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Sturgis Buffalo Chip Plans Biker-Themed Casino Near Las Vegas
The organizers of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip motorcycle campground and festival in South Dakota say they're building a casino hotel near Las Vegas The designer and developer will be Mark Advent, who designed the Strip's New York-New York Hotel & Casino The...
A’s Owner Buys 3rd Most Expensive Vegas Home Ever Sold
John Fisher, billionaire owner of the A's, dropped $30 million on a Las Vegas mansion last December That still doesn't mean he's going to drop $1.35 billion on a Las Vegas baseball stadium John Fisher, the much-maligned owner of the formerly Oakland...
Leader of Company Behind Proposed Vegas NBA Arena Indicted for Bid-Rigging
Tim Leiweke has been indicted by the DOJ for rigging the bidding process for a Texas stadium Leiweke is CEO of the Oak View Group, which is behind a $10 billion proposal to build an NBA Arena in Las Vegas A spokesperson...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Cosmo Eatery Fined, Picasso Replacement Revealed, NoButcher No More
The corporate owner of Zuma Las Vegas, an upscale Japanese restaurant operating at the Cosmopolitan since 2017, has agreed to a $3.6 million settlement to resolve allegations of cheating the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to obtain loans during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown....
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Clarkson Fans Get Less Than Special Treatment at Caesars Palace, Heart Restarts, NKOTBSB Crossover
Kelly Clarkson's Vegas residency gets off to a rocky start Heart pumps up Vegas with fall Fontainebleu shows NKOTB + BSB = '90s nostalgia at Park MGM Kelly Clarkson fans were heartbroken enough to learn that their American idol postponed the first...
Dana White Power-Slaps Fontainebleau by Winning $1.2 Million at Baccarat
Dana White recently won $1.2 million playing baccarat at the Fontainebleau His win occurred immediately following an event the Las Vegas casino resort hosted for White's Power Slap league Only a handful of Las Vegas casinos allow White to bet his preferred...
LOST VEGAS: Luxor’s Forgotten King Tut Tomb
"Discovering King Tut's Tomb" isn't the first exhibit of Tut reproductions displayed by the Luxor King Tut's Tomb and Museum, a different simulation of the relics discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, debuted along with the Las Vegas casino resort in...
Two Stabbed in Fight Near Orleans Casino in Las Vegas
Four people were injured, two of whom were stabbed, in a fight in the vicinity of the Orleans Casino on Monday One suspect was arrested Las Vegas police would not say whether the fight occurred on the casino grounds or nearby Two...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Windows Atop the Strat Shattered on Cue for TikTok
A video posted to TikTok last month purported to show one of the windows at the top of the Strat cracking A Strat spokesperson confirmed the crack occurred before the video was taken, and that hotel had already confirmed it did not...
Kelly Clarkson Cancels First Two Dates of New Vegas Residency
Kelly Clarkson canceled the first two shows of her second Las Vegas residency at the last minute on Friday, blaming unexpected vocal damage caused by intense rehearsals. Clarkson had been scheduled to kick off her “Studio Sessions” residency at The Colosseum at...
