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NEVADA VIEWS: Nevada leads way on entrepreneurship

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August 11, 2024

NEVADA VIEWS: Nevada leads way on entrepreneurship

The National Speakers Conference, the largest gathering of legislative presiding officers in the country, will convene in Las Vegas in September. Presented by the highly respected State Legislative Leaders Foundation, a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the conference will bring together as many as two-thirds of the sitting speakers of state legislative bodies — a truly bipartisan gathering of colleagues amid a nationally polarized political environment.

The event will allow me talk with my colleagues about a bipartisan initiative that Nevada is leading that can truly unite our nation.

Nevada’s leadership became evident last summer when we became the first state in the nation to enact a Right to Start Act, legislation that implements policy recommendations from Right to Start, a national nonprofit organization championing entrepreneurship as a civic priority. The legislation enjoyed strong bipartisan support before being signed by Gov. Joe Lombardo.

Entrepreneurship is key, because young businesses create virtually all job growth in America. It enables individuals to pursue their dreams by starting their own businesses and to build wealth as a company grows. Entrepreneurship also benefits everyone, as research in the United States shows that for every 1 percent increase in the entrepreneurship rate, the poverty rate decreases by 2 percent.

Nevada’s Right to Start Act demonstrates our state’s unwavering commitment to removing barriers and empowering individuals to take charge of their entrepreneurial journeys. To facilitate entrepreneurship statewide, it authorized, among other features, the creation of an Office of Entrepreneurship within the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. That Office of Entrepreneurship is now led by Kyeema Peart, who is working to strengthen policies and programs supporting the growth of new businesses in the state.

Nevada’s leadership has also spurred bipartisan momentum across the nation in support of Right to Start’s policy recommendations. New Mexico created an Office of Entrepreneurship by executive department action in September 2023. Kansas established a director of small business and entrepreneurship by executive department action in March 2024. Michigan announced in May 2024 the appointment of the state’s first-ever chief innovation ecosystem officer to advance the work of innovators and entrepreneurs. In July 2024, Missouri became the second state to enact a Right to Start Act. Missouri’s act also creates an Office of Entrepreneurship.

What’s so important about these policy actions, led by Nevada, is that they reflect broad bipartisan support for a priority that will help create jobs in every community in each state and throughout the nation. That bipartisan support is not surprising, because polling shows that it reflects the beliefs and aspirations of the vast majority of Americans.

A survey conducted by a bipartisan team of pollsters for Right to Start shows that 94 percent of Americans agree that “it is important to America’s future that citizens have a fair opportunity to start and grow their own business.” Near-unanimity crosses party lines – with 95 percent of Republicans, 95 percent of independents and 92 percent of Democrats agreeing. That broad agreement is rare in politics and policymaking, and it provides a way forward for us as a nation as we seek to find common ground amid so much polarization.

That way forward will empower Nevadans — and increasingly all Americans — to grow new businesses, diversify the economy and benefit from the kinds of innovations that can enhance every community. That near-unanimity should ground and inspire our nation in the months and years ahead, underscoring commitments and ambitions that we share.

Nevada’s leadership in this respect makes our hosting of the National Speakers Conference all the more appropriate. It enables us to showcase a bipartisan development that can truly enhance and advance the nation.

Steve Yeager is speaker of the Nevada Assembly and president of the National Speakers Conference.

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Real-money 5-card draw poker app launches in Nevada, more gaming news

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January 7, 2025

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Real-money 5-card draw poker app launches in Nevada, more gaming news

JETT/Terrible’s Gaming announced the launch of Terrible’s Mobile Gaming, a new real-money five-card draw poker app available in Nevada, according to a press release.

The multi-player game includes features such as Royal Flush bonuses of up to $4,500 and four-of-a-kind payouts up to $175. To celebrate the app’s launch, Terrible’s Mobile Gaming is offering a deposit match of up to $500 each week.

Terrible’s Mobile Gaming is available for download on iOS and Android devices.

“JETT/Terrible’s Gaming and the Terrible’s brand in general have been making life more convenient for Nevadans for over 65 years,” said Tim Herbst, president of JETT Gaming & Terrible Herbst Inc. in a statement. “Now, we are excited to bring that same level of convenience to mobile gaming—delivering the excitement of Multi-Player 5 Card Draw Poker directly to our customers, wherever they are, and within the palm of their hand.”

The app is available in collaboration with Real Gaming, the igaming platform co-founded by South Point casino-hotel owner Michael Gaughan and tech entrepreneur Lawrence Vaughan.

“Nevada players know that both the JETT Gaming and Terrible’s Gaming brands mean convenience, and that’s exactly what we’ve delivered,” Vaughan said in the news release.

Culinary Local 226 ratifies Fontainebleau Las Vegas labor contract

Members of Culinary Union Local 226 recently voted to ratify a labor contract with Fontainebleau Las Vegas. According to the union, 99.6 percent voted in favor of the labor deal.

The new contract covers nearly 3,300 non-gaming employees at the Fontainebleau casino-hotel, located at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. It is the first labor contract with the new resort, which opened in December 2023.

