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A’s Announce Tentative Las Vegas Agreement with Nevada Gov.
The Oakland A's and Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo (R) on Wednesday announced the next necessary step in bringing Major League Baseball to Las Vegas -- a tentative agreement between their offices, Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine, and Clark County officials on a...
Mirage Las Vegas Now Dolphin-Free
The last three dolphins held by The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip have left the casino resort. According to a press release sent on Tuesday, Huf-N-Puf, Coco, and Lady Ace are en route to Coral World Ocean Park’s Sea Sanctuary at...
Las Vegas Tops For Memorial Day Travel, Traffic
Beginning Thursday, Las Vegas will be the most popular destination in the US, according to an analysis of Memorial Day Weekend travel by online travel platform Hopper. That also means that Vegas visitors will brave the most congested roads and airports to...
World’s Highest Basketball Shot Taken from Top of Strat Casino in Vegas — Video
The world’s record for the highest basketball shot has officially been set from atop The Strat (formerly the Stratosphere) casino hotel in Las Vegas, according to Sports Illustrated. Tyler Toney -- a member of the Dude Perfect YouTube channel -- landed the...
Nevada, California, Arizona Agree on Water Cuts From Colorado River
Nevada, California, and Arizona have struck an historic deal to cut millions of gallons of Colorado River water usage over the next three years -- about half of which would be completed by next year -- in an effort to stave off...
Mississippi Hits $3B in Gaming Revenue for First Time
Some 30 years after the first casino debuted in Mississippi and helped the state earn $122 million in annual gaming revenue, that amount has increased nearly 30-fold. The total was $3.3 billion. Larry Gregory, director of the state’s gaming and hospitality association,...
Gaming Commission Permits Las Vegas Pop-up Casino, But Issues Warning
As hoped, Marriott International will get to open a pop-up casino on the site of the former nightclub The Beach. Its temporary casino will open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23. In addition to its permission, the Nevada...
Sports Betting Tech Could Play Role in Montana’s TikTok Ban
When it comes to enforcing the ban on TikTok that Montana legislators signed into law this week, state officials are taking a page from sports betting apps. They say that geofencing, the technology that prevents online betting in states where it's illegal,...
Palms Casino and Make-A-Wish Make Pop Star of Teen with Cancer
She decided her destiny at age 15. After attending her first Lady Gaga concert, Destiny Browne wanted to be a recording artist. The Palms helped Browne feel like Lady Gaga this week by staging her own concert. The concert was held at...
Vegas Vic Sign Comes Slowly Back to Light
The second-most famous sign in Las Vegas is slowly glowing back to life. According to an ordinance in the downtown casino district, all classic neon signs must be lit from dusk to dawn. And no sign there is more classic than Vegas...
