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Nevada and Minnesota have ISP privacy regulations set into law. Old Rules, New Target The Federal Communications Commission is taking its own approach to internet privacy in the wake of the ISP rules repeal. The commission announced it would rely on vintage telephone system rules, implemented as part of the Communications Act of 1934, to allow for partial re-regulation of ISPs on the privacy issue. MORE
The headlines from Saturday’s South Carolina primary and Nevada caucuses show that the news media suffers from misperceptions arising from polling. For example, they reported that Hillary Clinton had a “big 5% win” in the Nevada caucus and that Marco Rubio had “narrowly” finished second to Ted Cruz. While facilitating an association board workshop Friday, I shared that 9.2% of their members answered in a specific way. then, I let them know that for this question, 9.2% MORE
PASPA, a federal law passed in 1992, largely prohibits betting outside of Nevada. billion estimated for this year’s tournament, only about 3 percent ($295 million) will be wagered legally through Nevada sports books. $ 29 The average bet placed per March Madness bracket, according to the American Gaming Association. MORE
And Nevada’s handling of the legislation points at a political debate more complex than it appears. The National Popular Vote has long made the case that there’s no reason that states have to stick with the electoral college—and has legislative success stories to show for it. We’re closer than ever to a popular vote in the United States—and a nonprofit might be the reason for the shift. Since 2006, the National Popular Vote , a group that is looking to move the U.S. MORE
AARP Nevada sent a group of members to the world’s largest consumer electronics tradeshow last week to check out whether some of the latest tech gadgets meet the needs of those over 50. AARP Nevada sent 50 tech-savvy seniors wearing “#DisruptAging” shirts to the Lifelong Tech Pavilion to check out the gadgets on display. MORE
The cattle are hand-selected in Nevada, sent to a butchering facility in California and brought back, and listed on the menu as Nevada Beef. While much of the produce comes from bountiful California, the café uses herbs from a local hydroponic facility, fruit from a local orchard, and cheese from Carson City, Nevada. Going local is more than just one of the hottest restaurant trends. MORE
In an op-ed published last week in The New York Times , NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the time is right to begin allowing consumers to place wagers on professional sports games—an act that is currently legal only in Nevada. In some cases, sports books in Nevada have even notified the FBI of unusual betting activity on sporting events that have led to convictions on match fixing.”. MORE
To get past this, add more words such as “Builder Associations in Nevada” or “Home Builder Health Insurance” (linking that one to your member benefits page). Help your members get online exposure with long-tail keywords like “find a builder in Reno, Nevada” then link it to your member directory. According to Techopedia , a keyword (in the context of search engine optimization), is a particular word or phrase that describes the contents of a Web page. MORE
While the industry’s growth is significant, there’s plenty of room for more growth, as just five states (California, Arizona, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Nevada) represent three-quarters of the cumulative solar-energy production. According to the latest report from the Solar Energy Industries Association, the industry is currently producing a record 20 gigawatts of energy. That’s a lot of watts. MORE
The exhibit will get a grand opening November 7-9 as part of Smithsonian Food History Weekend, with McCulla moderating a conversation featuring Papazian and other key figures in craft beer history, including Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. The Brewers Association funded a wide-reaching initiative to bring the story of craft beer to the National Museum of American History. A new exhibit opens this week. MORE
A group of 12 state societies of association executives collaborated with Whorton Marketing & Research in Las Vegas, Nevada and Event Garde in Kalamazoo, Michigan to conduct a survey of their education, meetings, and professional development activities. MORE
Federal lawmakers from Nevada—which was uniquely affected by the restrictions—are pushing legislation to lift them. Meetings and conferences hosted by federal agencies could make a Las Vegas comeback if legislation introduced by a group of House members from Nevada passes. After an embarrassing scandal in 2010, many federal agencies imposed bans on holding conferences at resorts and casinos. MORE
The states that scored an A on the report card were Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. With HR departments starting to embrace the technology, telemedicine is on track to see massive growth in 2016. According to a new American Telemedicine Association report, states are doing better than ever at lowering regulatory barriers to allow the practice. MORE
Steve Sisolak issued a Declaration of Emergency to facilitate the state of Nevada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 12, Gov. On the following day, the president of the United States declared a nationwide emergency, pursuant to Section 501(6) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. MORE
