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In Response to Mr. Scott Ramirez’ Letter to the City Council 01/21/2018

Dear Mr. Ramirez,

My name is Joshua Priou and I manage the property that is located directly across the street from you, I have been the sole property manager since it became a Vacation Home Rental in 2012. After reading your article I became quite saddened to hear of your concerns and I felt it was necessary to clarify and shed some light on your comments.

Twenty years ago this week, Sonny Bono went missing.

He was a Palm Springs icon, born Salvatore Phillip Bono to a Sicilian peasant and a second-generation Italian-American whose marriage was arranged when his mother was 14. In Washington D.C., he was the Honorable Sonny Bono, Republican member of the House of Representative for California’s 44th District. But, to everyone else, he was Sonny.

A 54-year-old man is safe and warm today after getting lost in the forest between the casinos and Heavenly Mountain Resort Tuesday evening.

The Montverde, Florida man was out for a hike with his dog before dusk on December 12, 2017. He called 911 at 5:16 p.m., telling them he was lost.

Three teams from Douglas County Search and Rescue were called out and started covering the area on foot. The Washoe County Sheriff's Raven helicopter also responded, hovering around Van Sickle Bi-State Park in South Lake Tahoe with spotlights on the area.

Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) released their September figures and they show revenue for casinos on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe was down almost three percent when compared to the same month in 2016.

They showed a gaming "win" of $21,084,873, 2.96 percent drop from the previous year. The state as a whole was up 3.25 percent, bringing in $979,859,876. The biggest gain in the "win" was experienced by the North Shore casinos with their gain of 16.53 percent, or $414,250 more in 2017.

The "win" represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

Crews are still at the scene of a broken water main tonight at the state line. A 12" water main pipe under ground burst at the crosswalk between Harrah's and Harveys. South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue responded to help turn off valves as did transportation workers.

The pipe carries water for the Edgewood Water Company, the supplies to all of the casinos and golf course.

At approximately 3:00 p.m. Saturday, water was flowing down Highway 50, flooding the street near Marriott Timber Lodge.

Lake Tahoe, Douglas County and Carson City casinos saw an overall gain in their incomes in August, 2017 according to the monthly report released today by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

The reported gaming wins for August and difference when compared to August 2016:

South Shore casinos - $25,576,000 - up 7.02%
Carson City, Carson Valley casinos - $9,390,210 - up 8.98%
North Shore Lake Tahoe casinos - 3,149,398 - up 10.39%
State of Nevada - 989,510,649 - up 14.91%

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Richard Barton has worked at South Shore casinos Harrah's and Harveys since 1989, giving him enough first-hand knowledge to start a series of books, "Seven, You're Out."

The first of that series, Serial Dealer, has just been released. The story takes place in Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas and is about a casino dealer who is also a serial killer.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In the works since 2002, construction has begun on a new housing development project underneath the gondola in South Lake Tahoe.

The Nevada Gaming Commission released their figures for the month of May, and Stateline casinos on the South Shore were the biggest winners in the state.

The team of Harrah's, Harveys, Hard Rock, MontBleu and Lakeside Inn had a "gaming win" of $17,821,193, up 30 percent from May in 2016. Most other areas saw single digit losses and wins, and the state as a whole had a win of $991,604,782

The "gaming win" represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

North Shore casinos saw a drop of 7.33 percent in their win of $1,514,359.

Loss/Gain of local areas:

Casinos on the South Shore are once again on the positive end of the monthly income report from the Nevada Gaming Board (NGB) released Wednesday.

With three quarters of the fiscal year completed, the combination of Harrah's, Harvey's, MontBleu, Hard Rock and Lakeside Inn have had positive gains in income with a 5.39 percent increase over the same nine-month period in 2016. For the month of April, their income of $13,286,841 is up 4.55 percent, or $578,646, from April, 2016.

Casinos on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe had a gaming "win" of $16,742,788 in March, 2.3 percent less than they did in the same month last year according to a report released today by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

The gaming "win" represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

Even with a loss in March, local casinos are still 5.45 percent up from 2016.

Most regions of Nevada saw a drop in income in February when compared to a year ago, but year-to-date figures are still on the positive side.

Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $945,597,573 for the month of February 2017. This amounts to a 4.48 percent decrease compared to February 2016, when licensees reported a gaming win of $989,909,589. For the fiscal year (July 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017), gaming win has increased 2.71 percent.

Casinos in the state of Nevada registered a "gaming win" of $1,036,265,398 in January. This amount is 12.02 percent higher than January of 2016.

