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Tommy Smothers: Las Vegas Loses Another Icon in 2023
Tommy Smothers, the elder half of the legendary Smothers Brothers comedy duo, died Tuesday at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif. following a battle with lung cancer. He was 86. "Tom was not only the loving older brother that everyone would want...
EAT YOUR FACEOFF: Joey Chestnut Enters Las Vegas Bagel-Eating Championship
When it comes to the world’s greatest bagels, no one thinks of Las Vegas. When it comes to the world’s greatest bagel eaters, that’s a different story. On Saturday, January 13, for the second straight year, the World Bagel Eating Championship will...
Las Vegas Could Break Wedding Record on NYE Thanks to ‘123-123’
No U.S. city’s economy relies more on magical thinking about numbers than Las Vegas. And the magic number Sin City is banking on now is 12/31/23. Its repeating “1-2-3-1-2-3” pattern made the town’s wedding industry declare it a “specialty” wedding date. Its...
Poker Champ Claims He Was Kidnapped by Gang in Extortion Plot
The FBI is reportedly investigating claims made by the family of mid-stakes poker champ George Janssen that he was kidnapped and held captive for more than a month. According to WJRT-TV/Flint, the 41-year-old Michigan father was discovered zip-tied and bloodied at the side...
Taylor Swift Zooms Past F1 in 2023 Vegas Ticket Sales: Stubhub
Taylor Swift’s two concerts in Las Vegas were a bigger draw than the inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, which casino companies have claimed was the most lucrative event in Las Vegas history. That's at least according to the annual “Year...
MGM Resorts Hikes Self-Parking Rate at its 9 Las Vegas Casinos
This wasn’t the kind of raise most Las Vegas tourists were hoping for this holiday season. On Friday, MGM Resorts International hiked the price of parking at all nine of its Las Vegas Strip casino resorts. The resort company is charging a...
Hyperloop One Permanently Stalls, Shutting Operations Outside Las Vegas
Hyperloop One, the futuristic tech company that intended to zip passengers from city to city through giant tubes at lightning-fast speeds, will permanently shut down. It is selling off its assets, laying off all remaining workers, and preparing to close its final...
Nevada Adds Mississippi Illusionist to Black Book of Banned Casino Players
The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously voted on Thursday to add the 36th name to its List of Excluded Persons. That’s the infamous “black book” banning people for life from all casinos in the Silver State. Shaun Joseph Benward, a 36-year-old native of...
7 Craziest Failed Las Vegas Projects
The Las Vegas skyline is already insane. It features a half-scale Eiffel Tower, a roller coaster that screams past the Statue of Liberty’s head, and an Egyptian sphinx 46 feet taller than the real one. The Strip just debuted a globular concert...
Las Vegas Announces New Year’s Eve Fireworks Details
Officials on Wednesday unveiled details for the Strip’s annual “America’s Party” New Year’s Eve fireworks show. Beginning at midnight on New Year’s Day, thousands of fizzing, sparkling rockets will launch from eight casino resort rooftops: MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood, Caesars Palace,...