According to previous reports, the Culinary workers’ contract is for slightly less than five years, timed to match the span of the citywide contracts agreed to at the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024 with other Strip operators.

The deal with Fontainebleau comes as Culinary Local 226 workers at the off-Strip Virgin casino-hotel have been striking for more than seven weeks. The union rejected the casino-hotel’s invitation to arbitration in late December.

Sports wagering

Two U.S. states that haven’t legalized sports wagering are making efforts to win approval in 2025.

Oklahoma state Sen. Dave Rader has introduced legislation in the Sooner state to modify the state’s compact with tribal casinos there to allow betting on sports. The bill’s first reading is scheduled Feb. 3.

Under Rader’s proposal, tribes would be required to pay the state 5 percent of the first $5 million in gross gaming revenue, 6 percent of the next $5 million and 7 percent for any revenue over $10 million as a fee.

A bill introduced in Oklahoma last year never made it out of committee.

In Minnesota, state Sen. Matt Klein said he will reintroduce a bill that failed to win approval last year early in that state’s legislative session. The session opens Jan. 14 in St. Paul.

Bill opponents have blocked passage because of fears of gambling addiction and family bankruptcies. Klein said his legislation has protections that would make it the safest sports-betting law in the country.

Washington D.C. and 38 U.S. states have legalized sports wagering and Missouri is establishing rules and regulations to begin this year.

Raising the age limit

New Hampshire lawmakers will consider raising the minimum age to place a sports bet from 18 to 21 under a bill that is expected to be reviewed Wednesday by the state’s House Ways and Means Committee.

New Hampshire is one of seven states and Washington D.C. that set the minimum gambling age at 18 and most neighboring states — Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine, and New York — have 21 as their minimum age.

If signed into law, the bill would likely take effect in mid-2026. Lawmakers will take into consideration the possible loss of $640,000 a year in gaming revenue with the age increase.

DraftKings is the only online sports-betting option in the state.

Macao

Gross gaming revenue in Macao totaled $28.3 billion (U.S.) in 2024, a 23.9 percent increase over 2023, the special administrative region’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau reported last week.

December revenue of $2.3 billion was off 2 percent from a year ago and was the first month in 2024 to have less monthly revenue than in the previous year.

October was the strongest month of the year with revenue of $2.6 billion.

By comparison, Nevada’s October gaming revenue total was $1.286 billion.

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51-year-old North Las Vegas man dies in Red Rock Canyon crash

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January 7, 2025

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51-year-old North Las Vegas man dies in Red Rock Canyon crash

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Nevada State Police said a 51-year-old North Las Vegas man died in a crash at Red Rock Canyon.

The crash happened Thursday, Jan. 2 at 2:25 p.m. near Red Rock Canyon and Fossil Ridge roads.

Police say Shawn Raymond Pierson drove too fast during a curve and drove left of center into the eastbound travel lane as traffic approached.

Pierson struck a broken paddle marker base and overturned. Police say he died at the scene.

The investigation is being conducted by the Nevada State Police Highway Patrol – Traffic Homicide Unit.

2025 Year to date: The Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Region 1 (Southern Command) has investigated 1 fatal crashes resulting in 1 fatalities.

2025 fatalities details preliminary and may change/be updated based on final investigation.

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Missing teen who vanished after family dispute believed to be found dead in desert

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January 6, 2025

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Missing teen who vanished after family dispute believed to be found dead in desert

A body found in the Nevada desert is believed to be a teenager who went missing last week after a family dispute.

Police in the city of Henderson said in a statement that the body matches the description of 17-year-old Jennaleah “Jenna” Hin.

Hin was reported missing on December 30, 2024, after she left the home in Henderson following a family issue.

“It’s just a normal family dispute, you know, that teenagers have with their parents. Nothing out of the ordinary,” Mark Speer, Red Rock Search & Rescue commander said.

She said something to the effect of, “You don’t have to worry about me anymore,” according to Speer, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

Hin did not have a phone or money on her the night she disappeared, her family said (Henderson Police)

Hin did not have a phone or money on her the night she disappeared, her family members said, according to CBS affiliate KLAS.

On Sunday, Henderson police responded to an area of the desert just east of Desert Sunflower Circle and Spanish Needle Street around 10:42 a.m. after a K-9 unit was alerted to her scent, officials said. They discovered a “deceased female” who they say matches the description of Hin.

According to their “preliminary investigations, there does not appear to be signs of foul play,” police said.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office will release official identification of the body, pending notification of next of kin.

A cause of death has not been revealed.

The discovery of the body comes just two days after her mother pleaded for the public’s help in finding the teen at a press conference on Friday.

“Jenna, wherever you are or whoever you’re with, I just want you to come home,” Hin’s mother, Jennifer Swanson, said, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I want you safe. We love you so much — please come home.”

On Sunday afternoon, her mother shared a photo of Hin on her Facebook page, writing “Jenna, I love you… Where are you, who are you with, who has you, please come home…”

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