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Lawrence Vaughan is co-founder of Real Gaming, which works with the South Point. (COURTESY)

Gaming has room to grow Co-founder of Real Gaming bullish about online potential despite weak start and limited pool of players

BY J.D. MORRIS | STAFF WRITER

Nevadans who want to play legal, regulated, online poker have just two options: Caesars Entertainment-backed WSOP.com or Real Gaming, supported by the South Point. ¶ WSOP — which is affiliated with the World Series of Poker, also run by Caesars — is the big fish. But the South Point site is trying steadily to grow its position in the market.

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Shares of Lakes Entertainment stock Golden Gaming will receive when the companies merge to form Golden Entertainment.

Growth of Nevada’s residential solar rooftop industry over the past year. NV Energy says the solar industry is adding 20 megawatts of new customers each month — the electricity equivalent of 35 Wal-Mart Supercenters.

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Will and Sarah Dameron had trouble securing a business loan, so they did it the old-fashioned way: They saved for a long time. Their patience and diligence paid off with the opening of a woodworking shop that operates much like a gym.

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The Silver Bird Hotel and Casino, previously known as the Thunderbird, was one of the first hotels on Las Vegas Boulevard.

It opened on the north end of the Strip on Labor Day 1948 and had a good run for two decades before encountering financial problems.

In 1977, Major Riddle, a founder of the Dunes Hotel and owner of the Silver Nugget and Silver City casinos, bought the Thunderbird and changed its name to the Silver Bird.

Pictured here June 2, 1977, Riddle and Luba Perkins, of Riddle Enterprises, point to the bird on top of the marquee as the property undergoes a multimillion-dollar renovation.

The resort was bought in 1981 by veteran gaming operator Ed Torres, who gave it a Spanishstyle facelift before naming it El Rancho.

The El Rancho was imploded Oct. 3, 2000, and a portion of the land was used for the mothballed Fontainebleau.

Long gone are the 25 cent draft beers and $2.95 steak dinners advertised in the image.

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Resorts and the company’s employees, the city of Henderson and contributions from Habitat’s homeownership program. The Langstons are the 100th partner family in Clark County. The 101st home in Southern Nevada went to Bob and Dawn McKinney, with support from Bank of America and Henderson.

Performances of “Véronic Voices” benefited the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as part of the “Lend Your Voice” campaign. The initiative was launched by Véronic in 2014 to benefit selected nonprofit organizations.

Four franchises comprising 57 Jack in the Box locations in Southern Nevada teamed with customers to raise $29,516 during the 33rd annual MDA Shamrock program to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

HELP of Southern Nevada is partnering with “Jersey Boys” and Whole Foods Market for the annual “HELP2O” campaign to protect homeless people from the dangers associated with summer heat. The organizations are collecting donations of bottled water at Las Vegas and Henderson Whole Foods Market locations through Aug. 31.

Associates from Keller Williams Las Vegas Realty repaired, painted and decorated seven aging housing units used for the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth’s Independent Living Program. Keller Williams staff previously repaired major plumbing and structural issues. The Independent Living Program provides homeless youths with housing, utilities, transportation, food and clothing.

Insomniac’s EDC Week Charity Auction raised approximately $70,000 for Culture Shock Las Vegas, which provides a safe and fun after-school environment for local children.

Culture Shock hopes to steer young people away from substance abuse, violence and hatred through performance art and dance.

Raising Cane’s raised $22,000 for the Juvenile Research Diabetes Fund.

Bank of America awarded $200,000 to 16 nonprofit groups that focus on workforce development in Southern Nevada. Recipients were Discovery Children’s Museum, Accion Nevada, Community Services of Nevada, Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow, Service Corps of Retired Executives, Communities in Schools of Nevada, Boys and Girls Club, Teach for America, The Shade Tree, International Association for Working Mothers, Special Olympics Nevada, Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada, Opportunity Village, Clark County Summer Business Institute, Legal Aid Center and Fulfillment Fund.

The Vegas Valley Mustang Club donated $2,700 to Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada.

United Blood Services of Las Vegas awarded 16 college scholarships worth $15,250 to local high schools.

The amount each school received was based on the amount of blood collected at each. Approximately 6,100 units of blood were donated

Three Square Food Bank received $30,000 and 3,066 pounds of food from the Check City Checks Hunger food drive. Additionally, 85 Check City employees volunteered at Three Square. (COURTESY PHOTO) during the 2014-15 school year by students in Clark County and neighboring school districts.

Jamillah AliRahman, executive director of Friends of Parkinson’s, was named Ambassador for Peace by the Universal Peace ALI-RAHMAN Federation, an international, interreligious network of representatives from religious, government and civil society organizations, as well as the private sector, who are dedicated to world peace.

Nevada Women’s Philanthropy donated $350,000 to WestCare Nevada to renovate an aging 33,000-square-foot building at the Women and Children’s Campus in North Las Vegas. Future Smiles received $30,000.

Cowabunga Bay donated $6,500 to the Nevada PTA, which named General Manager Shane Huish Outstanding Vendor of the Year.

City National Bank employees and families volunteered at Three Square to fill 2,400 bags of food for the BackPack for Kids program. CenturyLink Las Vegas partnered with Three Square for Backpack Buddies, the company’s food drive program.

More than 40 volunteers from the Allegiant Travel IT department and members of S1 Solutions and Wish for Wheels assembled bikes at Allegiant’s headquarters and delivered them to the Agassi Clubhouse of the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada.

Clark County School District employees donated $2,005 to AfterSchool All-Stars.

Favil West, president of the Foundation Assisting Seniors, was named Nevada Senior of the Year by the Nevada Delegation of the National Silver Haired Congress and the Aging Services Directors Organization.

CBRE Las Vegas donated $26,500 to Family and Child Treatment of Southern Nevada and the Public Education Foundation’s family literacy program. The money was raised during the inaugural CBRE Cares Catch the Leprechaun Run. Local McDonald’s locations collected 1,000 books for Spread the Word Nevada’s literacy programs and students in the Clark County School District. The chain also donated more than $300,000 in scholarship money to Southern Nevada students and was the sole sponsor of the Hispanic Baccalaureate. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas awarded $321,125 in scholarships to 124 high school seniors and 49 college students.

The Taco Bell Foundation donated $56,660 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada for a party celebrating graduates in the Class of 2015.

Colliers International – Las Vegas raised more than $75,000 for children’s charities during the company’s 21st annual Links for Life charity golf tournament. Since 1995, Links for Life has contributed more than $2.4 million to charities including Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada, St. Baldrick’s Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Three Square Food Bank and Create a Change Now. Habitat for Humanity homeowner Joanne Langston and her family received the keys to a three-bedroom home in Henderson thanks to MGM

Caesars Foundation donated a vehicle to Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, a local member of Meals on Wheels America. The vehicle will allow Catholic Charities to deliver an additional 8,990 meals each month to people valleywide who are homebound due to illness or geographical isolation. Caesars Foundation has donated 56 delivery vehicles to Meals on Wheels America programs in 13 years. Additionally, the foundation committed $200,000 to Keep Memory Alive to develop the Healthy Brains Initiative, a website (healthybrains.org), a mobile app and an online community where anyone can complete a free brain checkup, receive personalized reports and keep up-to-date on brain health news and scientific breakthroughs.

Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada, which provides uninsured people with access to preventive and comprehensive medical care, honored Donald Snyder at the seventh annual Volunteers in Medicine Ball.

Snyder is presidential adviser for strategic initiatives at UNLV, former chairman of the board and CEO of First Interstate Bank of Nevada, co-founder of Bank of Nevada and founding board chairman of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

He also has served as acting president of UNLV The Penta Building Group raised $125,000 during its 11th annual Charity Golf Classic for the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, the Women’s Development Center and the Nevada Military Support Alliance.

Southwest Career and Technical Academy students Jake Tolbert, Jaden Bailey and Ariel Rojas received $1,000 for “Fight,” a video created for the iChoose to Drive Safe Driving Campaign, which involves local teens in a behind-thewheel education safety program.

The school also will receive $1,000 from Cox and Findlay Automotive group. “Fight” can be viewed at ichoosetodrive.com.

Adam Kutner & Associates donated $500 to the Desert Gray Matters 5k Walk & Run, part of the “National Walk to End Brain Tumors” movement.

Tronox employees donated 20 units of blood during a recent United Blood Services blood drive.

