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A man operates a joy stick for a skill-based game on an IGT slot machine during the 2012 Global Gaming Expo at the Sands Expo Center. (steve marcus/staff file)

Betting on yourself An attorney representing gaming manufacturers talks about regulating skill-based slot machines By J.D. Morris | Staff Writer

Coming soon to Nevada casinos: slot machines that feel a lot like arcade or video games. Âś The Nevada Gaming Commission recently approved regulations for skill-based slot machines in an effort to help the casino industry appeal to younger, more technologically savvy customers. The regulations create three categories: traditional chance skill- base d slots, Continue d on page 15

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Amount downtown Las Vegas gaming revenue increased from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2015. Operators attributed the growth to increased visitation, ongoing reinvestment and area improvements.

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The CEO of Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada discusses the need for improved public transportation infrastructure in the Las Vegas Valley, as well as the area’s water needs and her organization’s emphasis on creating future leaders for America. THE NOTES People on the move, P4

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Sam Nicholson says his firm, which manages commercial real estate development, construction and design, thrives because of a culture of trust and teamwork. TALKING POINTS What you should know about EMV liability shift, P7

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VINTAGE VEGAS: LIBERACE, AN ICONIC PERFORMER Born Wladziu Valentino Liberace in 1919, Liberace widely was known as Mr. Showmanship. A native of West Allis, Wisc., the pianist played at high-end supper clubs across the nation for more than a decade before landing at the Last Frontier in the mid-1940s on the Strip. He played in most of the valley’s showrooms during his 40-year career, and

like many resident headliners made Las Vegas his home. In addition to his spirited, headstrong personality, his glitzy, over-the-top costumes became his trademark. A victim of AIDS, Liberace died Feb. 4, 1987, but his life and showmanship continue to be celebrated today. — REBECCA CLIFFORD-CRUZ

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Melonie Ducre Johnson is general manager of the Gold Strike. Johnson oversees day-to-day operations of the property and johnson provides strategic direction for all divisions. Nevada Chief Justice James W. Hardesty is second vice president and a member of the board of directors for the Conference of Chief Justices, hardesty made up of chief justices from the 50 states, Guam and the Virgin Islands. Hardesty is the first Nevada chief justice to be elected an officer and the fourth to be elected to the board.

formed the Women’s Business Council of Southern Nevada, which offers educational opportunities, business meetings and community outreach.

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Jim DeVries is a Clark County Credit Union mortgage manager. April Durand-Ramos, Paola TenorioAcosta and Kelli Turner are member services representatives. Carol Bishop is an extension educator for University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. Bonnie Levenbishop berg is senior enterprise account executive at Cox Business. Brenda Coleman is branch manager at Nevada State Bank, 1501 W. Warm Springs Road, Henderson. Kristen Orthman is Sen. Harry coleman Reid’s communications director. Reid’s previous communications director, Adam Jentleson, will be deputy chief of staff for communications.

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Dr. Stephanie Ashman specializes in medical management at Southwest Medical’s Tenaya Health Center, 2716 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas. Dr. Glenn Irwin specializes in adult medicine at Southwest Medical’s Lake Mead Health Center, 270 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson. Dr. Lauren Maxham specializes in internal medicine at Southwest Medical’s Montecito Health Center, 7061 Grand Montecito Parkway, Las Vegas. Dr. Sandra Pagnussat specializes in rheumatology at Southwest Medical’s Flamingo Health Center, 5580 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas. Dr. Khursheeda Pathan specializes in pediatrics at Southwest Medical’s Nellis Health Center, 420 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas. Dr. Chaorui Tian specializes in gastroenterology at Southwest Medical’s Charleston/Rancho Health Center, 2316 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas. Heather Daines Harlan is human resources business partner at Sundance Helicopters. Brett Surenne is Interblock’s service manager harlan for the Asia Pacific region, and Steve Yates is sales manager for the New South Wales territory.

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Marc Golan is chief financial officer of Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza, Sammy’s Restaurant & Bar, Sammy’s Restaurant + Bar, Roppongi golan Restaurant & Sushi Bar and Table 89. Tommy Reed is a Meadows Bank senior new accounts representative. Aaron Phillips, Ricky Cash and John Stiles bought Vegas reed All Net Radio, an Internet radio station, from Lotus Broadcasting. Programs can be heard at vegasallnetradio.com. Adrienne Packer is a public information officer at the Nevada Department of Transportation. Sunrise Children’s Foundation and the Hydrant Club chose Jennifer Bradley as their public and community relations consultant. Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corp., will open a commercial banking office at Town Square. Aric Graham, senior vice president of commercial banking and regional director, will head the office. Ralph Capristo and Joseph Kucik will be relationship managers. Former U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford’s R&R Resources+ will lead the brand marketing effort for MGM National Harbor, a $1.3 billion gaming resort being developed in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Lisa Santwer and Nicole Wolf are cochairwomen of the Las Vegas HEALS communications council. Santwer is the director of marketing and public relations at Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, and Wolf is director of marketing and communication at Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Las Vegas HEALS (Health, Education, Advocacy and Leadership in Southern Nevada) is a nonprofit, membership association for

people in the health care community. A cardiac rehabilitation program is available at Desert Springs Hospital. The program uses education, personalized exercise plans and encouragement to strengthen the heart and encourage people to adopt healthier lifestyles, said Larren Wallace, Desert Springs’ director of cardiopulmonary services. The Nevada Small Business Development Center designed a training program, Assess, License, Launch, that targets people at the idea and pre-business stages of development. “The assessment process, at the least, should tell someone if going forward has a shot before spending their time, energy and money,” said Kathy Carrico, Nevada training director. Treasure Island and Miomni Gaming launched a sports betting app, available on Android and iOS. Valley Bank of Nevada opened a business loan center at 4343 E. Sunset Road, Henderson. WGU Nevada added a bachelor of science in business — health care management program to its offerings. The curriculum was developed in conjunction with health care leaders from HCA Healthcare, NorthShore University HealthSystem and Accolade. Vegas PBS won a national PBS Development Award for its workforce training program. The initiative provides job training and education to Nevadans while assisting the state in its economic diversification efforts. Paid for by support from community partners, grants and tuition fees, the program offers more than 5,000 online personal enrichment, continuing education and professional development courses and 330 career certifications. Registration includes more than 125,000 students annually. Digital Lizard, a Creel Printing company, will double its printing capacity and extend its services with a new fulfillment operation. Digital Lizard’s equipment purchase includes a second HP Indigo W7250 Digital Press for its Las Vegas facility and two HP Indigo 7800 Digital Presses for its Hayden, Idaho, plant. The company will add a 40,000-square-foot building to its Las Vegas plant, turning the space into a high-tech fulfillment center. New services will include comprehensive data/asset utilization, inventory management, intelligent mailing and other value-driving services. The company also will bring foil stamping capabilities in-house. The Golden Tiki hired one7 communications as its public relations agency of record. The Ipec Events Venue opened at 6590 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas. The facility offers 20,000 square feet of space for groups of 50 to 720 and includes overnight accommodations for up to 200 people.

