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New lawsuit filed to challenge ballot plan raising casino taxes14 December 2007CARSON CITY, Nevada -- As reported by the Associated Press: "Las Vegas Sands Corp., the casino company run by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, has filed its own lawsuit against a ballot initiative by Nevada teachers to raise taxes on big resorts to get more money for schools. "Lawyers for Las Vegas Sands said in a complaint filed Wednesday in Carson City District Court that the teachers' proposal is misleading and overly broad, violating a state law that limits such initiatives to only one subject matter. "The argument is similar to one raised in a separate suit filed earlier against the teachers' plan by the Nevada Resort Association, which represents many major hotel-casinos in the state..." |