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A Wonder Woman slot machine at the Bally Technologies booth during 2014’s Global Gaming Expo. The machines can now be found on casino floors. (steve marcus/staff file)

Marketing to inner children How Hollywood changed the slot machine paradigm By Dan Michalski | Special to VEGAS INC

Gov. Brian Sandoval was chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission in January 2000 when the panel enacted a ban on slot machines with cartoon themes deemed appealing to minors. ¶ “This is a remarkable and landmark day,” Sandoval said upon approval of Regulation 14.025 (dubbed “Slots for Tots”). “This will be a model that will be followed inner chil d, Continue d on page 10

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Cost of a 1-kilometer, singlelane solar road in Tourouvre au Perche, France. The goal is to generate enough electricity to power the village’s street lights.

Average amount per day billionaire Warren Buffett made in 2016. According to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, the world’s richest 500 people increased their wealth by $200 billion in 2016.

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NOTEWORTHY STORIES

06 09 18 MEET THE RIDE

Milo Miloscia, Mark Cornelsen and Shannon McBeath spent two years researching and developing their concept for a fitness studio, and last month launched with hightech stationary bikes and enthusiastic instructors. THE NOTES Public relations awards, P4 People on the move, P5

VETTING CASINO GAMES TAKES A TEAM OF TECHIES

Jim Barbee, chief of the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s technical division, talks about the process of developing and modifying casino games, as well as investigating complaints. TALKING POINTS Changes to minimum wage affect everyone, P7

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, P17 The List: Largest conventions of 2017, P22

OUR TAKE: GET YOUR NICKELS AND DIMES READY It’s the new year, the time when people set personal goals and when public companies release year-end financial results. The goals for casinos and tourists often are at odds: They want to take each other’s money. And more often than not, the casinos win. But this year, it will be more than the house advantage in effect. In 2017, we’ll have the trifecta of resort fees, parking fees and a new tax to pay for a stadium. Resort fees have been in effect for some time, and the idea behind them is simple. If you want something extra, you pay extra, in much the same way some airlines charge for oversize carry-on luggage or meals. It’s not exactly pay-as-you go, though, as “extras” such as in-room Wi-Fi, local and toll-free phone calls, and access to a fitness center are bundled, and opting out is difficult if not impossible. And now, those looking to valet at the Cosmopolitan or an MGM, Caesars, or Wynn property will have to pay — as will those who self-park, unless they’re going to a Caesars resort or another, smaller Strip casino. And starting March 1, every stay at a Strip hotel will cost more — $1.50 more on average, according to one report — so the NFL can have a new stadium in Las Vegas. A fee here and there over a three-night stay adds up. But will it lead to fewer people visiting Las Vegas or spending less when they get here? The big gaming companies don’t seem

worried. Over the past several years, almost all have adopted resort fees. Also, none seemed to have an issue with increasing the room tax to build a stadium. And once MGM announced it was going to charge for parking, the rest followed suit — except, in a small note of irony, the Sands properties, owned by Sheldon Adelson, who is at the forefront of building a stadium to lure the Oakland Raiders here. But are customers going to be annoyed at having to pay more for the same product? We’ll have to wait for tourists to start making their 2018 goals before we find out. — THOMAS MOORE

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public relations awards The Public Relations Society of America Las Vegas Valley Chapter recently recognized achievement in that industry at the 2016 Pinnacle Awards. Honorees were:

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Media Relations; Trosper Communications; Elizabeth Trosper, Kelsey Hand MEDIA RELATIONS – NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Award of Merit: Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s Great Escape Display at the Mob Museum; the Mob Museum – The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement; Jonathan Ullman, Geoff Schumacher, Ashley Miller, Brenda Hengel, Misha Ray, Erika Pope

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Senior Practitioner of the Year: Jeremy Handel, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

Newcomer of the Year: Greg Thilmont, BrainTrust

Best of Show – Tools and Techniques Provenance Healthcare – Uncracking the Code to a Healthier You; B&P Advertising Media Public Relations; James Stover, George McCabe

Best of Show – Public Relations Programs

Pinnacle Award: Provenance Healthcare – “Uncracking the Code to a Healthier You”; B&P Advertising Media Public Relations: James Stover, George McCabe

WEBSITES Award of Excellence: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Newsroom; Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

Pinnacle Award: Support Las Vegas Dome; MassMedia; Casey Floyd, Zachary Krassin, Paula Yakubik, Georgeann Pizzi, Justin Woolard

Project 150 / KLAS-TV Channel 8 News Now Community Pride Partnership; B&P Advertising Media Public Relations; Juliet V. Casey, George McCabe

SOCIAL MEDIA Pinnacle Award: Ethel M Chocolates Acts of Sweetness; BrainTrust

Media Relations – Consumer Services

Pinnacle Award: Palms Casino Resort Television Coverage on CNN’s “Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man,” Palms Casino Resort, Kirvin Doak Communications, Alana Litavis, Alex Acuna, Kate Whiteley, Allee Bennett, Taylor Fisher

n Award of Merit: Las Vegas Digital Influencer – Tyler Oakley; R&R Partners, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; Jessica Murray, Erin McCleskey, Devin Aaron, Emily Wininger, Allie Edwards, Tamara Rocha, Courtney Fitzgerald

Pinnacle Award: Plaza Hotel & Casino Turnaround Story, Faiss Foley Warren, Amy E. S. Maier

Award of Excellence: Silver State Health Insurance Exchange Open Enrollment 2016; Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations Agency, Penna Powers; Melissa Warren, Cherryl Kaopua, Karen Griffin, Stephanie Miller, Patty Halabuk

Award of Excellence: SLS Las Vegas News Article in The New York Times; SLS Las Vegas, Kirvin Doak Communications; Michael Bertetto, Krystle Anttonelli, Kate Whiteley, Taylor Fisher, Cassandra Down

Award of Excellence: Vegas VR Worldwide; R&R Partners, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA); Jessica Murray, Emily Wininger, Erin McCleskey, Devin Aaron, Tamara Rocha, Allie Edwards, Courtney Fitzgerald

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Pinnacle Award: SR Construction

Award of Excellence; Southwest Medical Associates – Social Media Growth; B&P Advertising Media Public Relations; James Stover, George McCabe

n Pinnacle Award: Support the Las Vegas Dome; MassMedia; Jason Holte, Jared Sena, Casey Floyd, Kelly Jensen

Pinnacle Award: Tapas by Stratta Opening; One7 Communications; Dawn Britt, Carrie Giverson, Eric Gladstone

Pinnacle Award: The Rape Crisis Center Social Media; Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations and Public Affairs; Daniella Cortez Alvarez, Marsha MacEachern Tempesta

Award of Excellence: “Matt Goss is Sinatra, New Vegas and Telecaster Cool”; Catalina Media Group; Juergen Barbusca

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Award of Excellence: Las Vegas Firefighters, Local 1285 Social Media; Trosper Communications; Elizabeth Trosper, Frank Fuentes, Kelsey Hand, Bailey Farrell Pinnacle Award: Las Vegas Springs Preserve Social Media Program; Las Vegas Valley Water District, Las Vegas Springs Preserve; Ashleigh Matview, Will Ward, Renee Grayson, Colleen Curran, APR, Lisa Story, APR, Bruno Bowles

Award of Excellence: NDMV Online Transactions Increase by 21% with Help From Spanish Facebook Efforts; Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, Penna Powers; Kevin Malone, Britni Brozo, Nick Giustino, Erico Bisquera

Pinnacle Award: Pahrump Tourism International Page Likes Facebook Ad; BrainTrust

Award of Excellence: SLS Las Vegas #MyVegasStorySocial Media Campaign; SLS Las Vegas, Kirvin Doak Communications; Michael Bertetto, Krystle Anttonelli, Richelle Rice,

Pinnacle Award; Wolfgang Puck Social Media; BrainTrust

SMARTPHONE/TABLET APPLICATIONS n Pinnacle Award: Vegas VR Worldwide; R&R Partners, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; Jessica Murray, Emily Wininger, Erin McCleskey, Devin Aaron, Tamara Rocha, Allie Edwards, Courtney Fitzgerald

CREATIVE TACTICS Pinnacle Award: Dragon Noodle Celebrates 20 Years of Good Fortune; One7 Communications; Dawn Britt, Carrie Giverson, Anthony DeFelice

n Award of Excellence: ICB Conference; Imagine Communications, NEMIC; Brian Rouff, Melissa Biernacinski, Tiffannie Bond, Nadia Zerka, Cynthia Carbajal, David Bernett

Pinnacle Award: Sheet Metal Image Library; Imagine Communications, The Funds; Tiffannie Bond, Nadia Zerka, Cynthia Carbajal, James Page, Dave Bernett, Randall Krocka

