A soaring bridge that will let drivers bypass Hoover Dam – and steer clear of its security checkpoints and tourists – will open after nearly eight years and $242m (€171m) worth of work.

Rival motorcycle gangs armed with guns and knives clashed on a crowded Nevada casino floor yesterday, leaving three dead and at least 12 wounded as terrified gamblers ducked for cover.

Rival motorcycle gangs turned a crowded casino floor into a shooting gallery leaving three dead and at least 12 wounded.

Four people are reported to have been shot dead and eight others wounded in a casino shooting in southern Nevada.