NEWave picks up eight tribal casinos, bringing Oklahoma total to 36

NEWave, a Las Vegas-based supplier of gaming industry compliance software, on Monday was awarded a contract to provide its Title 31 Manager and TINCheck software to the eight casinos in Oklahoma owned by Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC.

Library districts kick off summer reading programs

Summer is a time for students to move forward or fall back academically, a trend known as the summer slide. The three library districts in the Las Vegas Valley are offering reading programs to hopefully pique students’ interest and keep the summer slide from happening.

History behind Moccasin moniker remains unknown

Moccasin Road is guarded by imposing Bureau of Land Management-stamped roadblocks meant to mark the end of Durango Drive. Beyond it, there’s only a thorny desert lattice of dirt bike trails and telephone poles.

Centennial Neighborhood News, June 4-10

A neighborhood meeting is planned at 5:30 p.m. June 5 at the Centennial Hills YMCA, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, for public input on a proposed Dollar Loan Center at 6401 N. Durango Drive.

Court: Police can take DNA swabs from arrestees

A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday said police can routinely take DNA from people they arrest, equating a DNA cheek swab to other common jailhouse procedures like fingerprinting.

Dining Pick of the Week: Rainbow’s End Cafe

For 30 years, Rainbow’s End has been serving an extensive vegetarian, vegan and raw organic menu. And the one item that keeps everyone coming back is the Green Goddess, the restaurant’s famous sandwich.

Dining Pick of the Week: Siegel Slots and Suites

This is a restaurant without an actual name (just refer to it as the restaurant inside Siegel Slots and Suites). But know this: name or no name, it offers up good food at reasonable prices.

 
Not guilty plea entered for `Kai the Hitchhiker’

A man who gained Internet fame as “Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker” has pleaded not guilty through a lawyer to a murder charge.

On the Move, June 3

Announcements of new hires, promotions and professional awards. Want to see your accomplishment here? Send your information to bizbriefs@reviewjournal.com.

Man died from gunshot, not car crash

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man found dead Thursday night after a single-vehicle crash.

 
New Jersey Sen. Lautenberg dead at age 89

WASHINGTON — The next time a flight attendant reminds you there’s no smoking on the plane or you witness a teenager getting carded at a liquor store, think of Frank Lautenberg.

VIP soccer program gives special needs youths chance to try sport

Soccer rules take a backseat to fun when children with health issues play the game. The American Youth Soccer Organization offers VIP soccer, a program for mentally and/or physically challenged children. VIP stands for Very Important Players.

Bradley Manning trial begins 3 years after arrest

More than three years ago, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was arrested in Iraq and charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.

Obama calls for end to mental illness stigma

President Barack Obama on Monday called for a more robust national discussion on mental illness, saying the time had come to bring the issue “out of the shadows.”

Fire kills 119 at poultry plant in northeast China

BEIJING — Fire raged through a poultry plant in northeastern China early Monday, trapping workers inside a cluttered slaughterhouse and killing at least 119 people, reports and officials said.

Flightlinez offers mountain-top thrills on Bootleg Canyon zip lines

Long before the idea to place a zip line ride underneath the Fremont Street canopy and long before Strip casinos began looking into rooftop zip lines to connect resorts, there was Flightlinez Boulder City.

Berkley asks to see interview transcripts

Former Nevada Rep. Shelley Berkley still is seeking satisfaction from a U.S. House ethics investigation that dinged her for a conflict of interest as she was completing her service in Congress.

On his last day, airport chief Walker recalls a high point

Expanding McCarran International Airport fast enough to feed customers to the Strip resorts during the industry’s boom years always resembled running on a fast treadmill, but a breaking point came after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Strong local roots help banker serve community

When John Wilcox speaks of Las Vegas being better off economically today than it was six months ago, he is drawing on his own experience as a City National Bank executive. After running the business bank’s regional branches for four years, he was named Nevada regional executive.

If job hunt hits snags, these tips will help you

You have your job down pat. You know your industry. You job hunt intelligently, but you’ve hit a brick wall. What have you not learned to do? For inspiration, read some tips from people throughout the country.

Go for the (fried) dough, it’s apropos

Looking to spend a little dough this month? Maybe these tips can help direct your focus.

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