PRESS CONFERENCES Award of Excellence; Check Your Seats in the Heat Press Conference; Trosper Communications; Elizabeth Trosper, Kelsey Hand, Bailey Farrell, Frank Fuentes, Sue Smuskiewicz

Group, Vero Strategies; Valerie Glenn, Veronica Meter Pinnacle Award: RFCD 2016 Flash Flood Safety Press Conference; Regional Flood Control District; Steven Parrish, Erin Neff, Beatriz Martinez

ONLINE VIDEOS Award of Excellence: Our Valley, Our Vision, Our Future Video; Southern Nevada Strong Project Team, City of Henderson, Community Development; Stephanie Garcia-Vause, Lisa Corrado, Brittany Markarian, Tom11 Productions, Councilwoman Debra March

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS Award of Excellence: Check Your Seats in the Heat PSA; Trosper Communications, City of Henderson

Award of Excellence: Safe Pools Rule! PSA; Trosper Communications, City of Henderson

INTERNAL/INTRANET VIDEO PROGRAMS Award of Excellence: Pipeline Video Series; Las Vegas Valley Water District; Crystal Zuelke, Lisa Riess, Lisa Story

EXTERNAL VIDEO PROGRAMS Pinnacle Award: Springs Elemental Episode 147, August 2016; Springs Preserve; Jennifer Inaba, Lisa Riess, Joshua Tree Productions, Springs Preserve staff, LVVWD Public Information

NEWSLETTERS Pinnacle Award: Knife at The Highland Dallas Cuts Through the Noise; One7 Communications; Dawn Britt, Nicole Bullis, H Farahi

Pinnacle Award: Professional Firefighters of Nevada Flipboard Newsletter; Trosper Communications; Elizabeth Trosper, Frank Fuentes

n Award of Excellence: Cox Conserves dedicates two solar projects in Nevada; Cox Communications – Las Vegas; Juergen Barbusca, Stephanie Stallworth, Susie Black

Pinnacle Award: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and UNLV Kick Off First Ever Las Vegas Presidential Debate; Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Pinnacle Award; LVCVA Press Conference: Global Meetings Industry Day; Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; Molly Castano, Heidi Hayes

n Award of Merit: Nevada 150 Historical Markers Legacy Project; the Glenn

BROCHURES Award of Merit: American Graduate Brochures; Vegas PBS Communications; Shauna Lemieux, Anthony Caruth, Caitlyn Lopez, Chuck Sinicki, Mark Nelson

Pinnacle Award: Foundation Assisting Seniors HowRU Brochure; Trosper Communications; Elizabeth Trosper, Kelsey Hand, Ashley Campbell

PUBLICATIONS Tronox Arbor Day 2016-17 School Year Calendar; Trosper Communications; Elizabeth Trosper, Kelsey Hand, Ashley Campbell

PUBLIC SERVICE Pinnacle Award: The Rape Crisis Center’s Party Smart Campaign; Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations and Public Affairs; Lisa Robinson, Melissa

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Support Suites Grand Opening; BrainTrust

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Pinnacle Award: Grand Opening of the Pool at the Plaza; Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations and Public Affairs; Amy E. S. Maier

n Pinnacle Award: SLS Las Vegas #MyVegasStory PR Campaign; SLS Las Vegas, Kirvin Doak Communications; Michael Bertetto, Krystle Anttonelli, Kate Whiteley, Taylor Fisher, Cassandra Down

Award of Excellence; Vegas VR Worldwide; R&R Partners, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; Jessica Murray, Emily Wininger, Erin McCleskey, Devin Aaron, Allie Edwards, Tamara Rocha, Courtney Fitzgerald

MARKETING BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS Pinnacle Award: Ascent Multifamily Accounting Company Launch; Ascent Multifamily Accounting; Mike Ballard, Anton Tielemans, Sarah Thornton

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS Pinnacle Award: Cannery Casino Wings & Pints Campaign; Cannery Casino; Steve Uricchio, Holly O’Brien, Cassandra McNulty, Kerry McCombe, Chef Steve Bacchetta, Ryan Paulos, Rachel Carey, Elizabeth Colosimo

Pinnacle Award: Healthcare Partners Nevada Open Enrollment; MassMedia; Brooke Crumpler, Kassi Belz, Carmesha Thompson, Nicole King, Tommy DiGioia

Pinnacle Award: McDonald’s Las Vegas – Eggs for Education; MassMedia; Georgeann Pizzi, Tiffany Ramsey, Shayna Moreno-Thompson, Jennifer Bradley, Jessica Lovell, Jason Holte

Pinnacle Award: Miracle Flights 100K Flights Celebration; MassMedia; Jennifer Bradley, Dee Anna Padres, Kassi Belz, Zachary Krassin, Tommy DiGioia, Casey Floyd

Pinnacle Award: Pink’s Hot Dogs and Haute Doggery Host National Hot Dog Day Tour; One7 Communications; Dawn Britt, Carrie Giverson, Blaire Ritter, Camile Tanner

Pinnacle Award: Sundance Helicopters’ Riviera Implosion Event Campaign; BrainTrust

EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES (SEVEN OR FEWER DAYS) Award of Excellence: Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada Turkey Pardon; BrainTrust

Pinnacle Award: The Color Run Brightens Up Downtown Las Vegas; One7 Communications; Dawn Britt, Carrie Giverson, Camile Tanner n

Award of Excellence: The Golden Tiki Throws a Tiki-rific Grand Opening; One7 Communications; Dawn Britt, Carrie Giverson, Eric Gladstone, Rene McCullough

Award of Excellence: National Travel and Tourism Week 2016; Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Award of Merit: Super Saturday VegasStyle; Janet LaFevre and the Fashion Show and Grand Canal Shoppes teams, FFW Public Relations; McKinzie Cogswell, Melissa Warren

Award of Excellence: Wahlburgers Coney Island Celebrates Grand Opening with Star-Studded Red Carpet Event; Wicked Creative; Lauren Cahlan, Stephanie Wilson

EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES (MORE THAN SEVEN DAYS) Pinnacle Award: Caesars Palace Celebrates 50 Years – Summer of Caesars Campaign; Caesars Palace Public Relations Team; Celena Haas, Adrienne Prather-Marcos, Kristin Soo Hoo, Chelsea Ryder, Talia Rothman, Jeff Wagner Agency

Award of Excellence: Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada – 2016 (75th Anniversary); BrainTrust

Award of Merit: Ethel M Chocolates Holiday Season 2015; Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations Agency; Melissa Warren, Lisa Robinson, Cherryl Kaopua

COMMUNITY RELATIONS Award of Merit: Check Your Seats in the Heat; Trosper Communications; Elizabeth Trosper, Kelsey Hand, Bailey Farrell, Frank Fuentes, Sue Smuskiewicz

Award of Merit: McDonald’s Las Vegas – Make Activities Count (MAC) Grant Program; MassMedia; Georgeann Pizzi, Tiffany Ramsey, Shayna Moreno-Thompson

Pinnacle Award: Project 150 / KLASTV Channel 8 News Now Community Pride Partnership; B&P Advertising Media Public Relations; Juliet V. Casey, George McCabe

Pinnacle Award: Southern Nevada Strong: Creating Change through Community Engagement; Southern Nevada Strong Project Team, City of Henderson; Stephanie Garcia-Vause, Lisa Corrado, Brittany Markarian, Ramirez Group, Purdue Marion & Associates, Sumnu Marketing

INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS Pinnacle Award: 2016 Open Enrollment Campaign; JT3 LLC, ADP, and Eurie Creative; Nancy Weaver, APR, Victor Rodriguez, Robert Donovan, Sandra Harrison, Connie James, Alex Frazier

Award of Merit: Cox ♥ Its Employee Volunteers Campaign: Cox Communications, Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations: Stephanie Stallworth, Nadia Basich, Susan Black-Manriquez n

Award of Excellence: Las Ventanas at Summerlin – Ronald Reagan Memory

CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS Pinnacle Award: RFCD June 30 Flash Flood Event; Regional Flood Control District; Steven Parrish, Erin Neff, Beatriz Martinez

