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4-Month-Old Pups Abandoned on Sidewalk in Las Vegas Heat
Officers with Animal Protection Services in Las Vegas rescued four puppies earlier this week who were abandoned in a bucket on a sidewalk. The officers brought them to the Animal Foundation, which announced Thursday that the puppies, all 4-month-old siblings, are responding...
$700M in Fed Funding Announced to Boost Water Levels in Vegas-Adjacent Lake Mead
The Department of the Interior on Thursday announced an initial $700 million in federal funding to help boost the water level at Lake Mead. In a press release, the department shared its hope that this investment could return “more than 700,000 acre-feet...
Two New Films in Production for Vegas Sphere
Two new hour-long films are reportedly in production for the Sphere at Venetian. One, or both, will replace “Postcard from Earth,” the Darren Aronofsky sci-fi opus that has screened in between live music performances since the venue opened last September. One of...
Las Vegas Casino Resorts Face Appeal in Price-Fixing Lawsuit
The four major Las Vegas Strip casino resorts haven't put that pesky price-fixing lawsuit behind them. A 2023 class action suit accused Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts, Wynn Resorts, and Treasure Island of colluding to artificially inflate the price of their hotel rooms....
Cashless Gaming Device Installed at First Tribal Casino
Acres Manufacturing has debuted its Cashless Casino technology on every slot machine at Rolling Hills Casino & Resort in Corning, Calif. The tech allows cash-free wagering on any machine, regardless of its manufacturer. Cashless Casino is now in use in 11 states,...
A’s Ask to Play Unusually High Number of Home Games Away from Vegas Per Year
In a newly discovered stipulation in their 30-year non-relocation agreement with Las Vegas, the Oakland Athletics are requesting to play up to eight home games per year away from their proposed baseball stadium. That's more than double the number of “neutral-site home...
UH-OH: Vegas Hasn’t Broken a Low-Temp Record in 25 Years
Twenty-five years ago today, Las Vegas broke a low temperature record for the day. What most tourists, and even residents, haven't noticed is that it hasn’t done so since. That record, set on June 4, 1999, was 50° Fahrenheit. It broke a...
Electric Playhouse Concept to Plug into Las Vegas Strip
Electric Playhouse, an arcade whose sophisticated video games are projected on walls and activated entirely by human motion, will debut at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace this summer. “As guests move, the walls, floors, and tables react to their actions in...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Garth Honky-Tonk Takeover of Margaritaville Likely, Venetian Getting Michelin-Starred Korean BBQ
COTE Las Vegas, the first West Coast spinoff of Manhattan’s COTE Korean Steakhouse, will open next year in the Waterfall Atrium at The Venetian. COTE is America’s first and only Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse. “I went to UNLV and my first formative job...
MGM Resorts Debuts K-9 Security Officer Trading Cards in Vegas
Guests of any of MGM Resorts’ 12 Las Vegas Strip properties can now take home more than just the soap and shampoo. K-9 handlers for the hospitality corporation are currently handing out trading cards that spotlight their four-legged security personnel. And yes,...