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Where woodworkers can flex their creativity Describe your business.

The Community Tool Chest is a community woodshop. We have 6,500 square feet of warehouse and classroom space filled with professional woodworking tools and equipment, available for use by the general public.

We function similar to a gym, except we provide access to woodworking equipment instead of weightlifting equipment. We have a similar membership model, with different options including day, week, month and fiveor 10-punch passes.

Also like a gym, we offer classes to teach and motivate our members, from cutting boards to elegant end tables.

Will Dameron, owner of the Community Tool Chest, offers a local workshop where Most of all, we offer a place for our customers can get help building furniture, making crafts and more. community to meet and mingle with (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF) other like-minded people. We even have a member lounge with couches others to be successful through inCOMMUNITY TOOL CHEST Address: 3655 E. Patrick Lane, Suite and woodworking books and magastruction and guidance. Staff mem200, Las Vegas zines, so people can relax, learn and bers will always be on hand to help Phone: 702-538-2614 be inspired. members through projects, whether Email: will@communitytoolchest.com in a class or building something on Website: communitytoolchest.com their own.

Who are your customers?

Hours and days of operation: And finally, marketing. While we Our members are male and female, Noon-10 p.m. Monday through Friday; wish we could just play in the shop young and old, rich and poor, retired 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Owned/operated by: Will all day long, this is still a business, and working, locals and implants. and Sarah Dameron and it’s up to us to get the word out.

We welcome all, encourage diverIn business since: April We try to spend several hours every sity and love sharing woodworking day trying to get the word out that with everybody. It’s human nature to we’re here. We have a long way to go. want to make, build, explore, grow, I was introduced to woodworklearn and be productive. In a world ing as a freshman in high school and where most productivity, communiinstantly fell in love with it. I took as What is the hardest part about docation and expression is online, our many shop classes as possible and coning business in Las Vegas? customers enjoy creating items that sidered becoming a shop teacher. But I Las Vegas is the Entertainment are hands-on and tangible. read the writing on the wall and could Capital of the World, so there are tell that high school shops were, unmany entertainment options. From fortunately, being phased out.

Instead movies and hiking to strip clubs and What are some of the most popuI got a history degree but wound up the Smith Center for the Performing lar projects people come in for? working traveling construction gigs.

Arts, nobody is sitting around all day The most common has been the After graduating from college, I wondering what to do. From a marcutting board because it is simple, rediscovered a community woodshop keting perspective, there is so much warding and a traditional new woodin Pittsburgh, joined and eventually noise, it is hard to be heard. worker’s first project. The most unworked there for a while. It was while Also, Las Vegas is a tourist destinausual project probably was an iguana working in the shop that I thought tion, with bargains on every corner. cage, complete with plexiglass and maybe one day I could set something Locals and visitors have grown accusremovable droppings tray. Other up similarly. Over the years, I’ve entomed to getting a great deal, so findprojects have included chessboards, joyed woodworking every chance I ing the right price that draws people repurposing an antique bed frame could but was always limited by not in but manages to make the business into candleholders and bookends, gihaving an entire shop full of tools. The profitable has been a challenge. ant Jenga, ladder golf, business card community access model solves that boxes, end tables, vertical gardens, problem for an entire city. butcher-block counter treatments, What is the best part about doing picture frames, phone cradles, joiner business in Las Vegas? mallets, magazine racks, doorstops What’s the most important part of Like a lot of locals, we think of Las and “rebuilding” a 1920s-era chest Vegas as a big “small town.” It’s great your job? of drawers that a member’s grandfagetting to meet so many of the locals, We take great pride in the safety of ther pulled out of a burning building. finding out the people we know in our members, which is a product of Wood is a very versatile medium. The common, the things we all like to do. purchasing the safest tools available, possibilities are limitless. with the safest accessories, and then teaching safe practice.

What obstacles has your business Almost as important is the part of What was your inspiration for openovercome? the job we love most: empowering Getting the Community Tool Chest ing the Community Tool Chest?

open has been a long and involved process. We originally applied with the Downtown Project, but it didn’t work out with them. Next we tried applying for bank loans but discovered it is still hard for new businesses to get startup capital. So, we buckled down and did it the old-fashioned way: worked hard and saved up. It took quite a while, but we eventually built up enough cash and purchased enough tools that we felt ready to pull the trigger.

We thought finding a building would be easy but discovered that was not so. Commercial real estate wasn’t hit as hard in the valley as residential, and it bounced back sooner. Occupancy rates are up all across the valley, and rent is increasing. Landlords can afford to be choosy, and startup businesses are considered a risk. Plus, we needed a building with enough power, parking, and square footage, with a good location and price. It turned into quite the process.

Finally we found a place we liked, pulled the trigger, and the Community Tool Chest was born. Hopefully we’ll be around for years to come, and all sorts of projects, big and small, will keep pouring out of the shop.

How can Nevada improve its business climate?

We think it would be great to see more startups get their chance. Nevada seems to be bouncing back from the recession fairly well, but startup businesses are still having trouble.

Rising rent, onerous lease agreements, lack of lending for startups; things like that hurt the most for new businesses, and there’s not much potential entrepreneurs can do about it.

As such, many potential new and possibly great businesses get nipped in the bud before anyone even gets them off the ground.

In particular, we would love to see a program similar to the Small Business Administration jump in and start helping with leases. The SBA guarantees banks 50 percent of their money back if a new business defaults on its loan, making it more likely for banks to take the risk. Landlords have no such insurance, so instead they resort to onerous, inescapable leases, which terrify new businesses. A program making it less of a risk for landlords to rent to a startup, and making it less terrifying for new business owners to literally sign their life away to landlords, could do wonders to stimulate entrepreneurs into taking the plunge.

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Square footage of the space the Las Vegas Club has asked the city of Las Vegas for permission to convert into a drugstore that would sell packaged liquor.

$701 MILLION

Second-quarter revenue of Penn National Gaming, the casino company buying the Tropicana. That is up 7.5 percent from last year’s second quarter.

$16.9 MILLION

Penn National Gaming’s earnings during the second quarter of this year, compared with last year’s $4.2 million.

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Units homebuilder Wayne Laska plans to build in a rental complex at the northwest corner of Tropicana Avenue and Grand Canyon Drive in Las Vegas.

$1.25 MILLION

Amount Laska paid in 2012 for the 5-acre site on which he plans to build the fourstory rental complex.

$160,000

Monthly rent law firm Gordon Silver paid for headquarters at the Hughes Center. The 54,000-squarefoot office included a private stairwell and cigar lounge.

2,883

Square footage of Gordon Silver’s new office. A number of staff members, including its namesake leaders, left the firm this year. Gordon Silver has dwindled from 39 lawyers last year to two lawyers last month.

$58.4 MILLION Boyd Gaming’s secondquarter revenue from its downtown Las Vegas casinos — the California, Fremont and Main Street.

That’s a $2.9 million increase from a year ago.

Mark Haley helps convention venues stay ahead of the technological curve. (STEVE MARCUS/STAFF)

Focus on the ultimate objective Mark Haley is president of Smart City Networks, which provides telecommunications technology for events such as San Diego Comic-Con and companies such as Microsoft, McDonald’s and IBM. What is your role as Smart City Networks president?

My role is to ensure I have the right people in the right places to deliver the best services and technology to our customers and clients on a daily basis. Smart City provides services to more than 3,000 conventions and meetings annually. Our company currently serves 35 convention centers, stadiums and public-assembly facilities across the country.

Smart City’s services address a wide range of needs, including providing wired and wireless Internet services, phone services and digital signage solutions. We design, install and maintain data, voice, electrical and utility platforms, coupled with voice, video and data network engineering, security and monitoring.

What is the most challenging part of your job?

The most challenging aspect of my position is setting priorities. There are 30 to 50 very cool technology initiatives that we could undertake at any given time, but there is a question of resources and focus. We don’t want to overextend our team’s resources and deliver projects half baked. We are working to refine our focus to the most crucial two or three projects and do them well.

to finish last.

Describe your management style.

Evangelical. I have to “preach” to my staff and team members so they know about my passion for the meetings industry and how everyone can assist in our mission to deliver peace of mind to our customers that their technology is going to work right every day.

What is your dream job, outside of your current field?

I would like to be Guy Fieri of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” and search the country for great local restaurants.