The "gaming win" represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

On the South Shore, the casino win was up 10.83 percent with their reported income of $17,105,546. Since the fiscal year began July 1, the local casinos have been on the positive side most months. Their "gaming win" since then has been $139,616,089, up 8.03 percent.

Rivers have flooded, the lake is filling and snow is covering the slopes because of the several atmospheric rivers to hit Lake Tahoe this winter. To celebrate the epic season, the Beverage Department team at Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe concocted a cocktail to honor and celebrate the winter.

The "Atmospheric River" drink "blends the frosty peaks of the Sierra Nevada with the stunning shades of blue found only at Lake Tahoe," said John Packer of Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe.

It was a winning year for Nevada casinos as they turned a $661.7 million loss in 2015 into a $978.9 million gain in net income during Fiscal year 2016 (FY16).

There are 273 casinos in Nevada that have gross receipts of $1 million or more, and together they had $25 billion in total revenue during the year. Total revenue is the money spent by patrons on gaming, rooms, food, beverage, and other attractions.

Net income/loss is the money retained by casinos after expenses have been paid but prior to deducting federal income taxes and prior to accounting for extraordinary expenses.

Law enforcement is preparing for the annual New Year's Eve party held at Stateline, an outdoor that at one time saw 50,000 people in the streets.

Though Highway 50 through Stateline hasn't had to close until just before midnight the past two years, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is prepared to close it to vehicle traffic in the evening if necessary for public safety. If that should occur, vehicle traffic will be diverted around the Stateline casino core area using upper and lower Lake Parkway Drive.

Rob Lake has performed his illusion shows all over the world, and now he'll be bringing his show over the holidays to the South Shore Room at Harrah's Tahoe from December 22 to January 7.

The 33-year-old Norman, Oklahoma native told South Tahoe Now he's never been to Lake Tahoe before.

"I'm really, really exited," said Lake.

Lake caught the magic bug as a 10-year-old when he saw a magic show with his family. "I knew immediately then and there I was going to be a magician," he said. Lake said most of his training comes from the school and public libraries.

After the first three months of the fiscal year had positive gains in income for casinos on the South Shore, October brought an abrupt halt to that trend with a large loss. When compared to a year ago, the casinos at Stateline showed a 22.17 percent drop from October 2015figures.

This was the largest loss of any area in the state of Nevada, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board who released the monthly figures Tuesday.

In an effort to clear up misinformation about the proposed US50 Community
Revitalization/Loop Road Project, the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce (TahoeChamber) hosted a public meeting Thursday evening at the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. With the amount of negative public comments and voiced skepticism during past meetings, Measure T, and in social media, a larger group was expected than the 35 people who attended (and many of those were Tahoe Transportation and Tahoe Chamber staff).

As the South Shore moves from an economy focused on casinos and gambling to one focused on recreation, new ideas are emerging on how to succeed and live in the area.

A panel of successful entrepreneurs will be on hand during the next Tahoe Talks, a monthly feature offered by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and their transportation arm, Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization (TMPO).

With winter just around the corner, Harrah's and Harvey's are starting to gear up their staffing needs. They will be holding a job fair on Thursday, Oct. 13, from noon to 4:00 p.m.

They are looking for fun, friendly people to join the team in several areas and are looking for cooks, kitchen stewards, beverage servers, hotel front desk, security officers, food servers, wardrobe clerk, retail clerk and baristas to name a few. .

The hiring event takes place at Harvey's bus reception lobby, located adjacent to the employment office at the rear/southwest entrance of the hotel.

A South Lake Tahoe man is in the Douglas County Jail after he and seven others cashed fraudulent payroll checks at area casinos.

Between August 19 and 25, 2016, checks totaling $16,693.98 were falsely written on an account owned by Twenty Two Bistro of Squaw Valley according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO).

After it was known that people were cashing the fraudulent checks at local casinos, Lakeside Inn notified DCSO that South Lake Tahoe resident John Liska had attempted to cash one in the amount of $976.15 on August 29 and was taken into custody.

Income for casinos on the South Shore rose in July, 2016, recording a 20.03 percent gain in gaming win when compared to income from a year ago. The $27,985,039 was the highest percentage gain in Nevada.

The gaming win represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

This is the first month of the fiscal year, so off on a good foot.

As a state, Nevada was up 9.96 percent over last July, with $1,015,014,676 extra left behind at the table and slots. Boulder Strip casinos saw the biggest loss for the month, with their take of gaming down 8.19 percent.

Income for casinos on the South Shore was up in June, 2016, recording a 6.47 percent gain in gaming win when compared to income from a year ago. They had a "win" of $18,753,534.

The gaming win represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

For the fiscal year, the local casinos continue to be off from last year, with a drop in the gaming win by 3.84 percent.