The decision, made as part of Nevada v. The Labor Department overtime rule, which would have significantly expanded the number of people eligible to receive overtime—and was strongly opposed by numerous trade groups—was blocked from taking effect by a federal judge, just days before it would have been implemented. One of the most controversial labor-related regulations in recent years— along with a top concern for ASAE members—has been put on ice, at least for now. MORE
A move by Nevada regulators to shut down daily fantasy sports sites in the state, arguing that the websites need gambling licenses to operate. For example, the American Gaming Association was quick to cheer Nevada’s decision to treat daily fantasy sports as gambling. MORE
Nevada passed a series of laws designed to encourage the use of blockchain in the state, including the creation of a regulatory sandbox and a law that explicitly allows companies to use a blockchain to store public records. Long the subject of breathless hype, blockchain technology has started to find its way into real-world use cases. A recent whitepaper highlights where associations and their members might come into play. MORE
We have read many articles stating that pool water cannot contain COVID-19, if treated with the proper chemicals, and of course, social distancing is used within the pool complexes. Read the Q&A……………………… Coronavirus (COVID-19) Nevada Condo & HOA NewsQ: We just wondered if there is any time frame on when homeowners association condo pools might reopen? MORE
Jeff Keane, along with officials from NALC, will be on hand at the AmeriStamp Expo, taking place March 3-5 in Reno, Nevada, to release the souvenir set out into the world. With the help of the event’s longtime mascots—whom you might recognize from the comics page—the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger event is getting its own personalized stamp set to signify its 25th anniversary. MORE
Hoping to attract a new audience to its mission, the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada is hosting Cookies & Kegs, a fundraising event that pairs the group’s signature cookies with a local brewery’s craft beer. Perhaps the surprise factor is what the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada is counting on with the announcement of its latest fundraising and public awareness event, Cookies & Kegs. MORE
Governors from a number of states, including Maine, Oregon, Vermont, Montana, and Nevada, took part in the network’s launch last week. The National Governors Association’s new Outdoor Recreation Learning Network will help state leaders share strategies for maximizing one of their greatest resources: nature. The 50 states have a lot of the great outdoors to share, protect, and promote. MORE
Taking advantage of a June Labor Department ruling that expanded association health plans to create more access to affordable health coverage for small businesses and their employees, three southern Nevada chambers of commerce have joined forces to offer an AHP to their members. According to a report in the Nevada Independent, members can choose among 10 plans offered by two UnitedHealthcare subsidiaries. MORE
Earlier this year, the Little Hoover Commission, an independent nonprofit watchdog in California, raised the question with a study [PDF] that called out mismanagement of Sierra Nevada forests and suggested the recent attention the issue has received opens up the possibility for change. Go Fund Firefighters Those on the front lines fighting the state’s wildfires face an unenviable situation when the devastation is complete, and the association that represents them is offering to help. MORE
June 1-5: Travel Alliance Partners ‘ annual TAP Dance event , focused on fostering new relationships between tourism industry pros, will be held this year in Reno, Nevada. Share Your Own Have an upcoming event you’d like to tell your association peers about? If so, shoot us an email at editorial@asaecenter.org , and you may see it in an upcoming edition of “Conference Circuit.” ” Watch for it on Thursdays. MORE
With the rancher and activist becoming a political flashpoint in his decades-long dispute with the Bureau of Land Management, the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association released a statement this week supporting Bundy’s point of view—but not his supporters’ recent actions. For decades, Bundy has grazed cattle in southeastern Nevada, on federal lands near Bunkerville. ” The post Nevada Cattlemen on Cause Célèbre: Cliven Bundy Has a Point appeared first on Associations Now MORE
The North American Association of Commencement Officers’ 2019 Annual Conference begins next week in Reno, Nevada. Hundreds of college and university commencement officers and convocation professionals are headed to Nevada in the coming days to sharpen their leadership skills, gain professional insights, and share new ideas with peers through networking opportunities. Location: Reno, Nevada. Rundown Educational sessions: 25. Keynote speakers: 3. level Sponsors: 2. MORE
A combination of resort-industry opposition and lack of legislative momentum has kept Nevada, a state known for its legalized gambling, out of the lottery for decades. If Nevada residents want to take part in the Powerball—not an uncommon desire, considering the record jackpots of late —they have to cross the state border. That’s because Nevada is one of just six states in the country that don’t allow for legal lottery games. The State of Lottery in Nevada. MORE
A newly signed Nevada law paved the way for skills-based slot machines in the state’s casinos. New legislation that was recently unanimously approved [PDF] by Nevada’s state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Though the bill has been signed into law, the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission still needs to create regulations around the new gambling technology, Prater explained. MORE
