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MGM Contracts for More Solar Energy from New Farm by 2026
MGM Resorts announced on Thursday that it has signed an agreement to more than double its access to solar electricity. The agreement is with Escape Solar, a utility-scale energy company building a solar plant 90...
Sphere to Unveil Hologram of Dana White, Who Vows Never to Stage UFC There Again
A hologram of UFC CEO Dana White will be unveiled on Saturday night at the Las Vegas venue where the MMA icon has vowed never to stage another event again. Digi-Dana won’t be on permanent...
Why UFC Vows Never to Return to Vegas Sphere
UFC 306, scheduled for Saturday, September 14, will be the first sports event held at the Las Vegas Sphere. It could also be the last if a lesson is to be learned from UFC CEO...
LOST VEGAS: The Dark Secret Behind Mr. Sy’s Casino of Fun
Never has a gambling hall been more inaccurately named than Mr. Sy’s Casino of Fun. Fun just wasn't one of the experiences on offer at this sleazy slot joint, which operated in a strip mall...
EDC SHAKEUP: Virgin Steals ‘Hotel EDC’ From Resorts World Las Vegas
Hotel EDC is changing rooms. The official hotel for EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival) will now be Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. For the past two years, the experience was held at Resorts World. This means that...
How the Inside of Las Vegas’ High-Speed Trains Will Look
Brightline West this week released renderings of the interiors of its proposed high-speed rail trains from Las Vegas to Southern California. The renderings were released in conjunction with Monday's announcement that the cars will be...
VIDEO: Las Vegas Debuts New Tourism TV Ad
R&R Partners, the ad agency for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor’s Authority, debuted its newest Las Vegas commercial this week. “Whatever you go for, go all out” is the slogan. It’s not quite as...
LOST VEGAS: First Documented ‘Trick Roll’ by a Prostitute
The “trick roll” is one of the most lucrative crimes on the Las Vegas Strip. It’s also probably the most popular, though no one can say for sure because it’s the crime least likely to...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Nas Not Done, Heart Restarts, F1 Headliners
Nas isn’t finished with Las Vegas. The iconic rapper supposedly capped his “Illmatic” 30th anniversary Las Vegas residency with three consecutive sold-out shows at the Wynn’s Encore Theater over Labor Day. But, on Monday, Nas...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Lies the Internet Tells About Tony Cornero’s Meadows Club
On May 2, 1931, only five weeks after Nevada lawmakers legalized casino gambling, the first newly built casino opened lawfully in Las Vegas. Named after the English translation for the city’s Spanish name, the Meadows...
