Floyd Mayweather, the 41-year-old retired boxing superstar, bought a $10M Las Vegas compound It has a 16,357-square-foot mansion, two guesthouses, a pool house, a small vineyard and an underground garage The $10 million sale closed Monday, property records show. With a 50-0 professional record, Mayweather has a net worth of $285 million, according to Forbes magazine.
Hundreds of people flocked to Primm Thursday as they waited for a chance to buy tickets for the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. They stood for hours in lines that snaked around the Primm Valley Lotto Store to buy $2 tickets for an estimated $970 million Mega Millions jackpot. On Friday, the jackpot hit over $1 billion. One or more people could become multimillionaires if their tickets match the jackpot numbers drawn at 8 p.m. Friday. The chances of winning Friday’s jackpot are 302.6 million to 1, according to lotteryusa.com.
Police used grand jury subpoenas to obtain records in their investigation of Southwest Airline gift card misuse at the Las Vegas convention authority. Convention auditors uncovered that former CEO Rossi Ralenkotter used $17,000 in gift cards for personal travel. Former convention executive Brig Lawson used tax money to purchase the cards. Southwest Airlines initially couldn’t provide records to convention officials but airline executives had to respond to grand jury subpoenas.
Eldorado has quietly put together a terrific season for boys soccer. The Sundevils were ranked eighth in USA Today’s western region rankings after a 5-0 start. That included a 2-1 home win against Coronado, which won the state championship last year. Now the Sundevils turn their attention to the postseason, where they will look to return to the region title game. Eldorado has won the region title twice: in 2011 and 2013, and won state in 2013.
Crowds of people flock to the Primm Valley Lotto Store on Monday, Oct. 15. The California Lottery’s Mega Millions jackpot is more than $654 million. This is fourth largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history and is closing in on third largest in the U.S. It is likely to surpass the current No. 3, also a Mega Millions’ jackpot, of $656 million. If it reaches the number 3 spot in U.S. lottery jackpots, it will become the largest jackpot in the history of the Mega Millions’ game.
Get a look at the most notable photos from Review-Journal photojournalists this past week. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Class 4A girls state golf tournament begins Monday with plenty of intrigue. Coronado, which has won the last four titles, did not qualify for state (three individuals qualified) Centennial captured the Mountain Region title, and McKenzi Hall won individually. Riana Mission’s individual title helped Clark win the Desert Region championship. It’s anyone’s game, and Nevada will have a new state champion for the first time since 2013. The tournament begins Monday at Dayton Valley, and concludes Tuesday.
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerry Walsh Jennings and husband Casey are bringing pro beach volleyball back to Las Vegas this week. Kerri Walsh Jennings Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee Todd Rundgren has a connection to the Las Vegas 51s — his son Rex played shortstop for the Pacific Coast League team in 2008. Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and Sierra Vista High’s Nick Kingham have something in common: Both served up a home run ball to pitcher Brandon Woodruff of the Milwaukee Brewers. Baseball Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa, whose Animal Rescue Foundation will host its annual fund raiser in Las Vegas, recalled his last game as a major league player in which he scored the winning run without coming to bat.
2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open winner Patrick Cantlay was in Las Vegas Friday for the tournament’s media day.
A developer shrouded in secrecy is building a data center in Henderson. But rumors are swirling that Silicon Valley giant Google is behind the project. A company called Jasmine Development bought 64 acres in Henderson for $19 million and laid out plans for a data center project. Public records do not show which company is behind Jasmine or any definitive links to Google. Greg Tassi, broker, CBRE Group