January 26-29: The Nevada Water Resources Association plans to take advantage of its meeting venue to highlight environmental issues during its 2015 annual conference. A Boston accelerator brings community members together to discuss ways to improve and expand use of technology to improve education. Plus: A water conservation group chooses a venue that underscores its values. MORE
In fact, Three Square is southern Nevada’s only food bank and the distribution hub for the community’s emergency food services. MGM Resorts has helped to establish a successful, standardized process for safe collection, preservation and service of surplus food that will help reduce hunger in southern Nevada that others will be able to follow,” says Maurice Johnson, Director of Operations, Three Square Food Bank. MORE
This announcement came one day after voters in California, Massachusetts, and Nevada joined a handful of other states, including Colorado and Washington, in legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Coming after a flurry of states voted to legalize marijuana last week, the NFL Players Association is taking steps to study pot as a pain-management alternative. However, changes might be slow in coming. MORE
Meanwhile, benefits and insurance nonprofits tend to get the best funding in the Midwest and a handful of other isolated states around the country (Nevada, New Mexico, Arkansas, New Jersey). The analytics firm Civis says that its topic modeling-based analysis of nonprofits highlights how there are different kinds of organizational hot spots around the country. What could machine learning teach us about nonprofits nationwide? MORE
NBNA will host a book drive to benefit the local charity Spread the Word Nevada, which provides books to at-risk students. Rundown Attendees: 1,000 plus. Career Fair Exhibitors : 100. The National Black Nurses Association’s 45th Annual Institute and Conference begins in the upcoming days in Las Vegas. More than 1,000 are expected to attend. MORE
In Nevada alone, for example, sports bookies will likely accept $240 million in bets on the tournament. The American Gaming Association reports that college basketball’s biggest month is going to drive about $9 billion in bets on games—around $2 billion of which will come from brackets. If you have a March Madness office pool happening this year, don’t feel bad if you do poorly: 40 million people will fill out a bracket, and not everyone can be a winner. MORE
But, when Lincoln won the election of 1860, it took six days for the Pony Express to deliver the news from a fort in Nebraska to a fort in Nevada. The ugliness of this election has certainly caused a lot of boozing. Bribing? Not touching that one. And brawling? I guess we’ll see. But the title of this post doesn’t refer to the election tomorrow, I’m talking about the wild elections of the past. Things could be worse, folks. Boozing it up with George. MORE
The Fantasy Sports Trade Association, currently in the midst of regulatory controversy and legal challenges, decided over the weekend to move its upcoming winter conference from Nevada. Last week, the Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled that it would treat daily fantasy sports as a form of gambling —and as a result, fantasy sports providers will need to get a license to operate in the state. MORE
If you’re already feeling anxious or upset, anything that is problematic offline can perpetuate online,” said Natalie Pennington, a University of Nevada-Las Vegas professor of communication studies. “In MORE
In 2016, for example, Nevada’s Lovelady Brewing Company teamed with the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada on a fundraising event called Cookies & Kegs , which is exactly what it sounds like. Craft breweries—of which there are more than 7,000 nationally—are becoming a major economic force in many communities, as well as a cultural one. Associations looking to build up a strong chapter system would be smart to take notes. MORE
Association magazines : Many national publications still send print magazines, which for Jeffrey Geihs of the Nevada Association of School Administrators, provide a great way to spend some time reading and thinking through what other organizations are doing to solve problems. MORE
Airports like Nevada’s Reno-Tahoe International Airport have made up for the loss of pay phone access by offering access to a bank of free courtesy phones to customers. According to a report from Airports Council International-North America, older types of airport amenities, such as smoking lounges and pay phone banks, are likely to go away as newer kinds of amenities take hold. MORE
Presenter: Patti Shock, academic consultant, The International School of Hospitality, and professor emeritus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… Yesterday I went on an ebook buying rampage thanks to BookBub. You know how it goes: you look at the “Customers who bought this item also bought” section on Amazon and before you know it you’ve clicked “Buy now” several times. Well, that’s what happens to me. MORE
Nevada Related Topics Associations Now
AUGUST 15, 2018
Taking advantage of a June Labor Department ruling that expanded association health plans to create more access to affordable health coverage for small businesses and their employees, three southern Nevada chambers of commerce have joined forces to offer an AHP to their members. According to a report in the Nevada Independent, members can choose among 10 plans offered by two UnitedHealthcare subsidiaries.
