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More Vegas Casinos Announce Competitively Priced F1 Grand Prix Packages
Several more viewing options for the Las Vegas Grand Prix being held November 16-18 were announced this week by the Palms and Ellis Island casino hotels. Though both are off the Strip, they face the racetrack that Formula 1 is currently erecting...
Vegas Parking Charge-For-All: Strip Down to 6 Free Casinos
That you once parked for free at all Las Vegas Strip casinos will be a story you tell your grandchildren one day, just like the stories you tell them about drinking in them for free and (if you’re old enough), once getting...
Employment ‘Fully Recovered’ in All Major Las Vegas Industries — Report
Nevada employment has “fully recovered” from the pandemic, according to a new state report. But the news is not all good. The July 2023 economic report from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation (DETR) announced that “for the first time,...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Michael Mina Returns to Mandalay for Seconds, Resorts World Planning Rosé Slushery
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Michael Mina is set to open his second restaurant at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Eyeing a winter opening, Orla will serve seafood dishes from a number of global cuisines, including Mediterranean, North African, Western Asian, and European....
Maroon 5’s Adam Levine Huffs Out of Scheduled Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Club Appearance
Crossed wires led to an apparent celebrity blowup at the Cosmopolitan on Saturday night. Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine reportedly stormed out of a scheduled appearance at the Cosmopolitan’s Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails nightclub. The appearance, organized by Clique Hospitality, followed the...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Elvis Presley Didn’t Die on Aug. 16, 1977
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. 16, 2023. Elvis Presley died 46 years ago today... or did he? We admit it. We put off busting this...
Chef’s Lawsuit Explains 2-Year Delay for Emmitt Smith’s Las Vegas Restaurant
The mystery of the nearly two-year wait for the Las Vegas Strip restaurant promised by NFL legend Emmitt Smith has been rendered significantly less mysterious by a lawsuit filed Monday. Rainer Schwarz, who was named head chef of the restaurant last April,...
Shania Twain Announces Third Las Vegas Residency
Shania Twain returns for her third Las Vegas Strip residency in May 2024, when the country superstar begins a 24-show stint at Planet Hollywood’s Bakkt Theater. “Shania Twain: Come On Over – The Las Vegas Residency – All The Hits!” will kick...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Venetian to be Daryl’s House, New NYE EDM Festival from EDC
Daryl Hall (of & Oates fame) brings his hugely popular “Live from Daryl’s House” show to The Venetian at 7:30 p.m. November 8. His special guest will be Todd Rundgren. The online music jam series has given a second wind to Hall's career. Tickets,...
Hard Rock’s Center Bar May Return to Virgin Las Vegas
It looks as though the future of the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas may depend in no small part on its past. Cliff Atkinson -- the former Fontainebleau Las Vegas president who was installed last month as Virgin Hotels' new president -- says...
