORLEANS
Point multiplier Date: May 29 Information: Receive 15x points on penny reels.
Fremont
60th anniversary kiosk game When: Ongoing Information: Win point multipliers and drawing entries.
PALMS
Gift giveaway Date: May 30 Information: Earn 100 base points on video slots or 500 base points on video poker on Gift Day from 12:01 a.m. to 6:59 p.m. Swipe your card at any promotional kiosk and redeem your receipt for a Palms beach towel. Point multipliers Date: May 29 Information: Earn 10x points on reels and video reels and 2x points on video poker.
$20,000 Spring swipe and win Date: May 31 Time: 12:01 a.m.-9:59 p.m. Information: Earn 25 points on slots or 100 points on video poker for a swipe. Win up to $100 in slot play, food, gifts and more. $50,000 June Jubilee drawings Date: Saturdays through June 25 Time: 7:15 p.m. Information: Earn drawing tickets from slot play. Swipe Monday-Friday for 20 entries. Twenty winners selected each week with a maximum prize of $3,000. Play for Prizes — Something Fresh Date: June 6-17 Information: Points earned Monday through Friday may be combined and redeemed for gift cards to Albertsons. Gift giveaway Date: June 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 Information: Earn 100 base points on video slots or 500 base points on video poker to be eligible. June 4 – Palms beach chair; June 5 – spray fan; June 11 – Texas Hold’em poker set; June 12 – two packs of washcloths; June 18 – arctic chill towel; June 19 – watch set; June 25 – jewelry cleaner; June 26 – silicone kitchen tools Saturday point multipliers Date: Saturdays in June Time: 7-10 p.m. Information: Earn 10x points on reels and video reels. Sunday point multipliers Date: Sundays in June Information: Earn 10x points on reels and video reels and 2x points on video poker. Tuesday point multipliers Date: June 7 and 21 Information: Earn 10x points on reels and video reels, and 2x points on video poker. Mystery multipliers Date: May 31-June 3 Information: Swipe your card at any kiosk and get a random multiplier up to 15x points on slots and up to 3x points on video poker. Movie tickets Date: Wednesdays in June Information: Earn 100 points on slots or 500 points on video poker for a Brenden Theatres movie ticket.
Car wash Date: Thursdays in June Information: Earn 100 points on slots or 500 points on video poker for a Terrible Herbst car wash. Summertime Showdown slot tournament Date: June 10-24 Time: 2-8 p.m. Information: Earn 250 base points on slots or 1,000 base points on video poker per tournament day from noon to 7:45 p.m. to qualify. Earn two entries per day. Top 22 finishers will win a share of free play.
SILVERTON
Reel and Win slot tournament Date: Tuesdays Time: Noon Information: First place wins $1,000. Senior Mondays Date: Mondays Time: Drawings at 4 p.m. Information: Random names will be drawn for a chance to win cash and free play. Players 50 and older will receive dining discounts. Memorial Day multiplier Date: May 30 Information: Earn 6x points on video reels and slots. Additional 16x points power hours from 8 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. Memorial Day seniors Date: May 30 Information: Gold, platinum and diamond players 50 and older receive a $10 dining credit to Sundance Grill or Mi Casa Grill Cantina. Silver players may receive offers after earning 50 points.
ALIANTE
Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays Information: Earn 5x points on video poker and 10x on reels. Holiday multiplier Date: May 30 Information: Receive 6x points on video poker and 12x points on reels. $57,000 Cruisin’ for Cash final drawing Date: May 30 Time: 5:15, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Information: Earn entries by swiping a loyalty card at the kiosk. Twentyfive winners at each drawing; top prize is a $2,000 cruise, given away at the 9:15 p.m. drawing. Summer Grillin’ table games giveaway
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Date: Through June 17 Time: 7:45 p.m. Information: Ten winners will be announced; top prize is $500. On June 17, the top prize winner will win a barbecue grill and a $150 Smith’s gift card. Aliante’s Gems and Jewels kiosk game Date: Sundays through Thursdays in June Information: Earn 20 points daily for a swipe and $10 rated average bet per swipe. Prizes include slot play, resort dollars, points and more. $300,000 summer-long car and slot play giveaway Date: May 30-Aug. 28 Information: New cars will be awarded every other weekend throughout the summer, starting June 4. Guests must actively play on a slot machine to participate. Cars will be randomly given away between noon Saturday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
DOWNTOWN GRAND
Grand Seniors Date: Tuesdays Information: For players 50 and older. Receive 5x points all day. Monthly 50,000-point drawing. 2016 Cadillac SRX giveaway Date: Oct. 1 Time: 10 p.m. Information: Begin collecting tickets for the drawing May 30. Earn one ticket for every 25 base points.
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Win Derek’s Shelby GT Date: Sept. 17 Time: 6 p.m. Information: Loyalty card players can earn drawing entries by playing blackjack, keno, slots or video poker. Contest began March 1, and 10 p.m. monthly qualifier drawings began March 26. Grand prize is a four-passenger 2016 Shelby GT sports car.
SOUTH POINT
Memorial Day point multiplier Date: May 30 Information: Earn 10x points on penny reel machines. Players who receive 1,000 base points in penny reel play receive $30. Earn 5x points on other slots and video reel machines. Players who receive 1,000 base points in other reel play receive $15. Earn 2x points on video poker. Players who receive 1,000 base points in video poker play receive $6. 50+ weekly slot tournament Date: Thursdays Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: Open to loyalty card members 50 and older. First entry is
free with a swipe at a kiosk; collect a second by earning 250 points and a third by earning 500 points. Top prize is $1,500; total prize pool is $5,200.
drawing entry. Guests who have an average bet of $15 for one hour on a table game will receive one drawing entry. Double entries can be earned Monday-Wednesday.
Rampart Casino
$10,000 weekly baccarat drawing Date: Fridays in June Time: Hourly from 8 p.m. to midnight Information: To participate, players must be dealt a winning Natural 8 or 9 for one drawing entry (cannot play banker/player on same round). Two winners will be drawn every hour and win $250 in play.
50-plus party Date: Tuesdays Information: Loyalty card players 50 and older can earn $100 in free slot play on all video reel machine jackpots over $1,200, a free kiosk swipe for earning 50 points, a second kiosk swipe for earning 500 points, a bingo coupon for a free small electronic unit rainbow pack (minimum buy-in required), a $5 lunch buffet and a free round in a slot tournament 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Summerlin and Elite players may receive an additional round. Best score will be used in the tournament, with 12 winners selected each week. Top prize is $1,000. A $15 free slot play bonus will be given to everyone who wins a round.
Silver sevens
Roaring Riches Date: 15th of every month Time: 7 and 8 p.m. Information: Twenty people are guaranteed to win cash or play. Top prize is $1,000 in free play. Contest conducted inside the Corona Cantina. Weekend Gizmo giveaway Date: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Fridays; 9 p.m. Saturdays Information: Earn one entry for every 100 base points. Prizes include slot play, tablets and laptops.
SLS
Point multiplier Date: May 30 Information: Receive 10x points on slot machines. Parini breakfast appliance giveaway Date: Thursdays and Fridays in June Information: Earn 500 slot points or 1,000 video poker points to receive a breakfast appliance set. Bacardi Superior Rum giveaway Date: June 9 and 10 Information: Earn 250 slot points or 500 video poker points to receive a bottle of rum. Point multiplier Date: Sundays in June Information: Receive 10x points on slot machines. $200,000 Spin & Win Date: Saturdays in June Time: 8 p.m. Information: Earn 100 slot points to receive five drawing entries or 100 video poker points to receive one
GOLDEN NUGGET
Apple Crown giveaway Date: May 30-June 1 Information: Earn 1,500 base points to receive a bottle of Crown Royal Regal Apple.
Jokers Wild
Rolling For Dough Date: Fridays Time: Slot players eligible 1-9 p.m. Players at table games eligible 6:3011:30 p.m. Information: Players can get a chance to roll the dice and win 10x the roll. Play $5 and receive $5 Date: Wednesdays Information: Loyalty card members who play $5 will have $5 added to their account. Take It or Trade It Date: Saturdays Time: 6-10 p.m. Information: Win up to $1,000. Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays Information: Receive 7x points on video poker and 11x points on reels.
HARD ROCK HOTEL
Point multipliers Date: Thursdays Information: Receive 20x points on reels and 5x points on video poker.
EMERALD ISLAND
Wheel spin bonus Date: Ongoing Information: Get a win and spin the wheel for cash prizes. Earn a spin for the following: Win $75 or more in a bonus round on penny reels anytime on Sundays, 2-10 p.m. on Mondays or 4-10 p.m. on Wednesdays; hit all numbers on keno when six or more are picked with a minimum bet of 20 cents; hit six four-of-a-kinds on video poker with a minimum 25-cent bet on Sundays or Mondays; hit a jackpot of $400 or more on video slots on Tuesdays or Saturdays; get a natural royal flush
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worth $200 or more on single-hand video poker on Fridays; or earn 1,500 base points until 11 p.m. on Thursdays. Super bonus multiplier Date: Fridays Information: Get a natural royal flush worth more than $1,000 on singlehand games to spin the wheel for a chance to win $1,100. Cash Back Tuesdays Date: Tuesdays Information: Redeem 700 base points for $10. Earn up to $20. Video reel double-double bonus Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: 4-8 p.m. Information: Win $75 or more in the bonus round on a penny slot for a tournament spot. Win up to $200. Monthly Wheel of Cash drawings Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: Begins at 7 p.m. Information: One player will be chosen every half-hour to win up to $3,000. Graveyard high-jackpot competition Date: Mondays through Saturdays Time: 11 p.m.-7 a.m. Information: Jackpot winners will earn up to three wheel spin certificates. Gift giveaway Date: Thursdays Information: Earn 200 base points and receive a gift.
Eldorado
Take it or Trade it Date: Ongoing Time: 4:30-10:30 p.m. Information: A cash giveaway with a chance to win up to $1,000.
VENETIAN AND PALAZZO
Fifth annual Grand Dragon Master baccarat championship Date: Begins July 22 Information: Loyalty card members receive one tournament entry. Additional entries cost $50. The global championship spans Las Vegas Sands properties and features a total global prize pool worth $10 million.
