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Venetian Slot Outage NOT a Cyberattack, Las Vegas Casino Insists
An outage taking at least 50 slot machines out of service at The Venetian on Friday was not the result of a cyberattack, officials with the Las Vegas Strip resort insisted. At around 2:45 p.m., gaming-floor guests began posting on social media...
Resorts World Las Vegas President Scott Sibella Ousted
In a cataclysmic shakeup, Scott Sibella has been fired as president and COO of Resorts World after allegedly violating the company's policies, a statement from the Las Vegas Strip casino resort announced on Friday, Sept. 15. Peter LaVoie, most recently senior VP...
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Sets Opening Date
Fontainebleau Las Vegas will open Wednesday, Dec. 13, owners of the resort announced on Monday morning. Reservations are now open for stays at fontainebleaulasvegas.com. The 67-story tower, the tallest building in Nevada, will be the first new casino resort to open on...
New Vegas Show ‘Heist’ Celebrates Italian Contributions to American Culture
“Heist” is a new show about to debut at the Rio in Las Vegas. It spotlights Italian songwriters whose music was appropriated by the American market without the American public realizing their origin. “Pretty much every song that ever became a hit...
MGM Cyberattack’s Scoop Came from Social Media
On Monday, Sept. 11, MGM announced that reports of guests being inconvenienced by a cyberattack were greatly exaggerated. “Our resorts, including dining, entertainment and gaming, are currently operational and continue to deliver the experiences for which MGM is known,” the corporation tweeted....
Las Vegas Strip Now Home to World’s Most Expensive Skydive
The fall won’t kill you, but the credit card bill might when you get home. A new attraction, "Skydive the Strip: After Sunset," is advertising $30K a pop excursions starting in late September. That price tag makes it the world’s most expensive...
David Blaine Switches Las Vegas Loyalty from Resorts World to Wynn
David Blaine announced on Tuesday a new Las Vegas residency that will open New Year’s Eve weekend at the Encore Theater and play for 12 dates through May 11. That’s news enough, as the celebrated illusionist has never performed on New Year’s...
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...