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Cynthia Alexander, a member partner in the Las Vegas office of Dickinson Wright, has been reappointed by the Supreme Court of Nevada as a trustee of the Nevada Bar Foundation. Gary Wilson, 79, and Brenda Chobanian, 77, were the first two Nevadans to receive mitral valve repair procealexander dures using the MitraClip system. The procedure was performed at the Heart Center at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and led by interventional cardiologist Nayab Zafar of the Heart Center of Nevada and cardiovascular-thoracic surgeon Bashir Chowdhry. Melissa May is executive vice president and partner at Bruce Merrin’s Celebrity Speakers & Entertainment Bureau. Kevin Karo is BDO USA’s west region managing partner of assurance services. Eide Bailly added consulting firm JW Advisors and hired accountant Bryce Wisan. Kirk Jacobson, managing partner of JW Advisors, will become the partner-in-charge of Eide Bailly’s Las Vegas office. JW Advisors also ranked No. 1 in the small-firms category of Accounting Today’s “2016 Best Accounting Firms to Work For. Fair, Anderson and Langerman was No. 10 on the list. Johanna Halosz is a loan officer at Caliber Home Loans. The Las Vegas Business Academy accepted two UNLV graduate degree scholarship recipients. Caitlin Lorelli and Michael Matzke are pursuing juris doctorates at UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law and are expected to graduate in May 2017. They join Mackenzie Warren, also pursuing a juris doctorate; Steven Brody, pursuing a master of business administration; and Hunter Davidson, pursing a juris doctorate and a master of business administration. Eight home health agencies in Nevada were honored for their commitment to improving and promoting patientcentered care. The 2016 HealthInsight Quality Award home health recipients are Mountain Crest Home Health, Reliance Health Care, Healthy Living at Home, Faith Home Health Care, Life Wellness Home Health Agency and Advent Home Health, all of Las Vegas; and New Horizon Home Care of Elko and Mesa View Home Care of Mesquite. The Mill in Las Vegas received $50,000 as a winner in the Small Business Administration’s third annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Siena Campus was presented a 2016-17 Consumer Choice Award by National Research Corp. The award identifies U.S. hospitals that health care consumers choose as having the highest quality and image. The Siena facility was the only local hospital to receive this award. Novomatic, a European gaming company, and Traffic Generation, which has an office in Las Vegas, rolled out the TraffGen Hub Pro marketing platform in the Casino Admiral San Roque in Spain. NeuroRestorative Nevada opened. It is a communitybased, specialized rehabilitation program for adults who have experienced traumatic brain injury or neurologic impairment at 7240 W. Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas. Opened at Town Square Las Vegas are: Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar, Sleep Number, A’Gaci, Ulta Beauty, Verizon Wireless and H&M Expansion. Sunset Station renovated its 450-plus guest rooms and suites. The refresh included new wall coverings, carpet, bathroom upgrades, lighting and all new furniture including headboard, beds with pillow top mattresses, nightstands and dining table and chairs. Suites also received new art, mirrors and window drapery, while all bathrooms received new artwork and wall finishes. Big Mess Bar-BQ is open at Sam’s Town.

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77%

Share of investors who made money in the U.S. stock market in 2016, according to data from Openfolio. The average investor made just over 5 percent, and women outperformed men for the third consecutive year. In 2015, 70 percent of investors lost money.

$50 million

Amount for which rap group Run-DMC is suing Amazon and Walmart. According to the suit, Amazon and Walmart are infringing on Run-DMC’s trademark by selling items emblazoned with their brand.

$256 million

Amount Panasonic is investing in a Tesla solar cell plant in Buffalo, N.Y. Panasonic has been a longtime supplier of batteries for Tesla vehicles, and with this deal Tesla is making a long-term purchase commitment.

$250

Amount a 6-year-old girl spent on her mother’s iPhone by using her sleeping mother’s fingerprint to access the Amazon app. Bethany Howell enabled the Amazon app’s oneclick ordering but had the app locked behind her fingerprint. Her daughter unlocked the app and purchased 13 Pokemonrelated items.

11,700

Number of Nevada applications for dispensing medical marijuana that were leaked by the government’s website. The information leaked included names, addresses, citizenship, height, weight, race, driver’s license numbers and Social Security numbers.

1 million

Square feet of a new cannabis business park in Massachusetts. AmeriCann, a Colorado medical marijuana company, plans to build this massive project this year.

Cycle Instructor Patrick Leahy, left, leads a class at The Ride cycling studio. (christopher devargas/staff)

There’s a ride for every fitness level Describe your business.

We are a premium indoor cycling studio specializing in classes for everyone with the best-trained instructors inside of a thoughtful space. What do you expect to be the best part about doing business in Las Vegas?

the ride Address: 4245 S. Grand Canyon Drive, Suite 116, Las Vegas Phone: 702-202-1229 Email: info@theridecycling.com Website: theridecycling.com Hours of operation: 6 a.m.-6:45 p.m. daily Owned/operated by: Milo Miloscia, Mark Cornelsen and Shannon McBeath In business since: Dec. 14, 2016

People outside of Las Vegas may not know this, but Las Vegas is a town that looks after its own. It’s been wonderful meeting people, and introducing people we already know, to a business that was created in Las Vegas for Las Vegans. What obstacles do you expect your business will need to overcome?

The two that come to mind are attracting outdoor riders and attracting those who don’t feel fit enough to ride. We worked hard to accomplish both. We use a bike company called Stages, which is well-known in the outdoor cycling world for its power meter. And we really are meant for everyone. For those who think the music is too much, we offer complimentary ear plugs. For those who think the seat is too small and uncomfortable, we promise you will get used to it but in the meantime, we offer comfortable gel seat cushions. How can Nevada improve its business climate?

We have a new respect for those doing business in Nevada, because it was a long, hard journey getting from the research-and-development stage to the time we opened — almost two years. We would suggest one location for every inspection and license you need.

What has been your hardest lesson in business?

Put everything in writing, even when you think you don’t need to, because with all that is going on you sometimes forget what you discussed. Tell us about the bikes.

The Stages SC3 bike is an incredible piece of machinery. When adjusted properly, it will not move, which was important to us. When trying out studios, one of our main issues was how unstable most bikes felt, which meant constant mid-workout adjustments had to be made. And then there is the technology. Without having to see any cables or chords, this bike communicates with its power meter via Bluetooth. It controls resistance by allowing the rider to shift instead of turning a knob. What techniques do instructors use to keep everyone motivated?

Our instructors are fun, which was very important. Getting out of bed at 5 a.m. is hard. If your workout isn’t enjoyable, challenging and inspiring, you aren’t going to last. We feared that finding instructors was going to be the hardest part of our journey. We are so lucky to have found an amazing group. They inspire us daily with their music choices, riding styles, personality and humanity. How does a beginner get involved?

We devoted a section of our website to the first-time rider. Come early, let us give you a tour and get you set up comfortably. Have an open mind and have fun.

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On Thomas Moore’s lasvegassun.com story “MGM Resorts’ self-parking fees begin on Thursday”: Maybe this is step one toward transitioning the Strip into a car-free zone. The casinos can use more of their property for hotels, gambling and dining. Perhaps a monorail will be installed on the Strip. — technoreaper When resort fees started, people said they would never stay at a property that had resort fees and that it would be the end of Vegas. Eventually all properties, including locals casinos, had resort fees. And Vegas is still here. — Steve46062 On Adam Candee’s lasvegassun.com story “Gold Butte designated a national monument”: Kudos and thanks to those involved. Native Americans have been traveling through the Gold Butte area for centuries. This benefits all. — DollarBill7 On Thomas Moore’s lasvegassun. com story “Nevada casino revenue down 1.5 percent in November”: I would like to see a correlation in six months between profit of the free-parking casinos vs. payto-park casinos. For a short trip, the impact is not that great, but it will add up quickly for a longer stay. — Oregon Native

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guest column: inimum wage has been a Effects Michelle Shriver hot topic in recent months, For businesses, a rising minimum wage particularly during the elecmakes it harder to maintain profitability tion season. Federal laws while protecting employees. Some options ensure minimum wage does not dip below include decreasing the number of employ$7.25 for hourly employees; however, individual states have ees per shift or increasing prices. In some cases, brands have mandates as well. There’s a high variance from state to state instituted automated services to cut down on staffing. when it comes to wage laws, and these regulations directly These changes have potential consequences when it affect businesses, employees and consumers. comes to customer satisfaction. Reducing the number of Everyone should follow minimum wage updates, since staff members can cause the quality of service to suffer, the law inadvertently affects the economy across entire while a surge in prices can have consumers looking for markets and populations. cheaper options. And while automated ordering is appropriate in certain situations, the possibility of making a personal connection is diminished. Nevada’s Minimum Wage Employers may find it helpful to outline goals and define The state’s minimum wage is $8.25 per hour without their roles within their industry. For example, a restaurant benefits and, different from many other states, there is no known for exceptional service knows that customers may tip credit. This credit would allow an employee to be paid a be willing to pay more for a memorable experience. This lower wage as long as tips made up the difference between restaurant may opt to increase the price of menu items the wage and the federal minimum wage. Although there while maintaining a full staff every shift. was no ballot measure this year, Nevada is one of eight states that may increase the minimum wage in 2017. An entertainment hub with so many restaurants, casinos, The Future hotels and attractions, the Strip draws millions of tourIncreasing minimum wage can be viewed through dozens ists each year. Any industry that relies heavily on hourly of lenses — that’s why it’s so important to stay up to speed. employees, including entertainment and hospitality, is The industries that are vital to the Strip may suffer if not directly affected by minimum wage laws, which means properly educated and prepared. every constituent will feel its effects — employers, workers, Michelle Shriver is regional developer for hospitality induscustomers, even vendors. try recruiting firm Patrice & Associates.

