- Stories
- Justice Department alleges Las Vegas casino discriminated against non-citizens
- Monday, June 4, 2012
- The U.S. Justice Department is suing the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas over allegations the property discriminated against non-U.S. citizen job applicants and employees over a five-year period.
- Former Las Vegas gaming executive settles SEC insider trading suit
- Monday, June 4, 2012
- Former Las Vegas gaming executive R. Brooke Dunn has agreed to pay a fine of $181,594 to settle a federal complaint alleging he was involved in an illegal insider stock trading incident.
- Points to be aware of in HOA scandal
- Sunday, June 3, 2012
- The number of defendants in the criminal case involving HOA corruption could eventually top 50, making this one of the larger criminal schemes in Las Vegas history. But to put things in perspective, there are 2,356 homeowner associations in Clark County and 2,979 statewide, meaning just a small fraction were affected by the scam.
- HOA scandal involving millions of dollars and thousands of homes cuts wide swath across Las Vegas Valley
- Sunday, June 3, 2012
- In 2006, condominium owners in Las Vegas’ Vistana community were accused by a lawyer of dreaming up wild, Oliver Stone-like conspiracy theories as they complained about corruption in their community association. After six years, more than two dozen guilty plea deals and four untimely deaths among witnesses or participants, the Vistana owners say they have been vindicated.
- Former Southern Nevada businessman targeted in SEC fraud lawsuit
- Friday, June 1, 2012
- A timeshare and real estate Ponzi scheme operating partly out of Henderson and Las Vegas bilked some 1,200 investors out of $163 million, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges in a new lawsuit.
- Casino game-testing company expanding Las Vegas operations
- Friday, June 1, 2012
- Capitalizing on the growth of the physical and online casino industry and new private gaming device-testing opportunities, Las Vegas-based BMM International is expanding its operations.
- Details on real estate agents' roles in HOA fraud revealed
- Friday, June 1, 2012
- New details surfaced Thursday — including on the role of real estate agents — in the long-running criminal investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas-area homeowner associations.
- Las Vegas businessman files $310 million personal bankruptcy
- Thursday, May 31, 2012
- In 2008, developer Rick L. Burton’s company boasted in a news release that it had out-bid Wynn Resorts Ltd. and Las Vegas Sands Corp. for the right to develop a private air terminal at McCarran International Airport.
- Nevada remains top state for foreclosure-related home sales
- Thursday, May 31, 2012
- Nevada continues to lead the nation in the percentage of home sales tied to foreclosures, new data show. Foreclosure data provider RealtyTrac reported Wednesday that during the first quarter of this year, 12,405 homes sold in Nevada were in the pre-foreclosure process or had already been foreclosed on.
- Fitch downgrades North Las Vegas debt
- Friday, May 25, 2012
- The financial struggles of North Las Vegas have not gone unnoticed on Wall Street, where one company downgraded certain city debt on Friday.
Blog Entries
- Commentary: Is Righthaven about to get some payback?
- Tuesday, April 19, 2011
- Did Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC play a federal judge last year? And is it now payback time for the judge? That’s the question raised in two orders issued last week.
- After Righthaven defies judge, observers question company's motives
- Friday, April 15, 2011
- Some Righthaven LLC watchers are wondering if the Las Vegas company is plotting to have the judge handling all of its Colorado copyright lawsuits disqualified from presiding over those cases.
- Commentary: Righthaven suit continues to backfire, new suits filed
- Wednesday, March 30, 2011
- Righthaven LLC's lawsuit against journalist Eriq Gardner backfired in more ways than one.
- Report on AP corrected, new Righthaven suits filed
- Friday, March 25, 2011
- Here's an update to yesterday's blog about The Associated Press launching a news licensing/royalty venture.
- Report: AP to proceed in licensing content without Righthaven
- Thursday, March 24, 2011
- A column today on the Corporate Counsel/law.com website suggests The Associated Press is beefing up efforts for news creators to be paid for their work -- but in doing so won't be working with Las Vegas copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC.
- Three Righthaven copyright suits closed, one opened
- Thursday, March 24, 2011
- For Las Vegas copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC, today's news so far is pretty much the same story as Tuesday: A new lawsuit has been filed, while two more lawsuits were dismissed after Righthaven failed to show the defendants were served.
- Two Righthaven suits dismissed for lack of service, new suit filed
- Tuesday, March 22, 2011
- Neither adverse publicity nor unfavorable court rulings are deterring copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas from filing new lawsuits. On Monday, it filed at least its 251st lawsuit.
- PR problem widens for Righthaven with N.C. blogger's demand for attorney's fees
- Tuesday, March 22, 2011
- Righthaven LLC copyright infringement lawsuit defendant Brian D. Hill's attorneys filed a 56-page motion for dismissal on Monday -- and as a kicker asked the court to require Righthaven to pay their fees as a penalty.
- Righthaven lawsuits backfire, reduce protections for newspapers
- Saturday, March 19, 2011
- One year ago, U.S. newspapers and broadcasters could feel confident they controlled the news content they created. It was understood that competing and special-interest websites couldn't appropriate that content and post it without authorization.
- UNLV's tourney matchup brings Nevada added attention in Chicago area
- Sunday, March 13, 2011
- It appears the Nevada Development Authority's timing couldn't have been better Friday in launching a recruiting drive targeting Chicago-area businesses.




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