The Daily Rundown - June 26, 2026
🎰 State regulators have granted Las Vegas-based Terrible Herbst a gaming license for several properties in Primm. An emergency meeting of the Nevada Gaming Commission recommended approval on June 25 and the Nevada Gaming Control Board gave it. Terrible’s will run the properties after the current owners, the Primmadonna Company, announced their closing in May. Regulators gave Terribles non-restricted gaming licenses for Buffalo Bills, Primm Valley, and Whiskey Pete’s hotel-casinos.
Herbst’s attorney said at the Gaming Commission meeting that Buffalo Bill’s will open periodically for special events. Also for now, Whiskey Pete’s will remain closed, but the nearby gas station with its 18 slot machines will remain open. The Primmadonna Company planned to close the properties on July 4, leaving about 350 people out of work. The properties are south of Las Vegas on the Nevada-California border.
💨 Weather conditions may require service providers to temporarily halt power for Mount Charleston. NV Energy is issuing a Public Safety Outage Management Watch for customers in Angel Peak and Kyle Canyon. Elevated fire weather conditions may require the utility company to proactively de-energize equipment to ensure community safety and prevent potential wildfire ignition.
If necessary, NV Energy would begin the P.S.O.M event at approximately 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, and continue it until approximately 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 28. The agency would shut off power to prevent power lines and other equipment from igniting wildfires. The utility company said in a press release that impacted customers will be notified via phone, text and email messages.
🦟 The Southern Nevada Health District has confirmed the presence of West Nile Virus. This is the first positive test of the season. It was identified in batches of the valley’s mosquitoes in three zip codes: 89121, 89169, and 89139. The Health District trapped the mosquitoes during routine surveillance.
This announcement comes exactly three weeks after the Health District confirmed the first West Nile Virus case of the season in a local woman. The Health District began its mosquito surveillance in early March due to above average temperatures and rainfall this spring. That’s about a month earlier than usual.
⚙️ The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has okayed Ormat Nevada's newest project in Esmeralda County. The agency used an accelerated 14-day environmental review process for the Pearl Geothermal Development Project. Plans include two, 30-megawatt air-cooled binary geothermal power plants, along with a 29-mile transmission line.
It's expected to generate enough power for about 50 thousand homes, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The agency says construction of the geothermal plant will disturb a maximum of 1,257 acres of public lands. The approval also requires Ormat restore the land to its pre-construction condition as possible.
🏀 A'ja Wilson scored 32 points and the Las Vegas Aces led nearly throughout to avoid being swept by Dallas with a 99-84 victory over the Wings on June 25. Chelsea Gray finished with 12 points and nine assists for the Aces, becoming the fourth player in WNBA history with at least 4,500 points and 2,000 assists for her career.
Las Vegas, which made 53.3% of its shots, went ahead by as many as 17 points. But Dallas kept chipping away and got to within 53-49 early in the third quarter. The Aces have won nine of their past 11 games, but were coming off an 87-76 loss to New York on June 23.
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