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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada Legislature</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Nevada" title="Winchester, Nevada">Winchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Nevada" title="Southern Nevada">Southern Nevada</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Asset" title="Asset">Total assets</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Convention_Center" title="Las Vegas Convention Center">Las Vegas Convention Center</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lvcva.com">lvcva<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority</b> (<b>LVCVA</b>) is a quasi government agency and the official destination marketing organization for <a href="/wiki/Southern_Nevada" title="Southern Nevada">Southern Nevada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was founded by the <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada Legislature</a> in 1955. The LVCVA owns and operates the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Convention_Center" title="Las Vegas Convention Center">Las Vegas Convention Center</a> (LVCC) and is responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Advertising_campaign" title="Advertising campaign">advertising campaigns</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Nevada" title="Clark County, Nevada">Clark County, Nevada</a> area. 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Funding is provided by a <a href="/wiki/Hotel_tax" class="mw-redirect" title="Hotel tax">room tax</a> on all hotels in the county and through building revenue from the Las Vegas Convention Center, and through issuing <a href="/wiki/Bond_(finance)" title="Bond (finance)">bonds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Branding">Branding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Branding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of the primary tasks for the LVCVA is the promotion and branding of <i>Las Vegas</i>. Since 2007, the <i>Las Vegas</i> brand is the second-most recognized brand in the U.S. following <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The authority is also responsible for the advertising campaigns for Las Vegas and Southern Nevada. Working with the advertising company <a href="/wiki/R%26R_Partners" title="R&R Partners">R&R Partners</a> since 1982, they have developed advertising campaigns including: </p> <ul><li><i>Only in Vegas</i></li> <li><i>What happens here, stays here</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""What_happens_here,_stays_here""><span id=".22What_happens_here.2C_stays_here.22"></span>"What happens here, stays here"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: "What happens here, stays here""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the $1 sale of the "<a href="/wiki/What_Happens_Here,_Stays_Here" title="What Happens Here, Stays Here">What happens here, stays here</a>" trademark to R&R Partners on November 9, 2004, the LVCVA paid $321,000 in attorney's fees because of an investigation into the legality of the controversial sale.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sale was later overturned by a federal judge who claimed that the sale was made without the knowledge of the board.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to internal LVCVA documents, the advertising campaign "What happens here, stays here" has had little impact as most people, about 70%, stated to R&R (the advertising firm who created the ad and conducted the market research) that the slogan had no impact on their decision to visit Las Vegas.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A recent<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (January 2016)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> study by Applied Analysis shows that the advertising efforts of the LVCVA return $26 for every $1 spent.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="VegasMeansBusiness.com">VegasMeansBusiness.com</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: VegasMeansBusiness.com"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2009, the LVCVA launched VegasMeansBusiness.com,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a resource for the business community to keep up-to-date on the latest news and events in Las Vegas and the meetings and conventions industry. The website also promotes Las Vegas' attributes as a leading destination for meetings and conventions, including the approximately 150,000 rooms and more than 11,500,000 square feet (1,070,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of meeting space available and proximity to <a href="/wiki/McCarran_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="McCarran International Airport">McCarran International Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="West_Hall_Expansion">West Hall Expansion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: West Hall Expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The LVCVA submitted a master plan to the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee in 2015 that laid the groundwork for the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center. A special session of the Nevada Legislature was called in October 2016 where an increase in the lodging tax was approved to secure $1.4 billion for the expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center and $750 million for a future NFL stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Those plans resulted in the announcement for a planned acquisition of the <a href="/wiki/Riviera_(hotel_and_casino)" title="Riviera (hotel and casino)">Riviera</a> in February 2015 for $182.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Riviera was imploded in 2016<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with construction work on the expansion officially beginning in September 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Substantial construction of the new West Hall was completed in December 2020 at a final cost of $1 billion. The expansion added 1.4 million square feet of space to the LVCC campus and includes a 600,000-square-foot exhibit hall. </p><p>World of Concrete was the first show to make use of the West Hall in June 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Activities">Activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The authority works to bring events to the Las Vegas area, sometimes by providing funds to subsidize events.