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RANGE SHOWDOWN-AMODEI
Amodei chides Reid, Heller remarks
(Information in the following story is from: Reno Gazette-Journal, http://www.rgj.com)
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Rep. Mark Amodei has chided two fellow members of Nevada's congressional delegation for their descriptions of supporters of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.
The Republican says he disagrees with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's branding of them as "domestic terrorists" and doesn't think Heller's labeling of them as "patriots" helps to resolve the dispute over Bundy's cattle.
Amodei says the issue is the "culture" of U.S. Bureau of Land Management law-enforcement operations in the West.
Bundy and his armed supporters thwarted an attempt by the BLM two weeks ago to seize his family's cattle over his failure to pay $1.1 million in fees and penalties for use of government land over the past 20 years.
NFL TICKET SALES-LAWSUIT
49er fan sues NFL for $50M over playoff tickets
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Las Vegas man is suing the NFL for $50 million, saying an illegal ticket policy limiting credit-card sales kept him from watching the San Francisco 49ers play the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game.
John Williams III has been a San Francisco 49ers fan since John Brodie was throwing touchdown passes at Candlestick Park in the 1970s. So he was excited about the prospects of scoring a ticket to make the trip to Seattle in January to watch the rivals battle in the NFC Championship Game.
He accuses the league and others of engaging in "economic discrimination" with a ticket policy limiting sales to selected pro-Seattle markets. His lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas says it was part of an effort to keep 49er fans away and further promote the Seahawks' boisterous home-field advantage at CenturyLink Field.
In the case of January's game, the Seahawks limited ticket sales only to credit cards with addresses in the states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii, as well as the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.
MASSACHUSETTS CASINO LEGISLATION
Casinos: Income tax rules could turn off gamblers
BOSTON (AP) — Las Vegas-based MGM and Wynn want Massachusetts to repeal a provision requiring gambling facilities to report and withhold 5 percent for state income tax on certain winnings over $600.
They say casinos in surrounding states all use lower, federal standards for income tax withholding, making them more appealing to regular players, casual day trippers and tourists.
MGM and Wynn say the provision is "impractical" and an "administrative burden." Wynn suggests the requirement could severely hinder game play, forcing a stoppage anytime a person won more than $600 on a hand so that they could complete a tax form.
In general, federal tax law requires gamblers fill out tax forms and remit roughly 25 percent of slot machine winnings of $1,200 or more, poker tournament winnings of $5,000 or more and winnings of $600 or more where the payout is at least 300 times the amount of the wager.
MISS INDIAN WORLD
Miss Indian World crowned at Albuquerque powwow
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Idaho State University student has earned the title of Miss Indian World.
Pageant officials say 21-year-old Taylor Thomas was crowned Saturday night at the 31st Annual Gathering of Nations at the University of New Mexico Arena in Albuquerque.
Thomas, a member of the Shoshone Bannock tribe, was chosen among 23 Native American women from different tribes and traditions.
As Miss Indian World, Thomas will visit native and indigenous communities around the world and serve as a cultural goodwill ambassador for a year.
The crowning closed three days of festivities at what is considered North America's largest powwow. The event draws hundreds of competitive dancers and tens of thousands of spectators from across the U.S. and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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