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2277 stories by Corey Levitan
Impending Tropicana Demolition Stokes Fear of Frontier Redux
In May 2007, billionaire Phil Ruffin sold the historic Frontier casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip to an Israeli-owned real-estate investment group for a then-record $1.2 billion. "We've been successful with the property,” Ruffin told the Las Vegas Review-Journal at the...
LOST VEGAS: 1969 West Las Vegas Riots
Google “West Las Vegas Riots” and you'll be shown stories about an uprising that erupted in the historically Black part of Las Vegas -- in response to the Rodney King verdict in 1992. Though that tragic event cost one person his life,...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Cadaver Brothel
In 2018, a Las Vegas man was reportedly arrested for using the premises of his employer, the Clark County Coroner’s Office, to run a “cadaver brothel” during closing hours. This is not an April Fools' joke. For more than five years, James...
How to Own a Piece of Tropicana Las Vegas History
Though the Tropicana Las Vegas closes for good on April 2, mementos from the 67-year-old casino resort can be yours via a pre-demolition liquidation sale. Staged by Ohio-based International Content Liquidations, the sale primarily features furniture, TVs, and fixtures from the Tropicana’s...
Macau Says ‘Whoa’ to Horse Racing, Holds Last Races
China’s gambling hub of Macau held its last horse races on Saturday. Gamblers who only half-filled the Taipa Racecourse stands placed their final bets as the end came to a 40-year tradition in the city known primarily for its casinos. In January,...
Aussie Football Team Suffers Vegas Hangover
Fallout from an end-of-season recreational trip to Las Vegas late last year has resulted in the separation of more than one member of Australia’s Brisbane Lions football team from their romantic partners, reports Britain's Daily Mail. The bombshell was dropped on Friday...
A’s Fans Protest Las Vegas Relocation Outside Oakland Coliseum
They probably didn’t outnumber the fans inside Oakland Coliseum, as they hoped to. But the A’s fans who gathered for a rally outside the stadium on Thursday night got their point across... The team’s loyal, decades-strong, hometown fan base does not support...
WWE and UFC to Merge Forces in Vegas Event – Report
One of the martial arts UFC mixes in may be ... professional wrestling. Ever since the WWE and the UFC completed their merger into TKO Group Holdings last September, the two sports entertainment giants have mulled possibilities for crossing over. Reportedly, these...
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...