EL CORTEZ
Father’s Day multiplier Date: June 19 Information: Receive 5x points. Wednesday Point Madness Date: Wednesday Time: 6:15 p.m. Information: Earn one entry ticket for each slot base point earned from midnight Tuesday to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Ten players will receive 50,000 points.
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elping make Nevada all it can be, especially when it comes to educating our children, certainly comes at an unavoidable cost, the penance we all pay for having shortchanged education for so many years. For too long, and in the absence of meaningful tax reform to better fund our schools, our children have suffered at the hands of legislators who, through lack of inventiveness or commitment, failed to prioritize education as a crucial pillar in reaching our state’s potential. It may be a tired cliché to suggest that “it’s never been more important than now” to do this or that. But Nevada is at an important, state-changing crossroads in terms of developing the economic diversity necessary to carry us into a bright, prosperous future. Part and parcel of executing that vision is for Nevada to step up in every possible way to improve our education system, especially within the Clark County School District. We don’t want future employers to have to import workers — whether skilled in the trades or high-
tech fields — from California, Arizona or Utah, when we should be nurturing our own pool of qualified workers. That nurturing begins in grade school, carries through high school and extends into our community colleges and state universities, depending on the student’s end goal in the workplace. It is through no fault of its own that our local public school system has struggled mightily in dealing with challenges thrust upon it. Many of those challenges have to do with the number of students, whether born here or who have moved here, who are not native English speakers. We get that. But language differences can be overcome, resulting in smart and skilled students who are valued members of our community as taxpayers and as employees. In other words, students — no matter their native language — are all integral to Nevada’s future. Period. It’s for that reason that we again applaud Gov. Brian Sandoval for the education reforms he championed and shepherded through the 2015 Legislature. Many of those efforts focused
on launching children in the earliest grades onto a path to success. The entire state will benefit by their academic and workplace achievements. Investing in them will repay over and over in a multitude of ways. Those reforms, of course, came at a cost, and the Legislature approved several funding mechanisms to pick up the tab. A small part of the $1.4 billion that Sandoval sought to pay for the education initiatives, which are intended mostly to assist children in younger grades, is to come from a new tax to be assessed against businesses making $4 million or more a year. That tax is expected to produce about $120 million every two years. Opponents of that tax — among the most conservative and nearsighted — tried unsuccessfully to qualify a ballot measure for the November election to repeal that commerce tax. Their petition drive was derailed when a judge ruled that voters signing it weren’t advised that repealing the tax would leave the state’s budget unbalanced. There wasn’t time for these anti-school
politicians to fix the flaw and relaunch their effort. Sandoval had challenged those politicians to explain what education programs they would have cut if the tax was repealed, destroying “a generational opportunity to finally modernize and improve an underperforming education system.” Here are the politicians who led the charge to undercut our children’s education: State Controller Ron Knecht, Treasurer Dan Schwartz and Assembly members Michele Fiore, Brent Jones, Victoria Seaman and Shelly Shelton from Las Vegas, Jill Dickman from Reno, John Ellison from Elko, Ira Hansen from Sparks, Robin Titus from Wellington, Jim Wheeler from Gardnerville — all Republicans — and Libertarian John Moore of Las Vegas. Some are seeking re-election and others are seeking promotions to higher office. When voting in the primary, think twice before supporting someone whose ideology includes giving the bum’s rush to our children.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY, MAY 29 Military Weekend at Wet ’n’ Wild: Active military and veterans will receive free admission with military ID. Family members will receive a discounted day ticket for $20. Wet ’n’ Wild, 7055 S. Fort Apache Road, 702-979-1600. *Also: May 30 Punk rock bowling: Flogging Molly, Descendents, Flag, Youth Brigade and other bands will perform at the outdoor festival. There will be club shows after festival hours at downtown bars, including Fremont Country Club, Backstage Bar and Billiards, Beauty Bar and Las Vegas Country Saloon. 3 p.m., $45-$350, downtown Las Vegas at 7th Street and Stewart Avenue, punkrockbowling.com. *Also: 2 p.m. May 30
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UFC Fight Night: Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt face off for UFC’s bantamweight bout. 4 p.m., $54-$179, Mandalay Bay Events Center, 702-632-7777. LV Craft Show: Over 90 vendors will showcase products. All adults receive free raffle tickets. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free, Silverton, Veil Pavilion, 3333 Blue Diamond Road, lvcraftshows.com. Music of China: In celebration of Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Li Lin Hong Chinese Music Ensemble will perform traditional Chinese folk music and contemporary pop songs. 2 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459.
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Foundation Assisting Seniors charity golf tournament: The day of golfing and contests includes over 100 raffle prizes. 7:30 a.m., $100, Revere Golf Club at Anthem, 2600 Hampton Road, 725-244-4200.
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Club Read: This program offers children and their families the chance to have fun while keeping track of their reading. Times vary, all Clark County libraries, lvccld.org.
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Disney’s “Beauty & The Beast”: See the traditional story of Belle and the Beast performed at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. This
play marks the first in Super Summer Theatre’s family-friendly theater line-up. 8 p.m., free-$20, 6375 Nevada Highway 159, Blue Diamond, 702-594-7529. *Also: June 2-4, 8-11 and 15-18 Veterans benefits class: Learn how to apply for veterans’ benefits. 1-3 p.m., free, VA Center, 916 W. Owens Ave., 702-386-0404.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2 Movie Night at Container Park: Movies begin at sundown. Approximately 7 p.m., free, Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont St., downtowncontainerpark.com. *Also: Every Thursday Medicare information session: A representative from Nevada State Health Insurance Assistance Program will provide information and answer questions about Medicare, Part D Prescription and other plans; deductibles and co-pays; how to file a claim and more. 2 p.m., free, Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-5073760. Las Vegas Stories: Vintage Vegas Then and Now: Author Paul Papa revisits the city’s classic spots and talks about what they are like today. 7 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-5073459. Taste of Home Cooking School and Expo: Cooking experts and enthusiasts can browse products and services from more than 20 vendors and enjoy shopping and giveaways, followed by a cooking demonstration. 4:30 p.m., $15-$50, South Point, Grand Ballroom, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, tasteofhome.com. Coffee with the Councilman: Join Ward 5 Councilman Ricki Y. Barlow and staff for coffee and conversation on how to improve the city of Las Vegas. 9-10 a.m., free, Starbucks, 1925 N. Martin L. King Blvd., 702229-5443. *Also: 7:30-9 a.m. June 3 with Ward 2 Councilman Bob Beers at Egg Works, 2025 Village Center Circle, 702-445-7330 Ice Cream Social: Seniors 50 and older can cool off with an ice cream sundae at this social event. Noon, $3, Derfelt Senior Center, 3343 W. Washington Ave., 702-229-6601.
Heart: The classic rock band formed by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees and sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson performs live for one night. 7 p.m., $55-$130, House of Blues Las Vegas, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, houseofblues.com.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 “(W)rites of Passage”: This performance will showcase student writings that present a glimpse into the joys and challenges of growing up in Las Vegas. 7 p.m., free, Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park, 720 Twin Lakes Drive, 702229-6553. *Also: June 4 Rock the Socks Golf Classic: Play golf while benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas. $130, Bear’s Best Golf Course, 11111 W. Flamingo Road, rmhcgolfclassic.dojiggy.com. Firefighter bachelor auction: Heat things up at this hunky auction, with proceeds benefiting the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation. 8 p.m., $40-$80, 21+, the Foundry at SLS, 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, theburnfoundation.org. What to Know When You Owe: Attorney Nick Xanthopoulos will give a presentation on what you can legally do about tax debts and how long the IRS can collect taxes from you. 11 a.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459. “Decades Apart: Reflections of Three Gay Men”: This multimedia performance portrays three homosexual American men in different eras and cities, capturing significant moments in their lives. 8 p.m., $20, Onyx Theatre, 953-16B E. Sahara Ave., onyxtheatre.com. *Also: 8 p.m. June 4, 10 and 11; 3 p.m. June 5 and 12 TSTMRKT: This comedic performance art group incorporates time coding, minimalism, absurd theater, film and audio collage. 7 p.m., $7-$10, 21+, Bunkhouse Saloon, 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Brews N’ Ques Festival: Enjoy beers from breweries and food from barbecue vendors. Admission includes unlimited beer pours.
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Las Vegas HempFest: The festival provides information about marijuana and links attendees with experts in all areas of medical marijuana. The festival is for all ages, and a medical marijuana card is not required to enter. 11 a.m., free-$50, Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road, lasvegashempfest. com. The Dynamic Trombone Quartet: This concert will span many styles and genres, including classical, popular and contemporary. 2 p.m., free, Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., 702-229-6383. Blues in the Desert: Celebrate the blues with performances by the legendary Buddy Guy, and blues and rock musician Johnny Lang. 6 p.m., $25-$65, Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-2674849. Ribfest: The competition will be fierce and flavorful as local teams hold a cook-off. Contenders will be competing to win the title of “Best Ribs in Vegas.” 11 a.m.-5 p.m., free, Bass Pro Shops, 8200 Dean Martin Drive, vegasribfest.com. Ward 4 Summer Splash: Enjoy swimming, a DJ, raffles, games, prizes, contests and refreshments. Noon-2 p.m., free for Ward 4 residents, Durango Hills Community
Slide into Summer: Bring the family out for a huge slip and slide event. There will be a giant and a mini slip and slide for the little ones, a bounce house, food trucks and interactive lawn games. 5-8 p.m., $5, Anthem Hills Park, 2256 N. Reunion Drive, 702-267-5870. World Watch Market: This convention will showcase watches, jewelry and fine writing instruments. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., $15-$40, Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, 2000 Fashion Show Drive, worldwatchmarket.com. *Also: June 5 Community Health Fair: Meet physicians, learn about hospital services and browse the information centers of more than 60 vendors. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., free, Centennial Hills Hospital, 6900 N. Durango Drive, centennialhillshospital.com.
