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2028 stories by Corey Levitan
Bye Las Vegas Strip Buffets, Hello Food Halls
Buffets were once as vital to the Vegas experience as showgirl shows and free parking. Now, it appears they’re headed the same way. Ten of the Strip’s 18 buffets have either closed permanently or are expected to. The resorts with shuttered buffets...
Two of the Biggest Las Vegas Sports Stars Wed
Move over, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, Las Vegas has a new sports power couple. Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller, 30, and Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum, 28, tied the knot in front of family and friends in Las...
Legionnaire’s Disease at Orleans Casino in Las Vegas — 2 Cases Reported
Two cases of Legionnaires' disease have been reported at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The cases were reported by guests staying separately at the off-Strip resort in December 2022 and January 2023, the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) announced...
Mystery Las Vegas Mountaintop Land Artist Revealed
Someone has claimed the mysterious work of land art discovered two months ago on a mountain plateau overlooking southwestern Las Vegas. Matt Jones, a 47-year-old massage therapist and father of five, came forward to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The work connects a 75-foot-long...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Wu-Tang/Nas, Weezer, Shaq, Life is Beautiful Presale
Wu-Tang Clan and Nas’ upcoming co-headlining tour, N.Y. State of Mind, will play the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, Oct. 21. The general on-sale begins at 9 a.m. Friday, March 3 at axs.com. The last time the Wu-Tang Clan played Las...
Why All Las Vegas Production Shows May be Doomed
The audience for entertainment in Las Vegas has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, casinos and independent producers keep reporting in their press releases. However, they’re not telling us everything. Demand is back up for tickets to superstar music residencies and one-off tour...
FBI Grilled Kim Kardashian Over Las Vegas Partying with 1MDB Fugitive
The FBI grilled Kim Kardashian in 2019 about partying in Las Vegas with Jho Low (real name: Low Taek Jho), according to an FBI summary of the interview disclosed by Bloomberg Businessweek. Low, 41, is a billionaire turned fugitive accused of embezzling...
Atlantic City Police Bust WWE’s Sonya Deville for Gun Possession Outside Borgata Casino
WWE superstar Sonya Deville was arrested last month at the Borgata in Atlantic City. That's after a gun was found inside the wrestler’s vehicle by the casino valet who parked it. The story was broken on Wednesday by TMZ, which discovered the...
Las Vegas Tourists Sue for Injuries in ‘Hard’ Helicopter Landing
Four members of an Australia family seek $400K in a lawsuit filed this week against a Las Vegas tour operator. The family claims the company crash-landed its sightseeing helicopter last December. The civil complaint, filed Monday in Nevada state court, accuses Las...
Las Vegas Used 8% Less Colorado River Water in 2022, But Efforts Not Enough
Nevada used significantly less Colorado River water in 2022 than the previous year. According to new data from the US Bureau of Reclamation, water use in the Silver State (mostly Las Vegas) dropped 8% from 242,168 acre-feet in 2021 to 222,797 acre-feet...