My wife and I love visiting new cities and finding local cafés or pubs that are doing incredibly creative things with local ingredients. Here in Las Vegas, restaurants like Carson Kitchen and Glutton downtown are great examples of this.

Whom do you admire and why?

Abraham Lincoln. How can you not admire a man who dealt with such adversity yet was able to keep his wits about him at all times? His ability to always keep his eye on the ultimate objective of keeping the union together was his greatest attribute.

What are you reading right now?

What is your biggest pet peeve?

“A Higher Call” by Adam Makos. It’s the story of an act of chivalry by German fighter pilot Franz Stigler in assisting a severely damaged B-17 flown by American pilot Charlie Brown. Stigler helps Brown get his damaged plane and injured crew back to England.

People with negative attitudes. You get a chance every day to choose your attitude and approach to life. Why not choose a positive outlook?

What do you do after work?

I have been striving to add steps to my Fitbit total. We have a family challenge going on, and I certainly don’t want

What is something people might not know about you?

I have become a big fan of the arts, especially Broadway musicals. We are season-ticket holders for the Broadway series at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts and have loved just about every show we have seen.

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GUEST COLUMN: of becoming a franchise owner, especially hile there are numerous KELLIE VANDER VEUR if you already have a connection to the ways to become a business company. For instance, McDonald’s offers owner, entrepreneurs can training programs for crew members to enjoy unique opportunities work their way up to owner-operator posiby purchasing a franchise. tions. It also offers a Next Generation program for the chilOperating local franchises of a larger company has many dren or spouses of McDonald’s franchise owners to become advantages, including attracting customers with brand owner-operators. recognition, benefiting from the company’s marketing efforts, and utilizing the company’s proven, streamlined n Research the application process and financial operating processes. Depending on the company, running a requirements. Some companies have highly competitive franchise also can include receiving in-depth training that application processes for people outside of the company, can be useful for any kind of business enterprise. which can include strict financial requirements. McDonBecoming a franchise owner, however, often is not a ald’s application requirements typically include proving simple task, and there are many factors to consider when liquid assets of at least $750,000. pursuing this path. n Complete corporate training. It is difficult to run a franchise without a comprehensive understanding of the n Choose a brand that interests you. Running a busibrand’s operations. Most companies require future franness can be life-consuming, so it is important you enjoy chise owners to undergo training. your business so you don’t become miserable or burned out.

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With planned luxury complex, homebuilder makes leap to Las Vegas apartment market

BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER

Homebuilder Wayne Laska, who sells smaller, lower-priced houses than other builders, is getting in on Las Vegas’ apartment craze — and infusing his project with a touch of luxury.

Laska, owner of StoryBook Homes, says he is gearing up to start construction of a stylish, four-story, 175-unit rental complex at the northwest corner of Tropicana Avenue and Grand Canyon Drive. It would be his first apartment development.

The partially built site — it already has an underground parking garage — was supposed to have pricey condos years ago, but previous owners lost the project, dubbed the Mercer, to foreclosure during the recession.

Laska bought the roughly 5-acre site for $1.25 million in 2012, county records show, far below the $5.45 million that the failed developers paid in 2006.

He said he hopes to start construction this fall and is he’s getting close to finalizing a $22 million development loan.

Project plans call for a rooftop deck; a courtyard with a swimming pool and movie nights; a yoga room; outdoor fire pits and fountains; and ground-floor retail space. Rental rates are expected to be $1,000 to $2,500 per month.

Laska aims to open the Mercer — he kept the name — in the first quarter of 2017.

“It was dead at one point,” he said.

“We’re going to resuscitate it.”

The Mercer was among the many real estate projects in Las Vegas that were abandoned, often midconstruction, during the Great Recession. And Laska is one of many investors who bought these zombie properties, typically at a steep discount, to complete them.

Condo projects alone included Man-

The StoryBook Homes apartments are planned for construction in the southwest valley. (YASMINA CHAVEZ/SPECIAL TO THE SUNDAY)

hattanWest, now called the Gramercy; Vantage Lofts; and Milano Residences, now called the Lennox.

Like the Mercer, those developments were designed as for-sale condo complexes but now are rentals offering higher-end amenities.

The Mercer initially was designed to have 113 units. It was more than 50 percent presold by time the developers broke ground in 2007, and asking prices reached $790,000, reports said.

Construction apparently stopped in 2009, the same year the project’s lender foreclosed on it.

Failed condo projects were “all over” the valley during the recession, and given their low prices, they were “hard to pass up,” said Dennis Smith, founder of Las Vegas-based Home Builders Research.

“It was a good deal,” he said of Laska’s purchase.

The apartment industry is one of the most active areas of real estate locally

and nationally, especially for development. In Las Vegas, investors have been buying and building multifamily properties as younger residents shy away from homeownership and because many locals — their personal finances wrecked by the recession — haven’t been able to land a mortgage or afford a down payment.

Apartment-complex sales volume is far higher than it was at the depths of the downturn but has fallen the past few years. The drop-off comes amid rising prices and, perhaps, a shrinking availability of lower-priced buildings.

Investors picked up almost 2,800 units in the first half of 2015, a pace of about 5,600 for the year, at an average price of about $84,700 per unit. In 2012, landlords bought 21,840 units for an average of $65,425 apiece, according to Colliers International.

Meanwhile, after opening 367 rental units valleywide in 2013, developers completed about 1,700 units last year.

As of December, they were projected to open roughly 5,750 units this year and almost 2,000 in 2016, according to CBRE Group.

Not everyone’s cheering the workload. Some people have said developers are piling in too quickly and overbuilding, especially in the southwest valley.

“Apartments have probably gotten a little ahead of themselves right now,” RCG Economics founder John Restrepo said recently.

Laska, who runs StoryBook’s day-today operations, launched the company with his wife, Catherine, around 2003.

They sell 100 to 120 homes annually, mostly in the southwest valley.

Through June, StoryBook had closed 68 sales, 15th-most in the valley this year, according to Home Builders Research. (Miami-based powerhouse Lennar Corp. was No. 1 with 667.)

StoryBook, like the rest of its industry, was battered by the economic meltdown last decade. The company, and the Laskas, were on the brink financially as Southern Nevada’s homebuilding sector, which had been white hot during the real estate bubble, all but collapsed.

“We almost filed bankruptcy three times,” Wayne Laska said.

Today, his sales volume has doubled from the depths of the downturn — his company sold 69 homes in all of 2009, according to VEGAS INC research — and he’s getting into the apartment business in a big way.

Not only is he developing his first project, but he and his wife are planning to move to a 4,000-square-foot, fourthfloor corner unit at the Mercer.

Also, concerned that he might not find tenants for all of the retail space, Laska said he might move his company’s headquarters from Town Center Drive at the 215 Beltway to the ground floor of the apartment complex.

Investors’ home purchases in valley scaled back to national average

BY ELI SEGALL STAFF WRITER

Investors are buying the same percentage of homes in Las Vegas as they are nationally, a new report shows, a stark change from recent years when local deals far outpaced the national average.

Institutional investors — those

who purchase at least 10 homes annually — bought 1.9 percent of homes sold in the Las Vegas area in the first half of the year. That’s down from 8.6 percent of sales in the same period in 2014 and 14 percent in the first half of 2013, according to RealtyTrac.

Nationally, investors bought 1.9 percent of homes sold in the first half of

2015. That’s down from 4.1 percent in the same period in 2014 and 5.7 percent in the first half of 2013, the company found.

Investors hunting for bargains swarmed Las Vegas after the real estate bubble burst to buy cheap homes to turn into rentals. They revived the market and drove up prices, raising fears of another housing bubble.

But faced with rising prices they helped create, investors have been steadily pulling back.

Some 28 percent of homes sold in June in Southern Nevada were purchased with cash. That’s down from 35 percent a year earlier and far below the peak of almost 60 percent in February 2013.

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Joe DeSimone recently was approved for a gaming license to run Railroad Pass, which bills itself as the nation’s longest-running casino. (L.E. BASKOW/STAFF)

New Railroad Pass owner gets approval to run historic casino

BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

The new owner of the historic Railroad Pass casino is finally in complete control of the property he acquired from MGM Resorts International this spring.

The Nevada Gaming Commission approved local real estate professional Joe DeSimone for a gaming license to run the 84-year-old casino. Gaming industry veteran Marcus Suan, who was in control of operations while DeSimone went through the regulatory process, will stay on as chief operating officer.

