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Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas Sneak Peek Tour
Stepping over disconnected duct pipes, paint-stained plastic sheeting, and various construction tools, Casino.org couldn’t have been treated to a tour of the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas under any more fitting circumstances. Punk rock – arguably birthed in 1976 by the...
Las Vegas Planning African American Museum
Las Vegas city government officials are developing an African American Museum and Cultural Center somewhere on Las Vegas’ Historic Westside. About five miles northwest of the Strip, this community was home to the Moulin Rouge, which became the first fully integrated casino...
Progressive Poker Player Tips Dealers $77K After $1.7M Win
A New Jersey gambler won nearly $1.7 million betting $5 on progressive poker at an Atlantic City casino this weekend. The lucky winner, identified only as a Monmouth County woman and “longtime customer,” hit a $1,681,458.40 mega jackpot at Harrah’s Resort on...
Mobbed-Up Las Vegas Strip Club Crazy Horse Too Finally Torn Down
Not every Las Vegas implosion is bad. On Dec. 18, the Crazy Horse Too – a notoriously shady strip club with established ties to old-school gangsters – was imploded by the city after three recent fires and recently discovered asbestos rendered it...
Silverton Reportedly Robbed, 4th Las Vegas Casino in 5 Weeks
The cage at the Silverton Casino in Las Vegas was robbed Tuesday morning, according to a report by KLAS-TV. This is the region’s fourth casino cage robbery in just over five weeks. Sources told the news station that a person arrived at...
Las Vegas Reality Star Jamie Lopez Dies
Jamie Lopez, the star of the WE tv reality show Super Sized Salon and the founder of Las Vegas' Babydoll Beauty Couture salon, has died. She was only 37 years old. According to TMZ, she had been hospitalized in Las Vegas and died...
Bugsy Siegel’s Murder Mansion Lists for $17M in Beverly Hills
The mansion where infamous mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was shot and killed 75 years ago has come on the market in Beverly Hills, Calif. The asking price for the 7-bedroom Spanish Colonial-style home at 810 N. Linden Drive is $17 million. It's...
Twitter Users Share Mirage Las Vegas Memories in Emotional Goodbye
On Sunday, a day before MGM Resorts officially handed The Mirage over to Hard Rock International, the MGM’s Mirage Twitter account bade its followers adieu. It also asked them to reply with their most memorable moments spent there. Hundreds of replies were...
F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix to Offer Cheaper Race Experience
If you love Formula 1 racing, but not the idea of cashing in your retirement account to see it in person, the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix promises a less expensive option than even the previously announced $500 three-day passes. According to...
Alan Keating Wins $1.16M Pot, Reportedly Biggest in US Livestream Poker History
Poker pro Alan Keating’s very first win on the Hustler Casino Live livestream included what Poker News is calling, “The biggest pot in US livestream poker history.” He scooped up $1.158M cash in heads-up action against the player known only as “Handz” during...
