A California man was bit by a dog on the Las Vegas Strip last week, at a pedestrian overpass. Since the incident on January 11, Clark County Animal Control has been on the lookout for the dog or owner, and has been able to locate either of them. The owner was a woman who was on the overpass begging for money.

Since the incident, the committee examining problems on animals has sped up its evaluation on banning pets on the Las Vegas Strip. A sense of urgency kicked in after the incident. A proposal by Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani will be considered to ban animals from the Las Vegas area that are not vaccinated, neutered or spayed. As for animals that accompany guests at animal-friendly resorts, or accompany residents of the Strip, they are exempt.

A man named Temple Stratton identified the owner and dog from a January 3^rd edition of the Las Vegas Sun, where they were in a story about the proposal to ban animals on the Las Vegas Strip.

Terry Murphy, a political and marketing consultant as well as a member of the committee said “We’d like to deal with this right away and not tie it up in all the larger issues that we have.”

For the time being, Animal Control is keeping an eye out for the woman and the dog, as well as patrolling the overpass in case they make a return.

Serving celebrities, tourists, and regular people, the Sahara hotel-casino was the epicentre of Las Vegas for 60 years. Unfortunately, the Sahara was forced to close its doors 6 months ago. The culprit behind the untimely end of the Sahara is the recession.

All is not lost though, as it was voted unanimously on Wednesday that the Sahara would undergo a remodelling, after a remodelling plan was approved by the Clark County Commission. It is hoped that the remodelling of the Sahara will bring some lustre back into the north end of the Strip, which has been lacklustre lately.

The Sahara’s remodelling plan will change quite a few things, and by the sounds of it, it’ll be amazing. The existing room towers will be renovated, so the Tunis, Tangiers and Alexandria. The roller coaster will be gone, and taking over its real estate will be a constructed 2,830-square-foot beer garden. Even the number of hotel rooms will change, going from 1,700 to 1,622.

As well as the changes to the hotel-casino, there are plans to add retail, tenant and restaurant spaces. The casino will also undergo a transformation, and there will also be new additions added to the hotel-casino that will attract tourists. From a new pool deck area, to a 21,000 square-foot nightclub, as well as a and 41,000 square-foot convention space, these will all be new constructions.

No details about the cost or when this project will be underway have been released.

Earlier this month, three former employees of the Las Vegas Sands filed a lawsuit against the company. They claimed that they were not promoted because of the colour of their skin, but the Las Vegas Sands legal team has pointed out flaws in their case against the company.

According to LVS, the three former employees did not file a discrimination lawsuit with the federal or state Equal Rights Commission. Instead, they added the claim to an existing lawsuit, seeking unpaid overtime.

Another suspicious fact is that the employees who filed the discrimination lawsuit never applied for the higher positions for which they claimed they were passed over. These positions included the personal protection of Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands.

The Las Vegas Sands also notes that it has won several diversity awards for its work in the community. The company has received accolades from the NAACP, National Coalition of 100 Black Women and the Frederick Douglass Educational Fund.

Today, allegations of racial discrimination are serious and they could damage a company’s reputation permanently. The Las Vegas Sands is working hard to disprove the accusation that the company has discriminated against any person of colour.