Associations Now
JANUARY 13, 2016
A combination of resort-industry opposition and lack of legislative momentum has kept Nevada, a state known for its legalized gambling, out of the lottery for decades. If Nevada residents want to take part in the Powerball—not an uncommon desire, considering the record jackpots of late —they have to cross the state border. That’s because Nevada is one of just six states in the country that don’t allow for legal lottery games. The State of Lottery in Nevada.
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Associations Now
OCTOBER 20, 2015
The Fantasy Sports Trade Association, currently in the midst of regulatory controversy and legal challenges, decided over the weekend to move its upcoming winter conference from Nevada. Last week, the Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled that it would treat daily fantasy sports as a form of gambling —and as a result, fantasy sports providers will need to get a license to operate in the state.
Associations Now
APRIL 18, 2014
With the rancher and activist becoming a political flashpoint in his decades-long dispute with the Bureau of Land Management, the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association released a statement this week supporting Bundy’s point of view—but not his supporters’ recent actions. For decades, Bundy has grazed cattle in southeastern Nevada, on federal lands near Bunkerville. ” The post Nevada Cattlemen on Cause Célèbre: Cliven Bundy Has a Point appeared first on Associations Now
All the Blogs
AUGUST 31, 2020
Steve Sisolak issued a Declaration of Emergency to facilitate the state of Nevada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 12, Gov. On the following day, the president of the United States declared a nationwide emergency, pursuant to Section 501(6) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
All the Blogs
MAY 8, 2020
We have read many articles stating that pool water cannot contain COVID-19, if treated with the proper chemicals, and of course, social distancing is used within the pool complexes. Read the Q&A……………………… Coronavirus (COVID-19) Nevada Condo & HOA NewsQ: We just wondered if there is any time frame on when homeowners association condo pools might reopen?
Association Adviser
DECEMBER 28, 2018
A group of 12 state societies of association executives collaborated with Whorton Marketing & Research in Las Vegas, Nevada and Event Garde in Kalamazoo, Michigan to conduct a survey of their education, meetings, and professional development activities.
Associations Now
JULY 6, 2015
A newly signed Nevada law paved the way for skills-based slot machines in the state’s casinos. New legislation that was recently unanimously approved [PDF] by Nevada’s state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Though the bill has been signed into law, the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission still needs to create regulations around the new gambling technology, Prater explained.
GrowthZone
JUNE 27, 2019
To get past this, add more words such as “Builder Associations in Nevada” or “Home Builder Health Insurance” (linking that one to your member benefits page). Help your members get online exposure with long-tail keywords like “find a builder in Reno, Nevada” then link it to your member directory. According to Techopedia , a keyword (in the context of search engine optimization), is a particular word or phrase that describes the contents of a Web page.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
In 2016, for example, Nevada’s Lovelady Brewing Company teamed with the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada on a fundraising event called Cookies & Kegs , which is exactly what it sounds like. Craft breweries—of which there are more than 7,000 nationally—are becoming a major economic force in many communities, as well as a cultural one. Associations looking to build up a strong chapter system would be smart to take notes.
Associations Now
JUNE 16, 2016
Hoping to attract a new audience to its mission, the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada is hosting Cookies & Kegs, a fundraising event that pairs the group’s signature cookies with a local brewery’s craft beer. Perhaps the surprise factor is what the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada is counting on with the announcement of its latest fundraising and public awareness event, Cookies & Kegs.
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Associations Now
MAY 14, 2013
Federal lawmakers from Nevada—which was uniquely affected by the restrictions—are pushing legislation to lift them. Meetings and conferences hosted by federal agencies could make a Las Vegas comeback if legislation introduced by a group of House members from Nevada passes. After an embarrassing scandal in 2010, many federal agencies imposed bans on holding conferences at resorts and casinos.
Associations Now
JANUARY 12, 2015
AARP Nevada sent a group of members to the world’s largest consumer electronics tradeshow last week to check out whether some of the latest tech gadgets meet the needs of those over 50. AARP Nevada sent 50 tech-savvy seniors wearing “#DisruptAging” shirts to the Lifelong Tech Pavilion to check out the gadgets on display.
Associations Now
OCTOBER 2, 2015
The cattle are hand-selected in Nevada, sent to a butchering facility in California and brought back, and listed on the menu as Nevada Beef. While much of the produce comes from bountiful California, the café uses herbs from a local hydroponic facility, fruit from a local orchard, and cheese from Carson City, Nevada. Going local is more than just one of the hottest restaurant trends.
