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Nevada fines Laughlin casino record $500k for security guards roughing up patrons

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada gambling regulators fined a hotel-casino in Laughlin a record $500000 in a settlement with the state Gaming Control Board stemming from a pair of incidents involving security officers who roughed up a patron and a resort employee nearly two years ago. The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved the settlement Thursday…
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Nevada fines Laughlin casino record $500k for security guards roughing up patrons
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Why a Las Vegas casino holds the key to Western water

Hallway exchanges and happy hour chats at an annual conference at a Las Vegas hotel this week will determine the direction of the American West's most high-stakes water fight. | John Locher/AP LAS VEGAS, Nevada - The country's highest-stakes water fight in a century is playing out this week at a Las Vegas casino. The seven Western states that share…
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Why a Las Vegas casino holds the key to Western water
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Despite market declines, NV gaming revenue kept afloat by high baccarat hold in September

Nevada sees its 31st straight billion-dollar revenue month despite declines in nearly all major gaming markets. Without the Strip's high-end baccarat action and slot machine revenue from casinos in Laughlin, September gaming revenue for Nevada could have looked much different. Instead, the state saw its 31st consecutive billion-dollar gaming…
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Despite market declines, NV gaming revenue kept afloat by high baccarat hold in September
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Gambling Industry Loses Noted Casino Owner Don Laughlin

The gaming industry lost a casino titan with the death of Don Laughlin on Sunday at age 92. The casino owner played a key role in growing the industry outside of Las Vegas after founding the Riverside Casino in what would become a burgeoning city that was named after Laughlin. The businessman led an interesting life that included entrepreneurism,…
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Casino Industry Loses Noted Casino Owner Don Laughlin

The gaming industry lost a casino titan with the death of Don Laughlin on Sunday at age 92. The casino owner played a key role in growing the industry outside of Las Vegas after founding the Riverside Casino in what would become a burgeoning city that was named after Laughlin. The businessman led an interesting life that included entrepreneurism,…
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Casino Industry Loses Noted Casino Owner Don Laughlin
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What to do in downtown Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Expressway intersects with Las Vegas just a few blocks north of Fremont Street, providing millions of visitors easy access to the downtown core each year. Although Las Vegas is a major gambling destination and the city is famous for its live shows, guests may be surprised by its range of entertainment options. Las Vegas casinos might…
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A 3 Day Weekend in Las Vegas Itinerary You’ll Want to Steal

If you're considering spending a 3 day weekend in Las Vegas, then keep this itinerary at hand and bookmark it for quick reference while you explore this unique destination in Nevada. Sin City is a thrilling destination for a weekend escape, a romantic break, or an all-friends adventure. Featuring the right amount of entertainment, gambling, and…
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A 3 Day Weekend in Las Vegas Itinerary You’ll Want to Steal
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Unlike California, Vegas isn’t gambling with its future by squandering water

California, as a whole, doesn't hold a candle to Las Vegas when it comes to making the tough call on water use It is hotter. It is growing faster. It has less water resources. And it is reducing water use significantly. The reason is simple. Despite creating an oasis for excess in one of the driest spots in the country, Las Vegas has a city…
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Unlike California, Vegas isn’t gambling with its future by squandering water
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22 Las Vegas headlines from 2022

Attendance at January's CES tech show fell more than 75% compared to its previous in-person event in 2020, but it helped get the ball rolling for the return of conventions to Southern Nevada after nearly two years of COVID-cleared calendars. More than 40000 people attended the event, and 2023 attendance is expected to rebound by 70%. The best new…
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22 Las Vegas headlines from 2022
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Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions

This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake - and what can be done to make a difference before it is too late. Read all of our stories at greatsaltlakenews.org. SUMMERLIN,…
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Aquarius Casino Resort and Edgewater Casino Resort Donate Over 23,000 School Supplies Following Annual Back-to-School Donation Drive

Laughlin, Nev. - (Oct. 31, 2022) - Aquarius Casino Resort, located at 1900 S. Casino Dr., and Edgewater Casino Resort, located at 2020 S. Casino Dr., collected a total of 23235 school supplies during its annual Back-to-School Donation Drive held over the summer. "We look forward to our annual Back-to-School Donation Drive each year and to be able…
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Aquarius Casino Resort and Edgewater Casino Resort Donate Over 23,000 School Supplies Following Annual Back-to-School Donation Drive
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7 Best Outdoor Adventures Near Las Vegas

