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Mattress Mack Banned from Throwing ALDS 1st Pitch
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the legend of sports betting and mattress marketing, was all set to throw out the first pitch in Game 1 of Saturday’s American League Division Series. Then a second call came from the Houston Astros, who face the...
Questionable MGM Hack Fraud Claims Spread as Lawyers Troll for Victims
On Oct. 5, MGM Resorts International revealed that hackers were able to access the names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, and driver’s license and passport numbers, from “some customers who transacted with us prior to March 2019.” However, according to a letter sent...
Bellagio F1 Grandstand Worker Died by Accidentally Sawing His Own Neck
The police report reveals a grizzly new detail in the cause of death of Tizoc Antonio. The 27-year-old ironworker died on Sept. 23, while building a grandstand in front of the Bellagio for the upcoming Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. According...
Paul McCartney Stuns Acrobat During Surprise Visit to ‘Love’ at Mirage Las Vegas
Sir Paul McCartney had two high-profile engagements on his calendar during his first visit to Las Vegas since headlining at T-Mobile Arena in 2019. But he decided to squeeze in a third, very much freaking out a performer at Cirque du Soleil's...
First Las Vegas Sphere Joke Falls Flat as Late Night Talk Shows Return
As perfectly round as the Sphere at the Venetian is, that's how flat the first late-night joke about the $2.3 billion Las Vegas concert venue fell on Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” this week. America’s late-night talk shows shut down along with the...
Erika Jayne’s Las Vegas Concert Residency Gets Bravo TV Special
Former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne may or may not have fallen short of setting Las Vegas ablaze with her concert residency at Mandalay Bay’s House of Blues. In September, the New York Post reported finding general admission tickets...
Roulette Player Struck in Eye by Rogue Ball Sues Vegas Casino
A roulette player is suing the Gold Coast casino hotel in Las Vegas for $15K in damages. Las Vegas resident Dalease Brown claims she was struck in the eye by a rogue roulette ball that popped out of its wheel because the...
Suge Knight Says He Knows Who REALLY Killed Tupac
Suge Knight, the record mogul who drove the black BMW in which rap legend Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas 27 years ago, told TMZ he knows who the real murderer was. And it was not South Side Crips gang...
Stars Pack U2 Debut at Las Vegas Sphere
Not often in Las Vegas are the members of a headlining act far from the most famous people in the venue. But when U2 opened its "UV Achtung Baby" residency at the MSG Sphere on Friday night, it audience included Jeff Bezos, Oprah...
First Tupac Shakur Murder Suspect Arrested, Indicted in Las Vegas
More than 27 years after the murder of rap superstar Tupac Shakur, the case’s first arrest and indictment have been made. Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis was arrested early Friday by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. According to the Associated Press,...