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In 1982, twin brothers Phil and Tom Boeckle opened a quaint, modest pub on the east side of town, where St. Louis Avenue becomes Palm Street. The unassuming brick building was a place for people to enjoy a frosty beer, shoot some pool and unwind from the day. Above the clay tile overhang was a sign reading “PT’s Pub.” PT’ s , Co nt inu ed o n page 53
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The director of entertainment for the Hard Rock Hotel talks about what he looks for when booking talent, why he didn’t try to become a touring musician himself and shares some of the bands his venues have lined up for summer. THE NOTES People on the move, P46
Ian Vanderburg recently opened his franchise, serving grown-up versions of a classic kids favorite. The Dog Haus brand was founded in 2010 and has 18 locations nationally, with plans to expand to 135 locations. TALKING POINTS Be prepared for the second act of the recession, P49
DATA AND PUBLIC INFORMATION A listing of local bankruptcies, bid opportunities, brokered transactions, business licenses and building permits.
MORE VEGAS INC BUSINESS NEWS Calendar: Happenings and events, P55 The List: Publicly reporting companies and public relations firms, P60-61
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RECESSION HAS LEFT LAS VEGAS HOUSING MARKET STILL CRAWLING WITH ZOMBIES Las Vegas’ once-pummeled housing market has made strides the past few years, but it still grapples with plenty of leftover problems from the recession. Among them: “zombie” foreclosures. Some 6.8 percent of Las Vegas-area homes in the foreclosure process — but not yet bank-owned — are vacant. That’s down from 9.9 percent in the second quarter of 2015, though it’s above the current U.S. rate of 4.7 percent, according to a new report from RealtyTrac. Las Vegas’ rate was 31st among the 146 metro areas listed in the report. Buffalo, N.Y., topped the list at 18.7 percent. Also in the report: 2.1 percent of all Las Vegasarea homes, or 13,850 properties, are vacant, compared with 1.6 percent of homes nationally. The big inventory of empty houses, many of which were abandoned by people with steep financial problems, is a continued eyesore in the valley. Such homes can blight neighborhoods, crimp property values and lure vandals and squatters. Overall, the housing market is on stronger footing than it was five or six years ago. But that doesn’t mean zombies aren’t lurking in the shadows. — ELI SEG ALL
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Tami Vogel is the Southern Hills Hospital chief nursing officer. Vogel has worked at hospitals in Florida, Nevada, South Carolina and Texas. Bartender Nectaly Mendoza of Herbs & Rye won Bartender of the Year and Lagasse’s Stadium at the Palazzo won Sports vogel Bar of the Year from Nightclub and Bar magazine. Madison Williams and Pamela Willacey are Clark County Credit Union member williams willacey services representatives. Williams, a Carlsbad, N.M., native, served as a member services representative for Aero Federal Credit Union and lead teller for Wells Fargo Bank. Willacey, a Las Vegas native, was an eBranch representative for 11 years with One Nevada Credit Union. Mary-Sarah Kinner is public relations manager at the Glenn Group, a marketing company. She was public relations coordinator for Reno and served as press secretary and communications director for Gov. Brian Sandoval.
space as well as 9,000 square feet of storage space in two buildings. The cost of the purchase was not disclosed. In other news for the distillery, H&C won two awards at the 16th annual San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The company’s Smoke Wagon Bourbon, in the “aged up to five years” category, took home gold; its Silver Dollar Vodka won silver. Glenn Trowbridge, longtime volunteer member of the Clark County Credit Union board of directors, resigned after serving on the board continuously for 30 years. He developed and monitored safety and soundness as well as guiding policy for operations. Trowbridge is trowbirdge also a professional judge for boxing and mixed martial arts matches. Euphoria Wellness Dispensary is selling “Segerblom Haze,” a strain of medical marijuana named for state Sen. Richard “Tick” Segerblom. Adam Goodman, retirement planner, independent financial advisor and founder of Goodman Lifetime Wealth Strategies, has earned the Retirement Income Certified Professional designation from the American College, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Kenny Kimball is the president of Smith’s. He succeeds Jay Cummins, who retired.
kinner Francine Peterman is the national director and dean of the Western Governors University Teachers College. Scott Pulsipher is WGU’s president.
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Anthony Aguilar obtained his Certificated Public Accountant certification for Nevada. A graduate of UNLV with a Master of Science in accounting, he has been an associate with Johnson Advisors since January 2014. Crystal Lagoons is partnering with Steve Wynn to build a 38-acre lagoon on the current site of the Wynn Golf Club.
Tara Mitchell is economic development manager at the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance. Glenn Alai, longtime manager for Penn & Teller, has been appointed to the Aid for AIDS of Nevada’s board of directors. mitchell
Nevada H&C Distilling purchased 3.02 acres from Las Vegas to expand its operations. The company, owned by Jonathan Hensleigh and Aaron Chepenik, currently operates out of 418 W. Mesquite Ave. and will be able to build 10,000 square feet of manufacturing and office
Nevada Department of Transportation public information officer Tony Illia won a 2016 Hermes Creative Award for Best Publication Article. The piece entitled, “Don Ahern Does it His Way,” appeared in Engineering News-Record.
Catherine Raynor is the North Las Vegas city clerk. Nevada State Bank promoted Sonny Vinuya to vice president, professional banking relationship manager. Vinuya will focus his expertise on serving high-net worth medical, legal and accounting professionals. MountainView Hospital’s vinuya Graduate Medical Education General Surgery Residency Program Director Dr. Paul W. Nelson is an author in an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine titled “Survival Benefit with Kidney Transplants from HLAIncompatible Live Donors.” President Barack Obama appointed Nancy E. Brune, executive director of the Kenny Guinn Center of Policy Priorities, to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. In 2014, Brune authored “The State of Latinos in the Intermountain West.” The Guinn Center is currently working on a number of policy reports that are exploring the STEM minority gap in Nevada, college access and affordability, and educational outcomes of English language learners with disabilities. Brune also serves as a senior fellow at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law and serves as the chairwoman of the Institutional Advisory Council of the College of Southern Nevada. UberEspañol is available in Nevada. The Uber feature allows riders to request an UberX with a Spanish-speaking driver. The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is partnering with Waze’s Connected Citizens Program to enable the Waze app’s users to access real-time, government-reported data on road construction, traffic accidents and road closures. The College of Southern Nevada opened a biological anthropology lab. The lab features bones, stone tools and other archaeological paraphernalia, labgrade microscopes, DNA kits and other equipment. The Environmental Defense Fund and Black Rock Solar joined the Bring Back Solar Alliance. Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza is open at 673 Mall Ring Circle, Henderson. It’s the chain’s third Southern Nevada location.
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In love with live music, on and off the clock At age 23, Andrew Courtney was working for Bruce Springsteen, managing the rock and roll icon’s guest lists. Courtney got to travel the world with The Boss, but when it came time to plant roots, he and his wife, a graduate of Green Valley High School, chose Southern Nevada. As director of entertainment at the Hard Rock Hotel, Courtney takes advantage of the thriving local music scene to keep seats filled nightly at several venues. Do you have any updates you’d like to share? We’re gearing up for the warm weather, which means on any one night we’ll have four or five events going on between the Joint, Vinyl, Center Bar, Friday Night Live at the Pool and various other lounges on property. Tell us about a talent booking that makes you particularly proud. I’m excited about what we have going on at Friday Night Live at the Pool this year. With all of the festivals popping up across the country, I think music fans are more used to seeing their favorite bands outside, under the stars. This summer, we’re bringing back some successful shows from years past to rock the pool — Atmosphere, Pepper and Ozomatli — and rounded it out with artists of all genres — Eagles of Death Metal, Mac DeMarco, Mayer Hawthorne, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and more. How did you get your start in this career? I started booking ska and punk bands in the suburbs of D.C. as a junior in high school. I called up the phone number on the back of one of Less Than Jake’s first CDs, and sure enough the drummer answered. And even stranger, I talked a local coffee shop into renting me their space on a Friday night. Thousands of fliers from Kinko’s and a hundred dubbed cassettes later, there was a packed house and the start of my career as a concert promoter. And we just booked Less Than Jake to play as part of the Van’s Warped Tour on Aug. 9 in the lot behind the hotel. So basically I have been doing the same thing since I was 16. What do you look for when booking talent? Talent, for starters. And recent history for strong ticket sales in the market doesn’t hurt, either. The great thing about the Hard Rock is the number of venues we have on property. A band can grow with us and move
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Honestly, continuing what I have been doing. There is no better feeling than seeing a packed crowd connect with musicians on stage. What is your dream job? This is my dream job. From very early on I knew I didn’t have the chops to make it on the front lines as a musician. So I’ve stuck behind the scenes ever since and haven’t looked back. I can nail a 10-second drum solo, though, if nobody’s watching. If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be? I live in Green Valley, so maybe Summerlin?
Andrew Courtney, Hard Rock Hotel’s entertainment director, started his career booking musical talent at 16 by cold-calling a band. (Christopher DeVargas)
up through the different capacities we have available instead of jumping ship for another property. The Growlers sold out two nights in Vinyl last year, so we just booked them for a show out at the larger Pool stage for our annual Friday Night Live series in September. And then the goal would be to have them headline the Joint next year. If you could change one thing about Southern Nevada, what would it be? The perception from out-of-towners is that everybody in Las Vegas lives on the Strip. Yes, there are suburbs and schools and even parks here. What has been your most exciting professional project? The series of free DJ sets we have scheduled for the Center Bar have been some of my favorite bookings of the year. The goal was to create a buzz on the casino floor, using the newly redesigned Center Bar as the hub. And not pulling from the same list of DJs that Vegas has been known for lately. So we had Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine kick things
off, followed up with the King of Partying, Andrew W.K. Throw in sets from Flavor Flav, Scott Ian from Anthrax, DJ Kilmore from Incubus and Sebastian Bach from Skid Row, and it’s a diverse list of great musicians that fit with the authenticity that the Hard Rock Hotel is known for. Basically, anybody walking through our doors on a Saturday night can say “Hey” to a bona fide rock star. What are you reading? I’m constantly scouring the web for music blogs on the next big thing. Always have to stay one step ahead of the competition. What do you do after work? I love taking advantage of living in the restaurant capital of the world. And it might sound crazy, but on days off, I’m normally out checking out more live music. The music scene has grown tenfold since I moved here in 2008, and as a community, it is important that music lovers embrace everything Vegas has to offer. Bands that used to skip Vegas 10 years ago are now asking their agents to start their tours off here.