“The property is iconic,” DeSimone said.

“As a landlord and observer over the past few

months, I have learned much about the details of the gaming and hospitality business. The process has been constructive and rewarding.”

The property, just off U.S. 95 outside of Boulder City, already has started to feel the effects of DeSimone’s ownership.

The building was painted and DeSimone said work on fixing the casino roof is almost finished. DeSimone also plans to build an entrance on the south side of the property.

Railroad Pass opened in 1931 — the year casino gambling became legal in Nevada — and bills itself as the nation’s longestrunning casino. It fell under the control of MGM Resorts when that company acquired Mandalay Resort Group in 2005.

Percentage of Nevada children living in poverty higher than during recession

BY JACKIE VALLEY STAFF WRITER

Nearly 1 in 4 of Nevada’s youngest residents was living in poverty in 2013, according to the most recent data in a new report.

The 2015 KIDS Count, an annual report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, found that Nevada’s child poverty rate jumped from 15 percent in 2008 to 23 percent in 2013. A greater percentage of the state’s children lived in poverty in 2013 than did during the recession, which lasted from 2007 to 2009.

Nevada’s numbers reflect a national trend: About 1.7 million more children live in lowincome families today than during the Great

Recession, the study found.

“While we’ve seen an increase in employment in recent years, many of these jobs are low-wage and cannot support even basic family expenses,” Patrick McCarthy, president and CEO of the Casey Foundation, said in a statement.

Nevada ranks 47th among states in overall child well-being, up one spot from last year.

According to the study, children fared best in Minnesota, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, which ranked those states as the top three.

At the bottom of the list, Nevada was followed by Louisiana, New Mexico and Mississippi.

Two teens are sitting in a car. They are smiling, laughing and the driver is looking down at her smartphone when a truck slams into the side of the car.

The windows shatter. An airbag deploys. A pink sandal flies into the back seat.

The dramatization is posted on the website for DriveSafe Mode, an app that notifies parents when teens use their smartphones while driving.

Text Safe Teens, the Las Vegas-based startup that built the app, doesn’t shy away from making an emotional plea. And it seems to work.

The company placed first in a startup contest recently hosted by local blog Tech.Co at the Gold Spike in downtown Las Vegas.

IndiCard, a Denver-based mobile app that targets discounts to service industry employees, won a readers’ poll.

The two apps will compete at a regional competition at Tech.Co’s Celebrate 2015, a three-day conference in downtown Las Vegas in October.

Startups that presented at the July contest: n IndiCard (Denver): The app lets service industry employees register to receive discounts from participating businesses. The company is in the process of expanding into Las Vegas. n LegalQ (Henderson): “Referral Sites Suck.” “Yellow Pages Suck.” “Forms Suck.” That’s the basic pitch from LegalQ, which sets up a marketplace to compare reviews and prices for attorneys. n PrayerSpark (Las Vegas): Targeting millions of Americans who identify as spiritual but not religious, the website lets users send interfaith prayers online. It donates 82 percent of its revenue from greeting cards and products to support charities operated by spiritual leaders. n Reaction (Las Vegas): The app helps remote customer-service agents visualize issues by allowing users to illustrate their problem. Instead of explaining a problem to a customer service agent on the phone, Reaction lets users send pictures, short videos and small files. n SMTP-IO (Las Vegas): This startup offers tools to streamline office communication with an email platform, archiving on the cloud and smart message processing. Promises to offer “simple yet superior” mail solutions with an eye toward large companies that manage many accounts. n TelePING (Las Vegas): The app includes 15 activity options — such as getting coffee — and promises to bring users together to socialize only when they have made the same requests. TelePING’s pitch promised to ease self-doubt and fear of rejection in getting to know someone. n Text Safe Teens (Las Vegas): With much of its technology patented, Text Safe Teens aims to give parents a way to discourage their teens from texting and driving. The app also can be used by managers charged with overseeing fleets and commercial drivers.

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Marijuana businesses may face delays in opening due to unfilled jobs

BY CONOR SHINE STAFF WRITER

Dozens of medical marijuana businesses in Las Vegas face delays in their opening dates. The state isn’t rethinking the law that legalized the growth and sale of cannabis for patients’ use. Rather, it’s having trouble filling bureaucratic posts responsible for signing off on the dispensaries’ compliance with that law.

After two recent employee departures, there are currently no inspectors based in Southern Nevada. Meantime, one based in Northern Nevada has been traveling south when needed.

Members of the medical marijuana industry are raising concerns about the turnover.

“Any new inspectors the state hires will need some time to come up to speed and learn about these facilities and regulations,” said Amanda Connor, an attorney with several medical marijuana clients.

“It might create a backlog or delay in the licensing, and the facilities would have to wait to open.”

With the industry blooming after months of delays, more than a dozen dispensaries and growing and production facilities are expected to open in Las Vegas before the end of the year.

Steve Gilbert, a state medical marijuana program manager, couldn’t discuss why the previous inspectors quit, citing state privacy laws, but said he was confident the turnover wouldn’t affect the industry’s rollout.

The job requires inspectors to check compliance with the 20,000-word statute legalizing medical marijuana that lays out health, production and operational standards.

In other words, the marijuana inspector won’t be a marijuana reviewer.

“The ( job) is to look at the health aspects, like cleanliness and the use of pesticides,” Gilbert said.

In addition, the state Division of Public and Behavioral Health, which oversees the industry, has hired three auditors to monitor the financials of the businesses from seed to sale and to ensure industry members are paying state fees.

“Right now we’re in startup mode,” division spokeswoman Pam Graber said.

“When everybody’s up and running, we’ll have a better idea what kinds of needs (the industry has) and how to staff accordingly.”

Traffic passes in front of the Riviera on May 3, the day before it ended its 60-year run on the Strip.

(STEVE MARCUS/STAFF FILE)

Tourism authority committee votes for $42 million Riviera demolition plan

BY J.D. MORRIS STAFF WRITER

The shuttered Riviera inched closer to destruction last week when a subgroup of the Las Vegas tourism authority voted in favor of plans to demolish it at a cost of $42 million.

A Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority committee considered two options for the Riviera — demolish it in the near future or maintain it as a nonoccupied facility for up to 30 months. The committee chose the faster timeline, which still needs final approval from the authority’s board of directors.

The authority purchased the 60-year-old resort in February for $182.5 million, intending to eventually turn it into more convention space. The existing Las Vegas Convention Center is across from the Riviera on Paradise Road.

If the board also approves the quicker demolition timeline, the authority can rent out the empty lot while officials work through construction plans

for the new convention space, authority staff said.

Committee member Steve Ross expressed hope that bringing the Riviera down sooner could spur action at the neighboring Fontainebleau structure, which has sat unfinished for years.

It remains unclear exactly when the Riviera will be demolished, but authority spokespeople said it won’t happen for at least six months. Once the demolition plan is final, the authority will begin a time-intensive process of selecting contractors for demolition, construction and more.

Plans for the future of the Riviera site also could be aided by the work of a new tourism committee created by Gov. Brian Sandoval. One of the goals of that committee is to examine Southern Nevada convention facilities and make recommendations about new ones. The tourism committee has a year to send a report to the governor.

The Riviera demolition plan likely will come before the authority’s board of directors for approval next month.

Commercial printer Digital Lizard expanding

BY VEGAS INC STAFF

Digital Lizard, a division of Creel Printing, is doubling its printing capacity and adding a 40,000-square-foot building at its Las Vegas facility as part of a multimillion-dollar expansion project.

The new building will transform the company’s Las Vegas operations into a high-tech fulfillment center that customers can access online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Digital Lizard said.

New services include inventory management and “intelligent” mailing. The company also is bringing foil stamping capabilities in-house to offer customers unique finishing to catalogs, book-

lets, manuals, direct mail and other projects.

Digital Lizard is purchasing three new digital presses, one for its Las Vegas facility and two for its plant in Hayden, Idaho. Both facilities operate around the clock, seven days a week.

The $2 million to $3 million in upgrades are scheduled to be completed by the end of August.

“Digital Lizard’s new capacity and fulfillment services are intended to streamline customers’ promotional and marketing activities, while giving them new cost-efficiencies and functionality,” said Bill Wieners, president of Digital Lizard.

Digital Lizard’s Las Vegas plant is at 2650 Westwood Drive.