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Q&A with Liz Ortenburger

Molding the next generation of female leaders Liz Ortenburger, CEO of Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, recently organized the Desserts Before Dinner fundraiser, which included entertainment, a silent auction and nine desserts inspired by Girl Scout cookies. The cookies, while perhaps the most recognizable aspect of the organization, are just a small part of what Girl Scouts do. Ortenburger, among other tasks, is overseeing a new model — Super Troops — to help expand the brand and provide membership access to more children in Southern Nevada. What is the best business advice you’ve received, and from whom did it come? Do something every day that makes someone else feel good. This came from a Brownie Girl Scout. Also, “Don’t get cooked in the squat,” advice from Zig Ziglar that came to me by way of my former boss. In a nutshell, it means you should take action when you’ve decided what you want to do, rather than becoming paralyzed by indecision. If you could change one thing about Southern Nevada, what would it be? Better, faster, cleaner rapid transit. It may not seem like that affects Girl Scouts, but we have lots of girls who commute to troop meetings or events on rapid transit, and I personally would like to see it as a viable form of commuting. I think it is right for Southern Nevada, Girl Scouts and our planet. What’s the biggest issue facing Southern Nevada and its residents? Water. We spend a lot of time exploring the world of water with our Girl Scouts. We look at conservation, pollution and recycling programs to help them take action on projects they find important. I am always amazed at how much even our Daisy Girl Scouts are aware of our water situation as a community. What has been your most exciting professional project to date? Dealing with a delivery model that is more than 100 years old. And working to make it functional in our unique local environment and be a platform to provide a solution nationally is exciting. Girl Scouts are known for their community activities and cookies, but what else do you want people to know about the

Liz Ortenburger is a driving force behind the success of Southern Nevada Girl Scouts. (christopher Devargas/staff)

organization? Girl Scouts is on the forefront of creating the next generation of amazing female leaders. Through alumni research, we know girls who participated are more likely to be engaged in civic issues, more likely to vote, more likely to give back to their communities in time and dollars, and most importantly, are more likely to have a feeling of fulfillment in their lives than their non-Girl Scout peers. Today, Girl Scouts is more relevant than ever with badges and programs promoting healthy lifestyles, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), financial literacy, advocacy and the outdoors, along with softer skills about being a friend, giving back and taking action. What do you do after work? Is there an after work? The great

thing about being passionate about what you do is it becomes a lifestyle choice. I have a very supportive family, and we often drive up to Girl Scout resident camp or head out to a camporee in the evenings to see what great things our troops are doing. I love anything outdoors with my family. Describe your management style. I like to think of my management style as fluid to fit the situation I am in. In Girl Scouting, if you aren’t collaborating with our volunteers, you aren’t doing it right. It is a constant conversation to ensure we as an organization are supporting our girls and our volunteers first. What is your dream job, outside of your current field? If I had to choose, I probably would

pick professional athlete. I ran cross country and track in college and miss that competitive outlet from time to time. Whom do you admire and why? All of our amazing Girl Scout volunteers. They have their hearts in the right place and want to work hard to improve the movement. Where do you like to go for business lunches? Triple George has great food and private booths. What is something people might not know about you? I was not a Girl Scout growing up. I was lucky to be surrounded by supportive role models in formal and informal roles, but I never had the opportunity to be a Girl Scout.

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by the numbers

40,200 Number of jobs Nevada employers added from August 2014 to August 2015. The state’s job-formation rate of 3.3 percent easily beat the U.S. growth rate of 2.1 percent.

$30 million Cost of Speed Vegas, a 1.5-mile high-end racetrack being built near Sloan. The project has been in the works for four years and is slated to open in 2016.

4 PT’s locations scheduled to open next year in Las Vegas.

100 Workers expected to be hired at the new PT’s locations.

36 percent Share of tourists polled in a 2014 Las Vegas Conventions and Visitors Authority survey who said they visited downtown, up 6 percent from the previous year.

645 Homes statewide that were seized by creditors in August, up 56 percent from July and more than 230 percent from August 2014, according to RealtyTrac.

4.8 Percent Decrease nationally in the sales of existing homes in August, according to the National Association of Realtors.

2.3 Million Number of homes available for sale nationally in August, a 1.7 percent decrease from a year earlier.

30,000 Jobs Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to eliminate over the next three years as it spins off a technology division focused on software, consulting and data analysis.

Sam Nicholson is owner and president of Grand Canyon Development Partners, which assists people and companies in developing commercial real estate projects. (steve marcus/staff)

Trust and teamwork lead to success You developed the Grand Bazaar Shops at Bally’s. What special considerations did that project require?

The owners were looking for a unique look and feel that would keep customers coming back. The project has a vibe and experience during the day and at night. The nighttime sound and light show is unique to the Grand Bazaar Shops.

Grand Canyon Development Partners Address: 6841 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 103, Las Vegas Phone: 702-492-5300 Email: snicholson@grandcanyoninc.com Website: grandcanyoninc.com Hours of operation: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Owned/operated by: Sam Nicholson In business since: 2005

You recently began working on a pro bono project, a Southern Nevada Children First facility. Tell us about that and your pro bono work in the community.

Our company and employees believe in giving back to the community. Southern Nevada Children First provides significant benefits to our community by addressing the needs of homeless, pregnant and parenting youths throughout the area. We provided program and project management services, and solicited business partners who donated goods and services for the remodel of their new facility. We also run our own nonprofit organization, the Keep it Alive Foundation, that supports teens by providing leadership and personal development training, along with awarding annual scholarships to a graduating high school senior going into the field of education.

warded for great work. My job is to maintain and to continue improving that culture by hiring the right people and providing them with constant training. What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?

