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Lawsuit: Video shows police attacked man at Hard Rock Hotel

A Southern California man is suing Las Vegas police, alleging excessive force by officers who he says punched, beat and choked him with a baton during a 2014 reggae concert at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Attorney Cal Potter says security video of the arrest of Ian Tuuamalemalo shows what Potter calls “an organized riot on the part of the police.”

Lawsuit: Video shows police attacked man at Hard Rock Hotel

A Southern California man is suing Las Vegas police, alleging excessive force by officers who he says punched, beat and choked him with a baton during a 2014 reggae concert at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Attorney Cal Potter says security video of the arrest of Ian Tuuamalemalo shows what Potter calls “an organized riot on the part of the police.”

APNewsBreak: Powerball Dropped Revamp That Gave Better Odds

The group that runs the Powerball lottery game approved, then abandoned, changes that would have given ticket buyers more bang for their two bucks than the redesign recently implemented, The Associated Press has learned. Powerball managers changed the game’s odds in October to build bigger jackpots and revive lagging player interest.

APNewsBreak: Powerball Dropped Revamp That Gave Better Odds

The group that runs the Powerball lottery game approved, then abandoned, changes that would have given ticket buyers more bang for their two bucks than the redesign recently implemented, The Associated Press has learned. Powerball managers changed the game’s odds in October to build bigger jackpots and revive lagging player interest.

We Need to Talk About Sheldon

Both the Guardian and Politico ran stories today about Sheldon Adelson, last seen triggering the Las Vegas Review-Journal ‘s rapid self-destruction , and the GOP’s growing panic over his increasingly obvious absence from the primary process-or his money’s, really. Adelson, who spent upwards of $100 million trying to sway the 2012 presidential election, is essentially a single-issue candidate : His driving concern is not only maintaining but supplementing the diplomatic and military cover that the United States offers the state of Israel.