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‘Probably in five years, I would venture to say there will be over $100 million a year in interactive gaming revenue in this state’ The market hasn’t been explosive since regulated online poker began in Nevada a few years ago. Ultimate Poker, backed by Station Casinos, shut down in November, citing weak revenue and a limited pool of players.

Those factors haven’t changed much for the remaining operators.

But Real Gaming co-founder Lawrence Vaughan sees online gaming becoming a much bigger deal in the future. In the meantime, his site is focused on doing the best it can in the limited market.

Vaughan recently sat down with VEGAS INC to discuss Real Gaming and the state of the online gambling industry.

What are some of the benefits and challenges that come with being tied to just one casino?

With the big companies, there’s the bureaucracy and the political nature of getting anything done. Imagine working in that environment and trying to accomplish something — think of the layers and the meetings you’d have to go through to get anything to market. It’s just insanity. I don’t think that would be very interesting to me, and I think it would be very frustrating.

What’s great about working with South Point owner Michael Gaughan is Michael’s organizations are very friendly and open in nature internally. There are not many levels of hierarchy, so there’s not a lot of midlevel management for no reason. So for us, when we want to get something done, Michael and I talk about it, the team talks about it, and then we just do it.

We do not have to go through a lot of red tape to deliver products to the customer.

We have this new, we-want-toturn-a-product-a round-quick ly, high-tech world with this sort of legacy, what-made-Vegas-Vegas culture. And that is good in terms of the customer service. We get how Vegas is supposed to work — Michael has impressed that into the company. I think that comes through to the customer.

Did Ultimate Poker’s shutdown

affect you?

It affected us in a positive way. People were like, “Where do we go?” and there are two options.

The bad thing is, when it’s the beginning of an industry and a company drops out, it looks bad. So the first thing people always say is: “Hey, how’s that industry going?”

Well, not spectacular initially, but that’s sort of the getting started.

Also, the player pool is really small in Nevada. It would be good for Nevada to open more games sooner. Or we need more state compacts, which also would solve that problem if we’re sticking with just poker.

Were you expecting the industry to perform better when it launched?

I was expecting it to move faster. I didn’t expect Nevada to do tremendously well; I don’t think anyone did.

Everyone was putting money into it expecting things like state compacts or a federal law to come much sooner.

These other states are opening up, it’s just — as bureaucracy tends to go — slower than expected.

What’s the outlook for your company and the industry?

For us, it’s OK because there are only two sites, and we’re still in this interesting phase where we can assess the market and define what it’s going to be. What we launched with and what will be on the market at the end of the year and what will be on the market a year from then are completely different products.

How do you get a local gamer to play online games?

That’s a conversion no one has done really well yet. But that’s changing.

The outlook is good, but I think people have to understand this isn’t the type of business you just turn on and it’s there. You’re building; you’re at the beginning of an industry. How long has any industry taken in the past century to become a stable industry, to become an understood one, especially a new one?

The definition of what online poker means in a regulated market is half-

done. It’s not there. What poker is going develop into to be successful in this market is changing. Once they start opening up more games, once skill-based games transition to the Internet side, that’s going to be huge.

How big can Nevada’s market become in terms of operators?

Is two really all the state can handle right now?

In this form, two or three is the most. Probably in five years from now, I would venture to say there will be more than $100 million a year in interactive gaming revenue in this state. So the market’s big. Most people would think that’s nuts, but it’s not. It’s true.

What do you have to do to get there?

Product. Product within the regulations, and product for new regulations that don’t exist yet but will.

Like more interstate sites and more games?

More games is critical. Poker is for one market. You need to make games for more markets.

The reason everyone started with poker is because it was not a threat; poker doesn’t hurt. Look at poker revenue in any casino: It’s nothing. So now that people see, “Oh my god, my poker rooms still work,” they might say, “You know what, maybe my slots will still work if we do slot machines online, too, and maybe I can make even more money for people that will play.”

Skill is really awesome when you look at interactive because the skillbased products are going to be the best of both worlds. You have interactive, which is for millennials. You have skill, which is for millennials.

And now, you can give skills to millennials at home. People right now are looking at skill as a way to get millennials playing more out here on the floor. It will work that way, too, and I think that’s great. But if you bring it to interactive, the sky’s the limit in terms of Nevada. It could be a whole new revenue stream, and it won’t cannibalize anything.

Do you have strong feelings about the congressional effort to ban online gaming?

I think it’s counterproductive for the industry. There are a lot of people working really hard in this new space; there’s demand for it. It’s like music piracy in the late ’90s: It needed to be regulated, it needed to brought out of the dark, and it was solved. You saw that evolve.

The demand is there; no one with any amount of money can shut that up. They can hurt the industry, but they can’t stop what customers want.

How big do you want Real Gaming to become?

Our goal is just to make sure we deliver the best product to the customers — a better product than what you can get somewhere else. Inevitably, the rest will work itself out. The No. 1 thing for us right now is product and being on the cutting edge of product.

Is Gaughan’s main goal to make a lot of money?

Yeah. He’s a businessman, and he’s a damn good one. The goal of this is to make a lot of money. But also, he knows this is going to be where a lot of gaming revenue comes from in the future. Poker was the first domino to fall. We just expected — and I think everyone did — that more states would open up sooner. We all still know where this is going, which is that a lot of the games that are commonplace today outside of poker are going to be playable from other places at home or anywhere. And I think that’s where he sees it. He wants to be part of it.

What type of player do you think is attracted to your site?

They’ve done an excellent job with WSOP. That brand is saturated, and it puts itself out there as the place where you can win huge cash prizes.

The brand affiliation with the actual WSOP, not the online one, is big.

I think most of our customers are overlap customers, though. They’re on both sites. So that being said, I think anyone who’s looking for a better promotion that week is going try us out.

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Calendar of events TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 Las Vegas Medical Marijuana Association: “Valuation of MMEs, Vapes and Oils” Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $40 for members, $45 for nonmembers, $50 for walk-ins with no RSVP Location: Lawry’s the Prime Rib, 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Email john.k.laub@gmail.com Noel Nishi, CEO of Vuber Technologies, a vaporizer company in Seattle, will talk about advancements in vaporizers and how technology has helped preserve flavors.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 Stirling Club luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $26 Location: Gordon Biersch, 3987 Paradise Road, Las Vegas Information: Email merrinpr@lvcoxmail.com Stirling Club VIP member Judy Hale, sales manager at Freedom Mortgage Corp., will discuss her experiences in the real estate market.

“Can the American Manufacturing Sector Compete Globally?”

Time: 5-7 p.m. Cost: $50 Location: Caesars Palace Emperor’s Ballroom, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-558-9202 Economist William Strauss will talk about industries that have excelled over the past decade in the United States, as well as trade patterns.

UAS Nevada Business Forum Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Blvd., Las Vegas Information: RSVP to stevencurtis@centurylink.net

or call 702-219-6463 Angelos Stavrou of George Mason University and J.P. Auffret of GMU’s School of Business will discuss technology and policy approaches for addressing threats to cybersecurity and unmanned aircraft system operational control.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 American Marketing Association luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers Location: Fleming’s Steakhouse at Town Square, 6515 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email contact@amalasvegas.com Attorneys Karl Rutledge and Kade Miller will discuss potential hazards associated with online promotional activities and contests.

Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys luncheon Time: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $27 for members or $32 for nonmembers with RSVP by Aug. 3, $32 for members or $37 for nonmembers with RSVP after Aug. 3 Location: Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit snawa.org Attorneys from Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Provident Trust Group, Ahern Rentals and Hatfield & Associates will discuss work-life integration.

Medical industry mixer Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $30 for Las Vegas HEALS members, free for first 40 physicians who register Location: Dignity Health, 3001 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson Information: Visit lasvegasheals.org Meet and mingle with professionals from the

local health care industry.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 Southern Nevada Home Builders Association breakfast membership networking meeting Time: 7:30-9 a.m. Cost: $25 for members, $35 for nonmembers Location: Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas Information: Visit snhba.com Steve Cervino of Beazer Homes, Joe Whatley of Liberty Homes and Nathan White of Summit Homes will discuss their careers and upcoming projects.

Las Vegas Metro Chamber luncheon Time: Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Cost: $50 for members, $65 for nonmembers Location: Four Seasons Hotel, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Contact dtorchin@lvchamber.com Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid will discuss federal legislation and economic development topics that affect businesses in Nevada.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 BYU Las Vegas chapter luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $30 for members with RSVP, $35 for members without RSVP, $15 for students, $30 for guests with RSVP Location: Brady Industries, RICE 7055 Lindell Road, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-878-9788 Dave Rice, UNLV head basketball coach and former BYU assistant coach, will be guest speaker.