Las Vegas is a charming desert city with wondrous marvels of nature to discover over various explorations. These best must-do things for outdoor lovers visiting Las Vegas offer a real scenic breather away from the Strip. The hike through the Valley of Fire is often compared to trekking the classic southwestern desert scene straight out of a…
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This Las Vegas hotel-casino property is saving millions of gallons of water by making some minor changes

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - There are a few hotels that are doing more to conserve water to the best of their ability one of them being The Orleans, a Boyd Gaming property. According to data from the Las Vegas Valley Water District, the property is consistently using the least amount of water. Vice president of communications David Strow tells FOX5…
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This Las Vegas hotel-casino property is saving millions of gallons of water by making some minor changes
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Southwest rains flood deserts, cascade into Vegas casinos

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Intense summer thunderstorms that drenched parts of Las Vegas - causing water to cascade from casino ceilings and pool on the carpet of a stadium-sized sports betting area - were part of a broad regional monsoon pattern that may repeat through the weekend, a National Weather Service official said Friday. "We're getting right into…
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Southwest rains flood deserts, cascade into Vegas casinos
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See Las Vegas In A Unique Way On These Thrilling Tours

Whether you come to Las Vegas for a party to remember or simply want to experience the abundance of gambling and glamour, be sure to consider all the many adventures just waiting to be had not only on the Las Vegas Strip but in the surrounding landscape. There are many unique Vegas-area tours from Viator that offer travelers one-of-a-kind…
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See Las Vegas In A Unique Way On These Thrilling Tours
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Indy Gaming: Bally’s says it will close purchase of Tropicana Las Vegas next month

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz More than a year after announcing a deal…
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US rains flood deserts, Las Vegas casinos

Heavy rains have flooded parts of the US Southwest, including the usually dry Las Vegas. (AP PHOTO) Intense summer thunderstorms that drenched parts of Las Vegas, causing water to cascade from casino ceilings and pool on the carpet of a stadium-sized sports betting area, were part of a broad regional monsoon pattern that may repeat through the…
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Monsoon rains flood Las Vegas, several casinos

Intense summer thunderstorms drenched parts of Las Vegas late Thursday, flooding casino floors and sending water cascading through ceilings. LAS VEGAS - Intense summer thunderstorms that drenched parts of Las Vegas late Thursday - causing water to cascade from casino ceilings and pool on the carpet of a stadium-sized sports betting area - were part…
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Monsoon rains flood Las Vegas, several casinos
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Southwest rains flood deserts, cascade into Las Vegas casinos

LAS VEGAS >> Intense summer thunderstorms that drenched parts of Las Vegas late Thursday - causing water to cascade from casino ceilings and pool on the carpet of a stadium-sized sports betting area - were part of a broad regional monsoon pattern that may repeat through the weekend, a National Weather Service official said today. "We're getting…
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Southwest rains flood deserts, cascade into Las Vegas casinos
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US drought exposes murky mob past of Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS: Mobsters who end up sleeping with the fishes are usually never seen again. But climate change has a way of messing even with the mafia, and a watery grave outside Las Vegas is starting to cough up Sin City's darkest secrets. Lake Mead, which can be reached from the Las Vegas Strip by a short ride in the trunk of a car with your hands and…
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US drought exposes murky mob past of Las Vegas
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US drought exposes the mob's murky past in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Mobsters who end up sleeping with the fishes are usually never seen again. But climate change has a way of messing even with the mafia, and a watery grave outside Las Vegas is starting to cough up Sin City's darkest secrets. Lake Mead, which can be reached from the Las Vegas Strip by a short ride in the trunk of a car with your…
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US drought exposes the mob's murky past in Las Vegas
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Cooling stations open across Las Vegas valley during excessive heat warning

