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Bob Weir, Founder of Grateful Dead, Dies Months After Vegas Sphere Residency
Legendary Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir died at 78 on Monday from lung complications following cancer treatment Weir's innovative rhythm guitar and songs shaped the jam-band tradition for over 60 years He led Dead & Company through 48 sold-out Sphere concerts in...
Heartwarming Offer from NJ Casino Where Autistic Boy’s Teddy Bear Went Missing
A 9-year-old autistic boy lost his beloved teddy bear, Tim, during a family trip to the Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City The property launched a massive search involving staff, security, and executives after the mother's emotional Facebook plea went viral If...
Arkansas Casino CFO, 58, Dies in Freak Golf Cart Accident
Saracen Casino Resort CFO Jim Burns, 58, died after a golf cart overturned on him The accident occurred at country club near the Pine Bluff, Arkansas casino on January 8 Burns died the following morning He led the finances of the Quapaw...
Vegas Visit at Center of Will Smith Sexual Harassment Suit
Will Smith’s comeback from one scandal led him right into another -- one with Las Vegas at the center of it. According to a lawsuit first detailed by the Los Angeles Times, Smith is being sued for alleged sexual harassment and wrongful...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Bruno Mars to Launch 1st Stadium Tour Here, Spears Refuses to Play US Again, More
Longstanding Park MGM headliner Bruno Mars will launch his first stadium tour at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. "The Romantic Tour," Mars' first full headline tour in nearly a decade, kicks off Friday, April 10 before performing nearly 40 concerts across North...
Former Vegas Porn Star Who Beheaded Ex to Be With His Son Gets 28 Years
Former porn star Devyn Michaels was sentenced in Las Vegas to 28 years to life in prison on Thursday, January 8. She was convicted in November 2025 of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in the slaying of Jonathan Willette, the father...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Hospital Nurses Bet on Patient Deaths, Murdered Them to Win
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Sept. 23, 2024. In March and April 1980, Las Vegas made international headlines for an even worse reason than...
Las Vegas Home of Tupac Shakur Murder Suspect ‘Ransacked’ by Criminals
The Las Vegas area home belonging to the family of Duane "Keefe D" Davis -- the man charged with the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur -- was burglarized and ransacked on Wednesday by criminals, according to an exclusive report by...
Vegas Sphere Goes Full Death Star for CES Lego Stunt
After two-plus years of being an emoji, a blinking eye and a basketball, the Sphere finally achieved its highest form: a 366‑foot‑tall LEGO Death Star that CES VIPs blew up for fun. On Wednesday night, the globular wonder’s 580,000‑square‑foot “Exosphere” was re‑skinned...
Bagel-Eating Champ Joey Chestnut Facing Another Las Vegas Hole-y War
Competitive eating -- that uniquely American sport that pretty much rewards obesity -- returns to its natural habitat on January 31, when Joey Chestnut defends his title at the fourth annual Siegel’s Bagelmania World Bagel Eating Championship in Las Vegas. (Yes, competitive...
