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Wynn Las Vegas, Gaming Regulators Agree to $5.5M Money Laundering Fine
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) announced late Thursday that it reached an agreement allowing Wynn Resorts to pay a $5.5 million fine to settle money-laundering charges levied against the company in 2024. Last year, the resort company agreed to pay $130.13...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: John Mayer & Calvin Harris to Headline New Music Festival, Faking Sex (Pistols)
A festival of lights has blossomed into a festival of musical luminaries. The Rise Festival was conceived in 2014 as a simultaneous launch of thousands of biodegradable lanterns into the nighttime desert sky. The Instagrammable moment went annual, and now, after being...
Las Vegas A’s Stadium Construction Underway
Foundation work has begun on the future home of the Las Vegas Athletics Oddly, a groundbreaking ceremony won't occur until June Financing for the entire $1.78B estimated cost is reportedly secure However, team owner John Fisher seeks $500M in investments to lessen...
Chippendales Moving to Third Vegas Venue in a Year
Chippendales is switching to its third theater in a year this summer The 23-year-old production show, which closed at the Rio last year, had trouble filling the 575 seats at the Linq's Mat Franco Theater The next (and possibly last) stop is...
MLB Removes Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe from Baseball Hall of Fame Ineligibility
Major League Baseball has lifted its lifetime ban on Pete Rose The sport's all-time hits leader, who died last September, is now once again eligible for the Hall of Fame But so is Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other 17 players responsible...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Ciao to Mr. Chow and Hogs & Heifers
Mr. Chow, which opened at Caesars Palace in 2015, will close there after May 17. Las Vegas, the upscale Chinese chain’s seventh location, is no longer listed on its website. Vital Vegas, which broke the story, attributes the closure to a downturn...
F1 Partners With Las Vegas Casino That Sued It
A year after an off-Strip Las Vegas casino sued F1 for costing it millions of dollars in lost revenue, it has entered into a partnership with the racing company. Ellis Island is now an official venue for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand...
Jude Law & Andrew Garfield Cast as Siegfried & Roy in Apple TV Series
Apple TV's upcoming Siegfried and Roy series has cast Jude Law and Andrew Ridgefield in the title roles. No release date has been set. One of the wildest chapters in Las Vegas history is coming to your living room. Magicians Siegfried and...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: This Woman Sat Atop This Famous Las Vegas Sign
An iconic Vegas photo has long left viewers asking how LaVeeda Varley pulled off the dangerous stunt of sitting atop the 90-foot tall Las Vegas Club sign The fact is, she didn't The "photo" was created by pasting a real photo of...
Controversial Vegas Italian Restaurant Piero’s Sold — Report
Piero's Italian Cuisine in Las Vegas has been sold to a local restaurateur, according to a reliable source The news comes a week after news that the founder's son allegedly committed fraud by taking a $1.5 million loan out against the business...
