🎰 Will Iran hack Vegas casinos again?

🚔 Teacher Plays “Knife Tag” With Students

A fifth-grade teacher at Wing and Lilly Fong Elementary School was arrested on allegations of inappropriate behavior. Police said Kha Nam Nguyen would turn out the lights and walk around the classroom with a cake knife in a game of “knife tag.” He also pretended students were teddy bears, hugging them while acting distraught. Advice for teachers: games like “math” and “reading” rarely lead to jail time 👍 [People]

🤑 Kalshi on Pause in Nevada

You can no longer cash in on Kalshi while predicting March Madness results, the end of the partial government shutdown, or the winner of “Survivor” — at least not for 14 days in Nevada. A judge ordered the prediction market platform to temporarily cease doing business in the state. [Nevada Independent]

• Gaming regulators argue services like Kalshi and Polymarket are a form of unregulated gambling. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🗳️ Turning Point USA Opens Vegas Office

Turning Point USA now has a Las Vegas headquarters, described as a “training room” for a “red wall strategy” to support Republican candidates in the midterm elections. The conservative political organization was founded by activist Charlie Kirk, who was murdered in Utah last year. His widow Erika Kirk and Gov. Lombardo both appeared at the ribbon cutting. [KLAS]

🏀 Can Basketball Unite Us?

Nevada’s five Democrats and sole Republican in Congress found common ground for once. The six lawmakers signed a letter to NBA commissioner Adam Silver, urging the league to approve a Las Vegas expansion team this week. [KSNV]

• What do you think? Would a new NBA team be good for Vegas? Email us 📬

🇮🇷 Iran Threatens Tourist Destinations

As the war in the Middle East enters a fourth week, an Iranian general warns that “parks, recreational areas, and tourist destinations” around the world could be targeted in retaliation. Specific locations weren’t mentioned, but Las Vegas is a high-profile travel market and Gov. Lombardo discussed the possibility of a strengthened police presence after the U.S. attacked Iran. [Associated Press/KVVU]

• The FBI warned California authorities before the war of an Iranian plot to attack the West Coast with drones, but the agency backtracked on what it later called unverified information. [ABC News]
• The most likely form of retaliation in Las Vegas could be a cyberattack. Here’s a clue — it’s happened before. Iran hacked the Sands computer system in 2014, wiping out hard drives while interfering with computers, loyalty rewards, data storage, and even phones at the Venetian and Palazzo. [Bloomberg]
• According to a new poll, a majority of Americans believe President Trump will order troops into a large-scale ground war in Iran, although just 7% support boots on the ground. [Reuters]

• City Cast Las Vegas discussed the impact of the war and how it resonates on a local level. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]