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HELLO HOLOGRAM ROAD: Simulated Elton John Rumored to Headline New Vegas Hard Rock
An Elton John hologram is rumored to be the headline attraction for one of the new theaters taking shape at the future Hard Rock Las Vegas. According to a report by British tabloid The Sun,...
Lucky Traveler Hits Massive $3.3M ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Jackpot at Las Vegas Airport
A traveler at Harry Reid International Airport turned a routine layover into a multimillion-dollar windfall over the weekend, hitting a $3.3 million progressive slot machine jackpot, airport officials announced. The winner -- identified only as...
Police Say They Thwarted Mass Shooting in Las Vegas Casino Garage
A woman accused of plotting a mass shooting was arrested over the weekend after police intercepted her in a casino parking garage with an arsenal of firearms, authorities announced Tuesday (June 30). While negotiating with...
The Nevada Black Book’s Most Notorious Inductees
Last week, the Nevada Gaming Commission removed two dead Kansas City mobsters from its Black Book (officially the List of Excluded Persons) -- proving once again that death is pretty much the only road to...
Siegfried & Roy Musical Staged by Ex-Attorney Who Sued Roy and Lost
Former attorney Mike Meier has transformed his failed 2013 sexual harassment lawsuit against Roy Horn (of Siegfried & Roy) into a satirical musical comedy Shangri-La-La serves as a "revenge musical" detailing Meier's allegation of Las...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Spilled Water Won’t Fall Down Hoover Dam’s Face
The Hoover Dam may eventually stop generating electricity, but it will never stop generating myths. One of its most persistent modern ones is the TikTok‑fueled claim that water won’t fall if you pour it over...
Bally’s Pushes Back: Casino Never Planned to Open Alongside A’s Stadium
Bally’s executives clarified to Nevada regulators on Thursday that its two planned luxury hotel towers and casino floor were never intended to open simultaneously with the A’s ballpark The April 2028 timeline applies strictly to...
Terrible’s Steps In: Nevada Regulators Approve Emergency Deal to Save Primm From Shutdown
Nevada regulators fast-tracked an emergency one-year gaming license for Terrible's operator J&J Ventures to block a devastating July 4 shutdown across Primm's border properties The eleventh-hour rescue deal preserves roughly 300 local jobs and secures...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: You Can Rent Elvis’ Actual Las Vegas Penthouse
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on June 23, 2025. For a king’s ransom of $20 large a...
Vegas Down to 140 Slots After Cal Casino Retires Last Quarter Poker Games
The California Hotel & Casino has retired its last coin-operated video poker games, swapping them for modern ticket-in/ticket-out machines Only about 140 coin-operated gambling machines remain in the entire Las Vegas Valley, representing a tiny...
