While the steelers beat bengals we spoke with both winners and losers today who say playoff season is the best time to place a bet. Its been said that las vegas is a gamblers paradise but add nfl playoff season to the equation and Howard Meadows money,money,money. Thats it. Thats the name of the game. The all american sport garners in more wagers than most sports combined. Playoff season being one of the busiest times of year for venues like superbook. Jay kornegay, west gate superbook the next six weeks for the las vegas sports books is going to be quite busy. Nevadas 187 sports books took in 115. 9 Million Dollars on the superbowl in 2015 and won roughly 3 million. Bi twinningshat are expected to be surpassed this year. Officials say the extra interest in Sports Betting could have something to do with the open field going the playoffs. Jay kornegay, west gate sports book open field this year as we look at the wild card weekend. We have three road favorites out of the four games and thats just something you dont see for people like Debra Alexander the odds were in her favor. Debra alexander im thrilled we won one game. We won the first playoff game so thats new for kansas city. But for others like rich moeller. Rich moeller today im losing i lost the first game a little bit. But im coming back now while theres no way to predict the winning team play off season means more betting and more money being poured back into the city. Jay kornegay its also important for the city of las vegas. As we get a lot of tourist dollars that come in especially for super bowl. One of the biggest weekends of the year and everyone benefits from the superbowl in this town. The cab drivers, the waitresses the bar tenders the clubs and of course the sports books. And what keeps people coming back to nevada during major sporting events is that its the only state to offer a full menu of Sports Betting. Its expected to be a record year for but casinos across the state were hit with a massive loss. Nevada casinos lost 662Million Dollars last year. This is the sixth Straight Year in red. Thats according to the nevada gaming control board. Analysts say the trend started with the 2008 recession. With fewer tourists and less spending at the tables and slot machines. The board hopes the losing streak will end this year with a record 42million visitors expected in las vegas alone. Its a powerball frenzy the jackpot now up to a record 900Million Dollars. Many were crossing state lines to get their hands on the winning ticket. Photojournalist luis marquez went to primm to see how people would spend the money if they win. Closed captioning will resume shortly drawing was at eight tonight. No word yet on a possible winner. Lottery officials better chance of being struck by lightning than winning the powerball. Weather toss les is here with his first look at weather. A weak storm system moves through our area the rest of the weekend giving us a slight chance of an isolated showers in the valley sunday and a trace of snow for our local mountains. That shortwave will leave Southern Nevada by monday replaced by a ridge that will allow for remainder of the week. Daytime temperatures will remain below seasonal the next 7 days. A pedestrian is a pedestrian is killed after an r tc bus drove onto the sidewalk. The crash happened around five in the morning near tropicana and polaris. Police say the 22 yearold bus driver slammed into the bus stop shelter. Then hit a woman walking on the sidewalk. She died at the no one else was hurt. Police have not said why the driver went off the road. Rtc released a statement on twitter. Quote this mornings accident is a terrible tragedy. And our deepest condolences go to the victims family. Metro police is investigating the incident. As always rtc remains committed to ensuring public safety. A motorcyclist is dead after being thrown off his bike. And hitting the base of a light pole. It happened around 1230 this morning near dean martin and flamingo. Police say the rider overturned its bike on the left side before crashing. The victim was taken to umc where he died. The coroner says he is 26yearold maurice walker. A scooter rider is in Critical Condition after falling into the road. It happened at eleven in the morning near bonanza and mlk. Police say a pickup driver was towing a trailer when it made a left turn. A man riding a motorized scooter fell onto its right side. And slid into the road. He was taken to umc with life threatening injuries. The rider has been identified as melvin mitchell. With the pickup. A suspect is caught after a fight turns deadly at an apartment complex. 30yearold brandon olds was arrested friday afternoon. Police say he stabbed the victim during a fight with several others last month near harmon and jimmy durante. The man died at the scene. Olds faces one count of open murder. Two people were captured in connection to a shooting at Pahrump Nugget Hotel and casino. The Nye County Sheriffs Office says lee daniels fired one round at a woman during a verbal fight. Then took off in a car driven by desiree lewis. The victim was taken to umc with an injury to her leg. No one else was hurt. Daniels and lewis were arrested in las vegas this morning. And booked into nye county detention center. Both face charges of attempted murder to assault with a deadly weapon. Police have not said how the victim and suspects knew each other. The owner of a pahrump brothel makes a bid for a state senate seat. The reno Gazette Journal reports dennis hof will occupied by reno