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> These events include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Pro_Bowl" title="2022 Pro Bowl">2022 NFL Pro Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NFL_draft" title="2022 NFL draft">2022 NFL draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Football_Championship_Game" title="Pac-12 Football Championship Game">2021 Pac-12 Football Championship Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup" title="2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup">2021 Concacaf Gold Cup</a></li> <li>2021 UFC International Fight Week</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leagues_Cup" title="Leagues Cup">2021 Leagues Cup Final</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SummerSlam" title="SummerSlam">2021 WWE SummerSlam</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_Is_Beautiful_Music_%26_Art_Festival" title="Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival">Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Finals_Rodeo" title="National Finals Rodeo">National Finals Rodeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PBR_World_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="PBR World Finals">Professional Bull Riders World Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USA_Sevens" title="USA Sevens">USA Sevens</a> International Rugby Tournament</li> <li>2009 NASCAR Champions Week</li> <li>2009 NHL Awards Ceremony</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007 NBA All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Tennis_Channel_Open" title="2006 Tennis Channel Open">2006 Tennis Channel Open</a> Tennis Tournament</li></ul> <p>The authority is also a sponsor of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> and have the naming rights to <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Ballpark" title="Las Vegas Ballpark">Las Vegas Ballpark</a> in a 20-year, $80 million naming rights agreement. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Research">Research</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The LVCVA has an in-house research team that conducts research projects and initiates programs that help track the tourism industry in Southern Nevada, the United States, and across the globe. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Board_of_directors">Board of directors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Board of directors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The authority is governed by a 14-member board.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The members are chosen according to a specific formula set out in the <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Revised_Statutes" title="Nevada Revised Statutes">Nevada Revised Statutes</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eight must be elected officials: </p> <ul><li>two from the <a href="/wiki/Clark_County_Commission" title="Clark County Commission">Clark County Commission</a></li> <li>two from the City of Las Vegas (including councilors and the mayor)</li> <li>one each from the cities of <a href="/wiki/Boulder_City,_Nevada" title="Boulder City, Nevada">Boulder City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" title="Henderson, Nevada">Henderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mesquite,_Nevada" title="Mesquite, Nevada">Mesquite</a>, and <a href="/wiki/North_Las_Vegas,_Nevada" title="North Las Vegas, Nevada">North Las Vegas</a></li></ul> <p>The above eight members then select six more from business: </p> <ul><li>three persons nominated by the Vegas Chamber,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of which two must represent tourism, with the remaining one representing tourism-related commerce</li> <li>three persons nominated by "the association of gaming establishments whose membership in the county collectively paid the most gross revenue fees to the State": i.e., the Nevada Resort Association<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Terms on the board are the same as an elected official's, or two years for business members.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of June 2021, the board is composed of:<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Role on LVCVA board </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Organization(s) represented </th> <th>Role at organization(s) </th> <th>Term start </th> <th>Term end </th></tr> <tr> <td>Chair </td> <td>John Marz </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" title="Henderson, Nevada">City of Henderson</a> </td> <td>Councilman </td> <td>August 2017 </td> <td>December 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vice Chair </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Spiegel" title="Marilyn Spiegel">Marilyn Spiegel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wynn_Las_Vegas" title="Wynn Las Vegas">Wynn</a> and Encore </td> <td>President </td> <td>July 2019 </td> <td>June 2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Secretary </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_B._Gibson" title="James B. Gibson">James B. Gibson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Nevada" title="Clark County, Nevada">Clark County</a> </td> <td>Commissioner </td> <td>January 2021 </td> <td>December 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Treasurer </td> <td>Anton Nikodemus </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CityCenter" title="CityCenter">CityCenter</a> Aria Resort & Casino / Vdara Hotel & Spa </td> <td>President and <a href="/wiki/Chief_operating_officer" title="Chief operating officer">COO</a> </td> <td>July 2019 </td> <td>June 2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Member </td> <td>Scott DeAngelo </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allegiant_Travel_Company" title="Allegiant Travel Company">Allegiant Travel Company</a> </td> <td>Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer </td> <td>July 2020 </td> <td>June 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Member </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michele_Fiore" title="Michele Fiore">Michele Fiore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">City of Las Vegas</a> </td> <td>Councilwoman </td> <td>March 2018 </td> <td>November 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Member </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Goodman" title="Carolyn Goodman">Carolyn Goodman</a> </td> <td>City of Las Vegas </td> <td>Mayor </td> <td>July 2019 </td> <td>November 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Member </td> <td>Pamela Goynes-Brown </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Las_Vegas,_Nevada" title="North Las Vegas, Nevada">City of North Las Vegas</a> </td> <td>Councilwoman and Mayor <a href="/wiki/Pro_tempore" title="Pro tempore">pro tem</a> </td> <td>August 2018 </td> <td>November 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Member </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jan_Laverty_Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="Jan Laverty Jones">Jan Jones