Whom do you admire? The executive team here at the hotel. No idea is too crazy. They are constantly giving me the tools to try new things. And in an ever-evolving town like Las Vegas, new is necessary. What is your biggest pet peeve? Bands that don’t show up on time for sound check. Sure, we have the best crew in town and will still make it happen. But nobody likes to sweat if they don’t have to. Where do you like to go for business lunches? When I bring people on property, Culinary Dropout has an amazing menu, a beer list I can drool at during lunch, and the view from the patio can’t be beat. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? My tendency to have a messy desk. But I can produce any piece of paper you’re looking for in a moment’s notice. What is something that people might not know about you? I can do the Running Man quite well.
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15 percent Share of U.S. consumers who, according to a University of Michigan survey, would prefer to ride in a car that drove, while 46 percent preferred cars with no selfdriving functions and 39 percent would be OK with a car that can drive itself under certain circumstances.
85 percent Share of U.S. adults who are nonsmokers, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate climbed 2 points from 2014, the largest increase since 1993.
2/3 Fraction of respondents to a Northwestern Mutual survey who said there’s at least some chance they will outlive their savings. Only 21 percent, though, said they have increased their savings.
$300 million Amount Volkswagen has invested in the ride-hailing app Gett, an Israeli startup that launched in 2010 as a potential rival to Uber and Lyft.
100,000 Number of jobs that will be added to the economy as a result of a new rule on overtime introduced by the Obama administration, according to Goldman Sachs.
35% Share of millennial men who live with their parents, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. Among millennial women, the share was 29 percent. It is the first time in American history that a plurality of young adults in the 18-34 age bracket lived with their parents.
$62 Billion Amount that German pharmaceutical and chemical conglomerate Bayer AG offered to buy Monsanto Co. The biotech seed giant rejected the offer but said it remained open to further talks.
Adam Roll, general manager of Dog Haus, displays a “Sooo Cali” dog and a beer at the restaurant. The Californiabased chain specializes in creative hot dogs, burgers, sausages and fries. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)
Grown-up hot dogs for the kid in us Describe your business.
dog haus vegas Address: 4480 Paradise Road Phone: 702-435-4287 Email: info@doghaus.com Website: doghaus.com Hours of operation: 11 a.m.-4 a.m. daily Owned/operated by: Franchisee Ian Vanderburg; the first Dog Haus location opened in 2010 and was founded by Hagop Giragossian, Quasim Riaz and André Vener In business since: March
Dog Haus was founded to recapture the nostalgic childhood experience of eating a hot dog. We offer gourmet Haus Dogs, sausages and burgers served on grilled Hawaiian rolls. Our Haus Dogs are all-beef, skinless dogs loaded with toppings. Among the menu items are the Sooo Cali, with wild arugula, crispy onions, spicy basil aioli avocado and tomato; Downtown Dog, featuring a smoked bacon-wrapped dog topped with caramelized onions, mayo, pickled red peppers, mustard and ketchup; or Cowboy, with smoked bacon, barbecue sauce, white American cheese and crispy onions.
etc. I want to know their names and their orders when they walk through the door. Serving a great mix of loyal locals and visitors from around the world is what makes Dog Haus Vegas unique and why I’m excited to come to work every day. What is the best part about doing business in Las Vegas?
Las Vegas offers a unique and exciting cross-section of people who we enjoy getting to meet and serve every day. We see families, college students, business professionals, industry professionals, cab drivers, retirees and visitors from all around the globe. What obstacles has your business overcome?
Las Vegas has shown a lot of love toward the Fonz, a spicy Italian sausage topped with pastrami and melted mozzarella. Among our burgers, here in Las Vegas, it’s the Hangover, topped with smoked bacon, haus chili, a fried egg, white American cheese and mayo.
Besides getting a liquor license in Las Vegas? That struggle is well worth it to provide our customers with a full bar and handcrafted spiked milkshakes that won’t cost you $15 like at some other places. Being the new kid in town, we are still working to spread awareness of Dog Haus and build up the buzz for our new restaurant.
What’s the most important part of your job?
What have you learned from the recession?
Whether you’re a Vegas local or in town visiting, when you come to eat, you’re looking for good food and a fun time. The most important part of my job is ensuring the iconic Dog Haus experience for every customer. It’s also important to me to build relationships with our local customers and nearby businesses, casinos, schools,
The recession was a test of Dog Haus’ core values. By sticking with our mission, values and promise to our customers, we have come through stronger and more well-defined than ever. Building a loyal, passionate customer base is very important to us. Loyal customers have helped us overcome obstacles and grow nationally.
What’s your most popular dish?
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City leaders hot on getting NFL team, not sold on public funding for stadium By j.d. morris Staff Writer
Backers of a proposed 65,000-seat football stadium have presented local tourism leaders with a tricky question: How badly do they want to bring an NFL team to Las Vegas, and how much public money do they want to recommend using to make that happen? The answer to the first part is relatively clear, as officials have expressed widespread support for having the NFL in Southern Nevada. The second part of the question, however, remains up for debate. The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee is developing an answer as it vets plans for a $1.4 billion domed stadium that could house an NFL franchise, the UNLV football team and other large events. The committee heard about the proposal at two previous meetings, and it’s expected to return to the issue this month. Supporters of the stadium project, which is being backed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Majestic Realty Co., have said it would have a huge positive effect on the local economy and help drive more visitation to the valley. Yet the plan presented to the infrastructure committee included a steep price: $750 million in public money, potentially from hotel room taxes paid largely by tourists. Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis made it clear to the committee that he would do everything he could to make the stadium, if built, his team’s new home. Davis pledged $500 million to support the project, with $200 million of that coming from an NFL loan. The remaining $150 million in private funds for the stadium would come from Sands and Majestic. Plans also have called for the creation of a tax increment district, which Majestic Executive Vice President Craig Cavileer has characterized as a mechanism that would help the stadium’s private backers get a return on their investment. “We build a billion-four project, bring (an NFL) team, it now generates a substantial amount of incremental tax revenue ... and so we would take that increment that we created by our investment there,” Cavileer said in an interview. “Without that increment,
Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis stands with local Raiders fans after a meeting of the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee at UNLV. (steve marcus/staff)
you would not be successful in your investment.” Generally speaking, the district could allow the stadium to retain some tax revenue generated by the venue, the rationale being that the revenue wouldn’t have existed without the stadium being built and therefore isn’t a loss to taxpayers. The district could theoretically include property taxes, live entertainment taxes paid on tickets at stadium concerts, sales taxes from merchandise sales and so on. Details of the proposed tax district are unclear, however, including exactly which taxes would be involved. But Guy Hobbs, managing director of Hobbs, Ong & Associates, said the district would likely not encompass any revenues that weren’t directly incidental to the stadium. Hobbs, who sits on the infrastructure panel’s technical advisory committee, said tax increment revenue could flow into a pool of money that also would include funds from operating the stadium. All of that could be used to pay the stadium expenses, he said, and any remaining revenue could be used to help provide a financial return to Sands and Majestic. Hobbs also noted that the private backers would be responsible for covering any operating shortfalls and construction cost overruns at the stadium. And he said it would be important to “stress test” the tax increment numbers to consider what an appropriate return would look like.
“If that number gets to a point where it’s perceived to be — or is — too high, then there could be a revenue-sharing arrangement at certain levels, where part of that goes to a return to the equity investors and part of that goes back to the public,” Hobbs said. “Otherwise, you could have these unbridled returns, and I don’t think anybody is interested in that. This whole notion of the tax increment flowing in and somehow enriching the equity investors beyond reason is not going to happen.” Still, the idea of the tax-increment district has drawn some skepticism, including from Neil deMause, coauthor of the book “Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money Into Private Profit.” DeMause has written critically about the recent Las Vegas stadium proposal, and he’s been particularly wary of the proposed tax district. DeMause said there were “tons of examples” of tax-increment financing either falling short of projections or causing other negative repercussions. For the Sands-Majestic proposal, he said that problems with a tax district would depend on what stadium backers asked for, but he remained strongly opposed to the general idea of $750 million in public funding. “That’s an awfully high starting point,” deMause said. “The question for me is not whether this is a bad deal for Nevada — it’s how bad of a deal.” Figures vary on the exact share of public financing for stadiums in other
cities. But data provided at the infrastructure committee’s March meeting indicated that stadium projects undertaken in recent years — such as Levi’s Stadium in Northern California — generally have not required the amount of public funding initially proposed in the Sands-Majestic plan. But the specific amount of public funding requested by the Las Vegas stadium backers could easily change, given that the infrastructure committee should consider a separate analysis in the future. Steve Hill, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development who chairs the committee, said it was important for the panel to have its own information so it wasn’t relying strictly on figures provided by Sands and Majestic. Part of the committee’s analysis will include looking at how much of the stadium’s impact would “simply be a replacement for something else,” Hill said. “For example, how many tourists — incrementally new tourists — would come to Las Vegas as a result of the stadium, versus how many would come and just displace somebody different who would have come and paid the same amount for a room, or close, and spent the same amount of money in town?” Hill said. “All of that information is what we’re trying to put together.” Hill said work may not be totally wrapped up by the committee meeting this month, but he expected to have a significant amount of it completed by then. While the stadium figures have yet to be fully vetted, even the early numbers have been received critically by some prominent casino executives. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said he was “extraordinarily receptive to the idea” of a stadium for an NFL team, but he called the idea proposed in April “financially untenable,” noting particular concern about the proposed tax-increment district. Murren also said funding the $1.4 billion expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center — which he called “the single most important economic engine of the entire valley” — was more pressing. He said improved transportation infra-
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have to approve the move. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones added positive momentum on that front recently when he said he wasn’t opposed to having a team in Las Vegas. Jones said the “gambling aspect” of Las Vegas was “far overshadowed by the entertainment value” and that the city “does not have disfavor with me, in my opinion, relative to being an NFL city,” Sports Xchange reported. Working through the funding plans
and getting a favorable recommendation from the infrastructure committee is the most immediate hurdle the stadium project has to clear. Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak, a member of the infrastructure panel, has raised a number of questions about the stadium plans. He said he wanted to hear more about what the return would be for the public’s investment. “If the public is going to put in
$750 million, there’s got to be some return on that,” he said. Sisolak said he did not think the return should go entirely to private backers, but he added that “we’ll have to look at what they propose.” Still, if the committee can approve a suitable funding recommendation for the stadium, Sisolak said he was confident the venue would benefit Las Vegas tourism and the local economy — “no doubt about it.”
