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What Happens in Las Vegas Gets Tracked to Utah: A Crime Story
A man who hooked up with a woman in Las Vegas earlier this month discovered, after waking up in his hotel room the next morning, the absence of the woman, his wallet, his cell phone, and his Apple Watch. It sounds like...
Maroon 5 Announces Las Vegas Residency Despite Singer’s Cheating Scandal
When you think of Maroon 5 right now, you think of pop-rock hits and nothing else, right? Just checking. Because a week after the band's singer, Adam Levine, caused one of the biggest celebrity scandals of the year, Maroon 5 announced a...
NFL Pro Bowl Downgraded to Flag Football Game
All contact will be eliminated from the Pro Bowl when it returns to Las Vegas next year. The NFL announced Monday morning that it's replacing its annual all-star tackle football game, which began in 1951, with a weeklong skills competition culminating in...
Las Vegas DUI Suspects Subject to Immediate Blood Draws as of Oct. 1
Beginning next month, anyone suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) in Las Vegas can have their blood drawn on the spot. That's when phlebotomists will patrol with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department seven nights a week to collect blood samples...
Maverick Gaming Cashes in Washington State’s Macau Casino for $22M
Maverick Gaming has sold its Macau Casino in Lakewood, Wash., for $22.1 million, according to county records. The buyer was Chicago-based real estate investment firm Oak Street Real Estate Capital. The transaction was recorded on Sept. 20 but took place on Sept....
Oakland Athletics’ Odds to Follow NFL’s Raiders to Las Vegas Increasing
How does the Las Vegas A’s sound? Because it's increasingly likely for the Athletics to become Sin City’s first major-league baseball team and the second major-league sports team stolen from Oakland. According to the A’s and Major League Baseball (MLB), Oakland's city...
Maroon 5’s Las Vegas Gig Won’t Be Derailed by Sexting Scandal
What happens outside Vegas apparently stays there, too. Getting caught sexting with two women behind his pregnant’s wife back isn’t a big enough problem to keep singer Adam Levine and his pop group, Maroon 5, from honoring a huge Sin City concert...
Las Vegas’ Bone-Dry Red Rock May Use Seeding Clouds as Water Source
Seeking seed money for your Las Vegas project doesn’t usually go like this. An environmental organization called Save Red Rock is asking for $150,000 in public donations to make it rain and snow in Las Vegas’ Red Rock Canyon by seeding the...
Las Vegas Arches Can Be Viewed Without Dying Using New Platform
On Wednesday, the city of Las Vegas approved an agreement with the operators of the Strat Hotel to build a pedestrian viewing deck for the Gateway Arches landmark on the eastern side of Las Vegas Boulevard. The $200K platform is expected to...
Silverton Casino in Las Vegas Opens Mermaid Lessons to Teens and Adults
Being a mermaid isn’t just for little kids and Daryl Hannah anymore. The Silverton Casino in Las Vegas will now let anyone learn how, ages 7 to adult. The Silverton's Mermaid School for Kids is held most Saturday mornings from 8:30-10 a.m....