Blackhurst</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caesars_Entertainment_(2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Caesars Entertainment (2020)">Caesars Entertainment</a>; International Gaming Institute at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Las_Vegas" title="University of Nevada, Las Vegas">UNLV</a> </td> <td>Board member; Chief Executive in Residence </td> <td>September 2020 </td> <td>June 2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Member </td> <td>Kiernan McManus </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boulder_City,_Nevada" title="Boulder City, Nevada">City of Boulder City</a> </td> <td>Mayor </td> <td>August 2019 </td> <td>November 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Member </td> <td>Michael Naft </td> <td>Clark County </td> <td>Commissioner </td> <td>January 2021 </td> <td>December 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Member </td> <td>Mary Beth Sewald </td> <td>Vegas Chamber </td> <td>President and CEO </td> <td>July 2019 </td> <td>June 2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Member </td> <td>Steve Thompson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boyd_Gaming" title="Boyd Gaming">Boyd Gaming Corporation</a> </td> <td>Executive Vice President, Operations </td> <td>July 2019 </td> <td>June 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Member </td> <td>Brian Wursten </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mesquite,_Nevada" title="Mesquite, Nevada">City of Mesquite</a> </td> <td>Councilman </td> <td>February 2021 </td> <td>June 2021 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2020, the Las Vegas Convention Center was awarded the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) STAR facility accreditation to control the risks associated with infectious agents, including the virus responsible for COVID-19.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Las Vegas was named the country’s No. 1 trade show destination for the 26th consecutive year according to Trade Show News Network.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Las Vegas was named the World’s Leading Meetings & Conference Destination for the fifth consecutive year according to the World Travel Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017 the LVCVA was awarded Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the 33rd consecutive year by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).<sup id="cite_ref-lvcva.com_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lvcva.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, the LVCVA was recognized with the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Financial Reporting for the fiscal year 2016 Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for the 10th consecutive year by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).<sup id="cite_ref-lvcva.com_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lvcva.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, the LVCVA won the <a href="/wiki/Psychologically_Healthy_Workplace" class="mw-redirect" title="Psychologically Healthy Workplace">Psychologically Healthy Workplace</a> Award sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/American_Psychological_Association" title="American Psychological Association">American Psychological Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Policy_Research_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Nevada Policy Research Institute">Nevada Policy Research Institute</a> uncovered fiscal mismanagement with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, a public agency in Las Vegas which is funded by visitor-paid room tax dollars.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to NPRI's investigation the LVCVA entered into a ten-year no-bid contract with R&R, a marketing firm, where R&R overcharged the LVCVA and despite the LVCVA uncovering the over-billing management refused to seek repayment. The LVCVA also allowed R&R to approve its own expenses, and failed to question or oversee most of the expenses being billed to them. The contract with R&R is worth $87 million, including a $40 million advertising contract, which includes a commission for R&R, where the LVCVA cannot identify R&R's expenses.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Public records show that Rossi Ralenkotter approved approximately $30,000 in spending that included multiple dinners with bottles of wine, veal, fillets, chocolate mousse dessert and a $25,000 donation to the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, a Denver-based hospital which was giving Ralenkotter an award that year. The documents also show that Ralenkotter used tax dollars to pay for limousine services and a tuxedo.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to NPRI, the LVCVA is funded by the room tax ($220 million in revenue), taking in more money than the Clark County School District, and is also a state agency subject to state laws regarding employees, benefits, and travel expenses.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the problems uncovered by NPRI's reports were already documented by an internal auditor and the problems have been addressed by management.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, an audit committee report disclosed, among other irregularities, board members had been using gift cards, which <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Airlines" title="Southwest Airlines">Southwest Airlines</a> had been providing since 2012, for personal travel. Misuse of the cards had been known since February, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2020, Ed Finger, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_financial_officer" title="Chief financial officer">chief financial officer</a> for LVCVA, and Luke Puschnig, the agency's former <a href="/wiki/Legal_counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Legal counsel">legal counsel</a>, were among a half-dozen witnesses <a href="/wiki/Subpoena" title="Subpoena">subpoenaed</a> to testify at a hearing in front of Las Vegas <a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_peace" title="Justice of the peace">Justice of the Peace</a>, Harmony Letizia.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 35em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://assets.simpleviewcms.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/lasvegas/BOARD_POLICIES_10_2019_04514505-d06f-4ee1-b738-871d59073070.pdf">https://assets.simpleviewcms.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/lasvegas/BOARD_POLICIES_10_2019_04514505-d06f-4ee1-b738-871d59073070.pdf</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bare_URLs" title="Wikipedia:Bare URLs"><span title="A full citation of this PDF document is required to prevent link rot. 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