There are really no extraordinary challenges associated with Las Vegas. Other cities and states that we have done business in have their own unique challenges. Every organization and regulatory agency is slowly recovering from a difficult economy and starting to ramp up for what looks like positive years to come. What is the best part about doing business here?

The “can-do” attitude of many businesses in the community. We really enjoy working with firms that are creative and willing to do what’s best for the client. What obstacles has your business overcome?

The recession caused us to reinvent ourselves and offer more services. In addition to development and construction management, we also provide tenant coordination for our retail clients, design management, LEED certification studies, and partnering and team-building sessions for the construction industry. How can Nevada improve its business climate?

What’s the most important part of your job?

The culture of our firm is what has made us successful. Ours is a culture of trust and teamwork, holding everyone on the team accountable to their commitments and where everyone on the team contributes and provides input in an atmosphere where we are challenged and re-

By attracting new businesses and professionals to the state. This could be in the form of improved schools and education for families, occupational training, economic incentives for new industries, reduced burdens on small businesses and revitalization of economically depressed areas.

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guest column: transactions even more secure. ave you heard about the kate wright impending EMV chip card n What changes Oct. 1? Today, credit conversion? card companies are liable for credit If not, you’re not alone. A and debit card fraud on card-present recent Wells Fargo/Gallup survey revealed transactions. On Oct. 1, the liability for fewer than half (49 percent) of business owners who accept fraud will shift. Beginning then, either the card issuer or the point-of-sale card payments are aware of the liability shift merchant who does not support EMV will assume liability coming in October. for counterfeit card transactions. But just 29 percent of business owners say they plan to n What are the benefits of switching to EMV? There upgrade their point-of-sale credit card terminals to accept are many upsides to EMVincluding reduced risk of fraud, EMV chip cards before the deadline, and 21 percent said fewer financial risks and more methods of payment. they never plan to upgrade. n What do small businesses need to know? If you In other countries, card-present fraud was reduced don’t have EMV-enabled payment equipment, talk with by 84 percent with EMV chip and PIN implementation, your payment provider about upgrade options. Your according to Visa and EMVCo studies. Since converting to business may require a simple software update; additional EMV chip technology, there has been a 69 percent decrease peripheral, such as an EMV-compatible PIN pad. in card-present fraud in the United Kingdom, an 80 percent While the liability shift may mean new technology, decrease in Brazil and an 84 percent decrease in Malaysia. different processing and additional costs for many businesses, card fraud is expensive. If your business is liable n What is EMV chip card technology, and why is it for card fraud, it could significantly affect your bottom line more secure? EMV chip card technology helps protect and reputation, and lead to lost time and money disputing consumers and merchants against counterfeit fraud fraudulent claims. by encoding cardholder information in an encrypted So while switching to EMV technology may seem microchip that changes with every transaction. This cumbersome, continued reliance on less secure, magnetic makes EMV chip-enabled cards more difficult to stripe technology isn’t worth the risk. counterfeit than traditional magnetic swipe cards. Most Kate Wright is a district manager at Wells Fargo in issuers also may require either a PIN or a signature for Southern Nevada. additional cardholder authorization, making card-present

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‘We’re trying to stop the decay’: Effort to fuel redevelopment begins with Sahara Decatur Plaza By eli segall Staff Writer

At Sahara Decatur Plaza, a oncebustling strip mall, Circuit City’s doors are locked (“Store closing sale,” a sign still says, several years after the retailer shut down) and used-car dealer Charlie Cheap Car hawks vehicles in the parking lot (“No credit? Bad credit? OK!” a banner says). Meanwhile, an armed security guard hangs out with a guy at the base of a staircase leading to the plaza’s second floor, where the only apparent tenant is an Asian massage parlor. The strip mall, at the southwest corner of Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard, is by no means empty — tenants include Aloha Kitchen, Mary’s Hash House, GQ Cuts and the Battery Source. But it’s laced with vacancies and, according to some workers there, gets thin foot traffic. The center used to be “absolutely packed,” but without an anchor tenant, “there’s absolutely zero people coming in,” one worker said. Asked to gauge the plaza’s health, the worker said: “What health? There is no health. There’s nothing.” Redevelopment activists, however, want to change that, in an effort to boost commerce and a sense of community in the valley. Architect Bob Fielden moved to Las Vegas in 1964 and, since then, people here have “done a great job of building an economy but a lousy job of building a community with any sense of quality of life for the people who live here,” he said. As the population moved to the valley’s edges, plenty of people stayed in the inner core, in places that once were considered suburban but now are viewed as urban. Their landscape, however, bears little resemblance to more typical urban neighborhoods in cities such as Chicago, San Francisco or New York that are packed with people, retail, jobs and mass transit, and where it’s easy to live without a car. Fielden, owner of Hendersonbased RAFI Architecture, wants to change that. Through his role at the Urban Land Institute — he’s chairman of its Nevada district council’s smart-growth committee — Fielden is working with Hope Home Foundation and real estate group Commercial Alliance on a redevelopment initiative. They want to rejuvenate the valley’s inner rings by spurring new

Sahara Decatur Plaza is a sprawling strip mall with several vacancies at the southwest corner of Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard. (l.e. baskow)

projects — such as filling strip malls’ massive parking lots with housing — and expanding public transit. To boost awareness of the initiative, they hosted several events recently at Sahara Decatur Plaza, including a bicycle parade, farmers market, dog adoptions and cultural performances. The goal was to showcase the “potential for vibrancy” in a “blighted area” and encourage community involvement. Fielden, a 77-year-old Texas native who lives near the shopping center, spoke with VEGAS INC about the project. How did this project start? This started more than four years ago through the Urban Land Institute-Nevada. We had a program on rebooting Las Vegas. We were in the midst of one of the greatest recessions we had ever been exposed to, and at the same time, we had all of these suburbs pushing farther and farther out. And they’re not neighborhoods; they’re subdivisions. There’s no sense of home or quality of life, other than that they’re new and may be touted as very prestigious. But what about the other people who live here? We started looking into what we could do to help the common guy and looked in our neighborhood. Las Vegas isn’t the only place where former suburbs now are seen as urban neighborhoods. These are some of the oldest neighborhoods in the valley, and they’re the ones with declining commercial values. We’ve done very little to reinvest there because we’ve spent our money

