Gaming win statistics a roller-coaster ride in Southern Nevada

Anyone who has studied the numbers regularly knows that the gaming win statistics for Southern Nevada’s geographic regions are extremely volatile. One month, an area may be up by double-digit percentages. The next, it could be down by double-digit percentages. Then, maybe the next month, it levels off, only to climb high, then drop low, just like the Desperado coaster at Primm, a personal favorite.

Las Vegas police want help finding robbery suspect

According to police, a man entered an unspecified retail store Thursday in the central valley near the intersection of Maryland Parkway and Flamingo Road where he used an unknown weapon to steal unspecified items, Metro said in a news release.

Lake Havasu City officer cleared in shooting death of civilian

A Lake Havasu City police officer who shot and killed a civilian armed with a knife has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Officer Jerry Smith returned to active duty Friday, following a period of leave, customary in fatal shooting incidents.

 
Man dies from bull-run goring in Alicante, Spain; 2 gored in Pamplona

A man from Valencia died Saturday after being gored in a late-night bull run near the southern Spanish town of Alicante, while two men were gored and 12 others injured in the more popular morning bull-run race in Pamplona.

This week’s 5 best bets for what to watch

Our picks this week for movies, TV and streaming video include the season premieres of “Mr. Robot” and “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.”

2-trophy day for Serena Williams: She and Venus grab doubles victory

Serena Williams is leaving Wimbledon with two trophies, teaming with her older sister Venus to win a women’s doubles final that began a little more than 3 hours after the singles final ended Saturday.

NBA Summer League Day 1 Results

Taking a look at the action from the first day of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

A Las Vegas sister finds God’s hand in journey from bar to chapel

Sister Mary Kieffer, an administrator at St. Rose Dominican Hospital-San Martin campus, says the listening techniques she learned as a bartender in both San Francisco and New York have helped her minister to people.

 
US, NATO pledge more support for countries battling Islamic extremism

NATO allies agreed Saturday to provide increased military support to countries in the Middle East and North Africa that are targets of Islamic extremism, including using NATO surveillance planes in the fight against the Islamic State group.

 
Obama says Dallas gunman was a ‘demented individual’

President Barack Obama said Saturday that the gunman responsible for killing five Dallas police officers was a “demented individual” who does not represent black Americans any more than a white man accused of killing blacks at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, represents whites.

Overhaul of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office may be coming this month

A judge plans to order an overhaul of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office within the next week or two as a punishment to his earlier contempt-of-court ruling against the lawman for ignoring court orders in a racial profiling case.

US sees warmest June as wild weather continues in 2016

America’s warm, wild and costly weather broke another record with the hottest June, federal meteorologists say. And if that’s not enough, they calculated that 2016 is flirting with the U.S. record for most billion-dollar weather disasters.

Here’s the deal about the World Series of Poker and bracelets

To professional poker players, it’s not just a piece of jewelry. The World Series of Poker bracelet, symbolically speaking, is an Olympic gold medal, the Stanley Cup, a handful of NFL and NBA championship rings and a green jacket from the Master’s melded together in wearable, eye-catching form.

Harry Potter convention in Henderson brings fans, academics together

Leviosa Con summons fans of all ages to the Henderson hotel-casino this weekend to consider various facets of the series, talk writing craft, make actual crafts and participate in a variety of Potter-themed events.

Gadelha refuses to accept Jedrzejczyk’s apology after title loss

After defeating her chief competitor in the strawweight division by decision for a second time, UFC champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk was ready to close the book on what has been an ugly rivalry. Claudia Gadelha was having none of it.

Las Vegas researcher to join NASA crew in undersea lab

Nestled next to coral reefs more than 60 feet underwater a few miles off the coastline of Key Largo, Florida, lies a habitat known as the only undersea research lab in the world.

Jon Jones’ backup sample fails doping test

A doping test on Jon Jones’ backup sample showed the same violation that forced the UFC to drop the interim light heavyweight champion from his main-event bout at UFC 200.

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