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structure should be another top priority because “there’s no point in building a stadium if no one can drive or walk to it.” Murren is not unilaterally opposed to getting a stadium built, however. “A stadium is absolutely in the conversation, and one that I’m welcoming because of my personal belief that football is awesome and it would be just another great way of elevating Las Vegas,” Murren said. “We’ll dedicate a lot of time to helping the proponents of that type of idea move their plan forward. We’re certainly not going to obstruct anything. We just want to understand this, and get to at least the requisite amount of information that a billionplus type of investment deserves, and I think we just don’t have that right now.” Similarly, Jan Jones Blackhurst, Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s executive vice president of government relations and corporate responsibility, said she would “love the Raiders to come to Las Vegas.” But she had reservations about using public money. “I’d have to have some very compelling reasons to support using public money to build a stadium,” Jones Blackhurst, a former Las Vegas mayor, said. Importantly, neither Murren nor Jones Blackhurst sits on the infrastructure committee, but other representatives of their companies are on the panel. And the stadium proposal has drawn strong support from Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, who sits on the committee. Goodman recently told ESPN that “the Raiders will come if Nevada handles this properly,” and she relayed a similarly positive sentiment at the infrastructure committee meeting in April. Casino mogul Steve Wynn also has spoken to Davis about the possibility of the Raiders in Las Vegas, and Wynn reportedly supports the idea, as well. Even if support from the committee translates into a favorable funding recommendation, the stadium project would face other obstacles. One is that Gov. Brian Sandoval likely would need to call a special session of the Legislature to get the project’s funding secured in a timely manner. Cavileer said he’d already felt a lot of support from public officials for the concept of bringing the Raiders to Las Vegas. “They want to know more details. They’re watching with a keen eye, as they should, and they need to evaluate the project,” he said. “(But) I haven’t found anyone who doesn’t think the idea is terrific.” Another hurdle facing the stadium is that 24 of 32 NFL team owners would
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Curb appeal: This plywood alternative might better deter vacant-home break-ins By eli segall Staff Writer
At first glance, the small, decadesold house off East Charleston Boulevard looks worn-down, in need of a paint job and landscaping at the very least. But inside, the Las Vegas home shows what it’s become: a trashed gathering spot for squatters, vagrants and junkies. Shopping carts are scattered about, floors are covered with trash, mattresses are stacked on each other, and walls and ceilings are torn apart. “Ain’t (expletive) back there, stay out,” says a message scrawled on a wall. “Violent tweekers on guard.” The house has been a problem for years, and it’s not the only abandoned, beat-up property in Las Vegas. Now, in an effort to prevent this sort of blight, City Hall is testing whether boarding windows with an alternative to plywood will keep people from breaking into vacant houses again and again. Safeguard Properties founder Robert Klein, whose Ohio-based company inspects homes for lenders, held a news conference recently at 106 Shiloah Drive and showcased his SecureView product to Metro Police officers, Las Vegas firefighters, code-enforcement officers, reporters and others. Installed on the abandoned, 1,000-square-foot home as part of a city pilot program, SecureView is a sheet plastic made of polycarbonate. According to Klein, it’s “unbreakable” and lets first responders see inside a house before entering. He said plywood pushes down property values and sparks a rise in vandalism. SecureView, however, looks like a window and unlike plywood, city officials say, doesn’t mark a house as being abandoned. Klein said he’s boarded “millions of properties over the past 25 years,” and he used plywood because it was “the only thing we had.” “Plywood is a cancer,” he said. Las Vegas planning director Tom Perrigo said city officials would evaluate the product, though he did not say how or for how long. They plan to install it on homes that are prone to break-ins and then expand the rollout.
Anthony Krieg, with Las Vegas Code Enforcement, takes a swing at a SecureView window product being demonstrated by Safeguard Properties to Las Vegas police and firefighters at a former squatter house. (l.e. baskow/staff)
The city boards up about 100 homes per year, he said, and about 10 to 20 percent of them are “constantly” broken into. “Hopefully it will stop some of the recidivism we’re seeing with properties,” code-enforcement supervisor Vicki Ozuna said. Ozuna said the sheets installed on the one-story house on Shiloah — near Charleston Boulevard and U.S. 95 — were given to the city for free by Klein’s company. But it was unclear how much the product would cost if installed on others. Klein said SecureView is double the price of plywood, though he did not provide dollar amounts. Ozuna said it usually costs $1,200 to $2,000 to clean a house and board it with plywood; she said she didn’t know the cost of using SecureView but indicated that people have said it’s about four times as much. The business of boarding up houses seems to be growing in Las Vegas. About five years ago, city officials normally cleaned and secured homes just 35 times per year, Ozuna said. Despite its improved housing market and economy, the Las Vegas Valley still is littered with about 13,360 empty homes, according to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac.
Metro Police, for instance, say they received at least 4,458 squatterrelated service calls in Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County last year. That’s up 24 percent from 2014, 69 percent from 2013 and 169 percent from 2012. Many of the vacant homes are tied to the recession, which pummeled Las Vegas harder than almost any other metro area. Residents valleywide lost their homes to lenders amid sweeping job cuts, and the majority of borrowers were left underwater due to plunging home values. Such problems have eased considerably the past few years, but Las Vegas still has one of the highest rates of foreclosures and underwater borrowers in the country among large metro areas. Although “everybody believes the foreclosure crisis is over,” there still is a “very large inventory” of homes whose owners have “walked away” and whose lenders show no interest in selling, Ozuna said. She could not confirm how long the house on Shiloah had been abandoned but said it’s been boarded up at least twice. A camp for the homeless was in the backyard at one point, and she said a contractor who was recently sent to the property found needles
on the ground. And even though it has been ripped apart, it’s not the worst-looking abandoned house in town. “Actually, it’s kind of clean compared to most of them,” Ozuna said. Built in 1956, the one-bathroom, two-bedroom home sold in 2004 — during the real estate bubble — for $200,000, county records show. But problems started mounting by 2012, after the market crashed. Liens were filed for unpaid garbage bills, and city officials claimed a range of code violations. Officials ordered the owner to board up the “entire structure” due to a “history of vandalism;” fix a damaged block wall; remove a “brown Chevy pickup;” and haul away the garbage from the property, including “loose trash, broken concrete, dumped debris (and) dead vegetation,” according to filings with the Clark County Recorder’s Office. A notice of default was filed in September 2014, alleging the owner owed about $47,900. A month later, she sold the house for $35,074, county records show — 82 percent below what she paid a decade earlier. The problems, however, didn’t stop. The city filed a nuisance notice against the house in summer 2015 and another one in April, alleging several code violations. Among other things, the owners were told to “not allow homeless individuals to occupy the premises” and to remove graffiti, garbage, dead vegetation and a “junk vehicle,” a gold Chevy Cavalier. Since May 1, 2014, Metro Police have had at least five calls for service at the property, including a narcotics arrest and a body, said Officer Jesse Roybal, a spokesman. A neighbor said a woman overdosed there. Roybal said a woman’s body was found there in March, but at the time, nothing suspicious was reported about the death. Owner Dante Pugliese said he had tried to arrange a short sale, but the banks are “not responding” and he’s “pretty much walking away” from the home. Pugliese said he cleaned the place five or six times, but added there are a “lot of code violations involved.” “At this point, I’m probably just at the end of my rope on it,” he said.