developing new suburbs. Rather than having everything turn into a ghetto, ULI’s idea was, if we could create a model that the county and the cities could use to attack these arterial crossings, if we could do that on one intersection, you could take that model to others. All we have, along the arterials, are continuous commercials strips, and the housing kind of falls in between. If you’re in a place like Wrigleyville in Chicago, you can walk everywhere. If we can get people into that kind of setting, then they can get rid of their cars. Every car they get rid of, they’re saving $10,000 a year. There’s a lot you can do with $10,000, but you don’t have that car. In order to make that work, you need a public transit system like Chicago’s to get you across the city. Why start by focusing on Sahara and Decatur? We looked at 20 or 30 areas that might be able to support more public transit. But at Sahara and Decatur, the northern half of the intersection is in Las Vegas city limits, and the southern half is in Clark County. The city and county have never had a good relationship working together, so we thought if we could get them involved in some pilot project together, we could rework that model for Las Vegas and North Las Vegas; Las Vegas and Henderson; and Clark County and Henderson. That way, we can start thinking of ourselves as more of a metropolitan center, to think more globally than we have in the past. The valley is filled with strip malls that have huge parking

lots, often barely filled with cars. Is the goal to redevelop those properties? You hit the nail on the head. We were thinking, how do you center a neighborhood? Las Vegas is on a 1-mile-by-1-mile grid. If you take Sahara and Decatur, we want everything within walking distance, a quartermile away from where you live. The idea is to repurpose the plazas and have them become more global in nature, in the sense that they provide the goods and services and jobs that can be used by people who live in that neighborhood, so they can walk to the pharmacy, the doctor, church, the park. We’d take those big, empty shopping-center parking lots and revamp them with additional housing. Hopefully if we jump that density 50 to 75 percent greater than what we have, it will adequately support public transit. We’re trying to stop the decay. How has the Sahara/Decatur intersection changed? It was a prestigious neighborhood. The best restaurants in town were at the northeast corner, the best bars in town. If you were a single, white-collar guy looking for a date, that’s where all the real estate agents and attorneys accumulated after 5 p.m. It had great food, high-dollar dining. That’s how it was until the mid- to late ’90s, and then it just started declining. Longs Drugs was in there, and when they pulled out, it just started the vacuum and everything else started leaving. Vons left a few years ago. We have a new Mexican market that’s moved in, El Super; they’ve got some of the best produce in town. In the area, we’ve got two Mormon churches, a Baptist church, a Spanish-speaking Baptist church, an Ethiopian church, a Korean Baptist church, a Buddhist temple. It’s really a rich cultural setting. We want to build upon that. How would you describe the intersection now? If Summerlin were a B, it would be no better than a C+. It’s empty. Who wants to go someplace and you’re the only car in the parking lot? There’s so much opportunity there. We have to do something to stop the hemorrhaging. If we don’t, they’ll end up like places in east Las Vegas or North Las Vegas simply because no one has cared enough to try to save it.

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Nevada lithium will help power Tesla By daniel rothberg Staff Writer

In early September, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company was pursuing Nevada sources of lithium for use in its battery factory near Reno. It didn’t take long for Musk’s claim to prove true, as a Nevada lithium operation announced recently it would be supplying the electric car company with an element critical in the production of its batteries. That announcement was welcome news for critics who fretted that the state would be left behind after Tesla had signed a deal in August to obtain lithium from northern Mexico. The company received more than $1 billion in state tax incentives to construct its factory in Nevada. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, left, shakes hands with Gov. State Sen. Tick Segerblom tweeted: “Musk is a man Brian Sandoval in 2014 after Nevada was announced of his word!” as the new site for a $5 billion car battery factory. Under the agreement, Tesla will purchase lithium (associated press file) hydroxide from Pure Energy Minerals, a company dedeal does not preclude Tesla from pursuing sources in veloping a lithium brine project a three-and-a-half hour addition to the two deals it has announced. The Gigadrive from the Tesla Gigafactory. The deal is contingent factory is expected to require 15,000 tons of lithium on Pure Energy Minerals, based in Vancouver, British per year when fully operational, which is expected to Columbia, bringing the project to completion. If it were occur by 2020. to do so, Tesla has agreed to purchase lithium at belowEdward Anderson, CEO of TRU Group, a company market costs for five years. that consults on lithium projects, said he was sur“Pure Energy is aligned with both Tesla’s and the prised Tesla signed the agreement. He said lithium state of Nevada’s development objectives, and we resources from brine were limited and called the hope to positively contribute to Nevada’s booming chance of a successful operation in Clayton Valley clean-energy-based economy,” said Pure Energy Minslim. erals CEO Robert Mintak. “(The prospects) certainly do not excite,” Anderson Pure Energy Minerals’ lithium operation in Claysaid, adding that Nevada’s lithium economy had been ton Valley is in the early stages. It’s located in the same overhyped: “There is a great danger that investors, inbasin as Silver Peak, the only operating lithium mine cluding perhaps Tesla, are moving too quickly without in the United States. Pure Energy Minerals estimates proper knowledge of what they’re getting.” lithium deposits there total 816,000 metric tons. The

Nevada’s foreclosure rate climbs back to No. 1 By eli segall Staff Writer

For the first time in almost a year, Nevada is back on top of America’s foreclosure heap as lenders repossess a rising number of homes. One in every 507 homes statewide received a foreclosure-related filing in August, up 16 percent from July and 4 percent from August 2014, according to a report from RealtyTrac. Nevada’s foreclosure rate was highest in the country and more than double the U.S. average. One in every 1,205 homes nationally had a foreclosure filing in August, down 12 percent from July and 6 percent year-over-year. RealtyTrac, based in Irvine, Calif., counts default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions for the report. It was the Silver State’s first time in the dubious No. 1 spot since September 2014, RealtyTrac said. Nevada, however, is no stranger there. Its foreclosure rate was highest in the country for more than five years until March 2012 after the collapse of the oncebooming real estate market. The past few years, Nevada has returned at times to the No. 1 spot and consistently been one of the hard-

est-hit states each month. Among metro areas, Las Vegas tied with Rockford, Ill., and Fayetteville, N.C., for the eighth-highest foreclosure rate in the country, with one in every 565 homes receiving a filing. Atlantic City, N.J., pummeled by a rash of casino closures — four of its 12 casinos shut down last year, wiping out a reported 8,000 jobs — was No. 1, with 1 in every 307 homes receiving a foreclosure filing in August. Nevada was hit recently by a wave of repossessions. Creditors seized 645 homes statewide in August, up 54 percent from July and more than 230 percent from August 2014, RealtyTrac reported. Most of the repos — 523 — were in the Las Vegas area. At first glance, the rise in repossessions seems like a return to the darkest days of the recession, when thousands of people a month were losing their homes in the valley. But industry pros have said that banks — perhaps pushed by a Nevada Supreme Court ruling last fall that upheld homeowners associations’ repossession powers — are starting to clear the pipeline that filled during the recession, when new laws drastically slowed the foreclosure process on delinquent borrowers by requiring more paperwork from banks.

