Can anyone support the constant waste of public money by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority?

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has been called the “marketing arm of Southern Nevada's tourism industry.” It is funded by roughly $460M in annual revenue from hotel taxes. The Nevada Independent wrote an article in 2023 that noted how the LVCVA is supposed to represent and “ensure the public interest” with tourism-related issues. Instead, the LVCVA only promotes local resorts and has “long been a champion of throwing public money to private…

Applied Analysis claims Las Vegas saw a $1 billion economic impact from the Super Bowl

Recently, Forbes ran a story that suggested that the city of Las Vegas was suddenly flush with new money, largely due to the city hosting Super Bowl LVIII in February. This wasn't just some big event, this “was on another level” according to this story. Las Vegas saw a $1 billion economic impact from hosting the Super Bowl! Where did these numbers come from? "Those consumer actions resulted in $1 billion worth of spending in…