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1983 stories by Corey Levitan
Katy Perry Fans Outraged by Viral Video from Las Vegas Show
A video shot during Katy Perry’s “Play” residency at Resorts World on Friday night stoked a Twitter tempest when it was posted, apparently out of context, on Saturday morning. The clip shows the singer performing her song, “Swish Swish,” as someone simulates...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Strip is Where Old Music Acts Go to Die
Music fans younger than 30 don’t think this way. They flock to see Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Bruno Mars -- those who can afford $500 per ticket on the secondary market, anyway -- with no knowledge of the taint that a...
First Cannabis ‘Casino’ in US Opens
A failing cannabis dispensary in Detroit has remade itself into what it calls the first cannabis “casino” in the US. The Reef opened as a medical marijuana dispensary in 2014 and attracted 500 customers a day. That's before losing almost all of...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Rio’s Carnival Buffet Closes, 3 Italian Joints Recognized
The Carnival World Buffet at Rio, the most revered buffet in Las Vegas 20 years ago, is being torn down to become a food hall, exemplifying the “Bye Las Vegas Strip Buffets, Hello Food Halls” trend article published by Casino.org last month....
F1 to Offer Cheaper Las Vegas Grand Prix Tix with One Big Catch
Missed out on your chance to see the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on November 18? Formula 1 is about to give about 30K fans a chance to purchase a new class of tickets. And they’ll be the cheapest seats on...
Las Vegas and Other Cities See Drastic Water Cuts in New Feds Proposal
Federal officials on Tuesday said they would enact one of two emergency conservation options by this summer to address “unprecedented hydrologic conditions” threatening the two largest reservoirs in the world, the Glen Canyon and Hoover dams. Laid out in a new draft environmental...
Caesars Palace to Host BravoCon’s First Las Vegas Edition
What happens in Vegas ends up on Bravo. The TV network known for inventing the "Real Housewives" franchise announced on Tuesday that its popular fan convention, BravoCon, is headed to Las Vegas this year. From November 3 to 5, reality TV celebrities...
First MSG Sphere Show in Las Vegas Announced
The first tickets sold for the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas won't be for the kickoff of U2's residency. Those dates remain to be announced. They will, instead, be for "Postcard from Earth," a "multi-sensory storytelling" production set to play several times...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Final Katy Perry Dates, EDC Lineup, Danzig Sings Elvis
Katy Perry announced on Monday the final 10 dates for her “Play” residency at Resorts World Las Vegas. They are October 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, and 31, and November 1, 3, and 4. "The last 50 shows in Vegas have...
2023 WSOP Registration Now Open at Paris Las Vegas
In-person registration for the 54th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) is now open at the main casino cage at Paris Las Vegas. The tournament that made championship bracelets and Texas Hold 'em famous will take place May 30 through July 18,...