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‘We have been a pretty tight-knit family’ Thirty-four years later, that name is synonymous with pub-style drinking and gambling in Las Vegas. PT’s, now part of Golden Entertainment Inc., has become the No. 1 tavern chain in Nevada and opened its 50th location recently near the new Ikea store at Sunset Road and Durango Drive. There are PT’s Pubs and affiliated brands from Reno to Henderson, including Sierra Gold, PT’s Ranch, Sean Patrick’s Irish Pub and a PT’s Brewing Co. The multimillion-dollar business is almost unrecognizable from its inception in 1982. “Back then, there were like six of us,” said Gary Berger, who bartended at the original PT’s. Berger had worked for Phil and Tom at a sandwich shop before turning 21, then helped them open the pub. “It was your mom-and-pop kind of operation. We were kind of flying by the seat of the pants, learning as we were going.” Sierra Gold taverns are part of the PT’s brand. There are four such taverns in the Las Vegas Valley. Below, twin brothers Phil When the Boeckles hired Berger, he and Tom Boeckle are pictured at the first PT’s Pub. (above: mikayla whitmore/staff; below: steve marcus/staff) didn’t even fill out an application. They service and a quality product, PT’s has found out he was of age and threw him morphed into a household name.” behind the bar that same day. He was While continuing to broaden the PT’s promoted to manager after two years footprint, the company also is planning tending bar. a key expansion of its menus — it will “It was as basic as it gets,” he recalled. soon begin offering PT’s home-brewed “I used to hand-write my employees’ beers at every location across the valley. paychecks.” PT’s Brewing Co. opened this year on Berger moved up to regional managTenaya Way near Cheyenne Avenue, er before taking over the PT’s on Ramand company officials said it had been part and Lake Mead boulevards, where a hit. The location brews nine signature he has remained for the past 24 years. house beers, most of which are named “Back then, and to this day, we have for local streets, Sahara Pale Ale and been a pretty tight-knit family, espeDurango Double Indian Pale Ale among cially with my employees at my locathem. tion,” Berger said. “They are like my PT’s plans to add two more locations family, my brothers and sisters.” by the end of the year, and Arcana says The Boeckles expanded PT’s to 23 the company wants to build or acquire locations before selling the company a half-dozen locations every year going to Blake Sartini and Golden Entertainforward. ment in 2002. “Phil and Tom’s goal was to get big“When we bought them, they were ger and keep growing the business, and Southwest menu and cowboy-inspired Arcana said. “When we opened that lovery recognized here in town, but we when they decided to sell and Blake cocktails. cation, it really put us on the map. Evsaw something that showed us great took over, he definitely had the same The 50th location is a PT’s Ranch eryone said ‘That’s really not just your potential to be much more than they motivation to continue to grow the with even more bells and whistles than average bar.’ ” were,” said Golden Entertainment business,” Berger said. others in the chain. A grand opening is It was the same year Golden EnterCOO Steve Arcana, who joined the After three decades with PT’s and scheduled for June 9 with live music, tainment built its first two pubs from company in 2003. “They were nice watching it grow into a giant, Berger discounted appetizers and specials on the ground up. little neighborhood bars with a strong says he still loves working for the comdrinks and gaming. “It was a great moment for us,” Arfollowing, but more than anything, they pany as much as he did when he started “It is incredibly rewarding for mycana said. “We built them basically had a great core of employees.” pouring drinks on Palm Street. self and our company, to see the grand from dirt, and that was really a great acIn 2004, the first Sierra Gold opened “We are a very well-rounded busiopening of our 50th tavern,” Arcana complishment.” in Reno, giving patrons a more affluness, and I have a lot of confidence in said. “Because of the immense popuIn 2012, the first PT’s Ranch swung ent version of the pub and an expanded the company,” Berger said. “It’s been a larity of our brands in the southern open its doors on Pebble Road and food menu. The first Sierra Gold in Las great ride, and I’ve enjoyed the entire Nevada community, in addition to our Eastern Avenue. The 7,000 square-foot, Vegas opened the next year. thing.” commitment in delivering exceptional western-themed bar serves a special “It was a great benchmark for us,”
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Calendar of events TUESDAY, MAY 31
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
TOBY training workshop luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: Free Location: RBM Building Services Inc., 6295 S. Pearl St., Suite 200, Las Vegas Information: Email kimberly@bomanevada.org Learn how to enter and be selected for the Building Owners and Managers Association of Nevada’s TOBY: The Outstanding Building of the Year.
Roadmap to Success Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for Henderson Chamber members; $25 nonmembers; $10 additional for walk-ins Location: Henderson Business Resource Center, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Call Bill at 702-209-3967 Learn how to negotiate a contract, including what you can and should negotiate, as well as important terms used in contracts. RSVP by May 31.
Business-to-Business Mixer Expo Time: 5:30-9 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit ltbusinessexpo.com Mingle with hundreds of business leaders, professionals and vendors.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 How to Make Money with Commercial Real Estate Referrals Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Keller Williams Southern Nevada, Large Training Room, 10424 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 200, Henderson Information: Call 702-777-0002 Enjoy a complimentary Champagne brunch and learn about commercial real estate, the earning of commissions and how to facilitate profit. Las Vegas India Chamber of Commerce mixer Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free India Chamber members; $20 advance/$25 door nonmembers Location: Royal India Bistro at the Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Call Bindi at 702-492-4920 Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison will speak on efforts to do business and promote tourism in India and the opening of TravelNevada offices there.
Uncorked: A Wine, Jazz and Connecting Experience Time: 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: View Wine Bar and Kitchen, 420 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 150, Las Vegas Information: Visit salesnetwork.org The National Sales Network invites sales professionals to this exclusive networking experience. Tickets are limited. AMA June luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 AMA members; $45 nonmembers Location: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, 6515 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit amalasvegas.com Join the American Marketing Association and Kevin Camper, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Las Vegas Motor Speedway, to learn how Insomniac will make this year’s Electric Daisy Carnival the most creative and immersive yet. Sevocity Electronic Health Records Conference Time: 1 p.m., as well as 8 a.m. June 3 Cost: $49 for each preconference session; $449 event registration; $125 guest admission Location: Aria, 3730 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit sevocity.com
Learn from industry leaders and Sevocity’s product experts about how to tighten workflows and strengthen revenue streams. Also, get updated on what’s going on in health care and health-care IT. Sales and Management career fair Time: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit hirelive.com HireLive hosts this job fair for professionals in sales, retail and management. Many of the hiring companies offer full benefits, opportunity for growth and $70,000 salaries plus. CREW monthly luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $40 CREW members; $50 nonmembers Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit crewlv.org The Commercial Real Estate Women of Las Vegas will provide updates on the economy.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 Small Business Startup Steps Time: 9-11:30 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Henderson Business Resource Center, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Call 702-876-0003 This program assists attendees in planning and developing a successful local business. Advisers are available to schedule one-on-one counseling. Desayuno con Amigos Time: 7:30 a.m. Cost: $15 Latin Chamber members; $20 nonmembers Location: Sprint Store, 3862 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit lvlcc.com Network with Latin Chamber of Commerce members over breakfast.
Conventions
expected Show Location Dates attendance
Gem & Lapidary Dealers Association Gem and Jewelry Show
Mirage
May 30-June 2
300
National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs annual training conference
Mirage
June 1-3
100
Las Vegas Antique Jewelry and Watch Show
Paris Las Vegas
June 2-5
800
Couture 2016
Wynn Las Vegas
June 2-6
4,000
JCK Annual Trade Show
Mandalay Bay
June 3-6
39,000
Pegasystems Inc. — PegaWorld 2016
MGM Grand
June 4-8
4,500
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society annual scientific meeting
Tropicana
June 4-12
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Records and Transactions Bankruptcies Chapter 7 Dream Car Auto Sales Inc. 4375 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 23 Las Vegas, NV 89104 Attorney: David M. Crosby at info@crosby.lvcoxmail.com
Chapter 11 Linden & Associates PC 2725 S. Jones Blvd, Suite 104 Las Vegas, NV 89146 Attorney: Ryan J. Works at rworks@mcdonaldcarano.com Victor J. Durate 4149 Pecan Pie Court Las Vegas, NV 89115 Attorney: Michael J. Harker at notices@harkerlawfirm.com Big Deer Holdings LLC 9850 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 20 Las Vegas, NV 89183 Attorney: Taylor L. Randolph at tr@randolphlawfirm.com APS-Stellar View LLC 8020 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89117 Attorney: Keen L. Ellsworth at keen@silverstatelaw.com Luz M. Frias 2113 Alhambra Circle Las Vegas, NV 89104 Attorney: Michael J. Harker at notices@harkerlawfirm.com
Bid Opportunities May 31 3 p.m. OHV registration program marketing Clark County, 604076 Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@ clarkcountynv.gov
June 2 2:15 p.m. Stephanie campus, vehicle maintenance facility: pavement, stormwater and parking improvements Clark County, 604037 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov
June 3 3 p.m. Clark County Social Service planning for VIVO permanent housing project Clark County, 604041 Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@ clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Clark County Social Service evaluation for the VIVO housing project Clark County, 604042 Sherry Wimmer at sherryw@ clarkcountynv.gov
Brokered transactions Sales $1.2 million for 6,300 square feet, office 139 E. Warm Springs Road, Las Vegas 89119 Landlord: Foundation Executive Suites LLC Landlord agent: Dean Willmore and Chelsy Cardin Tenant: Daniel J. Beumer Tenant: Did not disclose $1.15 million for 22,540 square feet, retail 2651 Westwood Drive, Las Vegas 89109 Landlord: 2010-1 CRE NV-Industrial LLC Landlord agent: Jackie Young and Liz Clare of Avison Young Tenant: Reservoir 26 LLC Tenant: David Makabi of Network Realty $910,000 for 9,588 square feet, industrial 6847 S. Eastern Ave A&B, Las Vegas 89119 Landlord: Turner Funding Landlord agent: Brian Riffel and Tyler Jones Tenant: Nagala Family Partnership Tenant: Did not disclose $125,000 for 1.03 acres, land APN: 124-22-101-010, North Las Vegas Landlord: North Valley Land Co. LLC Landlord agent: Did not disclose Tenant: Starr Decatur LLC Tenant: Brian Fike
Lease $125,000 for 2,400 square feet, retail for 60 months 3441 W. Sahara Ave., Suites D2 and D3, Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: Teddy Enterprises and Associates Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Tenant: Diya Eyebrow Threading Tenant: Did not disclose $74,508 for 1,971 square feet, office for 36 months 3267 E. Warm Springs, Las Vegas 89120 Landlord: Greene Street LLC Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Tenant: GSP Financial Strategies Tenant: Did not disclose
BUSINESS LICENSES TerraFerma Real Estate License type: Real estate
Address: 7472 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: Simone Castellano
maintenance  Address: Did not disclose Owner: Alma Fuentes
The D Shop License type: General retail sales Address: 301 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: The Marshall Retail Group LLC
Vivi Nails Spa License type: Beauty parlor Address: 6120 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: Vu & Le LLC
The Suite License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite F12, Las Vegas Owner: The Suite LLC
Water St. Mart License type: Beer, wine, spiritbased product off-sale Address: 147 S. Water St., Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Indian Bowl Cuisine LLC
