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Downtown Vegas Loop Approved, Fontainebleau Station Goes Live
The city of Las Vegas approved a new Vegas Loop extension connecting the convention center to downtown Earlier this week, Fontainebleau added its own Vegas Loop station offering free rides to LVCC, Encore, and Westgate $12 airport rides remain limited as the...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Betting on Nostalgia with Smokey & Gladys, Paul Anka, Jimmy & Terry
The average age of the major musicians announcing concerts in Las Vegas this week is 77 years old. This is a remarkable show of staying power for these legacy artists. However, it’s also a revealing sign of how far the Strip still...
Latest Las Vegas Poker Room to Fold: Planet Hollywood
Planet Hollywood’s poker room will close for good on January 31 It had reopened less than a year ago, away from casino foot traffic, which pretty much doomed it The shutdown will leave only nine active Strip poker rooms, 18 in Las...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Hoover Dam’s Beloved Mascot Had No Name
Some visitors to Hoover Dam notice a grave in an alcove not far from the entrance, the only burial on the entire site. It’s for a dog identified by a plaque as the “Hoover Dam construction crew’s mascot.” What it doesn’t say...
Michael Jackson and Steve Wynn Secretly Rode the TI Pirate Ship Down Vegas Strip
Steve Wynn claims he and Michael Jackson secretly rode the Treasure Island pirate ship down the Strip at 3 a.m. in 1993 Police escorted the flatbed‑mounted ship from a warehouse past Caesars and the Mirage volcano Jackson refused to get off, wanting...
UFC’s Cameron Smotherman Collapses At Weigh-In in Vegas, Raising Weight-Cutting Questions
Cameron Smotherman collapsed after making weight at UFC 324 weigh-ins The bantamweight fighter fainted on stage and was rushed to the hospital The incident, which resulted in the canceling of his Saturday fight, sparked renewed debate over weight- practices in MMA UFC...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Flying Pink Elephants of Circus Circus
Welcome to the one Vegas myth we actually helped spread instead of bust. On Dec. 30, we ran a story claiming that elephants once dangled from the ceiling of Circus Circus. That story was a pile of elephant dung. We could point...
Caesars to Close Cromwell on Vegas Strip for Final Transition Into Vanderpump
The Cromwell hotel rooms will close its rooms for two months beginning Feb. 15 for Vanderpump rebranding renovations Caesars promises redesigned rooms, suites, bars, and a new Vanderpump‑themed lounge Reservations are being accepted again starting April 13 Caesars Entertainment is vander-pumping the...
Vegas Officials Fear European Travel Boycott Over Greenland Threat
Las Vegas fears a European travel slump over US-Greenland tensions, mirroring the 2025 Canadian decline The CEO of Las Vegas' tourism board warns that geopolitical friction could make Vegas less welcoming to international visitors Las Vegas tourism officials are concerned that escalating...
Downtown Vegas Casinos Offer Canadians US$1 per CA$1
Due to politics and the weak CAD, 23-24% fewer Canadians visited Las Vegas last year Derek Stevens -- owner of Circa, the Golden Gate, and the D downtown -- wants to compensate for the financial component As part of his “At Par”...