senator greg brower. Hof says he will run as a libertarian. In september senator brower said he would not seek reelection. Hof owns several brothels including the love ranch outside pahrump. Where former n ba star lamar odom was found unconcious last october. More armed protesters join the standoff in oregon. This after ammon bundy declined the sheriffs offer to be escorted out of the state peacefully. Wanda moore has more on how its dividing the community. Its the day after the meeting with the sheriff. But as one of the Group Leaders walks up to the press conference his grandchild in his arm. Its clear. The group is not leaving. Many of you have asked how long will this go . And we say to you not a minute too early. Theyre just Getting Started bundy is emotional. His voice breaks as he talks about the hammonds. What are we to do . Things become the normal . He said the meeting with the sheriff went well. And that he appreciated the offer of being escorted safely out of the state we will take that offer. But not yet. More ranchers have come up to the refuge. John pratt from southern utah we drove the 10 or 12 hours that it takes to get here and we were welcomed in. Not just supporters arriving at the Refuge Center of western priorites Barrett Kaiser im an american too, i love my country. You wanna talk about the consitution . I feel like my rights are being violated here. Barrett kaiser is with the center of priorities. A Conservation Group ultimately what states would sell these lands and for wouldnt be able to hunt and fish on blm lands anymore. Hes interrupted numerous times by its scary being up saying, amongst this crowd, its someone has to what theyre doing is bullying people. A burns resident walks up to bundy were behind you. Were not behind whats happening now. Were behind dwight and steve you bet. Theyre good people. You got on tv and you looked into that lens and you said that the people of burns are behind you. There are a lot of them who are. Yeah but not a majority as he claims. As we finish the first week of occupation. The community is divided. They need to be charged. They need to be proseucted to the fullest extend of the law. And still no word on what the fbi will do. Because the more we enable them. The more they will do this. Up next supporting law enforcement. Please support these people. They work so hard and the reason we have freedom we do is because of our Police Department. Who turned out for a big event today to say thank you to our local Police Officers. A week filled with all things electronic wrapped up today. What happened at the final day of ces. And who got caught trying to steal the president s dog. And what charges watts. Fox5 weather 24 7 with meteorologist les krifaton. This is fox news at ten. Local las vegas. Thousands came out to show their support for Police Officers in our valley. Its to celebrate National Law Enforcement day at Police Memorial park. Fox fives morning anchors Shannon Moore and Jason Feinberg hosted the event. Everyone was encouraged to wear blue to honor our first responders. Families say its an important time to show support to those who put their lives at risk to keep our community safe. We always hear about all the tragedies day in and day out involving Police Department with things happening like vehicle accident or violent crime. Its really nie to give thanks to these people in environment and setting like this. It to do Something Really Nice for them. They deserve it. Kids also wrote thank you notes to the officers for all they do in our community. Exhibitors at the Consumer Electronics show had one more chance to pitch their gadgets. Ces officially wrapped up at the Las Vegas Convention center tonight. It was a week filled with the latest and greatest in technology. Vendors say Virtual Reality has regained popularity this year. Ion vr showcased a device for mobile Virtual Reality. Where you can now interact with real world in the real space. They say its never been done before for mobile Virtual Reality. So with the intel Virtual Reality smart phone you could actually scan an object and place it somewhere else and see what it would actually look like, so you could actually get visualization, building homes, and for gaming and entertainment. Exhibitors say Virtual Reality allowing people to get close to their fear without actually being in danger. Now fox5 weather 24 7 with les krifaton weather a weak storm system moves through our area the rest of the weekend giving us a slight chance of an isolated showers in the valley sunday and a trace of snow for our local mountains. That shortwave will leave Southern Nevada by monday replaced by a ridge that will allow for lots of sunshine the remainder of the week. Daytime temperatures will remain below seasonal the next 7 days. A weak storm system moves through our area the rest of the weekend giving us a slight chance of an isolated showers in the valley sunday and a trace of snow for our local mountains. That shortwave will leave Southern Nevada by monday replaced by a ridge that will allow for lots of sunshine the remainder of the week. Daytime temperatures will remain below days. Closed captioning up next the runnin rebels straight conference game. We have a wrap up from spo welcome to fox five sports. Im nick lagrange. We start tonight with runnin rebels hoops action. Unlv was in laramie today taking on the 88 cowboys. Hoping to get this season back on the winning track. Unlv looked going. In the first half Stephen Zimmerman gets the rebound, throws it