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The Dialogue We want to hear from you. Visit vegasinc.com to post comments to stories. On David McGrath Schwartz's June 25 vegasinc.com story about the Nevada Tax Commission passing regulations in which the state's casinos and res- taurants must restart paying taxes on complimentary meals given to em- ployees and patrons ("Tax Commission reconfirms that comps aren't free for hy can't the restaurants and casi- nos offer their employees a free meal? I feel it's just another benefit that keeps many in jobs that are not attractive. So what if restaurants and casinos give food comps to their guests? The state makes up those taxes by the guests gambling in their casinos. restaurants, hotels"): W In other words, the casinos are paying taxes on behalf of their guests. Give it a rest. Let the comps be exactly what they are — a non-taxable promotion to bring in cus- tomers and keep employees happy. — express445 This is going to hurt employee morale and customer service. What a horrible idea. — Noindex (Thomas Delahunty) On Steve Green's June 25 vegasinc.com story about Righthaven's court-appointed receiver making a move to fire Righthaven CEO Steven Gibson ("Righthaven receiver moves to his story just gets better and better every time it's reported. We can only hope that Mr. Gibson will eventually stand in judgment and be held account- able. — ChunkyFlyRight fire CEO Steven Gibson"): T Chunky has it right: This just gets more interesting — and more important -— with each twist and turn. I guess the courts will have to decide whether the receiver's malpractice claim against Mr. Gibson is barred by NRS 11.207. If it is not, then we might get treated to an interesting round of finger pointing be- tween Mr. Gibson and Stephens Media. — lericgoodman (Leric Goodman) On Richard N. Velotta's June 25 vegasinc.com story about Nevada As- sembly Democrats saying they'll intro- duce a package of five proposals in the 2013 legislative session designed to create more jobs in the state ("Assem- bly Democrats unveil plans to create Nevada jobs"): I t is nice to say "Bravo!" to the legis- lators who did something to address the economic and job problems in our state. The proposals sound reasonable given the circumstances. — peacelily Stop with the Republican vs. Demo- crat blame game, Pat Hickey. Do some- thing for the people who elected you for once! — VegasEngineer On Conor Shine's June 25 vegasinc.com story about a $1.75 mil- lion federal grant being awarded to the North Las Vegas Police Department to help keep more than a dozen police offi- cers on the street in the cash-strapped city ("$1.75 million federal grant to al- low North Las Vegas to hire or retain 14 police officers"): T he precedent is set. Now every poorly run city in the U.S. will pile on. — jazzy13 (Mick Davis) Yeah, those 14 cops are going to make North Las Vegas oh so much safer. LOL. — bobthebuilder LEILA NAVIDI On Richard N. Velotta's June 25 VEGAS INC column suggesting that McCarran International Airport is in need of a name change ("Name change: Las Ve- gas' airport needs to be more recogniz- hey really do need to rename the air- port. Very few know what McCarran is. Name recognition in the travel indus- try is huge. Clark County really needs to rename McCarran to Las Vegas In- ternational Airport. — skipmco able outside the state"): T For a city that tries to reach globally and have a "brand image," you need to have an airport name that fits the brand. — lreven The only effect would be money be- ing spent unnecessarily to change sig- nage and letterheads. One must remember that Las Vegans embrace the name "McCarran." It has history so I say let's keep it. After all, there is no real benefit in changing a name that only locals use. — jkush654 Pick 'Em Get smart Power tweets Overheard Done Deal Power Lunch The Numbers .com Buy high Sell low VEGASINCmag Vegas then ? ? ? ? ? ! The innovator 100,000 $ YOUR AD HERE Executive class Read this! The Pitch is back NOW SERVING The number of homes, according to the Department of the Interior, that could be powered by a 350-megawatt solar energy project approved June 21 to be built on land in Clark County belonging to the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Tribe. LAS VEGAS 95 VEGASinc2021 Gate keeper American dream Moonlighting FortuneCookie Grilled The Survivor 400 Number of construction jobs expected to be generated by the solar energy project. The project is also expected to create 20 permanent jobs. 2,000 Number of acres the solar energy project would cover. The land is located 30 miles north of Las Vegas and would occupy 3 percent of the tribe's land. 401 Numberof homes sold locally in May, according to Home Builders Research Inc. This number is up from 347 in April. It also surpassed the 291 from May of last year. $193,504 Median price of recorded new-home sales in May, down from $200,350 in April but up 1 percent from a year ago. 159 Number of race and sports books that British oddsmaker William Hill will operate statewide. After acquiring three companies that operated more than half of the state's books, Hill will run 55 percent of the state's books. THE NUMBERS Sin City Media Chatter We hear TUNE IN VEGAS INC TV 4 Join veteran journalists Dana Gentry and Jeff Gillan at 6:30 p.m. Sundays on KSNV, Channel 3 for VEGAS INC, the last word on all things business in the valley. Gaming, tourism, real estate and much more are presented weekly on VEGAS INC, Southern Nevada's must-see TV. 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