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Culinary Fires Warning Shot Over Oakland A’s Vegas Stadium Proposal
Add the Las Vegas Culinary Union to the list of those less than overjoyed by the Oakland Athletics' apparently imminent relocation. That’s because the union claims it’s been actively negotiating for a neutrality agreement with the ball club for more than a...
A’s Backlash: Heavy Hitters Slam Vegas Move
Moving to Las Vegas is a decision both the Oakland Athletics and Las Vegas seem pleased with. But the apparently done doesn't please everyone. Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis, whose own team made the identical move in 2020, is not a...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Great Food at Ocean Prime, Bad Service at Karen’s Diner
Cameron Mitchell, founder and CEO of the restaurant group bearing his name, plans to open an Ocean Prime's first Vegas outpost in June. The high-end seafood and steakhouse brand -- which has 14 locations across the US -- will open a 14,500...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: New Shows from K-Pop’s Blackpink, Erika Jayne, Luis Miguel, More
K-Pop sensation Blackpink will bring its “Born Pink” world tour to Allegiant Stadium on August 18. The announcement came fresh off the female foursome’s hotly received performance at Coachella, where they became the first Korean act ever to headline the festival. Last...
Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose Launches Vegas Chess Festival
Derrick Rose has founded a high-stakes Las Vegas chess tournament. The New York Knicks point guard and his friends will compete in the Chesstival while in town for this year's NBA Summer League. The Chesstival will be held July 7 and 8...
Las Vegas Strip Approves Magician’s Tiger-Free Tent Show
The Clark County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved a magic show by Jay Owenhouse to operate in a tent across the Las Vegas Strip from Mandalay Bay. The special-use permit allows Owenhouse to prestidigitate for 13 months in a temperature-controlled tent...
Formula 1 Gives Sneak Peek of Las Vegas Grand Prix Paddock Construction
Formula 1 has released photos and an Instragram video of the current state of construction on the paddock building centerpiecing its Las Vegas Grand Prix Weekend, Nov. 16-18. More than 400 construction professionals have worked 20-hour shifts to get the structure to...
Charlie Sheen to Star in HBO Series About Sports Betting
Charlie Sheen will star in an upcoming HBO Max series called “How to Be a Bookie,” Variety leaked on Tuesday. Last October, HBO announced that it ordered eight episodes of the sitcom. That wasn't big news, however, because Sheen’s involvement wasn't part...
Madison Square Garden Sells Tao Group to PokerStars Cofounder
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:MSGE) agreed on Monday to sell Tao Group Hospitality to Mohari Hospitality Ltd., an investment firm owned by PokerStars cofounder Mark Scheinberg. It's a deal that values the high-end restaurant and nightclub empire at $550M. Tao Group...
Strat Las Vegas Parking Fee Ignites Social Media Outrage
The Strat’s decision to charge for self-parking has sparked social-media pushback. Self-parking has been mostly free at the resort formerly known as the Stratosphere since it opened in 1996. Before April 3, the Strat charged for about 10% of its best spaces....