Conventions

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LOCATION

DATES

ATTENDANCE

ASD Las Vegas — Consumer Goods Trade Show

Las Vegas Convention Center

Aug. 2-5

44,000

Las Vegas Market

World Market Center

Aug. 2-6

50,000

BCA Expo - International Billiard and Home Recreation Expo

South Point

Aug. 5-7

2,100

Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Gala

Caesars Palace

Aug. 7-8

1,000

Toastmasters International Inc. 2015 International Convention

Caesars Palace

Aug. 7-16

2,000

Photoshop World Conference and Expo

Mandalay Bay

Aug. 11-13

3,000

World Beauty Fitness and Fashion Inc. Annual Show

Cosmopolitan

Aug. 14-16

2,000

Off-Price Specialist Show

Sands Expo and Convention Center

Aug. 15-18

10,500

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Records and Transactions BID OPPORTUNITIES MONDAY, AUGUST 3 3 p.m.

ARC for video surveillance system Clark County, 603593 Chetan Champaneri at chetanc@ clarkcountynv.gov

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 2:15 p.m.

Las Vegas Wash, Nellis Boulevard to Stewart Avenue Clark County, 603740 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov 2:15 p.m.

Agassi Center for Education: Building envelope restoration project Clark County, 603750 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov

BROKERED TRANSACTIONS SALES $30,300,000 for 168,247 square feet, investment 840, 880 and 950 Grier Drive, Las Vegas 89119 Seller: Hughes Airport 57 Seller agent: Charles Moore, Marlene Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Buyer: Griffin Capital Buyer agent: Did not disclose $14,044,382 for 166,911 square feet, industrial 2700-2710 Patrick Lane, 6035 and 6045 Harrison Drive, 6038 Topaz Street, and 6255 and 6285 Mojave Road, Las Vegas 89120 Seller: Patrick Land Industrial Center LLC Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Core & Value Advisors LLC Buyer agent: Dean Willmore of Colliers International $8,700,000 for 34,492 square feet, school 11500 Southern Highlands Parkway, Las Vegas 89141 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Charles Moore, Marlene Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Buyer: Empire Square Group Buyer agent: Did not disclose $7,000,000 for 3.85 acres, retail 3650 S. Decatur Boulevard, Las Vegas 89103 Seller: Watumull Enterprises, Ltd. Seller agent: Scot Marker Buyer: Mez Desert Properties, LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $6,768,000 for 144 units, residential 3650 E. Lake Mead Blvd., Las

Vegas 89115 Seller: Regency Heights Las Vegas LLC Seller agent: Art Carll, Devin Lee and Patrick Sauter of NAI Vegas Buyer: Westland Regency Heights LLC Buyer agent: Art Carll, Devin Lee and Patrick Sauter of NAI Vegas $2,400,000 for 3.51 acres, land Near North Durango Drive and West Centennial Parkway, Las Vegas 89149 Seller: El Capitan Interchange Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Legacy House of Centennial Hills LLC Buyer agent: Frank Marretti and Robert Henn of Colliers International $1,550,000 for 3,612 square feet, industrial 3890 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas 89030 Seller: JW Flooring Covering Inc. Seller agent: Dean Willmore of Colliers International Buyer: Timothy A. Rivard Buyer agent: Greg Pancirov and Mike DeLew of Colliers International $1,068,000 for 0.49 acres, industrial 6565 Arville St., Las Vegas 89118 Seller: O’Show Expo USA LLC Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: HB Nevada Properties LLC Buyer agent: Greg Pancirov and Mike DeLew of Colliers International $800,000 for 5,790 square feet, industrial 6980 O’Bannon Drive, Las Vegas 89117 Seller: Bank of America Seller agent: Charles Moore, Marlene Fujita Winkel and M. Laura Hart of CBRE Buyer: Kirk Kaplan Buyer agent: Lance Alderette of Rossum Realty $720,000 for 2,900 square feet, industrial 4460 Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas 89115 Seller: BMR Global Corporation Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: The Veneman Group Buyer agent: Dean Willmore of Colliers International $150,000 for 2.35 acres, land Near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Alexander Road, North Las Vegas 89032 Seller: Luning Associates LP Seller agent: Dean Willmore of Colliers International Buyer: Mosaic Five LLC Buyer agent: Vince Schettler of Colliers International

LEASES $1,125,552 for 9,268 square feet,

industrial for 60 months 4530 S. Polaris Ave., Las Vegas 89103 Landlord: Did not disclose Landlord agent: Gabe Telles and Sean Simon of Gatski Commercial Tenant: Ryder Truck Rental Inc. Tenant agent: Did not disclose

BUSINESS LICENSES Da’Fit Inc. License type: Clothing Address: 3880 W. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: Da’Fit Inc. DC Auto And Body License type: Automotive garage Address: 4561 E. Bonanza Road, Suite 130 , Las Vegas Owner: Juan C. Vides Quintana DDP Construction Services Inc. License type: Contractor Address: 1234 Tech Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Charles Sunderland Diadem Trading LLC License type: Sales Address: 5135 Camino Al Norte, North Las Vegas Owner: Jump Velvet Holdings LLC Diana Barnes License type: Real estate sales Address: 8290 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Diana A. Barnes Digital City License type: General retail Address: 7530 Westcliff Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Digital City LLC Digital Matrix International Inc. License type: General retail Address: 5041 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Anne Hunsaker El Pueblo De Los Arboles License type: Apartment house Address: 5400 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas Owner: 5400 West Cheyenne Avenue LLC EOM Inc. License type: Repair and maintenance Address: 19745 E. Colima Road, Suite 856, Las Vegas Owner: Sylvia Jimenez ERP Leasing LLC License type: Medical marijuana support business Address: 7151 Cascade Valley Court, Suite 210 , Las Vegas Owner: Kris A. Madsen Extra Space Storage License type: General retail Address: 5900 Smoke Ranch Road, Las Vegas

R Owner: Extra Space Management Inc. Fancy Feet License type: General retail Address: 707 Fremont St., Suite 2070 , Las Vegas Owner: Anjanelle Yancy Fancy Nails License type: Cosmetology Address: 4760 W. Sahara Ave., Suites 6-7, Las Vegas Owner: Fancy Nails LLC Full Moon Harvest License type: Medical marijuana support business Address: Did not disclose Owner: Lakshmi’s Green LLC Gilbane Building Company License type: Contractor Address: 8010 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Michael M. Costello Gislaine Martell License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Gislaine Martell

License type: Nonfarm product vendor Address: 9200 Tule Springs Road, Las Vegas Owner: Michael L. Ross Jesus Herrera Leon License type: Bail/enforcement agent Address: 626 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Jesus Herrera Leon Jose L. Garcia Romero License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 113, Las Vegas Owner: Jose L. Garcia Romero Joseph D. Levine License type: Real estate sales Address: 1731 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Joseph D. Levine Josh Ouzer License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Josh Ouzer

Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino License type: General retail Address: 129 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: GNLV Corp.

Juan Jose Lujano License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Juan Jose Lujano

Gotcha Lookin Mobile Auto Detailing LLC License type: Automobile detailing Address: Did not disclose Owner: Jose Olivas

Karma & Luck License type: General retail Address: 425 Fremont St., Las Vegas Owner: Poker Face LLC

Gregg Occupational Compliance License type: Business consultant Address: 2232 S. Nellis Blvd., Suite G3 #108, Las Vegas Owner: Gregg Vilkaitis

Keri Webb License type: General services counter/office Address: Did not disclose Owner: Keri Webb

Guaranteed Rate Inc. License type: Professional services Address: 1333 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 170, Las Vegas Owner: Victor F. Ciardelli

Koznfx License type: Advertising space Address: Did not disclose Owner: Koznfx LLC

J. Timothy Katzen License type: Professional services - medical Address: 8751 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 150, and 950 S. Durango Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: J. Timothy Katzen Jane Popple License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 2801 Pinto Lane, Las Vegas Owner: Today House LLC Javier Jimenez-Pereira License type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Javier Jimenez-Pereira Jessie Rae’s BBQ LLC

La Casa Cigars & Lounge License type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 430 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 170, Las Vegas Owner: La Casa De La Habana Las Vegas LLC

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Lee’s Discount Liquor License type: General retail Address: 6690 N. Durango Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Lee & Durango Inc.

