🚗 Dude, where’s my valet ticket?

🚔 🚓 Two Cops, One Intersection

Two Metro police cars crashed into each other in the heart of Downtown near Main and Bonneville. Both drivers were taken to the hospital as a “precautionary” measure. You gotta wonder, did they give each other citations? 🤔 [KSNV]

🧐 Car Stolen From Paris Valet?

A woman is suing Paris Las Vegas after claiming someone stole a valet ticket from her hotel room, then made off with her Range Rover. According to the plaintiff, the car was eventually returned damaged with items missing inside. [Las Vegas Review-Journal]

💸 Interest Remains High For Payday Loans

The future of high-interest loans (or “predatory lending”) won’t be on the ballot in the Silver State — at least not this year. The Nevada Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a proposed ballot initiative to rein in high interest rates, wage garnishment, and asset seizures, saying it was too broad. [Nevada Independent]

• A few other ballot initiatives are still on the table this year, including abortion. [Hey Las Vegas ✍️]

🛫 Flying Will Get Worse Before it Gets Better

A second Las Vegas airport is at least 13 years away, which means Harry Reid International Airport will squeeze as much as it can from its limited space near the Strip. Clark County anticipates that flight delays will become more common as we reach the end of the decade. [Nevada Independent]

• If you’re waiting for a flight in Vegas, kill time with a workout at the airport gym. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

Why Casinos Resist Smoking Bans

Caesars Entertainment, Bally’s Corporation, and Boyd Gaming have all shot down a proposal by the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation to extinguish smoking in casinos. Why the resistance? Howard Stutz of the Nevada Independent talks to executive producer Sonja Cho Swanson about why the gaming industry continues to blow smoke over the issue.