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Taxis Will Cost $15 More During F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Though driving a taxi isn’t nearly as lucrative as driving a Formula 1 car, it will pay $15 more during the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. The Taxicab Authority Board on Monday approved a pilot program slapping a temporary surcharge of...
Adele Pauses Las Vegas Show to Remember Matthew Perry
The late actor Matthew Perry was all anyone was talking about on Saturday -- and that includes one of Las Vegas’ most successful resident singers of all time. Though Adele admitted she never met the Friends star, she dedicated her song, When...
WNBA’s Aces Steal Usher’s Las Vegas Show — Video
After the Las Vegas Aces trounced the New York Liberty in the WNBA finals on Oct. 18, series MVP A’ja Wilson used the occasion of a press conference to issue a somewhat threatening personal invite for the team’s victory celebration. “Usher, I’d...
Homeland Security Raises Threat Level for F1 Vegas Grand Prix
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised the threat level surrounding the inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix from a 3 to a 2. DHS has five security ratings, or threat levels, for high-profile events. They run from Level 1,...
RACE TO THE BOTTOM: Vegas Room Rates Plummet for F1 Grand Prix
A comparison of room rates for the inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix showed that at 13 major Strip resorts, prices have plummeted an average of 58% since they were first announced a year ago. In Casino.org's survey, prices were compared...
VIDEO: Lady Gaga Joins U2 on Stage in Las Vegas
Lady Gaga joined U2 on stage at the Sphere in Las Vegas Wednesday night for a cameo that lasted 16 minutes and freaked out all 18K unsuspecting audience members. Bono, 63, introduced the 37-year-old superstar by explaining to the audience that he...
Las Vegas Resorts Defeat Lawsuit Over Room Rate Collusion … For Now
A federal judge this week dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, Treasure Island, and Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas of conspiring to overcharge for room rates by using data-sharing software in violation of US antitrust law. Chief...
Britney Spears’ Ex Claims She Wasn’t Drunk at their 2004 Vegas Wedding
There’s a new twist on the most famously and instantly regretted wedding in the history of Las Vegas -- the ballyhooed 55-hour union of pop diva Britney Spears with her childhood friend. The union lasted from Jan. 3-5, 2004. Jason Alexander (the...
Celine Dion Songs Terrorize New Zealand Town
Blasting Celine Dion songs is a public nuisance, claims Anita Baker. That’s Mayor Anita Baker of Porirua, New Zealand, where cars decked out in loudspeakers and sirens engaging in high-volume "siren battles" has become a thing. And yes, Las Vegas patron saint...
Las Vegas Palace Formerly Occupied by Michael Jackson Lists for $25M
A massive compound believed to be the largest and most luxurious single-family parcel ever built in Las Vegas has been listed for $25 million. The 110,320-square-foot palace, built on 16 acres, was built by Jefri Bolkiah, the Prince of Brunei. It briefly...
