Visitors arriving in town for the National Finals Rodeo are generally understanding of the need to cancel Thursday night’s grand opening of “the Super Bowl of rodeo,” a day after a mass shooting at UNLV.
And a gaming and tourism industry analyst says the UNLV tragedy shouldn’t impact visitation to Las Vegas.
Thousands of people, many of them decked out in cowboy boots, hats and other western wear, poured through Harry Reid International Airport on Thursday, a day after some arrivals were delayed by the shocking calamity at nearby UNLV.
Three people were killed and one wounded in the shooting Wednesday at UNLV. The gunman was killed in a shootout with law enforcement officers at Beam Hall at the Lee School of Business, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said.
