Shrimp consumption in Las Vegas is
more than 60,000 pounds a day -- higher than the rest of the United States
combined; it would take 288 years for one person to spend one night in every
hotel room in Las Vegas;
about 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each
day; to drive from Los Angeles, California to Reno, Nevada
the direction traveled is northwest; Samuel Clemens took the penname
"Mark Twain" while a reporter working for the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, Nevada in 1862; the
longest running show in Las Vegas is
the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino -- it opened in 1959.
Did you know?
In March 1931, Governor Fred Balzar signed into law the bill
legalizing gambling in the state of Nevada; the Silver State has more mountain
ranges than any other state, with its highest point being the 13,145 feet
Boundary Peak near its west-central border; Nevada is the largest
gold-producing state in the nation, second in the world only to South Africa;
Frank Sinatra once owned the Cal-Neva Lodge at Lake Tahoe's Crystal Bay. It is
possible to stand in both Nevada and California inside the Cal-Neva's lobby
lounge, and in its swimming pool.
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World Tourism News
Each weekday morning before 10:00 a.m. you can find all the world tourism news that can or will impact the Nevada tourism economy right here in the News Section. Stories are maintained within 'News' for one week, thereafter they are placed into the 'news archives' section for easy reference. We invite you to look every morning and see what you may have been missing.
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Tourism, Gaming and Tax Revenue
CASINO EARNINGS: Regional markets boost Boyd
HOWARD STUTZ, LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL (5/7/09) Casino company narrows loss for first quarter. -- Boyd Gaming Corp. officials found
themselves in the unique position Wednesday to comment on any economic
recovery the company is experiencing in multiple gaming markets.
Local deals plentiful as tourism industry gears for ‘Staycation II’
RICHARD VELOTTA, IN BUSINESS LAS VEGAS (5/5/09) -- With school out in a month and self-imposed deadlines to book summer
travel rapidly closing in, some economists say it’s looking more and
more like summer 2009 is going to be Staycation II. Or a naycation.
CARA MCCOY, LAS VEGAS SUN (5/5/09) -- Finally -- a "worst of" list that Las Vegas isn't topping.
A recent study by Forbes magazine indicates the suffering Las Vegas economy is likely to rebound, as are
the economies of other Sun Belt cities, such as Phoenix and cities in
Florida.
HOWARD STUTZ, LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL (5/7/09)
RICHARD VELOTTA, IN BUSINESS LAS VEGAS (5/5/09) -- With school out in a month and self-imposed deadlines to book summer
travel rapidly closing in, some economists say it’s looking more and
more like summer 2009 is going to be Staycation II. Or a naycation.
CARA MCCOY, LAS VEGAS SUN (5/5/09) -- Finally -- a "worst of" list that Las Vegas isn't topping.