Reid All About it
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
But, when Lincoln won the election of 1860, it took six days for the Pony Express to deliver the news from a fort in Nebraska to a fort in Nevada. The ugliness of this election has certainly caused a lot of boozing. Bribing? Not touching that one. And brawling? I guess we’ll see. But the title of this post doesn’t refer to the election tomorrow, I’m talking about the wild elections of the past. Things could be worse, folks. Boozing it up with George.
Associations Now
OCTOBER 24, 2019
The exhibit will get a grand opening November 7-9 as part of Smithsonian Food History Weekend, with McCulla moderating a conversation featuring Papazian and other key figures in craft beer history, including Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. The Brewers Association funded a wide-reaching initiative to bring the story of craft beer to the National Museum of American History. A new exhibit opens this week.
SCD Group
FEBRUARY 21, 2016
The headlines from Saturday’s South Carolina primary and Nevada caucuses show that the news media suffers from misperceptions arising from polling. For example, they reported that Hillary Clinton had a “big 5% win” in the Nevada caucus and that Marco Rubio had “narrowly” finished second to Ted Cruz. While facilitating an association board workshop Friday, I shared that 9.2% of their members answered in a specific way. then, I let them know that for this question, 9.2%
Associations Now
AUGUST 28, 2019
In fact, Three Square is southern Nevada’s only food bank and the distribution hub for the community’s emergency food services. MGM Resorts has helped to establish a successful, standardized process for safe collection, preservation and service of surplus food that will help reduce hunger in southern Nevada that others will be able to follow,” says Maurice Johnson, Director of Operations, Three Square Food Bank.
Associations Now
MARCH 26, 2020
If you’re already feeling anxious or upset, anything that is problematic offline can perpetuate online,” said Natalie Pennington, a University of Nevada-Las Vegas professor of communication studies. “In
Associations Now
OCTOBER 16, 2015
A move by Nevada regulators to shut down daily fantasy sports sites in the state, arguing that the websites need gambling licenses to operate. For example, the American Gaming Association was quick to cheer Nevada’s decision to treat daily fantasy sports as gambling.
Associations Now
AUGUST 7, 2018
Earlier this year, the Little Hoover Commission, an independent nonprofit watchdog in California, raised the question with a study [PDF] that called out mismanagement of Sierra Nevada forests and suggested the recent attention the issue has received opens up the possibility for change. Go Fund Firefighters Those on the front lines fighting the state’s wildfires face an unenviable situation when the devastation is complete, and the association that represents them is offering to help.
Associations Now
JULY 10, 2019
Meanwhile, benefits and insurance nonprofits tend to get the best funding in the Midwest and a handful of other isolated states around the country (Nevada, New Mexico, Arkansas, New Jersey). The analytics firm Civis says that its topic modeling-based analysis of nonprofits highlights how there are different kinds of organizational hot spots around the country. What could machine learning teach us about nonprofits nationwide?
Association Success
APRIL 29, 2020
Association magazines : Many national publications still send print magazines, which for Jeffrey Geihs of the Nevada Association of School Administrators, provide a great way to spend some time reading and thinking through what other organizations are doing to solve problems.
Associations Now
JULY 30, 2019
Governors from a number of states, including Maine, Oregon, Vermont, Montana, and Nevada, took part in the network’s launch last week. The National Governors Association’s new Outdoor Recreation Learning Network will help state leaders share strategies for maximizing one of their greatest resources: nature. The 50 states have a lot of the great outdoors to share, protect, and promote.
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
While the industry’s growth is significant, there’s plenty of room for more growth, as just five states (California, Arizona, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Nevada) represent three-quarters of the cumulative solar-energy production. According to the latest report from the Solar Energy Industries Association, the industry is currently producing a record 20 gigawatts of energy. That’s a lot of watts.
Associations Now
MARCH 17, 2017
PASPA, a federal law passed in 1992, largely prohibits betting outside of Nevada. billion estimated for this year’s tournament, only about 3 percent ($295 million) will be wagered legally through Nevada sports books. $ 29 The average bet placed per March Madness bracket, according to the American Gaming Association.
Associations Now
JULY 27, 2017
NBNA will host a book drive to benefit the local charity Spread the Word Nevada, which provides books to at-risk students. Rundown Attendees: 1,000 plus. Career Fair Exhibitors : 100. The National Black Nurses Association’s 45th Annual Institute and Conference begins in the upcoming days in Las Vegas. More than 1,000 are expected to attend.
