It has cross-cutting responsibilities in the areas of trade, technology, entrepreneurship, economic development, environmental stewardship, tourism and statistical research and analysis.

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Based on statistics from research firm Applied Analysis, in 1990, 58% of all tourism dollars spent in Las Vegas went to gambling.

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Enterprise, Energy and Tourism Minister Jim Mather said the plans were "running ahead of the analysis and the debate".

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Also today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released estimates for the second quarter 2012 from their Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts.

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