The Lead Team License type: Management or consulting service Address: 3160 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 103, Las Vegas Owner: The Lead Team LLC Thomas McConnell License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Thomas McConnell Thompson, Kyle License type: Massage therapist Address: 6530 Annie Oakley Drive, Suite 2627, Henderson Owner: Kyle Thompson Top Management License type: Real estate Address: 1810 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Top Real Estate Inc. Touchstone Peaceful Ridge License type: Real estate developer Address: 9205 W. Russell Road, Suite 235, Las Vegas Owner: Touchstone Peaceful Ridge LLC Treidgen Industries LLC License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 9323 Briar Bridge Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Jessica Franklin Reber and Ben Reber US Foods LV License type: Multivendor Address: 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas Owner: U.S. Foods Inc. Vegas Smoothies License type: Restaurant Address: 8465 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 114, Las Vegas Owner: Igor Ummel Vicki Kallman License type: General services (counter / office) Address: 2400 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas Owner: Vicki Kallman Violeta’s Cleaning License type: Residential property
Wilson, Dino License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 6389 Whispering Clouds Court, Henderson Owner: Dino Wilson Wired Up Electrical Services, LLC License type: New construction, service calls Address: 6060 Thorne Bay Court, Henderson Owner: Wired Up Electrical Services, LLC Wycoff Environmental Consulting License type: Environmental analysis Address: Las Vegas Owner: Wycoff Environmental Consulting LLC Zone Services LLC License type: Trucking Address: 9828 Cantebury Rose Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Chad Harris 42 Consulting NV LLC License type: Bookkeeping Address: 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 114, Henderson Owner: 42 Consulting NV LLC 443 Associates LLC License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Robert Ljungquist and Robert Ljungquist Jr. A Affordable Water Treatment License type: General retail sales Address: 1211 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Bobby G. Burns A Compassionate Health Care LLC License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 6290 S. Rainbow Blvd., Henderson Owner: A Compassionate Health Care LLC A New Image License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Las Vegas Owner: Lacy Gibson
A Pro Contractor Services LLC License type: HVAC Address: 1633 N. Boulder Highway, Henderson Owner: A Pro Contractor Services LLC A Wireless License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 2027 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: ABC Phones of North Carolina Inc. AAA Action Garage Doors, LLC License type: Contractor Address: 151 E. Sunset Road, Henderson Owner: AAA Action Garage Doors LLC ACL Construction LLC License type: Home repair Address: 8302 Sunset Horizon St., Henderson Owner: ACL Construction LLC Affirm Hartman Realty License type: Real estate Address: 10161 Park Run Drive, Suite 150, Henderson Owner: Carole Hartman LLC Alejandra Piedra License type: Real estate Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Alejandra Piedra All American Youth Football League License type: Nonprofit community services Address: 1788 Amarone Way, Las Vegas Owner: James C. Silvas and Monica Silvas Alumaline Contracting Services Inc. License type: Contractor Address: 4660 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 207, Henderson Owner: Donald Puckett American Nevada Realty License type: Real estate Address: 2360 Corporate Circle, Henderson Owner: American Nevada Realty LLC Andyb.Golf.Com License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 3109 Meadow Flower Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Andrew Brewer Angel Leg Apparel License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite C03, Las Vegas Owner: Angel W. Luo Antojitos D.F. Y Mas License type: Restaurant/food court-service Address: 2510 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas
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Records and Transactions Owner: Reyes Enterprises Inc. Associa Nevada South License type: Real estate Address: 10120 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 200, Henderson Owner: Benchmark Properties Inc. Avalon Meat Candy License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 9770 Avalon Ave., Henderson Owner: Avalon Meat Candy LLC Awesome Home Inspection LLC License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Richard Bovino and Katherine Enneper Ayumi Kim License type: Real estate Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Ayumi Kim Big Time Amusement License type: General retail sales Address: 4993 W. Diablo Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Big Time Amusement Inc. Brian Mlekush License type: Real estate Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Brian Mlekush Campbell’s Appliance Service LLC License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 80 Megan Drive, Las Vegas Owner: David Campbell and Angela Campbell Carl Noormaa Massage License type: Massage therapist Address: 2757 Old Bear Canyon St., Las Vegas Owner: Carl Noormaa Carter’s Bath Factory License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite C42, Las Vegas Owner: Danielle Carter Ca$ino’ssage Inc. License type: Massage Address: 4760 S. Pecos Road, Suite 208, Las Vegas Owner: Ca$Ino’ssage Cellairis of Henderson License type: Cellphone and device repair. Address: 540 Marks St., Henderson Owner: Yoon Seong Charles F. Bush License type: Real estate Address: 9310 Sun City Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Charles F. Bush City Wide Electric License type: Contractor
Address: Did not disclose Owner: Mann Investments LLC Classertainment License type: Employment agency Address: Did not disclose Owner: Vixury Inc. Clean A Lot License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Clean A Lot LLC Color Splash License type: Cosmetology Address: 9310 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 4, Las Vegas Owner: CS Sahara LLC Consolidated Mechanical LLC License type: Contractor Address: 3230 W. Hacienda Ave., Suite 304, Henderson Owner: Thomas Bloss Jr. Creative Applications Inc. License type: Consulting Address: 2310 Carinth Way, Henderson Owner: Creative Applications Inc. Curago Vita Wellness Institute License type: Educational center for physical, mental, spiritual health Address: 2551 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 205B, Henderson Owner: Curago Vita LLC Cutting Board License type: Restaurant Address: 2131 Rock Springs Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Rapsalicious LV LLC D & S Import Express License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Dennis White and Susan Schaaf-White Dabbers Glass House License type: Tobacco dealer Address: 1980 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 103, Las Vegas Owner: Dabbers Glass House LLC Dana Benrud License type: Real estate Address: 10220 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Dana Benrud PC
Vegas Owner: Evelyn Aguirre Devillegas
Address: 9225 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 1137, Henderson Owner: George Emmanuel Daoud
Address: 9550 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 253, Henderson Owner: Excalibur Consulting LLC
Demetrius McWhorter License type: Real estate Address: 1050 Indigo Drive, Suite 115, Las Vegas Owner: LV Asset Holdings LLC
Express Auto Insurance LLC License type: Insurance agency Address: 1211 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Maria Reyes
Dent Solutions LLC License types: Interjurisdictional business and automotive garage/ service station (minor) Address: 8093 Leather Harness St., Henderson Owner: Dent Solutions LLC
Felipes Tacos 3 License type: Open-air vending Address: 1550 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Yaya and Nereida’s Group Inc.
Hansen & Hansen Agency Inc License type: Insurance agency Address: 633 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite K, Las Vegas Owner: Michael Hansen
Finance of America Reverse LLC License type: Professional services Address: 2300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 800, Las Vegas Owner: Graham A. Fleming
Happy Ice Cream 2 License type: Ice cream truck Address: 1100 Searles Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Jagjit Singh
Desert Shadez LLC License type: Contractor Address: 7291 Purple Shadow Ave., Henderson Owner: Daniel Sandoval Don Vern Smith License type: Commodity or securities broker or dealer Address: 501 S. Rancho Drive, Suite I58, Las Vegas Owner: Don V. Smith Downtown Crown British Pub License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: SNP Entertainment Inc. Doyle Curtis License type: Real estate Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Doyle Curtis Dreikosen Door Service LLC License type: Contractor Address: Did not disclose Owner: Jeffery Dreikosen Eab Short Term Rental License type: Short-term residential rental (pm) Address: 704 Upland Place, Las Vegas Owner: Eab Short Term Rental LLC Emanuela Limpede License type: Real estate Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Emanuela Limpede
Fit for Life License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 1097 Bearpaw Catch Court, Henderson Owner: Rajinder Kumar Manchanda Five Diamond Mobile Auto Spa License type: Automobile detailing Address: 2120 Pipeline Beach Court, Las Vegas Owner: Gunnar Osen Freedom Imaging Inc License type: General retail sales Address: 3200 Polaris Ave., Suite 23, Las Vegas Owner: William L. Payne Jr., Mark Cardone and Jennifer Stephenson Freeman’s Painting, LLC License type: Painting Address: 7368 Cisco Lane, Henderson Owner: Freeman’s Painting LLC GFY Burgers & Fries License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 8609 W. Sahara Ave., Henderson Owner: GFY Ltd Global Expo Displays License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: William Petrie
Dance Vision License type: General retail sales Address: 9081 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 190, Las Vegas Owner: WD Eng Inc.
Eurest Dining Services License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 400 Stewart Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Compass LV LLC
Global Foods License type: Food for restaurants Address: 830 E. Horizon Drive, Henderson Owner: Global Foods LV Inc.
Daniel J. Hunter License type: Real estate Address: 7035 W. Ann Road, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Daniel Hunter Insurance LLC
Evelyn Aguayo License type: Massage therapist Address: 7311 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Evelyn Aguayo
GNC KK5004 License type: Health food store Address: 1306 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas Owner: Manuel Oviedo
Daoud, George Emmanuel License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler
Excalibur Consulting LLC License type: Private investigators/related
Gypsy Cafe License type: Restaurant Address: 1512 S. Main St., Las
Handyman Services License types: Trucking, property maintenance and residential property maintenance Address: 4490 Wyoming Ave., Henderson Owner: Jose Ruiz-Marquez
BUILDING PERMITS $21,832,535, multifamily 901 Fremont St., Las Vegas Korte Co. $2,812,907, commercial 901 Fremont St., Las Vegas Korte Co. $1,620,000, sign 7260 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Korte Co. $971,193, commercial-alteration 3330 E. Gowan Road, North Las Vegas TWC Construction Inc. $938,903, commercial-alteration 2917 E. Alexander Road, North Las Vegas Hi-Con Inc. $750,000, sign 7260 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Korte Co. $600,000, commercial 6051 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas DC Building Group LLC $511,440, commercial 901 Fremont St., Las Vegas Korte Co. $359,818, commercial-alteration 1515 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas Heartland Retail Construction $346,396, residential-custom 1324 Villa Barolo Avenue, Henderson Blue Heron $335,000, sign 163 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas American Retail Contractors LLC $300,000, commercial 6051 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas DC Building Group LLC $300,000, commercial-remodel 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway,
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$123,813, single-family tract 9091 Island Wolf Ave., Las Vegas DR Horton Inc.
$140,924, single-family tract 100 Silvati St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada
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$185,000, sign 7961 W. Tropical Parkway, Suite 120, Las Vegas Horizon Retail Construction Inc. $181,821, residential-production 1931 Foro Romano St., Henderson Toll Henderson LLC $181,244, single-family tract 441 Rosina Vista St., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $178,580, single-family tract 9613 Ponderosa Skye Court, Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada $177,968, single-family tract x3 12042, 12060 and 12072 Portamento Court, Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc.
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Revenue
Net Income (loss)*
Total Assets
Year Est.