Gambler who turned $50 into $40 million gets blacklisted By j.d. morris Staff Writer

The famous Nevada “black book,” a list of individuals barred from entering any of the state’s casinos, has received its latest entry. The Nevada Gaming Commission approved placing Anargyros Karabourniotis, also known as Archie Karas, on the list at a recent meeting. Commissioners agreed that Karabourniotis fulfilled multiple requirements necessary for inclusion on the list, including having committed a “crime involving moral turpitude.” Karabourniotis is known for a threeyear gambling streak in which he reportedly turned $50 into $40 million, which he subsequently lost. According to the Los Angeles Times, Karabourniotis pleaded guilty in 2014 to one count of burglary for entering a casino intending to cheat. He was sentenced to three years of probation for marking cards at a casino in San Diego County, the Times reported. In general, once individuals are placed on the list, they remain there until death.

Democrats hype Heather Murren for congressional run By kyle roerink Staff Writer

After a long wait, leading Democrats are beginning to rally around a candidate to take on GOP state Sen. Michael Roberson in the 2016 congressional election: Heather Murren. Murren is best known as co-founder of the Nevada Cancer Institute and for her work in finance. She is married to MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren. Sen. Harry Reid and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee recently touted her as a candidate, although Murren has not yet announced whether she would be running. “Heather is exactly the type of person Nevada needs representing it,” Reid said. “She will be a tremendous and formidable candidate for Congress.” Republican Joe Heck will vacate the 3rd District seat to run for the Senate.

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Investors buy 64 condo units in high-rise on Strip By eli segall Staff Writer

San Diego-based investors have scooped up dozens of units in a north Strip residential tower in the valley’s latest bulk condo purchase. Pathfinder Partners, which buys boom-era properties that ran into problems after the economy tanked, paid about $18.1 million for 64 units in Sky Las Vegas. The cash deal closed Sept. 10. A 45-story luxury high-rise, Sky is across the street from the mothballed Fontainebleau resort. Pathfinder picked up the remaining units that never sold after the 409-unit tower opened in 2007. The units, along with empty commercial space on the second and third floors of Sky, were listed for sale in April at a price of “best offer.” Investors paid about $190 per square foot in a bulk purchase of condos at the Pathfinder did not buy the commer- 45-story Sky Las Vegas on the north side of the Strip. (eli segall/staff) cial space, which totals about 28,600 then just 22 from 2008 through 2014, use the condos as crash pads for Las square feet. an average of about three per year, Vegas getaways. Sky, 2700 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Clark County records indicate. Polger did not say what the asking has concierge service, valet parking, Pathfinder paid about $190 per prices might be, but he said the marindoor racquetball, billiards, a putsquare foot for its units. By compariket is improving, and he noted that ting green and a dog run. son, some buyers paid $600 to $700 condo towers aren’t being built in Las The bulk deal is Pathfinder’s first per square foot for condos there beVegas, limiting his competition. acquisition in Las Vegas, co-founder fore the market collapsed. Moreover, bulk purchases in highLorne Polger said, but perhaps not its For several years, the north Strip rises don’t come along every day. last. Pathfinder is under contract for has had less foot traffic and com“There aren’t too many of these opanother residential acquisition here, merce than other parts of the resort portunities left, frankly,” Polger said. but Polger declined to give details. corridor, due in no small part to A former real estate lawyer who Polger said he’d “been looking for abandoned, partly built resorts and helped launch Pathfinder in 2006, nine years” to do a deal in the vallarge swaths of empty land where Polger says his group owns more than ley, though despite making offers on other projects never materialized. 3,000 rental units. The company has properties, he “never finished first.” But now, with projects opening and focused on projects that were “built He said his units at Sky are being in the pipeline, the area seems poised at the height of the cycle” and slid rented, and as their leases expire, his to rebound. into “troubled situations” he said. group will renovate them. He wants SLS Las Vegas opened last year in Sky’s developers, M. Aaron Yashto sell them, “most likely” starting the shell of the former Sahara, alouafar and David Pourbaba, never next year, but he doesn’t plan to list though it’s struggled financially — lost their project to foreclosure. But them all at once, which could push the resort lost $84 million in the first sales volume and prices fell sharply down prices on himself. half of 2015, and retailers have closed after the bubble burst. Potential buyers include investors, shop. They sold about 300 units in 2007, full-time residents and people who

Construction doesn’t appear to have made much progress at Resorts World Las Vegas, but owner Genting Group, a Malaysian casino powerhouse, says it plans to spend billions transforming the once-mothballed Echelon project into an 87-acre Chinese-themed megaresort. Also, across the street from SLS, investors opened a 33-acre outdoor festival grounds in May. The first event there was concert series Rock in Rio USA. “It’s perfect market timing for Lorne,” said CBRE Group broker Charles Moore, who represented Sky’s developers in the sale. Other buyers have gobbled up large quantities of condos in the past few years. As with Sky Las Vegas, the buildings opened as for-sale condo complexes but after the recession hit, units were rented out. Investors bought 427 units at Veer Towers on the Strip in late 2012 for $119 million cash. A year later, investors bought units at the Ogden and Juhl — two downtown high-rises — as well as One Las Vegas, Loft 5 and Spanish Palms Condominiums for $237 million combined. The buyers launched sales efforts at Veer, the Ogden and Spanish Palms. The bulk sale at Veer amounted to about $300 per square foot, roughly 58 percent higher than Pathfinder’s purchase. Veer, however, is in the heart of the Strip, surrounded by shopping and resorts. Amenities near Sky include the tower’s ground-floor CVS drugstore, Moore said. And as CBRE broker Marlene Fujita, who worked with Moore on the sale, pointed out, the building has an unsightly neighbor. “You can’t help but look out Sky and look at Fontainebleau,” she said.

