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🌱 Resident Hits Massive Jackpot + Three Casinos Slated For Demolition
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Morning, Las Vegas! It's me, Dominique-Noelle Rafael, your host of the Las Vegas Daily. Keep reading for everything you need to know about what's happening around town.
First, today's weather:
Hot. High: 112 Low: 90.
Here are the top three stories in Las Vegas today:
- A Las Vegas resident has hit a massive jackpot at a casino off-Strip. The unidentified man was playing Dollar Storm at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino when he hit the jackpot worth $230,152. He was only playing for about 15 minutes and hit the jackpot in the bonus round. The man wishes to remain anonymous, according to the casino. (Fox 5 Las Vegas)
- Higher mortgage rates have cooled Las Vegas home sales. Despite the cooling effect, the Las Vegas housing market is still attractive for developers. The Las Vegas Valley is routinely among the top-selling spots in the country for homebuilders. The National Association of Home Builders reports that builder confidence is still down, however. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- Three Las Vegas-area casinos are slated for demolition for land sale. Red Rock Resorts' Texas Station, Fiesta Rancho, and Fiesta Henderson were closed in Mar. 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic. The casinos never reopened after Governor Sisolak allowed casinos to reopen in June 2020. Now, they will be demolished. (Eater Vegas)
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Today in Las Vegas:
- 0-5 Storytime At The Rainbow Library (10:30 AM)
- Preschool Storytime At The Sahara West Library (10:30 AM)
- Paper Airplanes At The Sahara West Library (4:30 PM)
From my notebook:
- The City of Las Vegas provides a construction update on the 3rd Street Pedestrian Mall. Crews have begun removing concrete surfaces while adding trees, bollards, actuated gates, irrigation, and lighting. The project will likely be completed before April 2023. (City of Las Vegas Government via Facebook)
- The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance has published a Workforce Blueprint outlining the region's top in-demand occupations. Click for the full list. (City of Las Vegas Government via Facebook)
- The next Park Pop-Up event is today, Jul. 20, in Bruce Trent Park from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Vegas Drive. Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy family-friendly activities, games, and crafts. (City of Las Vegas)
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That's it for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with another update!
— Dominique-Noelle Rafael
About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!