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Vegas Traffic Stop Questioned: Did Gov. Lombardo Get Special Treatment?
Newly released body‑camera footage is raising fresh questions about whether Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo sought preferential treatment during a traffic stop on the Las Vegas Strip. The video, recorded May 15 and published this week...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Jeezy Cancels on Vegas for Better Offer, Looks Like Barry Almost Didn’t Make it
Jeezy was scheduled to perform at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Sunday night. Instead, he canceled the concert -- part of his "Legend of the Snowman" residency -- just hours before showtime. The hip-hop star...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Las Vegas Belonged to Arizona Until 1982
The idea that Las Vegas was somehow part of Arizona until as recently as 1982 is a quirky myth that bubbles up in the occasional online forum and alternate history discussion. It persists because of...
UNLUCKY 7: The Worst Ideas Las Vegas Ever Had
The Las Vegas Strip is a monument to risk, reinvention, and the belief that any idea -- no matter how strange, expensive, or impractical -- might become the next big attraction. Sometimes that gamble pays...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Frank Sinatra Desegregated the Strip
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Aug. 7, 2023. Frank Sinatra was certainly a driving force in the progress toward...
Venetian to Pay $7.2M Fine Over Ties to Convicted Bookmaker Mathew Bowyer
The Venetian joins a growing list of Las Vegas casinos paying millions of dollars in fines to resolve allegations that the resort failed to properly monitor and restrict the gambling activity of illegal bookmaker Mathew...
Woman Who Funded Her $300K Vegas Gambling Habit By Marrying Multiple Men to Plead Guilty to Bigamy and Fraud
A Las Vegas woman accused of orchestrating a multi-year marriage fraud scheme involving at least 14 men has agreed to plead guilty to two felonies: one count of bigamy and one count of obtaining money...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Sam’s Town Debuts Gastropub, Master Kim’s Coming to Palace Station
Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall has introduced an elevated new dining concept, STG (Sam’s Town Gastropub) Bar & Grill, aimed at bringing an upscale, industrial-chic bar scene to the property. STG Bar & Grill,...
One Man’s Bold Plan to Build a Horseracing Track on Las Vegas Boulevard
Chip Meyers stares out from his high-rise residence at a construction site no one imagined could exist a short while ago -- the future home of the Oakland A’s. Every year, Las Vegas keeps doing...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Eagles & Santana Extend Residencies; Rascal Flatts Rides NFR Into Town
The Eagles have taken “taking it to the limit” to a new level. A new quartet of shows brings their total run at the Sphere to 68 shows since debuting in September 2024. Vince Gill,...