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Vetting casino games takes team of meticulous techies By thomas moore Staff Writer

Jim Barbee stood in the Gaming Control Board’s technical lab, a small utilitarian room filled with slot machines and video poker games blinking away, some with the doors open and their bill changers, video screens, slot reels and electronic guts on display. “The first two things you learn when you work here are one, how to turn off the sound,” Barbee said. “And the second is to make sure you get your money out when you’re done. If you leave it in, it’s gone and goes to the office doughnut fund. We haven’t had any doughnuts around here for a while.” Barbee is chief of the board’s technical division, which has a barbee number of roles when it comes to Nevada’s gaming regulations. One of them is approving new games and A $100 bill is fed into a slot machine. Slot machines modifications to existing casino games. accounted for 63 percent of the $11.1 billion won by As part of that process, it examines the games and Nevada casinos in 2015, according to the Nevada runs them through their paces. Hence the room full Gaming Control Board. (staff file) of various slots and video games. you poke your hand through it? We’ve seen cabinets Given the nature of today’s casino floor, it makes so thin you could bend them and get access to the sense that most members of Barbee’s staff of 26 bill changer.” have technical backgrounds. His direct reports inBarbee said there were a few major steps a manclude computer scientists, electrical engineers, IT ufacturer had to take to get a new game approved. auditors and a physicist. Everyone in the division The first is spending some time looking at the procan read software code and all of them understand posed game in the context of Nevada’s gaming regustatistics. lations, to head off any potential issues as early as In a typical year, Barbee said, his division tests possible. and approves approximately a dozen new games “The worst case is when someone comes to us and and 1,800 to 2,000 modifications to existing games. says, ‘Our product is already developed. Here it is,’ ” If the modification is simply changing the picBarbee said. “Unfortunately, the very first things tures on the slot machine’s glass, then there’s no people do usually don’t work right off the bat. They need for testing. But if a change alters game play, need to come talk to us early in the game-developthe payout, or could in any way possibly affect the ment process.” game’s outcome, it must be approved. After game manufacturers do their homework, “We check everything,” Barbee said. “We ask, they’re asked to provide the board with a white pa‘Does the modification present a risk to the paper about the proposed game. Then, the technical tron or can it be compromised by the patron?’ For division offers its input and the company develops example, would a thin plastic door on a game be a the game. problem? Can it allow the human body’s normal Once it’s ready, the manufacturer submits the electrical discharge to impact game play or, say, can

game for testing, which is conducted by one of two independent testing labs. The labs are responsible for ensuring the game works within Nevada’s regulatory structure, that it meets technical standards and that it adheres to the regulations that apply to that kind of game. “As the labs go through the certification process, we have a constant dialogue going on with them,” Barbee said. “Then, the technical certification comes through to us for final approval, and that can take the form of the game being on the casino floor for a limited basis for field trials.” After that, the three-member Gaming Control Board and then the five-member Nevada Gaming Commission have the final sign-off. That’s just for slots and video poker games. The enforcement division, Barbee said, handles table games. Barbee’s people do, however, conduct statistical analyses of table games to figure out what the hold percentage will be and to verify the game for fairness and susceptibility to compromise. The technical division also ensures the integrity of games once they are in the field. “We have teams of technicians — two teams in the south and one in the north,” Barbee said. “Every day, they come in and grab a list of locations and go out. We randomly inspect every gaming location in the state at least once every three years. We show up unannounced, open up the gaming equipment and verify it’s running approved software and operating as approved.” The technical division also supports the enforcement division when it’s investigating complaints or patron disputes, and the investigation division when it’s doing background checks of people applying for gaming licenses. “We will go with the investigators to the applicant’s place of business and capture information on their phones, computers and servers,” Barbee said. “We once found out that one fellow was conducting offshore illegal betting … so you can get all kinds of information that way.” In addition, the technical division helps the audit division monitor internal casino controls and even helps the enforcement division catch casino cheats by examining cheating methods and cheating devices if they’re confiscated.

Lobbyists hopeful of rapport with former casino owner in Oval Office By thomas moore Staff Writer

To gaming lobbyists, Donald Trump’s election is proof of at least this: The days of people looking askew at the casino industry are over. “A former casino owner was elected as president of the United States,” said Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association. “The act of owning casinos was never an issue. The active casino business was never called into question.” Freeman was speaking during a conference call to

reporters about a memo he had sent to the Trump transition team on behalf of the AGA. In the memo, he outlined a number of areas in which the gaming industry hopes to get the cooperation of the new administration. During the call, Freeman mentioned illegal gambling, infrastructure spending, tourism regulations and sports betting as issues on which the AGA hopes to work closely with Trump. Repealing the national ban on sports betting has been a goal of the AGA for some time. During a casino industry conference last year, the AGA spon-

sored panel sessions on the issue and promoted research it had done on the topic. Freeman said Trump’s election, along with growing acceptance of Las Vegas on the part of professional sports leagues such as the NFL and the NHL, was a positive sign that the country may be ready to revisit sports betting. “The president-elect was quoted as recently as a year ago on the Colin Cowherd show talking about the failed sports law,” Freeman said. “Everything’s coming together to support a regulated environment for sports betting.”

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Drone-testing range coming to Henderson By thomas moore Staff Writer

Hoping it will deliver new businesses, jobs and tax revenue, officials have broken ground on a drone-testing range in Henderson. The six-acre site, adjacent to Nevada State College, is a project of Henderson and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems, a nonprofit corporation created by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to promote the development of the drone industry. Called the Henderson Unmanned Vehicle Range, or HUVR, the site sits southeast of Nevada State College just off of Paradise Hills Drive. According to the NIAS, the site will feature a 150-foot runway, four vertical take-off and landing pads, an observation tower, a flight operations control center and a large netted drone area. Mark Barker, director of business development for NIAS, said the site would be used for what people in the drone industry call “smalls,” or drones that weigh less than 55 pounds. But that limit does not mean people who received a drone for Christmas can show up at the HUVR and expect to use the runway and other facilities. “When the NIAS and the state talk about drones, we’re really talking about the non-hobbyist kind of drones,” Barker said. “We focus on commercial entities and organizations, in some cases those tied with the Defense Department. “We have a variety of clients. Some have smaller drones, and some have others that are a few hundred pounds that fly at very high altitudes and need runways. So it’s about airframes and flight profiles, and we are there to provide logistic support to them.” In 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration designated Nevada as one of six sites intended to help integrate aerial drones into the system the FAA uses to manage the national airspace. HUVR is one of four ranges the NIAS operates in Nevada. Barbra Coffee, director of economic development and tourism for Henderson, said the city in general— the site near the college specifically — is ideal for a drone-testing range. “When we started talking to NIAS, one of the things they had mentioned was they would love a more convenient location, a more accessible location that would be closer to Las Vegas and to its amenities,” Coffee said. “It’s a location where a company can come in and be 15 minutes away from the Strip and do some testing and then be back to the Strip in an hour or two. “We told them we have some space at a 500-acre campus that’s also situated in a perfect spot in our community, right there in the southeast side where you’ve got space also immediately to the south of the campus next to lots of federal land.” The NIAS will help manage the site and ensure companies using it are following the law and FAA regulations. The site will never turn a profit. Neither Nevada nor the NIAS can charge people to use the airspace at the range or any of the others they help manage — that’s part of the agreement with the FAA. But it can and will charge for support services. “What we do provide and charge for are range fees to cover the costs and our labor, and whatever materials we need to support the flight operation,” Barker said. “Typically, we work with whatever entity actually owns the test range, and we vet the clients and then go out to the range with the clients and fly with them. We don’t necessarily fly the aircrafts, but we make sure they are following the rules.” While the range may never be a moneymaker on its own, Coffee still considers it a feather in Henderson’s economic cap. “It’s certainly the case that the drone industry is a growth industry,” she said. “And right as this industry sector emerges, all of us in terms of economic development want to be sure we’re positioned to attract our share. The industry provides great jobs and sustainable higherwage jobs. So it’s not surprising that everyone’s trying to find their niche in it.”

