LAS VEGAS (AP) — The cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson have approved hotel room tax hikes to help pay for a $1.4 billion renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center and a new stadium to lure the NFL's Raiders to Las Vegas.
The city councils in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas on Wednesday approved .5 percent room tax hikes to help pay for the convention center.
Henderson's city council on Tuesday approved a .5 percent increase for the convention center and an additional .5 percent increase to help pay for the NFL stadium.
The $1.9 billion project also calls for casino magnate Sheldon Adelson's firm, Las Vegas Sands, to kick in $650 million and the Raiders $500 million.
The first increases to the 12 percent hotel tax take effect Jan. 15.