Uber, Lyft drivers ticketed for operating at Las Vegas airport By daniel rothberg Staff Writer

Clark County has issued at least 237 misdemeanor citations to Uber and Lyft drivers for operating on airport property without permission, commissioners were informed in an email from the county manager. The citations for unauthorized loading or unloading carry a fine of $100, which can be reduced to $50 if paid within 10 days, county officials

say. Failure to pay results in the Department of Motor Vehicles being notified, delaying registration until payment is made, officials say. After a heated meeting recently, Clark County commissioners denied issuing Uber and Lyft temporary business licenses. Commissioners are unlikely to reconsider the matter until a hearing on Oct. 20. Defying the commission, the companies began offering rides Sept. 15.

Although state regulators approved the ride-hailing services the previous day, the county asserted the companies could not operate without a local business license. County officials say they need to create a new licensing category for Uber and Lyft, a process that could take a month. Meantime, the District Attorney’s Office is exploring legal options the county could take against the ride-hail-

ing services for operating unlicensed. The citations came after the District Attorney’s Office sent a warning letter to lawyers for the ride-hailing services. The letter emphasized Clark County’s position and asked that Uber and Lyft refrain from operating at airport property, which includes the McCarran Rent-A-Car Center and the Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Jean and Overton airports.

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Legislation allowing skill-based games on casino floors has opened up numerous possibilities games, skill games in which a player’s ability determines the outcome, and hybrid games in which a combination of chance and skill affect the result. The skill-based rules have been in the works for months, after the state Legislature approved a bill directing regulators to encourage “innovative, alternative and advanced technology” in casino games. The measure was pushed by the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers, which represents slot machine companies. Possibilities created by the regulations are on the minds of many industry leaders as they converge in Las Vegas for the annual Global Gaming Expo. To get a better sense of the practicalities surrounding the new skill games, VEGAS INC spoke with Dan Reaser, an attorney at Fennemore Craig who has represented the gaming manufacturers association. What are the most significant aspects of Nevada’s approach to skill-based slots, and what sorts of opportunities do you see the games creating? Many of the concepts that have made their way into actual regulations were concepts vetted in the Legislature. Those include the use of identifiers, and I think that is probably one of the most unique aspects of the regulation process and regulation scheme as it now exists. The identifiers allow the game developer and designer to customize a skill or hybrid game so that attributes about the player can determine what kind of game will be presented, the pay table it will be associated with, the payback and the rules of play. Those may be different for somebody who has a player’s card or a certain rating. It may be based on brand loyalty — whether you frequent a particular casino and have played there. It may be based on the fact that you downloaded a nongaming video game on your iPad and played it, and that same theme is in a slot machine. Another unique aspect of the regulations as they have come out, and as the technical standards will flesh out, is the ability to have in-session features inside of a game. So if you’re playing, you may be presented the opportunity for a fee — not a wager but a fee — to customize an avatar. You may be pre-

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“They could play an electronic version of Jenga. Or there could be six or eight drivers in a competitive driving game where they’re looking at the same screen and they each have a steering wheel that’s mounted on the game.”

sented, through the use of an identifier and this in-session feature concept, the ability to select an additional or a different weapon. You may be able to customize your car in a racing game. The third big change the Gaming Commission adopted is a different set of standards for skill games’ prize pools compared with chance games. Maybe you can win part of a prize pool if you get so many points in a skill game. Instead of an all-or-nothing kind of situation, there will be a different set of standards in the skill and hybrid area. The regulations also allow for competitions, right? They do. Regulators anticipate two kinds of competitions. The first is a multiplayer game, a single slot machine with several player locations where six or eight people can sit at the same gaming device and play either collaboratively or competitively. Perhaps they could play an electronic version of Jenga. Or there could be six or eight drivers in a competitive driving game where they’re looking at the same screen and they each have a steering wheel that’s mounted on the game. The second concept of competition is a multiplayer system-based game, where you could have any number of players enroll from gaming devices into a common game run by a server. An example of that would be a military combat game such as “Call of Duty” that could have several people playing, either on a property or among properties, in a single round. The regulations also don’t prevent other types of competition. These are just the ones described and discussed as the rules were being developed. How does the casino know it won’t have a bunch of players who are so good the casino

won’t make any money? The 75 percent payback rule that exists today has been continued in these regulations; that has not changed. That 25 percent house advantage still will be subject, as it is today, to operator control. Some licensees get certified that they have the loosest slots in town because they set the win percentage higher than 75 percent, maybe as much as 95 percent. Those controls still will be available. What should game makers keep in mind when developing products like this? There are probably three levels of challenge the manufacturing community is going to have. The first will be the process of getting these technical standards done. You’re not necessarily going to be able to take off the shelf some very popular video game and immediately translate it into something you can put into a gaming device. There are going to be some mathematical and game design challenges in moving those concepts into the gaming arena. Challenge No. 2 is finding what I would call the holy grail kinds of games that really will take off. There are thousands of video games, but there’s data game designers can use to say “ ‘Candy Crush’ is really popular, so a ‘Candy Crush’ kind of game should be a theme.” A sub-part of that is: What games in multiplayer context will be successful or not? The third challenge will be the value proposition. Today, play on a gaming device is rapid — the turnover is quick, the number of plays per minute are high, and the revenue generated is related to how fast and how long people play. Skill games are going to be different. They’re going to be lon-

ger play — three minutes maybe, five minutes for a whole game session, and it’s not just what people are wagering. The skill and the hybrid games will have other in-session features that generate revenue Will social media be integrated into the machines? The draft technical standards provide for social media platforms to be incorporated. For example, the screen on a slot machine may be capable of allowing the player to log into Facebook or send a tweet or an email, provided the interface does not have any influence over the game. There’s not any real dispute over the standards or how it will be done; I think the issue will be how soon the player will want that service. I think it’s likely that the social media platform will show up in multiplayer system-based games first, because you want to be able to Facebook your friends who might be at a casino and say, “Hey, do you want to play a round of ‘Words With Friends?’ ” I think some manufacturers think they’re going to just have that capability built into the machine, and whether the casino operators enable it or not will be up to them. How close are we to seeing these games on casino floors? I expect the technical standards will get through the Control Board approval process most likely in October; if not, early November. Once the regulations and the technical standards are in place, that will provide the level of guidance the manufacturers need to configure prototypes and put them into the lab. My best estimate is we probably will see games submitted to the lab in the first quarter of 2016. The lab tests the machines to make sure the IT is correctly operating, and intellectual property and the systems and all the math is correct. I suspect in the second quarter of 2016 some of those games will make it to field trial. You’ll have a limited number of them at a limited number of casinos for 30 to 90 days. Once they meet field trial approval, they can get final game approvals. So I would say third quarter, this time next year, some of these games should be readily available.