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Exceptions to Slots for Tots rule made for games marketed to adults because of nostalgic appeal by the rest of the country, if not the world,” Sandoval said. Controversy over a slot machine built on the TV-MA-rated cartoon “South Park” had sparked then-presidential contender Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to call on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether casino marketing practices were picking up where cigarette mascot Joe Camel left off, luring minors into a potentially addictive abyss. Sandoval and the Nevada Gaming Commission jumped into action to preempt federal activity and reaffirm that Nevada knew best how to regulate the gaming industry, even as casinos proliferated nationwide. But stroll through just about any Strip property today and you might hear Fred Flintstone bellowing “Yabba-dabba-doo!” Homer Simpson yelping “D’oh!” or Stewie Griffin declaring “Victory is mine!” Slot machines based on popular cartoons, sitcoms, reality shows and other Hollywood creations are increasingly common on casino floors. Games include “The Big Bang Theory,” “Game of Thrones,” “Orange Is the New Black,” “Ellen,” “Judge Judy,” “Pawn Stars,” “American Idol,” “The Voice,” “Titanic,” “Wacky Racers,” “Gremlins” and myriad other titles, old and new, from just about all genres. “You try to make games to appeal to the widest audience,” said Phil Gelber, senior vice president of product development for Scientific Games. “A good game is a good game, but people walk in with different expectations of what a game will deliver, so you have to design for all of them.” Branded games that draw from recognizable characters to inspire players have changed the look of casino floors. And in doing so, they’ve grown a model of third-party partnerships, with slots now considered an acceptable added revenue stream in the entertainment ecosystem, similar to toys, videos, books and other product spin-offs of licensable brands.

POP CULTURE CURIOSITY Branded games represent 1015 percent of Scientific Games’ slot portfolio, Gelber said. Overall, just under 25 percent of all slot themes are based on licensed or branded content and are occupying an increasing amount of casino space in the past five years, according to Jim Barbee, chief of the Gaming Control Board’s Technology Division. “Most slot players look for what’s new on the casino floor,” Gelber said. “Players are curious. If they like a certain show, they want to see how it’s adapted to slot play. A familiar face makes the games more approachable and more likely to be given a try.” Daren Perlstein, 53, and his wife, Sharon, were at Planet Hollywood on a recent Tuesday night playing “Game of Thrones,” a penny slot with wagers between $1.50 and $4.50 on each spin. “We’re huge fans. It’s our favorite show,” said Perlstein, a Los Angelesarea resident who was in town to shop for a house. They came to Planet Hollywood specifically to play this machine, they said, after noticing the game while walking through the Miracle Mile Shops the night before. “We’ve played it every day,” his wife added. “And we’ll play it tomorrow.” Perlstein said he had played similar machines before, “but once they got ‘Game of Thrones,’ I’ve been sticking to this one.” The size of branded game cabinets often is part of their appeal. With curved screens rising toward ceilings, surround-sound audio environments, and some with cushy vibrating chairs, these games attract the attention of players and potential players standing nearby. “You see a lot of those games with larger-than-life-style executions to pull people in,” Gelber said. “You usually see the brands on the games with bigger screens and bigger hardware. ... Putting the brand on it lowers the barrier of entry. We know when a brand is inner child, on page 15

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already popular, more people will try the game.” While the brand may be the initial draw, from there he said the game itself has to be good to keep players playing. “Slots stay on floors because they perform. The game’s got to be good to keep them there,” Gelber said. “Players vote with their wallets very easily in this day and age if the game doesn’t meet their expectations.” Nostalgia drew Michelle Brass from Carolina Beach, N.C., to a bank of “Wonder Woman” machines at the Cosmopolitan. “I love ‘Wonder Woman.’ I’m a child of the ’70s, so I had to play it,” Brass People try out “Game of Thrones”-themed slot machines at the Aristocrat said just before hitting a bonus and booth during the Global Gaming Expo in 2015. (steve marcus/staff) joining the machine in song. “Wonder Woman,” she sang, hands in the air, as “We’ve never had a machine on the floor that we’ve her credits tallied up. “I’m not a huge gambler by any had to pull because it was attracting kids like a moth means,” Brass said. “We’re here on to a flame. It just isn’t happening.” vacation before Christmas, just hav— A.G. Burnett, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board ing a good time. It’s fun when you win because you get to hear it go, ‘Wonder Woman.’ ” Underage gambling as a result of She said the game had kept her atOver the years, manufacturers learned youth-friendly themes simply is not a tention for nearly three hours of butwhat regulators had issues with, Gelproblem, he said. If it were, the board ton pressing. “I’m in for $90 after, and ber said, and the regulators did their has mechanisms in place to shut it right now am at $95. So that’s pretty job to make sure they could compete down immediately. good, I am up five bucks,” a financial with other entertainment offerings. assessment she punctuated with yet “If our games are nostalgic, they tend another rendition of the namesake to give us more leeway than they did 10 NEW AGE CONCERNS theme song. years ago,” Gelber said. “And we’ve had Keith Whyte, executive director “If you have a good game paired almost no problems in the last four or of the National Council on Problem with a good brand,” Gelber said, five years.” Gambling, agreed that initial con“that’s something that will probably In September 2015, the Gaming cerns over cartoonified slot play may stay around for a while.” Control Board revised, and the Nehave been overblown. vada Gaming Commission approved, a “Kids will be attracted to gambling slimmed-down version of Regulation no matter what,” Whyte said. “So the REWRITTEN RULES 14.025 as part of a broader regulatory themes don’t really make a differThe idea of combining popular overhaul that sought to bring gambling ence.” entertainment with slots began 20 regulation up to date with today’s inHowever, Whyte said he is conyears ago with “Wheel of Fortune.” terconnected world. cerned about “simulated” casinoThe game-show-cum-slot-machine “This was an attempt to streamline gambling efforts — many of which continues to rank, in terms of revenue the process of getting games approved,” are supported by similar third-party generation, as the most successful slot said A.G. Burnett, chairman of the branded relationships that “push” machine of all time. Gaming Control Board. “We elimiyouth-friendly content to mobile “Wheel of Fortune” proved the nated procedural hoops for addressphones with no regulatory oversight power of a good slot game paired with ing concerns while making it easier and little regard for implications for a known entity that appeals primarily for equipment manufacturers to solve problem gamblers. to adults. disagreements and address appeals. “The Wizard of Oz,” for example, is But it’s the appeal of nostalgia that But the same core principles apply,” he offered by Scientific Games for realallows a slot based on “Charlie and the said, noting that a product “currently money play but is similarly offered Chocolate Factory” on casino floors. and primarily” targeting youth of preby Zynga for play-money. These two With the initial Slots for Tots rule gambling age would be off-limits. different engagements of one popular instituted in 2000, the Nevada Gaming But really, he added, the Gaming brand illustrate potential pitfalls. Commission banned themes “based Control Board has seen few problems “Wizard of Oz” slots on Zynga is the on a product that is currently and priwith Nevada licensees creating games free-play gaming company’s most sucmarily intended or marketed for use by that bring underage players into casino cessful slot game and the 31st biggest persons under 21,” but made clear exenvironments. moneymaker of all games. It generceptions for cases where “the theme is “We’ve never had a machine on the ates about $50,000 a day, according attractive to adults because of its nosfloor that we’ve had to pull because to mobile-gaming industry monitor talgic appeal.” it was attracting kids like a moth to a ThinkGaming. Although the language of the regulaflame,” Burnett said. “It just isn’t hapPlayers can’t win money, but they tion didn’t change until 2015, interprepening.” can earn credits for additional playing tations of what the words meant did.

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time or features. Because such play is technically not gambling, “Wizard of Oz” can be marketed to players as young as 13 while operating outside the purview of regulators. “In the absence of regulation, they can do whatever the hell they want,” said Whyte, describing ads from companies outside the casino-gaming industry that celebrate addiction, encourage irresponsible play and provide game experiences that can be harmful for players who transition to real-money gambling without understanding they are not the same. Yet companies offering these games can convey a message through repetition, for example, that doubling your bet when losing leads to hitting a big jackpot. “When free-play games depict or closely resemble actual gambling games, they can act as advertising for a gambling product,” said Sally Gainsbury, a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney and editor of International Gambling Studies. This is where brands create a connection between nongambling freeplay games and real-money games, either online or in brick-and-mortar casinos, she said. “Not only does this constitute a gambling advertisement being visible to children, but young people are encouraged to interact with and spend money on these,” she said. Gambling research has shown that many social-casino games, or simulated gambling, are fueling the same physiological reactions as real gambling does, and thus create environments where young people are particularly vulnerable to the dangers. “The belief and misconception is that if there’s no money exchanged, it’s not gambling,” Gainsbury said. She said her research found that while branded slot games may not be able to reach kids and pull them into casinos, they are planting seeds that can blossom into future problem gambling. “The regulation always evolved — just like gaming and the gaming industry evolves, at an unbelievable pace, really.” Burnett said. “We do our best to keep up with that.” Those who opposed online gambling in its early days said they feared putting a casino in every living room. Now it seems the reality created by branded characters on slot machines is a living room in every casino. For slot machines that use these common and familiar characters, it’s not about marketing to children, but more about making adults feel like kids again.