Top executive
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-414-1000 • sands.com
$12.4 billion
$2 billion
$21 billion
1990
Sheldon Adelson, chairman, CEO
MGM Resorts International 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-693-7120 • mgmresorts.com
$9.2 billion
($448 million)
$25.2 billion
1986
James J. Murren, chairman, CEO
Caesars Entertainment Corp. One Caesars Palace Drive Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-407-6000 • caesars.com
$4.7 billion
$6 billion
$12.1 billion
1999
Gary Loveman, chairman, chairman; Mark Frissora, CEO and president
Wynn Resorts Ltd. 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-770-7555 • wynnresorts.com
$4 billion
$195 million
$10.5 billion
2005
Steve Wynn, chairman, CEO
Scientific Games Corp. 6650 S. El Camino Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-897-7150 • scientificgames.com
$2.8 billion
($1.4 billion)
$7.7 billion
1989
M. Gavin Isaacs, president, CEO
Southwest Gas Corp. 5241 Spring Mountain Road PO Box 98510 Las Vegas, NV 89193 702-876-7237 • swgas.com
$2.5 billion
$1.1 million
$5.4 billion
1954
John P. Hester, president, CEO
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. 3980 Howard Hughes Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-541-7777 • pnkinc.com
$2.3 billion
$48.9 million
$4.5 billion
1997
Anthony Sanfilippo, CEO
Boyd Gaming Corp. 3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, 9th Floor Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-792-7200 • boydgaming.com
$2.2 billion
$47 million
$4.4 billion
1974
William S. Boyd, executive chairman
Station Casinos LLC 1505 S. Pavilion Center Drive Las Vegas, NV 89135 702-495-3000 • sclv.com
$1.4 billion
$5.6 million
$2.9 billion
1976
Frank Fertitta III, manager, CEO
Allegiant Travel Co. 1201 N. Town Center Drive Las Vegas, NV 89144 702-851-7300 • allegiantair.com
$1.3 billion
$220 million
$1.4 billion
1997
Maurice Gallagher Jr., CEO, director
Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. 7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89113 1-800-833-7110 • gcainc.com
$827 million
($105 million)
$1.6 billion
1998
Michael Rumbolz, interim president, CEO
Tropicana Entertainment Inc. 8345 W. Sunset Road, Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-589-3900 • tropicanacasinos.com
$811 million
$37.4 million
$1.3 billion
2007
Anthony Rodio, president, CEO
Affinity Gaming 3755 Breakthrough Way, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135 702-341-2400 • affinitygamingllc.com
$393 million
($13.1 million)
$603.7 million
1987
Michael Silberling, CEO
American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89104 702-380-7777 • acepllc.com
$373 million
$12 million
$1.2 billion
2003
Frank Riolo, CEO
Full House Resorts Inc. 4670 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 190 Las Vegas, NV 89147 702-221-7800 • fullhouseresorts.com
$124.6 million
$142.8 million
1994
Daniel Lee, CEO
($1.3 million)
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PR employees
Number of local clients
Sample clients
Top executive
1a
BrainTrust 8948 Spanish Ridge Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-862-4242 • www.braintrustlv.com
2006
36
37
Ethel M Chocolates, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Richard Petty Driving Experience
Michael Coldwell, Kurt Ouchida, managing partners
1b
Kirvin Doak 5230 W. Patrick Lane Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-737-3100 • kirvindoak.com
1999
36
34
MGM Resorts, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Electric Daisy Carnival
Bill Doak, partner
3
MassMedia 3333 E. Serene Ave., Suite 100 Henderson, NV 89074 702-433-4331 • massmediacc.com
1997
34
14
HealthCare Partners; Southwest Gas; McDonald’s
Kassi Belz, president
4
Bruce Merrin Public Relations 3885 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 3001 Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-367-0331 • celebrityspeakersentertainment.com
1991
26
24
Full Throttle Boxing; BluBlocker Sunglasses; Jeff Hoffman co-founder Priceline.com
Bruce Merrin, president
5
Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations & Public Affairs 100 N. City Parkway, Suite 750 Las Vegas, NV 89106 702-933-7777 • ffwpr.vegas
1998
16
50
Regional Transportation Commission, Summerlin/ Howard Hughes Corp., Cox Communications, Southern Nevada Water Authority
Melissa Warren, managing partner
6
Wicked Creative 6173 S. Rainbow Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-868-4545 • wickedcreative.com
2007
13
Did not disclose
Aliante Casino, La Cave Wine & Food Hideaway, Life Time Fitness
Stephanie Wilson, president
7
The Firm Public Relations & Marketing 6157 S. Rainbow Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89131 702-739-9933 • thefirmpr.com
1993
12
25
AAA Nevada, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Three Square Food Bank
Solveig Raftery, president/CEO
8a
The Ferraro Group 9516 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 310 Las Vegas, NV 89147 702-367-7771 • theferrarogroup.com
2001
11
27
Smith’s Food & Drug Stores, WGU Nevada, Nathan Adelson Hospice
Holly Silvestri, principal
8b
Purdue Marion & Associates 3455 Cliff Shadows Parkway, Suite 190 Las Vegas, NV 89129 702-222-2362 • www.purduemarion.com
2002
11
20
Lake Las Vegas, Mountain’s Edge Master Planned Community, Republic Services
Lynn Purdue and Bill Marion, partners
8c
R&R Partners 900 S. Pavilion Center Drive Las Vegas, NV 89144 702-228-0222 • www.rrpartners.com
1974
11
Did not disclose
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, NV Energy, American Medical Response
Billy Vassiliadis, CEO
11a
Imagine Communications 11500 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 250 Henderson, NV 89052 702-837-8996 • weareimagine.com
2000
10
40
Galleria at Sunset, Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Valley Bank of Nevada
Brian Rouff, managing partner
11b
Preferred Public Relations 2630 S. Jones Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89146 702-254-5704 • preferredpublicrelations.com
1999
10
25
Fremont Street Experience, Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria
Michele D. Tell-Woodrow, founder/ president
13a
Allied Integrated Marketing / 87AM 3340 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-832-3274 • alliedim.com
2013
9
Did not disclose
Venetian/Palazzo; Palms Casino Resort; Wolfgang Puck Worldwide
Arlene Wszalek, vice president, strategic marketing
13b
Trosper Communications 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 275 Henderson, NV 89074 702-965-1617 • trospercommunications.com
2010
9
20
SR Construction; Las Vegas Firefighters; Holly Energy Partners
Elizabeth Trosper, principal
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Across 1 Sovereign 9 “And on and on and on”: Abbr. 15 Like saltines 20 Fit to send via the postal service 21 Old-time comedian Russell 22 Designer Oscar de la — 23 Olive Oyl’s guy, to a math lover? 25 Hall’s partner in music 26 Chicken — 27 “Have — a deal for you!” 28 Increases, as debt 30 2011-15 speaker of the House 34 Huge grin, to a math lover? 38 Meditative discipline 39 “Oh really? — who?!” 41 Old Carl Sagan series 42 Guitarist Nugent 43 Layer with a “hole” in it 45 Hand lender 48 Narrow coastal inlet 49 R.E. Lee’s org. 52 Male Oscar category, to a math lover? 58 Cry audibly 59 Sir — Newton 60 One like the previous one 62 Suffix with leopard 65 Will subject 67 Lump of mayo, e.g. 69 Harsh in tone 70 “Les Misérables” author, to a math lover? 73 More done than “bloody,” to a math lover? 75 Pretty up 76 Mimic 77 Ballpark bite 78 Casual greetings 79 Cry upon arriving 81 Air, as an oldie 82 Wallach of “The Misfits” 85 Spinning measure, to a math lover? 92 — while 93 Extra NBA periods 94 Petrol station name 95 “— Marner”
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96 Stick on 99 Reporter, informally 102 South, south of the border 104 Tetra- + five 105 Protective spirit, to a math lover? 110 Motoring TV series 112 No fewer than 113 Burglarizes 115 Jerry’s uncle on “Seinfeld” 116 Certain floor specialist 117 1950 black-comedy film noir, to a math lover? 125 Lift with effort 126 Motionless 127 Talked nonsense 128 Pack-toting animals 129 Carmelite nun 130 Vampire novelist
44 Tijuana “that” 46 Prescription measure 47 Lyric Muse 50 Derision 51 Floral oil 53 Rival of Lyft 54 — kwon do 55 One-named Italian model 56 “Hey, I was thinking ...” 57 Glossy proof 61 Deli breads 62 “Well, Did You —?” (Cole Porter tune) 63 Nisan feast 64 Win points 66 SeaWorld killer whale 67 Outfits 68 Peculiarity 71 Roman fountain 72 Shallot’s kin 73 — code 74 Many moons DOWN 77 Mother bird 1 Mini-demon 80 Singer Morissette 2 — Zedong 81 Bow rub-on 3 Domino spot 83 Guitarist Paul 4 Pachyderms 84 Freezing up 5 Silky fabric 86 City 6 Alpine goats 87 “— trap!” 7 Height stat 88 Beat big-time 8 Utah City near Provo 89 Balm plant 9 Belgian artist James 10 Big name in breath mints 90 Mama’s ma 91 Old overlord 11 Tax doc. pro 96 Christie of mystery 12 U.S. aliens’ subj. 97 Import taxes 13 Hot brew 14 Storied duelist with a big 98 City in Texas 100 Annoys a lot nose 101 Way to leave 15 Gators’ kin 103 Arrive, as fog 16 Supply with a new 106 Christopher of weapon “Superman” 17 Have a hunch 18 Remington of 1980s TV 107 Ventures 108 Bunch of, informally 19 Went by 109 Diminish 24 Yolk’s place 111 Annoy 29 Med. x-ray 30 Party abbr. about drinks 114 Mixer choice 118 Aztec cousin 31 Seep 119 “I’m cold!” 32 Huge heads 120 View 33 Get as profit 121 It may dispense 13-Down 35 Classical column style 122 Old ring king 36 “The ball — your court” 123 Abbr. on a camcorder 37 Hi-tech ’zine 40 “Hush!” 124 HST follower
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without repeating. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging)
The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the
target numbers in the top-left corners. Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.
For answers to this week’s puzzles, go to Page 41.
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