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - With summer heating up and an Excessive Heat Warning being issued for most of Southern Nevada, cooling stations are being activated through-out the valley for the duration of the warning, between Thursday, June 9 and Sunday, June 12. We've provided a list of all available cooling stations and their hours in one convenient…
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Cooling stations open across Las Vegas valley during excessive heat warning
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Bodies Pulled From Parched Lake Mead Stir Wise-Guy Ghosts of Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - It's the mob guy who went missing after skimming from the Stardust casino. No, it's the lake resort manager hunted down by the Chicago Outfit. Could it be the work of a biker gang muscling in on Mafia turf? Or maybe someone just fell off a boat after one too many. Ever since the bodies started turning up this month in Lake Mead - the…
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Bodies Pulled From Parched Lake Mead Stir Wise-Guy Ghosts of Las Vegas
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Between a Desert and a Dry Place: Las Vegas and Its Water Conundrum

By Nick Erickson, Vice President, Portfolio Management "Water, Mr. Rango, water. Without it, there's nothing but dust and decay. But with water, there's life. Look at them. So desperate to live, they'll follow it anywhere. That's the immutable law of the desert. You control the water, and you control everything." - Mayor Tortoise John, Rango,…
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Between a Desert and a Dry Place: Las Vegas and Its Water Conundrum
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Officials prep for gruesome surprises as Las Vegas lake slowly dries up

Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of unidentified human remains were revealed as the water level falls on drought-stricken Lake Mead. The reservoir on the Colorado River is about a 30-minute drive from the mob-founded Las Vegas Strip. "There's no telling what we'll find in Lake Mead,"…
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Officials prep for gruesome surprises as Las Vegas lake slowly dries up
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Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob’s time in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of a drought-stricken Colorado River reservoir just a 30-minute drive from the notoriously mob-founded Strip. "There's no telling what we'll find in Lake Mead," former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said Monday. "It's…
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Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob’s time in Las Vegas
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Golden Entertainment reports revenue up 14% in record Q1; no signs of slowdown in Q2

Nevada-based gaming company Golden Entertainment announced Thursday its results for the first quarter of 2022, having registered a revenue of $273.6 million, which represents a 14% rise from the same period in 2021. Net income for the first quarter was $36.1 million, while Adjusted EBITDA was $67.3 million, the latter showing an increase of 13%…
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Golden Entertainment reports revenue up 14% in record Q1; no signs of slowdown in Q2
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When students come under the watchful eye of civil engineering professor Jacimaria Batista, she does more than teach them about the fundamentals of water resources management. She gives them the opportunity to succeed by finding grants to support their education, finding them jobs in labs on campus, and even getting them tutors when they have…
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Bovada Casino Best Slot: Golden Buffalo Offers 4000 Ways To Win

On the unique Golden Buffalo slot from Bovada Gaming, get ready to travel the huge plains and craggy plateaus among stampeding herds as you play the game. On the six-reel, 4096-way-to-win Golden Buffalo slot machine, you'll be taken on an extremely turbulent adventure. With stacked symbols and wilds in the base game, you'll be kept on your toes,…
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Historical Las Vegas home tours are back

A sense of history can get lost in a city constantly reinventing itself, but luckily some of Vegas' oldest and most iconic neighborhoods are still providing a link to the past. The Nevada Preservation Foundation, which has been working to protect and highlight the city's historical places and structures since its founding in 2013, will host tours…
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Historical Las Vegas home tours are back
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Closed casinos, visitation declines hurt two Clark County gaming markets

Two North Las Vegas casinos that have been closed for 23 months and a nearly 38 percent decline in visitation to Laughlin kept the Clark County communities from meaningful participation in Nevada's record-shattering $13.4 billion gaming revenue year in 2021. According to the Gaming Control Board, the markets were the only two of Nevada's 18…
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Closed casinos, visitation declines hurt two Clark County gaming markets
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A trip to Las Vegas is enjoyable even without gambling

LAS VEGAS - There has always been a fascination about the western part of our magnificent country - even with its troubled constituency - that brings about an emotional stimulation that excites and mesmerizes. Flying over the Grand Canyon into "Sin City" has an enrapturing effect on your emotions - to see from above this expanse of rugged…
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A trip to Las Vegas is enjoyable even without gambling
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Loran Smith: Las Vegas Musing

There has always been a fascination about the western part of our magnificent country-even with its troubled constituency-that brings about an emotional stimulation that excites and mesmerizes. Flying over the Grand Canyon into "Sin City," has an enrapturing effect on your emotions-to see from above this expanse of rugged landscape, which the…
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3 Arizona family members win $108M Mega Millions jackpot