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Calendar of events TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 CCRA Travel Commerce Network Las Vegas Area Chapter Meeting Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Total Wine Summerlin, 730 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Call 702-347-8921 Discuss business goals and challenges for 2017 while mingling with other travel professionals. Henderson Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: $30 for Henderson Chamber members; $50 for nonmembers; $10 for additional walk-ins Location: Sunset Station, Sunset Room, 1301 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Information: Call 702-565-8951 The topic of this monthly event will be “Building a More Educated Workforce: The 529 College Savings Program,” presented by Sheila Salehian, deputy treasurer of the Nevada State Treasurer’s Office. Biz 2 Biz networking event Time: 5-8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Davidoff of Geneva Cigar Bar at Fashion Show, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email andrew@davidoffbar.com This event is designed for professionals seeking new career opportunities and those looking to expand their professional network. Society for Marketing Professional Services Las Vegas Economic Outlook 2017 Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for SMPS members; $50 for nonmembers Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit smpslasvegas.com The featured speakers will be Perry Ursem, vice president of business retention and expansion for Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance; John Restrepo, consultant for RCG Economics; Patrick Sinnott, business development manager for the

City of Las Vegas Economic & Urban Development; and Lora Hendrickson, vice president of Radioactive Productions. Large Vision Business Network mixer kick-off expo for 2017 Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost Free Location: Suncoast, Grand Ballroom, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-639-6964 This event will showcase exhibits that highlight baby boomer business owners and services for Clark County consumers. There will be food and entertainment.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 Nevada Security Association January 2017 meeting Time: 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free registration; $25 for dinner Location: Gordon Biersch Restaurant, 3987 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-551-4672 Connect with local security professionals. Information Systems Security Association Las Vegas quarterly meeting: Purposeful Wanderings in a Cyber Career Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: Free for ISSA members; $30 non-members Location: Innevation Center, 6795 S. Edmond St., Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com Michael St. Vincent, chief information security officer at the Cosmopolitan, will lead a conversation on information security experiences. Southern Nevada Home Builders Association membership networking luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $25 Location: Sierra Gold, 6515 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas Information: Visit snhba.com Lobbyist Josh Hicks of the law firm McDonald Carano Wilson will present an overview of issues

for the 2017 Legislature regarding the homebuilding industry and business community. Las Vegas Home Buyer Symposium Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Innovative Real Estate Strategies, 2595 S. Cimarron Road, Suite 204, Las Vegas Information: Email mikekahn@outlook.com Join real estate experts and learn what you need to purchase a home and invest in real estate.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 Doing Business with the Federal Government and Its Primes Time: 1-5 p.m. Cost: $20 for Metro Chamber members; $25 for nonmembers; registration required Location: College of Southern Nevada, Building A, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas Information: Call 702-586-3851 Learn what it takes to launch your small business as a federal government/NASA supplier, subcontractor and/or service provider. Vegas Young Professionals fusion mixer at Public House Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $10 in advance/$15 at the door for VYP members; $15 in advance/$20 at the door for nonmembers Location: Public House at Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-586-3834 Connect with VYP members and other business professionals. Nonmembers must be between 21 and 39 years of age.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 BYU Management Society Luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $15 students; $30 BYU Management Society members & guests; $35 at the door Location: 7055 Lindell Road, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-878-9788 Ron Futrell, sports anchor for KTNV TV, will discuss sports, politics and technology.

Conventions

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Promotional Products Association International Expo

Mandalay Bay

Jan. 8-12

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ATD TechKnowledge Conference and Exposition

Caesars Palace

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1,200

WFG Continental Cup of Curling

Orleans

Jan. 12-15

7,500

World of Concrete

Las Vegas Convention Center

Jan. 17-20

60,000

Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show

Sands Expo and Convention Center

Jan. 17-20

64,500

Adult Entertainment Expo

Hard Rock Hotel

Jan. 18-21

25,000

International Surface Event

Mandalay Bay

Jan. 18-20

25,000

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BUSINESS LICENSES DJ Pana License type: Interjurisdictional

business Address: 5817 Windy Point Trail, Las Vegas Owner: Andrey Jose Leon David Howes Commercial Real Estate License type: Real estate firm Address: 401 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 202, Las Vegas Owner: Kris R. Watier and David Howes De La Rosa Pools License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 3436 Canter Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Benito and Maria De La Rosa Destinations Salon License type: Cosmetology Address: 3900 W. Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Ag-Icc Destinations One Oakey Owner Diamond Catering License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 918 S. Main St., Suite A, Las Vegas Owner: Maurice Jung Distinct Dwellings License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 2200 Sunland Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Cameron Mckinlay and Tina Cannon Divine Cafe License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 233 S. Fourth St., Las Vegas Owner: Ynie LLC Gary Dow License type: Teaching Address: 112 Hexham Court, Henderson Owner: Gary Dow Dulces Y Botanas La Hispana License type: General retail sales Address: 1560 N. Eastern Ave., Suite 2, Las Vegas Owner: Nancy Almazan Hernandez Eddie Fuse Corp. License type: Music Production Address: 830 Carnegie St., Henderson Owner: Did not disclose Edmundo Polo License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Edmundo Polo Elaine Tax Service License type: Bookkeeper/income tax preparer Address: 716 Antique Silver Ave., North Las Vegas

Owner: Elaine Lunar Elie Taylor Insurance Agency License type: Pro services - insurance Address: 5185 Camino Al Norte, North Las Vegas Owner: Elie Taylor Insurance Agency Ella Mental Swimwear License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Alyssa Ghessi Falafel Vegas License type: Restaurant Address: 318 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Falafel Vegas Gary S. Beck License type: Real estate sales Address: 1333 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Gary S. Beck Girl Collection License type: Topless Club Address: 2580 Highland Drive, Las Vegas Owner: IKMJ Joint Great Value Storage License type: Warehouse or storage Address: 1441 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: GVS Nevada Holdings Great Value Storage License type: Mini Warehouse Address: 1559 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: GVS Nevada Holdings Gregory Miller License type: Real estate sales Address: 10100 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Gregory Miller Grubs Tire Service License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 3457 Ringstar Road, North Las Vegas Owner: Grubs Tire Service Heaton Fontano License type: Pro services - legal Address: 5135 Camino Al Norte, North Las Vegas Owner: Heaton Fontano Honey Pink License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Eunice Vasquez I Love Oaxaca Mini Market License type: Food specialty store Address: 2245 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite E, Las Vegas Owner: Blanca P. Alcaraz Mendoza Interamerican Home Services License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Robert Andrew Aguirre

ISS Facility Services License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 2700 E. Patrick Lane, Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Jennifer Bonilla, Fergus O’Connell and Mauro Scigliano Isso & Hughes Law Firm License type: Law firm or law office Address: 720 Center St., Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Isso & Hughes James E. Ordowski Attorney at Law License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: James E. Ordowski James Wheeler License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: James Wheeler Kelly’s Liquors & Gaming License type: Tobacco dealer Address: 7002 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Kelly’s Liquors & Gaming L’Elysian LLC License type: Business support Address: 3341 Meade Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Benyamin Izhaky and David Makmil La Firma Communications & CS License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 4012 Linniki St., North Las Vegas Owner: La Firma Communications & CS Las Vegas Country Saloon License type: Tavern Address: 425 Fremont St., Suite 220, Las Vegas Owner: Hennesseys Las Vegas Las Vegas International Realty License type: Real estate firm Address: 10161 Park Run Drive, Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Mary Sue Perrine Laura E. Ahumada License type: Real estate sales Address: 1735 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Laura E. Ahumada PC Lowry’s Catering Inc License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 111, Las Vegas Owner: Robert W. Lowry Lucky Tax Services License type: Business support Address: Did not disclose Owner: Abel Escobar Ramirez Luxe Rust License type: General retail sales

Address: 1300 S. Main St., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Luxe Rust Luxury Event Center License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 5001 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 138, Las Vegas Owner: Luxury Event Center LV Lawn Tech License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 3201 Crawford St., Las Vegas Owner: Landscapes Resources Mike Handy Man License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Majid Karami Mize Pro-Tech Home Services License type: Property maintenance Address: 2312 Reddon Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Christopher and Hillary Mize Moneytree License type: Business support Address: 3380 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Moneytree Rose Marie Mumford License type: Reiki Master Address: 80 N. Pecos Road, Suite A, Henderson Owner: Rose Marie Mumford Niquisha Anderson License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Niquisha Anderson Red Moon Pizzeria License type: Restaurant/food court-service Address: 3523 N. Pecos Road, North Las Vegas Owner: Red Moon Pizzeria Red Rock Smoke Shop License type: Tobacco dealer Address: 10300 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 8, Las Vegas Owner: Red Rock Smokes Shop Rendon Handyman Services License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Hugo Rendon-Medina Residential Resources License type: Real estate Address: 269 Legno Court, Henderson Owner: Residential Resources Robert Arone License type: Real estate sales Address: 1735 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Robert Arone

