Brian loftus. Michelle Mortensen and im Michelle Mortensen in for kirsten. The second part of the riv went down shortly after 230 this morning. And the dust is just starting to settle. 8 news now reporter Michael Stevens is live near las vegas boulevard. And Convention Center with a recap. Good morning michael . Michael Stevens its hard to believe its all gone. As you can see theres really just a lot of debris. And dust left from the Riviera Hotel and casino. Years. It was something to see the landmark go down. Decades of history gone in about 20 seconds. It was around 2 30 this morning when the last part of the riv went down. It was followed by a huge dust cloud that filled the air. A lot of history went down with those towers dixie dooley its kinda bittersweet ya know . Vegas moves forward all Different Things are happening. And so its bound to happen, but its a sad thing to see all the memories go. Michael Stevens and speaking of memories. The riviera was featured in the rat pack or
Its expected to be a big day. Its because a vote could come down on whether to recommend putting 750 million bucks in public money toward an nfl stadium for the raiders in las vegas. The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee Meets this morning and could make a decision. The cost for the stadium is 1point9billion dollars. And just for a breakdown. The raiders will put in 500million. Money. But the big point of contention is that 750million theyre asking from the state and if its not there. The sands are walking from the deal. 750 million or 39 percent of the total cost will have to be raised through a hotel tax. Meaning. Tourists will have to pay 88 cents for every 100 dollars they spend on hotel rooms Steve Sisolak clark fees, admission charges and parking fees, were not paying for this, unless you live in las vegas and have a staycation where you stay at a hotel while living here you dont pay any of that. And why we would not look favorably on tourists coming in building a
Vegas. The Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee Meets this morning and could make a decision. The cost for the stadium is 1point9billion dollars. And just for a breakdown. The raiders will put in 500million. 650million will be private money. But the big point of contention is that 750million theyre asking from the state and if its not there. The sand 750 million or 39 percent of the total cost will have to be raised through a hotel tax. Meaning. Tourists will have to pay 88 cents for every 100 dollars they spend on hotel rooms Steve Sisolak clark county commissioner theyre using sales tax, license plate fees, admission charges and parking fees, were not paying for this, unless you live in las vegas and have a staycation where you stay at a hotel while living here you dont pay any of that. And why we would not look favorably on tourists coming in building a new stadium for our the same time attract an nfl team, which is going to attract more tourists, is going to create jobs
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