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              Senior Reporter covering gaming, tourism & sports business for @TheNVIndy Recipient of Foley Medill Medal from @MedillSchool https://t.co/4mW4AX71ZG
              
              Las Vegas, Nevada
            
            
              
              Joined May 2009
            
            
           Per a spokesperson for Nevada's Administrative Office of the Courts, Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Douglas Herndon is seeking re-election in 2026. Please see our 2025 Election Tracker. @TheNVIndy
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            thenevadaindependent.com
              The Nevada Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news and opinion website founded in 2017 by veteran political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston. The site and its supporting channels are...
            
                
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             Nevada gaming revenue resumed its decline in September after a few months of positive numbers, while airline traffic continued to fall. Analysts attribute it to perceptions that Vegas isn’t a good deal and bad blood internationally. @howardstutz reports: 
          
            
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              Resort operators acknowledged some prices were “over their skis” and said they’ve responded to customer complaints, but defend Vegas as a great value.
            
                
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             Updated with a statement from @JosephMLombardo. The Assembly speaker says, he doesn’t “intend to take no for a F****ing answer.” Yeager said there is no more important issue than to fully fund SNAP benefits via @tabitha_mueller @TheNVIndy
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              Democratic Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager said there is no more important issue than fully funding SNAP benefits. A fiscal emergency would unlock a $1.3B reserve fund.
            
                
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             Vegas Strip gaming revenue falls in September as tourism, airline traffic keeps tumbling Resort operators acknowledged some prices were “over their skis” and said they’ve responded to customer complaints, but defend Vegas as a great value. @TheNVIndy
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              Resort operators acknowledged some prices were “over their skis” and said they’ve responded to customer complaints, but defend Vegas as a great value.
            
                
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             Top Nevada lawmaker asks for fiscal emergency to fund SNAP ‘by any means necessary’ Assembly Speaker Yeager said there is no more important issue than fully funding SNAP benefits. A fiscal emergency unlocks a $1.3B reserve. via @tabitha_mueller @TheNVIndy
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              Democratic Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager said there is no more important issue than fully funding SNAP benefits. A fiscal emergency would unlock a $1.3B reserve fund.
            
                
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             "This is not the time to back away from these high standards. Gaming historically has been and should continue to be a highly regulated industry with safeguards in place to protect consumers and promote integrity." - MGM CEO Bill Hornbuckle @MGMResortsIntl @BetMGM 2/2 @TheNVIndy
          
          
                
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             On the company's Q3 earnings call, MGM CEO Bill Hornbuckle cautioned about prediction markets, saying sports betting is well-regulated. MGM operates sports betting business BetMGM in the U.S. and Canada. 1/2 @MGMResortsIntl
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             Las Vegas visitor volume declined for the ninth straight month, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Through September, almost 2.5 million fewer people have visited Las Vegas compared to the same 9 months in 2024. @TheNVIndy via @LVCVA
          
          
                
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             In this week’s Indy Gaming: 📈 One prediction market leaves Nevada as others double down ✈️ Coming soon: Vegas-to-Paris direct flights 🚧 Orleans remodel coming soon? Read the article by @howardstutz and subscribe to our newsletter: 
          
            
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              DraftKings buys a prediction market company, while another said it will end its business in the Silver State (for now). Also, Air France is coming to Vegas.
            
                
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             Indy Gaming: As one prediction market leaves Nevada, others double down DraftKings buys a prediction market company, while another said it will end its business in the Silver State (for now). Also, Air France is coming to Vegas. @TheNVIndy
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              DraftKings buys a prediction market company, while another said it will end its business in the Silver State (for now). Also, Air France is coming to Vegas.
            
                
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             September was the first month gaming revenue declined on the Strip since May: Strip down 5.5% to $687.8M - Note: baccarat revenue declined 42.7% in the month. Statewide gaming revenue also declined for the first time since May. @TheNVIndy Per @NevadaGCB
          
          
                
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             Where was the big drop in international travel at @LASairport? Canada - Air Canada down 18.4%; WestJet down 44.3% Mexico - Aero Mexico down 11.2% 2/2 @thenvindy
          
          
                
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             Another down month for @LASairport Despite the Labor Day holiday, September saw an overall decline of 6.4% - 4.75M passengers - Domestic down 6.1% - International was off 13.5 % - the largest single-month decline since the pandemic - The 9-month total down 4.7% 1/2 @TheNVIndy
          
          
                
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             Nevada wasn’t first on the 2024 presidential calendar. Will 2028 be different? Democratic insiders met Monday to decide how they’ll set the order of the early 2028 primaries, putting Nevada back in the running. Via @MiniRacker
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              Democratic insiders met Monday to decide how they’ll set the order of the early 2028 primaries, kicking off another opportunity for Nevada to claim the first slot on the calendar.
            
                
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             Shows you how tired I was … 11:50 pm 😂😂 
          
          
                
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             11:50 am in the bottom of the 18th inning, Freddie Freeman wins it for the @Dodgers #WorldSeries
          
          
                
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             Retiring Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Rob Goldstein to sell off “some or all” of his company shares before transitioning to an advisor role in March. SEC filing: Goldstein owns 300,000 shares. LVS closed at $59.44 Via Inside Asian Gaming  https://t.co/l4AdPZVhP6 
          
          
            
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              Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Corp Chairman and CEO, Robert Goldstein, has sold off 300,000 shares of common stock in the
            
                
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             Report: UAE to offer up to one online gaming license for each of its seven emirates, mirroring land-based model via Inside Asian Gaming  https://t.co/iDtzcAO98U 
          
          
            
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              The UAE’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) will follow the model in place for its burgeoning land-based casino industry
            
                
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             Legislative, executive branch intend to funnel funds to food banks to address SNAP crisis Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro has said legislative efforts will likely provide “short term relief.” Via @tabitha_mueller @TheNVIndy
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              Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro has said legislative efforts will likely provide “short term relief.”
            
                
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             Why has Musk’s Boring Co. quietly been buying real estate along Las Vegas Loop? Is construction along Boring Co.’s Las Vegas Loop part of Elon Musk’s master plan? Or, as critics say, a gamble with long odds? via @Oona_Milliken @TheNVIndy
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              Is construction along Boring Co.’s Las Vegas Loop part of Elon Musk’s master plan? Or, as critics say, a gamble with long odds?
            
                
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