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Southern Californians traveling the arid stretches of the I-15 would see Primm pop up. As he drove to Sin City for bowling tournaments, Honell would stop and "drop a few coins" into the slot machines. It was a gambling oasis — a little less flashy and a little more affordable than Vegas and 45 minutes closer.

The shuttering of Primm follows years of sluggish business in the area, which was, at one time, a remote Nevada boomtown, according to UNLV history professor Dr. Michael Green.

The shuttering of Primm’s final operative casino – as well as a truck stop, the Lotto Store and other area businesses – ends a slow bleed of commerce in a one-time remote Nevada boomtown that included a golf course, three casino/resorts, a popular buffet and an arena, a UNLV professor said Wednesday.

The shutdown is part of a broader round of closures in Primm. Primm Valley Resort is set to join Buffalo Bill’s and Whiskey Pete’s, along with the Flying J, which are expected to close indefinitely in early July.

Multiple casino-resorts in Primm, along with two gas stations and the Lotto Store, are set to permanently close, according to the company. For a town once built on constant traffic, bright lights and a steady stream of visitors heading in from California, the announcement feels like the end of an era.

Multiple casino-resorts in Primm, along with two gas stations and the Lotto Store, are set to permanently close, according to the company. For a town once built on constant traffic, bright lights and a steady stream of visitors heading in from California, the announcement feels like the end of an era.

Primm Valley Casino Resorts, the last full-time casino among a cluster of three off Interstate 15 in Primm, at the California-Nevada border, is permanently closing July 4, a publicist for owner Affinity Gaming confirmed Wednesday.

A crypto mogul gave $2.5 million to a candidate running against State Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro in the Nevada attorney general race.

A major donation drew attention after the Lombardo admin’s firing of the state water engineer, whom the industry had complained about.

The U.S. Supreme Court restored broad access to the abortion pill Mifepristone, at least for now, allowing women to obtain the medication at pharmacies, through telehealth or through the mail without an in-person visit to a doctor.

Legacy media outlets and newswires are a shell of what they once were; a patchwork of new digital and nonprofit outlets, alternative weeklies, local TV stations, bloggers, newsletter writers, influencers and regional news channels has taken their place in the media ecosystem, but not in the Capitol basement. In the last few decades, a highly fragmented, 24-hour multiplatform news cycle has replaced one centered around 6 p.m. broadcasts and daily newspaper deliveries. Candidates across the nation, including in Nevada, are acting accordingly, using TikTok and Instagram to deliver their message and, in some cases, bypassing reporters and traditional debates.