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Another poker room on the Las Vegas strip is shutting its doors,

details on the closure. I'm Cynthia Puglia and this is your 7 at 7 morning news update.

Starting with your business news brought to you by G-Bank, your best bank experience ever.

Another poker room on the Las Vegas strip is folding. The poker room at Resortsworld,

Las Vegas will close on March 30 according to a casino spokesperson. No reason for the closure

was provided. Now, this comes two months after Planet Hollywood closed its poker room.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 31 poker rooms in Las Vegas Casinos,

according to Vegas Advantage. Once Resortsworld closes its room, there's going to be 17 left.

Despite the game's popularity, the average strip casino got less than 2% of its annual revenue

from poker in 2024, according to data from the UNLV Center for Gaining Research.

Las Vegas has one of the nation's lowest levels of seniors in assisted living,

according to a new study. Approximately 1.9% of the Valley's adults 75 and older are in assisted

living. That ranks 96 out of 99 metropolitan markets, according to the National Investment Center

for Seniors Housing and Care. The nonprofit found a number of reasons for that.

Obviously, the major reason that we have so few seniors living and assisted living here in Las Vegas

is simply because the infrastructure hasn't been built. Las Vegas is predominantly made up of

single-family homes. A representative of the nonprofit cited another reason, a low share of

people 75 and older living in mountain region markets. If you like our coverage, don't forget to

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Apex Armory, the Valley's premier firearms dealer. Federal officials released an even worse

forecast for water levels at Lake Mead. By November of next year, the water level will be 8 feet

below the previous record set in 2022, according to Forecasters. The worsening outlook has put a

shroud over efforts to reach a new deal on how to share water from the Colorado River.

Officials from seven states, including Nevada, missed a deadline last month to come to an agreement.

This month, Nevada took the deal-making into its own hands by pitching a last-ditch stopgap plan

for the next two years without consulting fellow lower basin states, Arizona, and California.

The upper basin states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico have refused to adopt

any mandatory reductions in water use. And the candidates are set for two big political

races in Henderson. Mayor Michelle Romero will be facing four challengers, including former police

chief Holly Chadwick, Henderson Democratic Club President, Adam Price, political newcomer,

Andrew Ramirez, and interior designer, Angela Scorsetti. Three candidates will be going up

against Kerry Cox for her seat on the City Council, including health care policy advocate,

Jennifer Atlas, retired Clark County construction dispatcher, Leroy Hood, and Annette Dawson Owens,

who was appointed to the Nevada State Board of Education by Governor Joe Lombardo last year.

The primary election is set for June 9th.

Now for weather sponsored by Star Nursery, Eargarn's partner for every blooming thing.

Sunday's guys with light winds for St. Patrick's Day in Las Vegas, starting off your

morning with temperatures in the mid-60s, we'll be reaching a daytime high of about 91 degrees

this afternoon. A strong ridge of high pressure is expected to bring record-breaking temperatures

to the region this week. We'll be feeling 96 degrees on Wednesday, 98 on Thursday,

and possibly hitting triple digits by Friday. So don't forget to wear some blocks,

stay hydrated, and wear loose clothing if you plan on being out. We'll be seeing clear

overnight with lows in the mid to upper 60s.

There's a gold mine of talent in valley schools and mining company Kinross, Nevada,

wants to celebrate it. They've teamed up with CCSD Magnet Schools to award students for their

attendance, grades, and building community in the classroom. This time, the Gold Star Student

Award was presented to Shahir Hassan, an eighth grader at Hyde Park Middle School,

in addition to working hard in class and with the STEM program Future City, Shahir makes helping

his peers a priority. In my religion and other places, I've always seen that it always turns out

better if I just to help people. He is always answering questions. His peers are always

approaching him whenever they get stuck on something that is a little bit challenging.

To see the full surprise, visit our YouTube channel.

And now for Vegas Nation and the latest on the Raiders. I'm Heidi Fang and the number of

Georgia Bulldogs on the Raiders roster continues to grow. Two newly signed defenders,

Nikobe Dean and Kwe Walker played together on Georgia's 2022 national championship roster.

Here's Walker on what he thinks he and Dean can do together as Raiders.

We just know the opportunity for us to go out there. In the showcase our talent and just to

bring the type of energy, intensity to the defense, just add to it. Just bring a whole lot of grit

that other guys can feed up on and hopefully they can match our energy, which I know they would.

I don't know where I'm going to use us in the right way and set us up for success.

The pair also played on Georgia's defense with cornerback Eric Stokes, who just signed a new

three-year contract to stay with the silver and black.

Now for health brought to you by center wall senior primary care. Discover primary care

focused on you. There's a penalty for not enrolling in Medicare part B on time and veterans

are not exempt from it. That's important because not every doctor participates in the VA's

community care program enrolling in Medicare part B after turning 65 could cost a penalty of 10%

a month for each 12 month period you missed. This year's general enrollment period continues

through March 31st and as for prescriptions Medicare consider the VA to be creditable coverage.

That means veterans can keep using the VA for prescriptions without incurring a penalty if they

sign up for a part D plan later on. Now for neon lifestyle sponsored by silver

ten casino lodge. This is Lodge Vegas. It's NCAA basketball tournament time and if you're looking

for a watch party to attend in Las Vegas we've got you covered. A lot of hotels and bars are

hosting a viewing experience offering food and drink specials plus table packages. They include

the Cosmopolitan, Caesar's Palace, Cabo Waboo Cantina, and bottled bond on the strip.

And off the strip, Fremont Street Experience, Topgolf, the F1 Hub lounge, and Circa.

And if you want to save some money locations with free admission include fashion show mall and

Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club. For prices details on the full list of watch parties visit neon.lvrj.com.

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I'm Dominic Guadal, the running rebels playing some extra ball in March.

UNLV is in the NIT taken on UC Irvine out of the big west after being eliminated from the

Mountain West tournament last week by Utah State. Drake gives law horn on why it's important for

UNLV to play in the NIT. Because we look you need it like we need all the momentum we can get

whether it's the end of the year. You know just even to help this thing grow for next year.

You know that's one of the things that I want to help coach passenger with is just get this

thing going for next year and get a lot of notoriety to UNLV and the NIT is one of those places to do it.

Tip off in California is tonight at 8 p.m.

Now for neon entertainment sponsored by Arizona Charlize with live entertainment

every weekend at both locations. Go to erasometraws.com to see who's playing.

An enduring club in downtown Las Vegas has a busy schedule.

Our John Ketzel Amitas has the details.

Noteroyity live at neonopolis is a bona fide survivor on the Las Vegas entertainment scene.

Having opened just before COVID in 2020 the venue's delivered great entertainment at affordable prices.

Country favorite Chase Brown holds down Friday nights with Steve Connolly's spirit of the

king Elvis tribute running Thursday Saturdays and Sundays. Stand up comic Vinnie Favoreto

a survivor himself is still headlining at notoriety and new to the venue is the happy hours

retro nightclub hang this Saturday night and look for Clue X an adult burlesque spin on the famous

board game coming Fridays and Saturdays. You know what you should be clued in on Go Guide the

free entertainment calendar at neon.lbrj.com check us out for more than 3,000 shows and events like

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