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
Jeff Keane, along with officials from NALC, will be on hand at the AmeriStamp Expo, taking place March 3-5 in Reno, Nevada, to release the souvenir set out into the world. With the help of the event’s longtime mascots—whom you might recognize from the comics page—the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger event is getting its own personalized stamp set to signify its 25th anniversary.
Reid All About it
JULY 21, 2017
Presenter: Patti Shock, academic consultant, The International School of Hospitality, and professor emeritus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… Yesterday I went on an ebook buying rampage thanks to BookBub. You know how it goes: you look at the “Customers who bought this item also bought” section on Amazon and before you know it you’ve clicked “Buy now” several times. Well, that’s what happens to me.
Associations Now
JULY 6, 2017
Nevada and Minnesota have ISP privacy regulations set into law. Old Rules, New Target The Federal Communications Commission is taking its own approach to internet privacy in the wake of the ISP rules repeal. The commission announced it would rely on vintage telephone system rules, implemented as part of the Communications Act of 1934, to allow for partial re-regulation of ISPs on the privacy issue.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
The decision, made as part of Nevada v. The Labor Department overtime rule, which would have significantly expanded the number of people eligible to receive overtime—and was strongly opposed by numerous trade groups—was blocked from taking effect by a federal judge, just days before it would have been implemented. One of the most controversial labor-related regulations in recent years— along with a top concern for ASAE members—has been put on ice, at least for now.
Associations Now
MARCH 13, 2015
In Nevada alone, for example, sports bookies will likely accept $240 million in bets on the tournament. The American Gaming Association reports that college basketball’s biggest month is going to drive about $9 billion in bets on games—around $2 billion of which will come from brackets. If you have a March Madness office pool happening this year, don’t feel bad if you do poorly: 40 million people will fill out a bracket, and not everyone can be a winner.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
In an op-ed published last week in The New York Times , NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the time is right to begin allowing consumers to place wagers on professional sports games—an act that is currently legal only in Nevada. In some cases, sports books in Nevada have even notified the FBI of unusual betting activity on sporting events that have led to convictions on match fixing.”.
Associations Now
MARCH 29, 2017
Airports like Nevada’s Reno-Tahoe International Airport have made up for the loss of pay phone access by offering access to a bank of free courtesy phones to customers. According to a report from Airports Council International-North America, older types of airport amenities, such as smoking lounges and pay phone banks, are likely to go away as newer kinds of amenities take hold.
Associations Now
JANUARY 22, 2015
January 26-29: The Nevada Water Resources Association plans to take advantage of its meeting venue to highlight environmental issues during its 2015 annual conference. A Boston accelerator brings community members together to discuss ways to improve and expand use of technology to improve education. Plus: A water conservation group chooses a venue that underscores its values.
Associations Now
JUNE 14, 2019
And Nevada’s handling of the legislation points at a political debate more complex than it appears. The National Popular Vote has long made the case that there’s no reason that states have to stick with the electoral college—and has legislative success stories to show for it. We’re closer than ever to a popular vote in the United States—and a nonprofit might be the reason for the shift. Since 2006, the National Popular Vote , a group that is looking to move the U.S.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
This announcement came one day after voters in California, Massachusetts, and Nevada joined a handful of other states, including Colorado and Washington, in legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Coming after a flurry of states voted to legalize marijuana last week, the NFL Players Association is taking steps to study pot as a pain-management alternative. However, changes might be slow in coming.
Associations Now
JULY 11, 2016
The states that scored an A on the report card were Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. With HR departments starting to embrace the technology, telemedicine is on track to see massive growth in 2016. According to a new American Telemedicine Association report, states are doing better than ever at lowering regulatory barriers to allow the practice.
Associations Now
MAY 29, 2014
June 1-5: Travel Alliance Partners ‘ annual TAP Dance event , focused on fostering new relationships between tourism industry pros, will be held this year in Reno, Nevada. Share Your Own Have an upcoming event you’d like to tell your association peers about? If so, shoot us an email at editorial@asaecenter.org , and you may see it in an upcoming edition of “Conference Circuit.” ” Watch for it on Thursdays.
Associations Now
JUNE 17, 2019
Nevada passed a series of laws designed to encourage the use of blockchain in the state, including the creation of a regulatory sandbox and a law that explicitly allows companies to use a blockchain to store public records. Long the subject of breathless hype, blockchain technology has started to find its way into real-world use cases. A recent whitepaper highlights where associations and their members might come into play.
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