Secondhand smoke knows no boundaries. When people smoke near entrances and exits to businesses and other public places, it can pose a serious health risk to others. Did you know secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, including hundreds that are toxic and about 70 that can cause cancer? If you’re a smoker, think twice the next time you light up near an entrance, exit, or window – because when you smoke, everyone smokes with you. To learn more about smoking near entrances and exits of businesses and other public places, visit gethealthyclarkcounty.org. If you’re a business owner and would like to implement a policy to limit smoking outside of your business, call 702-759-1270. You can also call for FREE No Smoking signage.

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Calendar of events Tuesday, Sept. 29 Urban Land Institute Nevada: Las Vegas medical district Time: Check-in begins 7:30 a.m. Cost: $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers Location: Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas Information: Visit nevada.uli.org Learn about the latest plans for Las Vegas’ medical district and the UNLV School of Medicine. Barbara Atkinson, planning dean of the medical school, is scheduled to attend. “Made in Henderson” manufacturing panel discussion Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $25 for members, $45 for nonmembers Location: Hilton Lake Las Vegas, 1610 Lake Las Vegas Parkway, Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com A panel of local manufacturers, moderated by Nevada State College President Bart Patterson, will discuss product lines, logistics, workforce and why Henderson is a great place for development.

Wednesday, Sept. 30 Design-Build Institute of America luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers, $20 for owners/public agencies, free for student members, $10 for students nonmembers Location: Cili at Bali Hai Golf Club, 5160 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit dbiawpr.org/news-events/events Mark Hobaica, Henderson’s city architect, will discuss his experience leading several local projects, including City Hall. Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce: Business After Hours Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Nevada Health Centers, 1799 Mount Mariah Drive, Second floor, Las Vegas

Information: Visit lvchamber.com Learn about community resources, grow your network and create new business opportunities while enjoying cocktails and snacks.

Thursday, Oct. 1 Roadmap to Success workshop: “Minimizing Liability in the Employment Relationship, From Hiring to Termination” Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free for Henderson Chamber members, $25 for nonmembers, additional $10 for walk-ins Location: Henderson Business Resource Center, 112 S. Water St., Henderson Information: Visit hendersonchamber.com Deanna Brinkerhoff, an attorney at Holland and Hart, will discuss how to avoid liability in hiring practices, effective employee investigations and discipline, and how to avoid legal landmines in employee terminations. Houldsworth, Russo & Company: “Tips for Long-term Planning and Investing” Time: 7:30 a.m. Cost: Free for clients, $35 for nonclients Location: Houldsworth, Russo and Company offices, 875 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit trusthrc.com Certified financial planner Cheryl Constantino will discuss market volatility and long-term planning and investing. Stirling Club luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $26 Location: Gordon Biersch, 3987 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Email merrinpr@lvcoxmail.com Gail Marie Beckman, a crossword puzzle designer, will discuss how she got started in the puzzle business and what it was like growing up a “word nerd.”

Friday, Oct. 2 Southern Nevada forum Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Cost: Free

Location: Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St., Las Vegas Information: Visit lvchamber.com Southern Nevada lawmakers, government officials, business leaders and stakeholders will discuss priorities for the 2017 legislative session. Nevada Policy Research Institute 24th anniversary celebration Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $275 for individuals, $500 for couples Location: Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit npri.org The keynote speaker will be Neal McCluskey, director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute. McCluskey is author of “Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples and Compromises American Education.” “Legal Issues for Nevada Businesses” Time: 8 a.m.-noon Cost: Free Location: InNEVation Center, 6795 S. Edmond St., Las Vegas Information: Visit law.unlv.edu/event/legalissues-nevada-businesses Local businesspeople, both seasoned entrepreneurs and those contemplating starting a business, are invited to an event coordinated by the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law and the Association of Corporate Counsel Nevada that will address new policies and existing laws that affect business operations, practices and structure.

Saturday, Oct. 10 11th annual Southern Nevada solar home tour Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $5 per vehicle Location: Henderson Information: Visit solarnv.org Tour innovative “green” homes and buildings and learn how solar energy and other sustainable technologies can reduce monthly utility bills.

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International Association of Privacy Professionals - Privacy Academy 2015

Bellagio

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2015 Pack Expo

Las Vegas Convention Center

Sept. 28-30

45,000

G2E: Global Gaming Expo

Sands Expo and Convention Center

Sept. 29-Oct. 1

26,000

National Academic Advising Association Annual Conference

Caesars Palace

Oct. 4-7

3,000

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Records and Transactions Bankruptcies CHAPTER 7 Nanotechnology Solutions LLC 1452 W. Horizon Ridge, Suite 152 Las Vegas, NV 89012 Attorney: Zachariah Larson at carey@lzlawnv.com Regal Plaza Pad D LLC 5052 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 165 Las Vegas, NV 89118 Attorney: Lenard E. Schwartzer at bkfilings@s-mlaw.com

Bid Opportunities MONDAY, SEPT. 28 2 p.m. Two-year open-term contract for safety vests State of Nevada, 8362 Annette Morfin at amorfin@admin. nv.gov 3 p.m. ARC for mailing presort and special services Clark County, 603823 Chetan Champaneri at chetanc@ clarkcountynv.gov

THURSDAY, OCT. 1 2 p.m. Trimble NETR9 reference station and antenna State of Nevada, 8374 Gail Burchett at gburchett@admin. nv.gov 2 p.m. Reinforced concrete box culvert State of Nevada, 8375 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin. nv.gov 2:15 p.m. Pearson Park: Track and field renovation project Clark County, 603798 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ ClarkCountyNV.gov 2:30 p.m. Oracle advanced security licenses and support State of Nevada, 8379 Marti Marsh at mmarsh@admin. nv.gov

FRIDAY, OCT. 2 2 p.m. High-speed embedded communications gateway and related items State of Nevada, 8366 Annette Morfin at amorfin@admin. nv.gov 3 p.m. ARC for janitorial services at the Phoenix Building Clark County, 603805 Deon Ford at deonf@clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. Landscape maintenance for

Boulder Highway Clark County, 603829 Ashley Blanco at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov

