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VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Wynn’s Min Kim Pop-Up, Vanderpump Eyes Caesars, New Face in Kerry’s Palms Place Space
Wynn Las Vegas is opening Min’s Test Kitchen, a pop-up from Michelin-starred Chef Min Kim. The concept -- featuring the cuisines of the various Asian counties Kim has called home, including Korea, Japan, and China -- will operate from May 26 to...
PENN Entertainment Fires Ben Mintz from Poker Podcast for Racial Slur
Poker player Ben “Mintzy” Mintz was fired Wednesday from “Cracking Aces,” the poker podcast he frequently co-hosts on the Barstool Sports network, after he rapped along to a Bone Thugz-N-Harmony song during a live broadcast on Monday, May 1. The lyrics to...
Netflix to Open ‘Stranger Things’ Store on Las Vegas Strip
A door to the upside-down will soon appear on the Las Vegas Strip. Netflix has announced plans to open a “Stranger Things” merch store on Friday, May 26, at the Showcase Mall. That’s the strip of stores fronted by the giant Coke...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: $25 Keith Urban Tix? Lovers & Friends Set Times, Jonas Bros. Return
Concert promoter Live Nation announced on Thursday the return of its Concert Week promotion. Offering fans $25 tickets to 3,800 shows by more than 300 acts across North America, the deal is expected to include tickets to several normally top-dollar Las Vegas...
Elon’s Vegas Loop Green-Lighted for 18 More Transit Stations
Clark County Commissioners on Wednesday approved plans from Elon Musk’s the Boring Company to build 18 new stations for its underground transit system. The approved plans call for about 25 miles of new tunnels, doubling the size of the Vegas Loop to...
Las Vegas A’s Ballpark Hasn’t Lassoed NFR Rodeo
One of the events you won’t see at the proposed Las Vegas Athletics ballpark outside of baseball season is the National Finals Rodeo, at least according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Quoting an unnamed source, the newspaper reports the...
Pair Accused of Arson at 3 Las Vegas Strip Casinos
Two people face arson charges for allegedly setting fires at three Las Vegas Strip resorts last week, according to documents uncovered by KLAS-TV. Amber Crow, 40, and Daniel Rodriguez, 21, were arrested on Saturday morning and remain in custody, according to the...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Donut Slushies, Gordon Biersch Taps Out, New Luke’s Lobster & Parry’s Pizza
The very last call at the Gordon Biersch Brewery in Las Vegas came at 10 p.m. Sunday, April 30. The restaurant and brewery opened inside the Howard Hughes Center behind the Strip back in 1997, when most of the Las Vegas Strip’s...
UPDATE: Paris Las Vegas to Annex Tower From Horseshoe
UPDATE: On May 1, Caesars Entertainment confirmed this story, which was broken by Scott Roeben of Casino.org's Vital Vegas on April 25. EARLIER: Clark County has approved plans for Caesars Entertainment Inc. to remake one of its two Horseshoe towers into a...
GameStop Trading Frenzy Becoming Movie Starting Seth Rogan, Pete Davidson
The GameStop short squeeze of 2021 is the subject of an upcoming Hollywood movie, Dumb Money, starring Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, and Pete Davidson. It's set for release by Sony Pictures on Oct. 20, 2023. The GameStop trading frenzy was celebrated as...