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Stalled Las Vegas Dream Casino Resort Changes Hands
Ownership of the stalled Dream Las Vegas has moved from the project's original developer to its lead contractor McCarthy Companies now controls the ambitious project on the south end of the Strip The future of the planned boutique hotel remains in doubt...
Cyberattack Cripples Multiple Nevada State Agencies
A major cyberattack has disrupted operations across multiple Nevada state agencies, leading to the shutdown of websites, phone lines and public services as IT staffers toil to restore service. Detected early Sunday morning, the incident sparked an immediate 24/7 recovery effort and...
CLOWNSIZING: The All-Time Biggest Las Vegas Clowns
On a boulevard where Elvis impersonators roam freely and pirates once battled nightly, some American cultural touchstones take a back seat. Las Vegas was never much of a clown town -- with the possible exception of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors...
A’s Giving Themselves a Taste of Playing in Vegas This June
The Oakland A’s aren’t waiting until April 2028 to play in Vegas. They’ve slated back-to-back series at Las Vegas Ballpark -- home of their minor-league farm team, the Las Vegas Aviators – later this season. The team will host the Milwaukee Brewers...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Palms Closing Four Restaurants!
The Palms is closing not one but four restaurants from three celebrated chefs. Mabel’s Bar & Q, opened in 2018 by James Beard Award and “Iron Chef” winner Michael Symon as “Mabel’s BBQ,” will close following its final service on September 12....
Elton, Celine & the Creeping Threat of AI-Fabricated Entertainment News
On Aug. 25, a 68-year-old woman from Henderson, Nev. shared a heartwarming social media story about three Las Vegas music legends who came together at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace three days earlier to perform. She didn’t know the Facebook post was...
Jackpot for CEOs, Pennies for Pit Bosses: Same 3 Gaming Giants Make ‘Low-Wage 100′ List
Caesars, MGM, and Las Vegas Sands have been named as three of the 100 Standard and Poors companies with the lowest median pay for workers Workers at those gaming firms earned median wages of between $42,426 and $47,607 last year The CEO's...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Frank Sinatra’s Porn Video
A longstanding rumor suggests that a struggling, 19-year-old Frank Sinatra starred in a porn film before hitting it big The claim was made in the book "Frank Sinatra, the Boudoir Singer" by Darwin Porter Porter says he heard the story from ex-Rat...
F1 Sues Las Vegas Gift Shop
Formula 1 is suing Bonanza Gift Shop, while advertises itself as "the world's largest" for selling phony Las Vegas Grand Prix merch It seeks $1 million in reputational damage Not all the Formula 1 lawsuits in Vegas are filed by small businesses...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas Was Built on Barren Desert
EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on July 9, 2024. Las Vegas is the second driest city in the US after Yuma, Ariz., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
