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Las Vegas Casino Cyberattacks: A Timeline
Everyone reading this knows about the cybersecurity attack severely impacting properties operated by MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas this week and properties in Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio. However, this was not Las Vegas’ first experience...
Ed Sheeran Crashes Las Vegas Wedding to Serenade Newlyweds
His last-minute concert cancellation ruined the vacations of a sizable chunk of the 40,000 people expecting to see Ed Sheeran play Allegiant Stadium on Saturday. But two hours before the show was scheduled to begin, Sheeran did make one vacation decidedly better...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Ed Sheeran Cancels Stadium Gig, Aguilera Residency Coming NYE
Ed Sheeran postponed his Allegiant Stadium concert on Saturday night, Sept. 9 -- only 90 minutes before his opening act was to take the stage! That left at least 40,000 devastated fans, most of whom flew into Las Vegas just for the...
‘Pawn Stars’ Regular Corey Harrison Busted for DUI in Las Vegas
Corey Harrison, a regular on the History Channel’s popular Pawn Stars series, was arrested in Las Vegas early Friday morning for driving under the influence, according to TMZ. The 40-year-old reality star, also known as Big Hoss, told the news outlet that Las...
Nonvirtual Playground for Kids (and Adults) to Open on Las Vegas Strip
Fun is still a thing possible to have in the real world, not just the virtual one. That’s one of the messages of Play Playground. When the new attraction -- made of actual physical materials and accessible only by an old-school slide...
Wynn/Encore Las Vegas Officially End Free Self-Parking Because of Sphere
Wynn Resorts, which owns and operates Wynn and Encore Las Vegas, on Friday announced the end of free self-parking starting Sept. 27, 2023. That’s two days before the opening of the MSG Sphere behind the Venetian. And that’s no coincidence. When this...
ALL NOT: Vegas’ All Net Arena Misses Another Deadline
This week, the All Net Resort and Arena project on the Las Vegas Strip missed another deadline and requested another extension. The 22,000-seat basketball arena and nongaming hotel project -- proposed for the 26 vacant acres between the Sahara and Fontainebleau --...
LOST VEGAS: Las Vegas Park Horse Track Stood Where Elvis AND The Beatles Would Perform
Las Vegas Park opened 70 years ago this week. And you can easily be forgiven for never having heard of the one-mile horse track that was located on the site of today’s Las Vegas Country Club, Las Vegas Convention Center, and Westgate...
Wynn Resorts Settles Sexual Harassment Suit with Salon Workers
Wynn Resorts Ltd. settled this week with nine anonymous women who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the company in 2019, as the Las Vegas Review-Journal first reported. The terms of the settlement agreement, filed in U.S. District Court, remain confidential, leaving...
Bellagio Faces Flack for Felling Fountain Trees For F1
MGM Resorts, which owns the Bellagio, has begun removing a beloved row of shade trees lining the casino resort’s Las Vegas Strip sidewalk. This is so it can build a grandstand for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix race taking place...
