LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KTNV)— The Lucky Club Casino in North Las Vegas is being revamped and rebranded to become the nation's first Latino-themed casino.

The new casino will be called Ojos Locos Sports Cantina y Casino at Hotel Jefe.

The Las Vegas area is home to a large Latino community, and they are excited to be represented in a casino.

"Hopefully everyone will want to improve a little here and there and make things better and grow in a positive way. Give the community service we all deserve," said Ana Tare, manager of Hamburger Hut.

Tare explained that people in all walks of life, generation after generation have come through her doors. She hopes the casino will encourage other businesses to come into the area and serve its diverse community.

"I believe there is a positive impact for success for everyone in the community. For Blacks, whites and Hispanics. It does bring a lot of business as well when something improves the community like this. It should be something that profoundly benefits everyone. It has for us even though we’re a hole in the wall," says Tare.

The plan is to begin operations at the new casino by the end of 2022. This will be the second casino owned by Fifth Street Gaming. The company also owns the Silver Nugget Casino.

This story was originally reported by Bree Guy on ktnv.com.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KTNV) — From living on the streets to giving back to the homeless community, Dana Canfield is the "Street Barber" of Las Vegas. He gives free haircuts to men and women living on the streets.

“All I ever wanted when I was out there was a haircut and a fresh shower to give me a jump-start to a new life,” Canfield said.

Barbering is in Canfield’s blood. Both of his grandfathers ran barbershops in California in the 1940s.

“I remember growing up in my grandfather’s garage, and there were barber chairs everywhere and I even got a pair of scissors from 1945," Canfield said.

Yet Canfield didn’t follow the family trade of trimming right away. He moved to Las Vegas, and his life took a turn for the worst.

“I had a big house. I worked about 15 years ago in the automotive industry, and I found myself kind of overindulging in some things in the city, and I ended up homeless," Canfield said.

For nearly four years, Canfield lived on the streets battling drug addiction and run-ins with the law. However, during that time, he grew an appreciation for his fellow neighbors living outside, all while recognizing a basic need that was not offered in the homeless community.

Once Canfield went through rehab and back on his feet, he wanted to give back.

“The haircuts really provide a little bit of hope; a little bit of a jump-start in their life," Canfield said.

Currently, Canfield is halfway through barber school. Like his grandfathers, he says he plans to open up a barbershop while continuing to serve the Las Vegas homeless community.

Canfield pops up at various events, rescue missions or just on Las Vegas Boulevard.

This story was originally published by Rachel Moore on KTNV.com.

LAS VEGAS — President Donald Trump's campaign has sued the state of Nevada over a new bill that expands mail-in voting in the state for the 2020 general elections.

Assembly Bill 4, which was signed into law on Monday during Nevada's special session, specifies that election officials will send all active registered voters a mail-in ballot if there is a statewide emergency or disaster directive.

The state's Republican Party believes Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and the Democrat-led Legislature used the cover of the COVID-19 pandemic to introduce and pass AB4 in less than 72 hours and with little public notice, according to their press release.

The lawsuit was filed late Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Nevada against Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske.

Trump, who has voiced his opposition to expanded mail-in voting, has denounced the Nevada bill several times on Twitter this week.

The lawsuit asks a federal judge to stop the implementation of the bill, saying it "upends Nevada's election laws and requires massive changes in election procedures and processes, makes voter fraud and other ineligible voting inevitable."

Several studies have indicated mail-in voting does not lead to widespread voter fraud.

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Additionally, the Republican Party voice concerned about several provisions of the bill that they claim could upend voting in the state.

• They say the newly enacted law not only requires election officials to accept and count ballots received after Election Day, but creates a loophole that allows votes to be cast after Election Day.
• They claim the law will guarantee most rural counties only one in-person polling place for early voting and on Election Day, while urban, counties may receive 35 or more early voting locations and over 100 Election Day polling places. Republicans say the bill treats rural voters differently than urban voters simply based on where they live.
• Republicans say the law also fails to provide uniform safeguards for processing and counting ballots and allows the county or city clerks to establish these procedures, which they say could lead to voters being treated differently depending on where they live.
• The party says the law allows county or city clerks to count ballots that are marked by voters who failed to comply with the signature-verification process, including situations where two ballots are folded together and sent in a single envelope — a loophole they claim invites fraud and ballot manipulation.

Cegavske did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

While Trump has voiced his opposition to Nevada's new law, he said Tuesday that he supports mail-in voting systems like Florida's. The two states' mail-in systems function in similar ways with one distinction — Florida requires residents to request a mail-in ballot, while Nevada will automatically send ballots to registered voters. Trump himself has voted by mail several times.

Five states have regularly held their elections through the mail in recent years: California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Utah.

This story was originally published by Joyce Lupiani on KTNV in Las Vegas.