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Corey Levitan
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VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Closing Time for Margaritaville on Strip
Margaritaville on the Las Vegas Strip will close by the end of May. The X/Twitter account "Las Vegas Locally" broke the news this week, and Vital Vegas confirmed that singer Jimmy Buffett’s famed restaurant has...
AI Takes the Wheel to Direct Traffic at Fremont Street Experience
Las Vegas is launching a pilot program that will use artificial intelligence to monitor and control pedestrian traffic at the Fremont Street Experience. A $1.4 million federal grant will be used to install the system...
New ‘Tesla Tunnels’ Approved for Musk’s Vegas Loop
On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) board approved two new tunnels for the Vegas Loop, Elon Musk’s underground transportation system on and around the Strip. The extension will run for two...
Nearly Abandoned Mall Outside Vegas Soon to Have Only One Tenant
Only two stores are left open at the Primm Mall, 40 miles southwest of the Las Vegas Strip. And one of them is about to close. When national designer clothing chain Michael Kors shuts up...
Las Vegas Snatches Movie Industry Event from Hollywood
It’s still a long way from the “Hollywood 2.0” envisioned 18 months ago by recent transplant Mark Wahlberg. But Las Vegas just snatched a major film and TV event away from Southern California. The...
Las Vegas’ Murray the Magician Banned from The Magic Castle
Murray Sawchuck is already losing his Las Vegas showroom when the Tropicana closes on April 4. Now, the magician is no longer welcome at magic's most prestigious showroom, either. The poofy-topped prestidigitator has been banned...
‘America’s Got Talent’ Calls It Curtains in Las Vegas
America’s still got talent. But the Luxor in Las Vegas won’t be showcasing it after this spring. “America’s Got Talent Presents Superstars Live,” the Simon Cowell-produced variety show that opened in December 2021, will close...
Slots a Fun Reintroduces Coin Slots to Vegas Strip
Circus Circus updated its Slots a Fun floor on Friday. Or, more accurately, they downdated it. The separate casino area, located next to Circus Circus’ main building, now features 85 coin-operated slot machines, many from...
Roundtrip Train Ride from Rancho Cucamonga to Vegas – Would You Pay $400?
Commuting back and forth from Southern California by high-speed rail won’t only take longer than flying, it was revealed this week. It will also cost more. The bad news came directly from Brightline founder Wes...
MGM/Marriott Auction to Program Bellagio Fountains Accepting Bids
The opportunity to choreograph your own Bellagio dancing fountains show is one of three Las Vegas experiences up for bid using hotel loyalty points. The auction is being staged by Marriott International to promote its...