ahead to Jerome Seagears who gets it back to zimmerman outside the arc. And zimmerman hits the three. Later in the first half runnin rebels up by eight when jalen poyser knocks down the tre. Unlv goes up by double digits. Under ten to play in the first now ben carter gets it on the wing. He fakes the drive and hits the jumper. The runnin rebels went up by 17, at that point. But things would turn around. In the second half now unlv is up by just two. When alexander aka gorski knocks down the three. The cowboys take their first lead of the game. And it would be backandforth, the rest of the way. About threeand ahalf to play rebels up by one. And Jason Mcmanamen hits a three. Cowboys go up by two. It turned into a freethrow shooting contest the rest of the way. That was a contest the cowboys won. And even though Patrick Mccaw hits the desperation three at the buzzer. It doesnt matter. Unlv drops their third bolinger has reaction from laramie. Closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning on the run. El chapo finally captured. How he was tracked down. And find out which famous actor interviewed the drug lord while he was in hiding a few months ago. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton acting like theyre already the final two. See how the president ial candidates are battling it out on the womens issue this week. Its called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. Most new wealth flows to the top 1 . Its a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. My campaign is powered by over a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. The truth is you cant change a corrupt system by taking its money. Im bernie sanders. I approve this message. Its one of the biggest betting seasons of the year here in las vegas. Fox5s Abby Theodros joins us live from the west gate superbook with more on what the nfl play offs mean for the citys economy. Football garners in more wagers than most sports combined so when big events like the superbowl come around its no surprise that the city benefits. Just last year the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority counted an estimated 307,000 visitors for super bowl weekend. So naturally that surplus of tourists pours into the non Gaming Industries like transportation, dining and entertainment. Jay kornegay as we get a lot of tourist dollars that come in especially for super bowl. One of the biggest weekends of the superbowl in this town. The cab drivers, the waitresses the bar tenders the clubs and of course the sports books. Last year nevadas 187 sportsbooks took in 115. 9 Million Dollars on the superbowl and won 3. 26 million. And experts say they have higher hopes for 2016. And what keeps people coming back to nevada during major sporting events is that its the only state to offer a full menu of Sports Betting. And one man is nearly a Million Dollars richer have winning the 2015 super contest at the westgate las vegas. James salinas was presented with a check for 914 thousand dollars from the Vice President of the resorts sports book. He beat more than 17hundred contestants in the worlds ultimate pro football handicapping to International Headlines now. Protests erupt in germany over Police Response to sexual assaults and muggings on new years eve. Many of the attacks are being blamed on refugees. Mary moloney shows us the response from the german chancellor who has received criticism for her prorefugee policy. Nat pop this was the scene saturday in cologne, germany. Protesters filled the streets. Clashing with police. Furious over the new years eve mob sex assaults. At one point, police in riot gear responded with tear gas and water cannons. Nat pop German Authorities have charged 31 suspects, including 18 asylumseekers, in the sex attacks and muggings in cologne. Many of the protesters were angry at Police Response to the attacks as well as the influx of migrants into europe. German chancellor Angela Merkel who has received criticism for her prorefugee policy spoke out condemning the new years eve attacks as disgusting, criminal acts deserving of a decisive response. german chancellor Angela Merkel when offenses are committed, will have consequences for the asylum applications. Butt sot german chancellor Angela Merkel this is in the interests of the citizens of germany, but also in the interests of the great majority of the refugees who are here. Nat pop colognes police chief was fired friday. Amid criticism of his departments handling of the violence. Authorities said they received nearly 400 complaints on new years eve, with about 40 being investigated as sex crimes. Im mary moloney reporting. Police responded with tear gas and water cannons. After some groups threw beer bottles. Firecrackers. And stones at officers in riot gear. Several officers and one journalist were hurt. Fifteen people were arrested. Two refugees arrested on terrorrelated charges. One of those is accused of trying to help isis. Omar al harden left his home in houston, texas to he never returned. Federal agents came by the home later and took his wifes phone and ipad. Al harden is charged with helping the islamic state. Investigators say he came to the us as an iraqi refugee in 2009. The suspects family say theyre in complete shock about the allegations. Im not good because my husband is in the jail. My son not good either because he cries, he needs his dad. He dont work with isis. Nobody like isis. Me no like isis, my brother omar too. The government says al harden also committed perjury by lyin