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Lido’s Beauty Salon LLC License type: General retail Address: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suite 108, Las Vegas Owner: Emily Sandoval

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LM Enterprises License type: General retail Address: 718 S. Eighth St., Las Vegas

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Owner: Michael Goffinet

Love Hikes LLC License type: Travel and ticket agency Address: Did not disclose Owner: Avades Wideen

Mundo A Culinary Haute Spot License type: Alcohol beverage caterer Address: 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Third floor, Las Vegas Owner: Mundo LLC

M Purchasing Inc. License type: General retail Address: 708 S. Main St., Las Vegas Owner: Frank Mamone Makd Entertainment LLC License type: Professional promoter Address: Did not disclose Owner: Michael Notaro Make It Ez Tax Services LLC License type: Business support service Address: 4937 W. Craig Road, Las Vegas Owner: Maria Ortiz Rodelo Massage Envy Shadow Mountain License type: Cosmetology Address: 6475 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Shadow Mountain Massage NV LLC Master Tow License type: Automobile towing Address: 5033 Saluda Circle, Las Vegas Owner: Las Vegas Master Tow LLC

Nicole Zurschmiede License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Nicole Zurschmiede No Drama Bail Bonds License type: Bail bond agency Address: 546 N. Eastern Ave., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Maria R. Romero Sosa O.G. License type: Tavern Address: 1531 Las Vegas Blvd.

South, Las Vegas Owner: CJOG Operating Company LLC Oaktree Apartments License type: Apartment house Address: 110 S. Bruce St., Las Vegas Owner: TSK Capital LLC Onelive Inc. License type: General services counter/office Address: Did not disclose Owner: Michael Jabara

Maureen Cotton License type: Real estate sales Address: 9420 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Maureen Cotton

Outer Coast Seafood License type: Food specialty store Address: Did not disclose Owner: Outer Coast Seafood LLC

McDonald’s License type: Restaurant Address: 900 S. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Oli-K LLC

Oviedo’s Mobile Car Wash License type: Automobile detailing Address: 1124 Coral Crystal Court, Las Vegas Owner: Jesus Oviedo-Gutierrez

McLetchie Shell License type: Professional services Address: 616 S. Eighth St., Las Vegas Owner: McLetchie Shell LLC

Papas Foods Inc. License type: Food specialty store Address: Did not disclose Owner: Kathy Korney

MDB Hospitality License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 1708 S. Ninth St., Las Vegas Owner: MDB Hospitality LLC

Paw Pals Pet Accessories License type: General retail Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite C8, Las Vegas Owner: David L Yen

Merito Entertainment LLC License type: Employment agency Address: Did not disclose Owner: Peter F. Dunlap

Phoenix Auto Services License type: Automotive garage/ service station Address: 1415 S. Commerce St., Suite C , Las Vegas Owner: Pedro Perez

Mi Amor Hair Salon License type: Cosmetology Address: 1111 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Olivia Flores

Prand Co. LLC License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: Paul Prandecki

Michael Goffinet License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose

Quintaraza Art Wear License type: General retail Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd.,

Suite I30 , Las Vegas Owner: Elia Margarita Garcia Radio Shack License type: General retail Address: 8800 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 29, Las Vegas Owner: General Wireless Operations Inc. Ramirez Locksmith License type: Locksmith and safe mechanic Address: Did not disclose Owner: Edher R. Ramirez Yanez Reclaimed Secrets License type: General retail Address: Did not disclose Owner: Nicole Moore Redic Home Repair and Handyman Services LLC License type: Trucking Address: 10301 William Fortye Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Redic Home Repair And Handyman Services LLC Richard Fox License type: Real estate sales Address: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Richard Fox Robert Drysdale Brazilian Jiu Jitsu License type: General retail Address: 2000 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 108, Las Vegas Owner: Brasa Jiu Jitsu LLC Robert Steim License type: Real estate sales Address: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Robert Steim Ryan Store License type: Tobacco sales/ lounge Address: 314 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Ryan Store Inc. Salon Broadway & Broadway Beauty Academy License type: Cosmetology Address: 1750 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 103, Las Vegas Owner: Salon Broadway LLC Sanchez Lawn Maintenance License type: Lawn maintenance Address: 4525 Ranch Foreman Road, North Las Vegas Owner: Victor Sanchez Santuario De La Santa Muerte License type: General retail Address: 820 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Elva E. Morales Savannah Ward License type: Real estate sales Address: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas

Owner: Savannah Ward Selina Melancon License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Selina Melancon Senergy Petroleum LLC License type: Gasoline distributor Address: 4606 Andrews St., North Las Vegas Owner: Senergy Petroleum LLC Sharon M. Friedman License type: Real estate sales Address: 10750 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 180, Las Vegas Owner: Sharon M. Friedman LLC Shixing Ni License type: Reflexology practitioner Address: 6340 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Shixing Ni Sin City Munitions LLC License type: Sporting goods sales Address: 5135 Camino Al Norte, North Las Vegas Owner: Jump Velvet Holdings LLC

6160 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las Vegas Chris D. Storm $439,330, residential - custom 647 Cityview Ridge Drive, Henderson Sun West Custom Homes LLC $327,869, commercial - remodel 375 N. Stephanie St., Suite 211, Henderson MW Nevada LLC $275,192, commercial - alteration 6180 N. Decatur Blvd., North Las Vegas Titanium Building Group LLC $246,350, commercial - alteration 330 W. Centennial Parkway, North Las Vegas Milestone Construction Inc. $236,823, single-family residential - production 12030 Girasole Ave., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $236,823, single-family residential - production 374 Granitico St., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC

Snobites Shaved Ice License type: Food services or cafe Address: 48 Montagna Mirage St., Las Vegas Owner: RJ Holmes Concessions LLC

$226,487, single-family residential - production 347 Calgrove St., Las Vegas Greystone Nevada LLC

Soothing Effects Massage License type: Massage therapists Address: 3009 Battle Point Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Merwin Ruesch

$220,000, tenant improvement - retail 615 S. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 170, Henderson J&F Construction LLC

Sprint PCS License type: General retail Address: 6211 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: PCS Leasing Co. LP

$219,223, electrical 4209 El Camino Ave., Las Vegas Top Choice Electric

St. Judes Women’s Auxiliary License type: Community services Address: 1510 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Owner: Sandra Vescio Strategic Consulting License type: Management or consulting service Address: 5650 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 11, Las Vegas Owner: Strategic Enterprise LLC

$213,443, single-family residential - production 12003 Vento Forte Ave., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $209,300, solar 5448 Lilly Rose Court, North Las Vegas SolarCity Corp. $207,166, single-family residential - production 7441 Zonal Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada

Subway License type: Restaurant Address: 7500 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 8, Las Vegas Owner: Sub America LLC

$185,647, single-family residential - production 327 Evante St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

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$185,647, single-family residential - production 12217 Nasino Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$1,454,618, commercial - new 3950 N. Bruce St., North Las Vegas Windest Nevada Properties Inc. $684,283, commercial - new

$185,647, single-family residential - production 301 Rezzo St., Las Vegas

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Records and Transactions Pulte Homes of Nevada $185,647, single-family residential - production 347 Rezzo St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $180,604, residential - new 1508 Blues Lane, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $180,604, residential - new 5140 Poem Court, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $180,000, single-family residential - custom 1520 Winwood St., Las Vegas Jose Esparza $178,993, residential - production 2171 Tortona St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $178,993, residential - production 2162 Tortona St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $170,342, residential - production 848 Via Serenelia, Henderson Greystone Nevada $169,954, residential - production 2167 Tortona St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $169,732, residential - production 852 Via Serenelia, Henderson Greystone Nevada $169,622, residential - production 2135 Emyvale Court, Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $167,685, single-family residential - production 12237 Nasino Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $167,685, single-family residential - production 12221 Nasino Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $158,349, residential - new 1504 Blues Lane, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $157,019, single-family residential - production 12229 Olivetta Blvd., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $157,019, single-family residential - production 12242 Nasino Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $156,580, commercial - addition 2105 E. Alexander Road, North Las Vegas Palmetio Construction Inc. $155,870, residential - production 1061 Tropical Sage St., Henderson Ryland Homes $155,537, residential - production

2166 Tortona St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $150,741, single-family residential - production 266 Evante St., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $147,442, residential - production 43 Nettle Leaf Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes $146,035, residential - new 1013 Vegas Palm Ave., North Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada $145,723, residential - production 2163 Tortona St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $145,723, residential - production 2170 Tortona St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $144,161, single-family residential - production 356 Castellari Drive, Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada LLC $143,616, residential - production 1121 Copper Grass St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp $141,198, single-family residential - production 10737 Irving Park Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $140,498, single-family residential - production 6972 Lakota Summit Blvd., Las Vegas DR Horton Inc. $138,815, single-family residential - production 7440 Zonal Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $136,906, residential - production 961 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $136,699, single-family residential - production 262 Evante St., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC $135,177, single-family residential - production 6912 Hopi Summit Blvd., Las Vegas DR Horton Inc. $135,177, single-family residential - production 6922 Hopi Summit Blvd., Las Vegas DR Horton Inc. $135,177, single-family residential - production 6962 Lakota Summit Blvd., Las Vegas DR Horton Inc. $135,177, single-family residential - production

6982 Lakota Summit Blvd., Las Vegas DR Horton Inc.

$115,336, residential - production 944 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc.