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Records and Transactions Ronald Branson License type: Real estate sales Address: 5550 Painted Mirage Road, Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Ronald J. Branson Shavaughn R. Karrick License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 774 Helen St., Las Vegas Owner: Shavaughn Karrick Skinnyfats License type: Restaurant Address: 6475 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Ayala’s Inc. Sojourn Foundation License type: Nonprofit community services Address: Did not disclose Owner: MJ Maynard, Scott Marquis and Heather Grech Sothy’s Spa at Lucky Dragon License type: Massage establishment Address: 300 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Sothy’s USA South Strip Towing License type: Automobile towing service Address: 2024 Losee Road, Las Vegas Owner: Ken Lehman Enterprises Sunset Collision Center License type: Auto Body Shop Address: 710 Susanna Way, Henderson Owner: Extreme Car Works Talya Holdings Main St. License type: Rental property Address: 916 E. Carey Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Talya Holdings Main Street Teton Builders License type: Contractor Address: 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 450, Las Vegas Owner: Gold Medal Builders The Children’s Cabinet License type: Nonprofit community services Address: 6161 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 3, Las Vegas Owner: Kevin Sullivan and Chrissy Menicucci The International Team License type: Real estate firm Address: 7050 W. Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas Owner: Loic Pillon Tigran Sardaryan License type: Real estate sales Address: 7674 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 109, Las Vegas Owner: Tigran Sardaryan Timbers Bar & Grill

License type: Restaurant Address: 4061 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas Owner: R&A Ventures Timeless Furnishings License type: General retail sales Address: 3130 N. Rainbow Blvd., SuiteY3, Las Vegas Owner: Diego V. Castro Umami License type: Beer wine cooler on sale Address: 6640 N. Durango Drive, Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Umami Inc. Unitech Electronics Inc. License type: Alarm systems Address: 3126 W. Post Road, Las Vegas Owner: Unitech Electronics Vacation Hotpads License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 6221 Anaconda St., Las Vegas Owner: Vacation Hotpads Vassallo Pools License type: Contractor Address: 7465 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Joseph Vassallo Vegas Suspension & Offroad License type: Automotive garage Address: 3065 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 122, Las Vegas Owner: Chris Davenport Visiting Medical Clinic License type: Professional services - medical Address: 1180 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Amanda L. Aydin VMG Design License type: Metal fabrication and design Address: 461 E. Mission Drive, Henderson Owner: VMG Design X3 Management Services License type: Contractor Address: 2128 Auto Park Way, Las Vegas Owner: David Cranford 007 Collection License type: Manufacturing Address: 4700 Mitchell St., North Las Vegas Owner: 007 Collection 24 Hour Real Estate Inc. License type: Real estate firm Address: 1610 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: 24 Hour Real Estate 7 Eleven Store #29667C License type: Convenience store Address: 30 W. Wyoming Ave., Las

Vegas Owner: Padda & Sons Airtec Gases LLC License type: Interjurisdictional business Address: 2900 S. Highland Drive, Suite 19A, Las Vegas Owner: Airtec Gases Akop License type: Express or delivery service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Gripsime Akopian and Ovanes Akopian Amber D. Carrion License type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Amber Carrion Anahoret License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 5412 Del Rey Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Steve Ewaniuk Antigo Photography License type: Photography Address: 92 Rezzonico Drive, Henderson Owner: Steve Krahn Bacas National Transmission License type: Automotive garage (major) Address: 3030 Builders Ave., Las Vegas Owner: National Diffential Bailey Kennedy License type: Law firm or law office Address: 8984 Spanish Ridge Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Bailey Kennedy Be Kind Bail Bonds LLC License type: Bail Bond Broker Address: 612 S. Third St., Las Vegas Owner: Be Kind Bail Bonds Beyond Pest Control LLC License type: Trucking Address: 7322 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 206, Las Vegas Owner: Beyond Pest Control Botanicas Rosnell License type: General retail sales Address: 1560 N. Eastern Ave., Suite E2, Las Vegas Owner: Lucero Almazan Hernandez Brass Lounge License type: Tavern Address: 425 Fremont St., Suite 210, Las Vegas Owner: Hennesseys Las Vegas Bright Ideas Training Institute License type: Nonprofit community services Address: 2801 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 1 and 1B, Las Vegas Owner: Valencia Burch

Building Hope Nevada License type: Nonprofit community services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Angela Quinn Candid Salon License type: Barbershop and cosmetology establishment Address: 10271 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 107, Henderson Owner: Candid Salon Cano’s Battery License type: General retail sales Address: 3001 Contract Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Saul Cano and Maria G. Cano Care4Life License type: Residential home care provider Address: 430 S. 15th St., Las Vegas Owner: Corrino Holdings City View Real Estate Professionals License type: Real estate firm Address: 7884 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Octavio Escoto Clairbnb License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 427 S. 11th St., Suite 7, Las Vegas Owner: Clairissa Riccio Clear Vision Eye Centers License type: Medical office Address: 143 S. Water St., Henderson Owner: Pritchett Eye Care Club 27 LV License type: Professional promoter Address: 7930 Half Moon Point Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Club 27 LV Cockroach Theatre License type: Theater Address: 1025 S. First St., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Cockroach Inc. Cooper Levenson April Niedelma License type: Professional services Address: 1835 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Cooper Levenson Cram Valdez Brigman & Nelson License type: Professional services Address: 2451 S. Buffalo Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Derek Nelson, Roger Cram, Brent Valdez and Adam Brigman

BUILDING PERMITS $8,679,260, commercial 4980 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Martin Harris Construction

$625,036, commercial - remodel 10400 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson Eagle Holdings $238,827, residential - new x2 1008 and 1012 Bluebird Hill Ave., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $237,659, residential - production x2 2817 and 2825 Athena Hill Court, Henderson Greystone Nevada $228,565, residential - production 3143 Dalmazia Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada $220,827, residential - new x2 1013 and 1016 Bluebird Hill Ave., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $218,307, residential - production 2821 Athena Hill Court, Henderson Greystone Nevada $198,622, residential - production 233 Punto Di Vista Drive, Henderson Greystone Nevada $197,790, residential - production 709 Coastal Lagoon St., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek $194,097, single-family dwelling 9998 Chaparral Wind Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $194,097, single-family dwelling 9921 Peaceful Peaks Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $194,097, single-family dwelling 8382 Painted Walls St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $183,096, residential - production 940 Silverbell Ridge St., Henderson Greystone Nevada $179,769, residential - production 228 Punto Di Vista Drive, Henderson Greystone Nevada $179,547, residential - production 2093 Canvas Edge Drive, Henderson Toll Henderson $178,580, single-family dwelling 9618 Wildflower Vista Ave., Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada $170,000, restaurant shell 494 N. Stephanie St., Henderson Galileo Galleria $165,993, single-family dwelling 7287 Ellington Park St., Las Vegas

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Records and Transactions Toll North LV $161,914, residential - production 143 Fulgora St., Henderson KB Home Nevada $160,084, residential - production 949 Spring Haven St., Henderson Greystone Nevada $156,258, residential - production x2 2265 and 2273 Mundare Drive, Henderson DR Horton $155,618, residential - new 320 Tyler Texas Place, North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada

$115,669, residential - production 2543 Ballatore St., Henderson Toll Henderson $114,615, residential - production 2481 Fanano St., Henderson KB Home Inspirada $102,527, residential - production 720 Bollons Island St., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek $100,742, residential - new 3653 Starlight Ranch Ave., North Las Vegas Shalc Gc $100,000, tenant improvement 475 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas Shrader & Martinez Construction

$155,618, residential - new 7109 Whispering Falls Drive, North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada

$93,045, residential - production 1172 Strada Cristallo, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada

$150,000, single-family dwelling 5500 Mustang St., Las Vegas Cezar T. Jr III & Ludivina Magada

$91,626, electrical 7603 Grand Teton Drive, Las Vegas Robco Electric

$150,000, tenant improvement 5770 Centennial Center Blvd., Las Vegas Kalb Industries of Nevada

$90,354, residential - new 7113 Whispering Falls Drive, North Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada

$146,944, single-family dwelling 12271 Los Mares Lane, Las Vegas KB Home Nevada

$90,270, commercial - remodel 861 Coronado Center Drive, Suite 100, Henderson 2850 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy Holdings

$135,181, residential - new x2 1009 and 1017 Bluebird Hill Ave., North Las Vegas Pardee Homes of Nevada $134,910, residential - production x2 2261 and 2269 Mundare Drive, Henderson DR Horton $133,200, fence 3837 Bay Lake Trail, North Las Vegas Gibson Construction of NV $126,204, residential - production 2575 Ballatore St., Henderson Toll Henderson $124,319, residential - production 2445 Fanano St., Henderson KB Home Inspirada $120,956, rehab 812 Yankee Ave., North Las Vegas J&J Contracting $118,450, tenant improvement 750 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas RJ Loerwald Constion $116,833, residential - production 2579 Aggraziato St., Henderson Toll Henderson $115,891, residential - production 3036 Historic Horizon Ave., Henderson Beazer-Inspirada

$88,775, residential - production 721 Bollons Island St., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek $84,000, OTC 4107 Del Monte Ave., Las Vegas Menagh Roberta Lynn Living Trust $80,000, tenant improvement 1815 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Silver Creek Development $74,482, commercial 9107 Del Webb Blvd., Las Vegas LM Construction $74,482, tenant improvement 9107 Del Webb Blvd., Las Vegas LM Construction $70,000, disaster 10535 Laurelwood Lake Ave., Las Vegas HP Enterprises

Desert Springs Pools and Spas $40,000, commercial 6900 N. Durango Drive, Las Vegas SR Construction $40,000, pool and/or spa 5861 Gold Inlet Drive, Las Vegas Desert Springs Pools and Spas $40,000, pool and/or spa 313 Rezzo St., Las Vegas PN II $40,000, residential - remodel 141 E. Rochell Drive, Henderson Timothy Dustin & Christ Grantham $39,997, residential - addition 360 Waterwheel Falls Drive, Henderson Paul J. and Mihaela L. Castillo $37,500, tenant improvement 1910 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas American Precision Construction $33,000, commercial - remodel 170 N. Stephanie St., Henderson Henderson Beltway $29,999, commercial - remodel 2225 Village Walk Drive, Suite 191, Henderson Vestar Green Valley $29,568, electrical 7500 Cannock St., Las Vegas Pueblo Electrical Services $25,000, tenant improvement 420 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas Kalb Industries of Nevada $20,517, guest house 520 Inness Ave., Henderson Ortiz Yajhaira Anali $20,480, commercial - addition 5128 Camino Al Norte, North Las Vegas Allure Contracting Allure $20,056, pool and/or spa 1253 Jessie Road, Henderson Ryan S. and Jena J. Gifford $20,000, disaster 3905 Hartford Place, Las Vegas Panda Construction $20,000, OTC 1550 Western Ave., Las Vegas Diversified Demolition

$57,860, rehab 2305 Mountain Sunset Ave., North Las Vegas Stansberry Construction

$20,000, plumbing 1 Fremont St., Las Vegas Tre Builders

$49,998, garage residential 1551 Palomino Drive, Henderson Woodhall Mark

$20,000, tenant improvement 610 Crossbridge Drive, Las Vegas Nevada General Construction

$45,000, pool and/or spa 9802 Summer Bliss Ave., Las Vegas

$20,000, tenant improvement 4020 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas Vision Builders

$18,620, solar 4807 Spanish Wells Drive, North Las Vegas Radiant Solar Solutions of Nevada

$10,902, pool and/or spa 514 Landmark Lane, Henderson Diane L. Cooper Revocable Living Trust

$18,000, tenant improvement 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas RL Reed

$10,850, AVI 8575 W. Centennial Parkway, Las Vegas G&B Fence

$17,400, electrical 4080 N. Pecos Road, North Las Vegas Renegade Electric

$10,718, pool and/or spa 260 Hull St., Henderson David and Dawn Saulque

$17,355, electrical 1435 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas Fowler Electric $16,560, pool and/or spa 1049 Viale Placenza Place, Henderson Robert M. and Siew C. Moran $15,309, perimeter retaining wall 32 Costa Tropical Drive, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada $15,000, disaster 1905 Abbott St., Las Vegas Scott Jerry & Bridgett $15,000, residential - remodel 2063 High Mesa Drive, Henderson Malm Family Trust $15,000, single-family dwelling 6205 Newkirk Court, Las Vegas Hafen Development & Construction $14,343, perimeter wall 987 Twilight Glow Court, Henderson KB Home LV Talesera Hills $14,040, electrical 1716 E. St. Louis Ave., Las Vegas Centrair Electrical $12,500, tenant improvement 1901 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Mister Bear $12,000, OTC 8300 Arroyo Justin Ave., Las Vegas Yes Air Conditioning & Plumbing $12,000, single-family dwelling 1904 Cameron St., Las Vegas Cui Jinxiu $11,500, fireproof 2750 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas E&E Fire Protection $11,250, commercial - remodel 500 N. Stephanie St., Henderson Galileo Galleria $11,000, OTC 8228 Rusty Sandstone Court, Las Vegas Yes Air Conditioning & Plumbing

$10,060, residential - incident repair 449 Longtree Ave., Henderson Scott C. Chase $10,000, commercial 3350 Novat St., Las Vegas Vinco $10,000, commercial 2210 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Vinco $10,000, single-family dwelling 6665 Gazelle Drive, Las Vegas Better Place Construction $9,500, commercial 10490 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas Stuckey and Sons $9,500, OTC 1429 Patriot St., Las Vegas Yes Air Conditioning & Plumbing $9,500, tenant improvement 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas RL Reed $9,400, OTC 3232 Ridgecliff St., Las Vegas Yes Air Conditioning & Plumbing $9,000, OTC 5233 Glen Eagles Lane, Las Vegas Yes Air Conditioning & Plumbing $9,000, OTC 812 Ann Drive, Las Vegas Yes Air Conditioning & Plumbing $9,000, OTC 4829 Lawnwood Court, Las Vegas Yes Air Conditioning & Plumbing $9,000, tenant improvement 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas RL Reed $8,726, OTC 4636 Yellow Harbor St., Las Vegas Yes Air Conditioning & Plumbing $8,500, OTC 6181 Smoke Ranch Road, Las Vegas Yes Air Conditioning & Plumbing To receive a complete copy of Data Plus every week in Excel, please visit vegasinc.com/subscribe.

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Category: 2017 conventions (Ranked by number of expected attendees)

Convention

Dates

Expected attendees

1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b 9a 9b 11 12 13 14a 14b 16 17a 17b 19 20 21a 21b 21c

CES cesweb.org

Jan. 5-8

177,000

SEMA (Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week) semashow.com

Oct. 31 - Nov. 3

160,000

ConExpo-Con/Agg conexpoconagg.com

March 7-11

129,000

National Association of Broadcasters nabshow.com

April 24-27

103,000

MAGIC Marketplace Spring Show ubmfashion.com

Feb. 21-23

85,000

Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) shotshow.org

Jan. 17-20

64,500

International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition - AHR Expo ahrexpo.com

Jan. 30 - Feb. 1

60,000

World of Concrete worldofconcrete.com

Jan. 17-20

60,000

Las Vegas Market - Summer lasvegasmarket.com

July 30 - Aug. 3

50,000

Las Vegas Market - Winter lasvegasmarket.com

Jan. 22-26

50,000

ASD Las Vegas - March asdonline.com

March 19-22

46,000

2017 Pack Expo Las Vegas packexpolasvegas.com

Sept. 25-27

45,000

ASD Las Vegas - July/August asdonline.com

July 30 - Aug. 2

44,000

JCK Annual Trade Show lasvegas.jckonline.com

June 5-8

39,000

Nightclub and Bar Show ncbshow.com

March 28-29

39,000

RECon icsc.org

May 22-24

37,000

Cosmoprof North America cosmoprofnorthamerica.com

July 9-11

30,000

National Hardware Show nationalhardwareshow.com

May 9-11

30,000

International Security Conference - ISC West iscwest.com

April 4-7

29,000

G2E: Global Gaming Expo globalgamingexpo.com

Oct. 3-5

26,000

Adult Entertainment Expo - AVN Adult Expo adultentertainmentexpo.com

Jan. 18-21

25,000

Interbike Expo interbike.com

Sept. 20-22

25,000

International Esthetics Cosmetics & Spa Conference International Beauty Show Las Vegas ibslasvegas.com

June 24-26

25,000

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National Business Aviation Association, Inc. - Annual Meeting & Convention nbaa.org

Oct. 10-12

25,000

The International Surface Event tisewest.com

Jan. 18-20

25,000

Licensing International Expo licensingexpo.com

May 23-25

24,000

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