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2027 stories by Corey Levitan
Al Pacino to Make Vegas Return, Says Film Credit Application
Movie producers are good at keeping secrets. Their jobs depend on the public not knowing exactly where and when movie stars will assemble to work ,since lookie-loo crowds often ruin scenes. But applying for tax credits to the Nevada Film Office, a...
Former Maryland Casino Operator Settles Sex Harassment Suit
Golden Entertainment Inc., the former owner and operator of Rocky Gap Casino in Flintstone, Maryland, will pay $100K to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. The suit was filed in 2020 by the Baltimore field division of the U.S. Equal Employment...
Man Busted for Vegas DUI Was Celebrating Police Academy Graduation
While Chasen Bradford was understandably happy to have graduated the police academy in Henderson, Nevada, on March 21, celebrating by getting drunk and driving a day later cannot have been one of his better ideas. At 10:20 p.m. last Friday, a woman...
Tony Hsieh Estate Selling Long-Shuttered Western Casino in Vegas
The Western, one of the scariest Las Vegas casinos to enter even before it was permanently shuttered in 2012, is back on the market four years after the death of its famous last owner. Richard Hsieh, the father of late Zappos CEO...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: R.I.P. Trevi, Robert Irvine’s Public House, Nightmare Café
When the Tropicana closes on April 2, it will take with it a Las Vegas restaurant that, much like the casino resort itself, has seen more culturally relevant days. When Robert Irvine, former host of the Food Network shows “Restaurant: Impossible,” “Dinner:...
‘Sleep Rooms’ and Other Secrets of Las Vegas Airport
Las Vegas is unlike any other place, and the same holds true for its airport. It’s got unusual things not found in other airports. But you have to know where to look because most aren't common knowledge. 1. Sleep Rooms Inside ZeroLevel...
Clark County Says it Lost $500K on F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Did Las Vegas really win with F1? It’s a question that seemed to be answered by multiple estimates of the $1.5 billion economic impact brought into town by the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, held last November 16-18. But the Clark County...
Las Vegas Unveils Blockbuster Future: $1.8B Sony Movie Studio Gets Green Light
The Clark County Zoning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve multiple variances that set the stage for the development of Summerlin Production Studios. The first serious proposal to build a movie studio in Las Vegas is nowhere near “action” yet. But it...
‘New Kid in Town’ Fontainebleau Countersues Wynn Las Vegas
Fontainebleau Las Vegas, which on February 29 was sued by Wynn Las Vegas for poaching members of its staff in violation of their noncompete clauses, has fired back with a countersuit. The counterclaim from Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC, filed on Tuesday in...
Steve Wynn Ramps Up Threats Against Biopic Producers
Disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn still has more than enough money left to fund a massive legal battle against his enemies. And that's exactly what he’s threatening to launch against the producers of a new biopic about him. Earlier this month, we...