PHOENIX (AP) - Three members of an Arizona family from Lake Havasu City have claimed the $108 million Mega Millions jackpot from an Oct. 22 drawing, state lottery officials announced Thursday. Arizona Lottery officials said the winners - a married man and woman and her brother - chose to remain anonymous, which is permitted under a 2019 Arizona…
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Here are the top water users in the Las Vegas valley

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The state of Nevada, along with several other states, are under exceptional drought conditions. In Las Vegas, residents are under mandatory water restrictions. The Las Vegas Water District has released a list of the highest residential water users for 2020 and here they are: The top residential water user of 2020 was Spanish Gate…
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Here are the top water users in the Las Vegas valley
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Railroad Pass, at 90, marks role as Nevada's oldest casino

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) - Railroad Pass casino sits on the outskirts of Henderson, not far from Boulder City, the only incorporated Nevada town where gambling is illegal. It's a small, unassuming property - nothing like the swanky, upscale resorts that line the Las Vegas Strip. But it's proved resilient, carving its place in history and holding on…
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Things to do near Las Vegas, the ten best day trips from Las Vegas

Things to do near Las Vegas, the ten best day trips from Las Vegas. On the wonderful journey to fulfill the promptings of destiny, some places in this world are legendary. There's a heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, more riotous excursion with the privileged glimpse into human-made attractions. The city of entertainment, Las Vegas, is…
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Things to do near Las Vegas, the ten best day trips from Las Vegas
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Railroad Pass casino turns 90 on Sunday

Railroad Pass casinosits on the outskirts of Henderson, not far from Boulder City, the only incorporated Nevada town where gambling is illegal. It's a small, unassuming property - nothing like the swanky, upscale resorts that line the Las Vegas Strip. But it's proved resilient, carving its place in history and holding on tight. The state's oldest…
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Railroad Pass casino turns 90 on Sunday
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Laughlin hotel-casino listing for sale ‘unauthorized,’ removed

With tourist traffic to Laughlin climbing back from the pandemic, a hotel there recently showed up on a commercial real estate listing site. The New Pioneer, one of several casinos lining the banks of the Colorado River about 100 miles southeast of Las Vegas, was seen this week on listing site LoopNet with a price tag of $39 million. The posting…
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Laughlin hotel-casino listing for sale ‘unauthorized,’ removed
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Laughlin hotel-casino is on the market

With tourist traffic to Laughlin climbing back from the pandemic, a hotel there is up for sale. The New Pioneer, one of several casinos lining the banks of the Colorado River about 100 miles southeast of Las Vegas, is on the market for $39 million, as seen on commercial-property listing site LoopNet. It features more than 400 rooms; the Bumbleberry…
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30 Most Fun Things To Do in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is officially known as the City of Las Vegas and even as Vegas. Americans even consider Las Vegas as Sin City. Las Vegas, known for its luxurious casinos and light-filled nights, is one of the most popular tourist places in America. It's a perception of many that the fun-filled city is famous for its Casino life. However, it is not just…
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30 Most Fun Things To Do in Las Vegas
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LIST: Fourth of July 2021 firework shows, events in Las Vegas valley

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Numerous fireworks shows and events are planned around the Las Vegas valley to celebrate the Fourth of July. Everything from parades to extravagant fireworks shows are listed below. To celebrate the reopening of Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced there will be a spectacular fireworks show on the…
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LIST: Fourth of July 2021 firework shows, events in Las Vegas valley
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LIST: Fourth of July 2021 Las Vegas fireworks events

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Numerous fireworks shows and events are planned around the Las Vegas valley to celebrate the Fourth of July. Everything from parades to extravagant fireworks shows are listed below. To celebrate the reopening of Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced there will be a spectacular fireworks show on the…
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Proposed tribal law would prohibit public indoor smoking at casino

A proposed change to the Cherokee Code would prohibit public indoor smoking at both Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort and Harrah's Valley River Casino in Murphy - both owned and operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). The ordinance change, which is expected to be deemed read and tabled during the June session of Tribal Council,…
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Casino Insider: What’s coming to Laughlin in 2021

Casino Insider is a weekly newsletter with all the best bets for food, entertainment and fun at Southern California's casinos. It's delivered to your inbox on Thursdays. We've reported pretty extensively on casinos in Southern California and Las Vegas alike, but let's take a look at another gambling destination for local residents: Laughlin,…
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