Brokered transactions SALES $500,000 for 12 units, residential Address: 1823 Santa Paula Drive, Las Vegas 89104 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Oliver Kruaprasert and Jim Phan of Marcus & Millichap Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Cesar A. Talavera of Marcus and Millichap

LEASES $87,345 for 900 square feet, retail for 65 months Address: 6325 E. Russell Road, Suite 106, Las Vegas 89122 Landlord: Boulder Marketplace CLE LLC Landlord agent: Jakke Farley and Matt Feustel of Virtus Commercial Tenant: Little Pampanga LLC Tenant agent: Did not disclose $67,500 for 1,952 square feet, office for 40 months Address: 2625 S. Rainbow, Suite D106, Las Vegas 89146 Landlord: Rainbow 2625 LLC Landlord agent: Barton Hyde of Avison Young Tenant: Francis Raines Tenant agent: Barton Hyde of Avison Young $45,550 for 1,000 square feet, retail for 63 months Address: 3380 E. Russell Road, Suite 103, Las Vegas 89120 Landlord: 3380 Partners Landlord agent: Jakke Farley of Virtus Commercial Tenant: Joe Calderon dba Nail Art Tenant agent: Matt Feustel of Virtus Commercial

BUSINESS LICENSES V Limousine License type: Motor transportation service Address: 6325 S. Pecos Road, Las Vegas 89120 VIP Vegas Limousine LLC Venue Of Vegas License type: Banquet/event establishment Address: 750 Fremont St., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: DTP Small Business LLC Victorias Bridal Boutique License type: General retail sales Address: 4440 E. Washington Ave., Suite 117, Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Maria G. Murillo De Espinoza

Waxie Sanitary Supply License type: Express/delivery service Address: 277 Pilot Road, Las Vegas 89119 Owner: Waxieâ€™s Enterprises Inc.

AFW Cleaning LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 8670 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas 89129 Owner: Nychele Thomas

Webco Sweeping Nevada LLC License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 2218 Losee Road, Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Claudet Padilla

Alii Security Consulting and Executive Protection License type: Professional services Address: 709 Straight St., Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Greg Ng

Western Specialties Co. License type: Contractor Address: 4090 W. Hacienda Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas 89118 Owner: Did not disclose

All 4 One Wireless Services License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite H51, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Aldon B. Frankera

Wi Calendars License type: Sales - calendars Address: 1300 W. Sunset Road, Suite 2209, Henderson 89014 Owner: Western Project Services LLC Wind8Water Feng Shui Management Consulting License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Consuelo Sara Shroerlucke Yingbin Fan License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 2212 Paradise Road, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Yingbin Fan Zapatas Laundromat License type: Laundry service Address: 3455 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: LCDC LLC 10-13 Family Shoes and Bags License type: Clothing and shoes accessory store Address: 2235 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Ruiz LLC 7-Eleven Store License type: Convenience store Address: 2325 Las Vegas Blvd. North, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Sirhindi Gate Corp. AAA Certified LLC License type: Contractor Address: 4010 W. Hacienda Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas 89118 Owner: Did not disclose Active Clean License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Otilia E. Gonzalez-Jara Advantage Home Medical Service License type: General retail sales Address: 2915 Losee Road, Suite 108, Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Rory Chin

All Desert Appliances License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 222 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 104, Las Vegas 89145 Owner: ADA Repair Inc. Allen V. Mclane License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Allen V. Mclane Amazing Pictures - Slotzilla License type: Photography Address: 425 Fremont St., Las Vegas 89101 Owner: Colorvision International Inc. American Protection Group Inc. License type: Security agency Address: 2123 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas 89030 Owner: American Protection Group Inc. American Star Guard Service License type: Private investigator Address: 1500 E. Tropicana Ave., Suite 111, Las Vegas 89119 Owner: American Star Guard Services LLC Anita Daniels License type: Real estate sales Address: 1810 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Anita Daniels Apex Consulting & Advisory Group LLC License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose, Las Vegas 89129 Owner: Carl Petrini As They Grow License type: General retail sales Address: 9360 W. Flamingo Road, Suites 110-381, Las Vegas 89147 Owner: As They Grow LLC Ati Physical Therapy License type: Medical office Address: 1701 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 8B, Henderson

89074 Owner: Athletic & Therapeutic Institute Of Naperville LLC Ava License type: General services counter/office Address: 605 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Rashin Beauty LLC Azure Maids LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 735 Round Table Drive, Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Teresa Walker B2B Delivery LLC License type: Express/delivery service Address: 3140 Polaris Ave., Suite 22, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: James Lascio Bank of America License type: Bank, commercial bank or banking corporation Address: 8550 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas 89129 Owner: Bank of America Barbara P. Bhatt License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas 89104 Owner: Barbara P. Bhatt Best Nails & Spa License type: Cosmetics Address: 2505 Anthem Village Drive, Suite F, Henderson 89052 Owner: Best Nails & Spa II Inc. Beverlyâ€™s Cleaning License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 5116 Golden Lane, Suite A, Las Vegas 89119 Owner: Alondra Lopez Bikram Yoga Centennial Hills License type: Instruction services Address: 6446 N. Durango Drive, Suite 130, Las Vegas 89149 Owner: Hot Yoga Centennial Hills LLC Bin 702 License type: Alcoholic beverage caterer Address: 418 W. Mesquite Ave., Las Vegas 89106 Owner: Bin 702 LLC Bluestar Tax Service License type: Business support service Address: 3065 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 156, Las Vegas 89108 Owner: Latresha Perodin Bob Glover Agency, American National Insurance Co. License type: Insurance agency Address: 1313 Arville St., Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Robert Glover

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Waxie Sanitary Supply License type: Express/delivery service Address: 277 Pilot Road, Las Vegas 89119 Owner: Waxieâ€™s Enterprises Inc.

AFW Cleaning LLC License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 8670 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 120, Las Vegas 89129 Owner: Nychele Thomas

Webco Sweeping Nevada LLC License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 2218 Losee Road, Las Vegas 89030 Owner: Claudet Padilla

Alii Security Consulting and Executive Protection License type: Professional services Address: 709 Straight St., Las Vegas 89110 Owner: Greg Ng

Western Specialties Co. License type: Contractor Address: 4090 W. Hacienda Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas 89118 Owner: Did not disclose

All 4 One Wireless Services License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite H51, Las Vegas 89102 Owner: Aldon B. Frankera

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