Las Vegas tourism to hire a terrorist analyst

Las Vegas tourism to hire a terrorist analyst

LAS VEGAS — Tourism officials in Las Vegas plan to hire a terrorist intelligence analyst in part to assure conventioneers that they will be safer in Las Vegas than if they meet in other cities.

The board of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority approved about $480,000 in funding for the next three years for the position.

The analyst will work under Las Vegas police in the Southern Nevada Counterterrorism Fusion Center.

Officials say they will spend more than $148,000 to fund the job next year, with increases based on merit and cost of living.

Authorities say they know of no specific major terrorism threats uncovered in Las Vegas.