🎰 Religious freedom in a casino?

☀️ The Heat Takes a Toll on the Homeless

So far this year, at least 260 deaths have been heat-related in Clark County — and 74 of those were listed by the coroner as homeless. This comes as the county clears out roughly 1,200 encampments each year. The sudden upheavals can lead to the loss of medications and other unintended consequences. [KTNV]

• City Cast Las Vegas met with volunteers helping those who camp in underground tunnels. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

✡️ Circa Sued Over Religious Headscarf

Circa is facing a religious discrimination lawsuit that claims a Messianic Jewish cage cashier was sent home without pay for refusing to remove a headscarf. The suit also says the employee was asked to bring in a letter from clergy to validate the religious practice, but did not supply one. [Casino.org]

🥳 Resorts World Made It 5 Years

When people say “Resorts World is dead,” I say … “Have you seen Virgin Hotels?” Despite some rough patches and growing pains, things are looking up for Resorts World, which celebrated five years on the Strip over the summer. The two latest fiscal quarters have been strong with hotel occupancy, room rates, and high-end casino play moving in the right direction. The property is also shaping up to have its best year for convention activity in 2026 — and it wants an NBA-ready arena too 🏀 [Las Vegas Review-Journal]

• City Cast Las Vegas looks at the advantages of a new NBA arena at Resorts World or another North Strip location in today’s news roundup. The episode also discusses some good news for the school district’s budget battles and our latest Vegas obsessions. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🏈 Are You Not Entertained?

Let’s enjoy saying “the undefeated Las Vegas Raiders” while we still can. The team is off to a great start this season with a 3-0 record. For perspective that’s the same number of victories the Raiders saw over the entire previous season. [Sports Illustrated]

• More sports stuff: The new Las Vegas team for the Professional Women’s Hockey League still doesn’t have a name, but it has a date for its inaugural home opener: Dec. 6 at the T-Mobile Arena. [KVVU]