$134,910, residential - production 2540 Sable Ridge St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada

$115,298, single-family residential - production 7848 Blue Lake Peak St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$134,434, single-family residential - production 10430 Prairie Mountain Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $132,996, single-family residential - production 6988 Comiskey Park St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $132,996, single-family residential - production 10754 Fenway Park Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $132,055, residential - new 5622 Pleasant Palms St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $131,749, residential - production 1065 Tropical Sage St., Henderson Ryland Homes $130,585, residential - production 1126 N. Water St., Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $126,204, residential - production 389 Gracious Way, Henderson Ryland Homes $126,204, residential - production 387 Gracious Way, Henderson Ryland Homes $125,705, residential - production 2536 Sable Ridge St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $125,705, residential - production 2544 Sable Ridge St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $125,705, residential - production 2552 Sable Ridge St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $121,269, residential - production 2548 Sable Ridge St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $120,548, residential - production 39 Nettle Leaf Ave., Henderson Ryland Homes $120,000, single-family residential 1601 Bayonne Drive, Las Vegas Blackhawk Developers LLC $117,332, residential - production 3080 Beaux Art Ave., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $117,055, residential - new 5626 Pleasant Palms St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc.

$107,296, residential - production 1121 Buckhorn Cove St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $107,240, residential - production 2629 Ornate Regiment St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $106,108, residential - new 4332 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada Inc. $105,632, residential - production 2618 Marvel Astoria St., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $102,934, commercial - new 330 W. Centennial Parkway, North Las Vegas Milestone Construction Inc. $102,860, residential - production 940 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $100,475, residential - production 3157 Teaderman Walk, Henderson KB Home Nevada Inc. $95,587, single-family residential - production 9120 Mystic Mauve Blvd., Las Vegas TNP Construction Company

Helix Electric Inc. $73,008, fence 5852 Radiance Park St., North Las Vegas Desert Plastering LLC $66,540, rehabilitation 1612 Logan Valley Lane, North Las Vegas Majestic General Contractors LLC $63,008, electrical 1916 Highland Ave., Las Vegas Sting Alarm Inc. $62,005, solar 6440 Gentle Falles Lane, North Las Vegas Renewable Energy Electric $60,890, electrical 10190 Covington Cross Drive, Las Vegas Murphy Electric $60,000, tenant improvement restaurant 1500 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas FT Construction $59,350, windows deployment services 10111 Skye Canyon Park Drive, Las Vegas Western States Contracting Inc. $59,350, windows deployment services 10111 Skye Canyon Park Drive, Las Vegas Western States Contracting Inc.

$95,587, single-family residential - production 9124 Mystic Mauve Blvd., Las Vegas TNP Construction Company

$58,331, rehabilitation 4103 Annendale Ave., North Las Vegas Graeagle Construction and Development

$93,848, residential - new 5621 Pleasant Palms St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc.

$56,810, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 1401 Casa Del Rey Blvd., Las Vegas Vision Solar Contractor Inc.

$91,466, single-family residential - production 9116 Mystic Mauve Blvd., Las Vegas TNP Construction Company

$52,425, electrical 1630 Brock Blvd., Las Vegas Premier Solar Solutions LLC

$91,466, single-family residential - production 9128 Mystic Mauve Blvd., Las Vegas TNP Construction Company $90,495, residential - new 5936 Montina Vines St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $90,495, residential - new 5940 Montina Vines St., North Las Vegas J.F. Shea Co. Inc. $89,900, electrical 1821 N. Las Vegas Blvd., North Las Vegas

$52,000, tenant improvement restaurant 725 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 120, Las Vegas Kalb Industries of Nevada Ltd. $50,000, pool and/or spa 277 Lindura Blvd., Las Vegas Watters Aquatech Pools & Spas $50,000, commercial - alteration 6025 Range Road, North Las Vegas SBA Network Services LLC

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CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES (RANKED BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AS OF JUNE 30)

Year est. locally

Company

Employees

Products or services

Scientific Games 6650 S. El Camino Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-897-7150 • scientificgames.com

9,000

Slot machines, casino and slot management and accounting systems, card shufflers, chip sorters, proprietary table games, electronic table games, social casino games, mobile applications

1989

Gavin Isaacs, CEO, president

2

Cox Communications 1700 Vegas Drive Las Vegas, NV 89106 702-384-8084 • cox.com

1,320

Telephone, cable TV, high-speed Internet, home security, commercial telephone, PRI/ digital trunking, SIP trunking, cable TV, wired/wireless Internet, data transport

1998

Michael Bolognini, market vice president

3

International Game Technology 6355 S. Buffalo Drive Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-669-7777 • igt.com

800

Gaming equipment sales, networking services

1981

Renato Ascoli, CEO

4

CenturyLink 6700 Via Austi Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-222-4444 • centurylink.com

700

Business/residential high-speed Internet, TV, cloud, hosting, security and phone lines

Did not disclose

Jeremy Ferkin, vice president of operations

5

Aristocrat 7230 Amigo St. Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-270-1000 • aristocrat-us.com

600

Slot machines, casino management systems, virtual casinos, mobile game apps

1963

Maureen Sweeny, chief commercial officer

6

Konami Gaming 585 Konami Circle Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-616-1400 • konamigaming.com

450

Casino slot machines, management systems and technology

2004

Steve Sutherland, COO, executive vice president

7

Global Cash Access 7250 S. Tenaya Way, Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-855-3000 • gcainc.com

357

Integrated gaming payment solutions, video and mechanical reel spinning gaming content and technology solutions

1998

Ram Chary, president, CEO

8

Verizon Wireless 5555 Redwood St. Las Vegas, NV 89118 800-256-4646 • verizonwireless.com

230

Wireless communications services

2000

Eric Reed, Southwest region president

9

Link Technologies 9500 Hillwood Drive, Suite 112 Las Vegas, NV 89134 702-233-8703 • linktechconsulting.com

145

IT solutions, cybersecurity, audit/compliance, 2000 project management

Debbie Banko, CEO

10a

Freeman Audio Visual Inc. 3325 W. Sunset Road, Suite A Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-263-1484 • freemanco.com

100

Audio-visual equipment rentals

1993

Richard Pabst, regional vice president, general manager

10b

JCM Global 925 E. Pilot Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-651-0000 • jcmglobal.com

100

Bill validators, peripheral currency transaction equipment, digital display equipment

1988

Hikaru “Terry” Izawa, president

12

Sting Surveillance LLC 7120 Rafael Ridge Way Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-737-8464 • stingalarm.com

50

Business and residential telephone, wireless, cabling, networking services, equipment sales

2003

Jon Perry, president

13

LMG LLC 7060 Windy St. Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-407-7200 • lmg.net

48

LED, video, audio and lighting

2001

Corey Olson, director of show services

14a

InView Labs 9225 W. Flamingo Road, Suite 130 Las Vegas, NV 89147 702-527-6460 • inviewlabs.com

30

Digital-asset management, cloud computing, business applications, professional software consulting and building information modeling

2010

Gary Siroky, president

14b

eConnect 7710 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 126 Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-523-8786 • econnectglobal.com

30

Loss-prevention services and software delivered via video-driven analytics

2009

Henry Valentino III, founder, CEO, president

1

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