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Caesars Opposes Nevada’s Online Poker Cheating Bill
A new bill that would require the Nevada Gaming Control Board to publish a list of poker players banned from playing online faces opposition from the only online poker operator in the state. Representatives of Caesars Entertainment -- which owns and operates...
Letters to Las Vegas Shooter Begged Him Not to Go on ‘Shooting Rampage’
Newly uncovered letters sent to Stephen Paddock, before he committed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, suggest that an ex-convict friend of his may have had specific knowledge of the massacre before it occurred. “I can get someone for you...
Station Casinos Brings Down Fiesta Rancho in North Las Vegas
Demolition of the Fiesta Rancho in North Las Vegas began this week, with most of the resort’s five-story hotel tower reduced to rubble. Owner Station Casinos announced last July that the Fiesta Rancho would be demolished, along with its other North Las...
UPDATE: New Casino Hotel Proposed for Historic Las Vegas Nightclub Site
UPDATE: At the request of the developer of the proposed Harlem Nights resort, the Las Vegas Planning Commission delayed its April 11 vote on zone changes. The proposal will now be considered at the group's June 13 meeting. EARLIER: A Beverly Hills...
Planet Hollywood Slot Machine Viral Video Appears to Show Woman Urinating
A disturbing new video shot inside a casino has gone viral on social media. Viewed 11 million times on Twitter, it apparently shows a woman urinating while seated at a slot machine. Though the casino is not identified in the video, astute...
Wynn Las Vegas’ ‘Awakening’ Musical Placed in Retooling Coma
The $120M original musical Awakening, playing to only half-full houses at Wynn Las Vegas since premiering last November, has been placed on indefinite pause so its producers can retool it. The final performance of its initial run will be April 15. This...
Most Expensive Las Vegas Rental Home Hits Market
What happens in Vegas can cost you 100 large a month. What is believed to be the priciest rental in the history of Sin City hit the market on March 21, according to Zillow.com. It might be a more efficient use of...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: José Andrés Eateries, Tao Group’s Cathédrale, RIP Stripburger
Las Vegas apparently can’t get its fill of José Andrés, who plans to open his fifth and sixth restaurants on the Strip in the coming months. A third outpost of the celebrity chef’s Mediterranean eatery, Zaytinya, is expected to debut first at...
Las Vegas Strip Resorts File Motion to Dismiss Price Collusion Suit
Four major Las Vegas Strip resort operators asked a US court last week to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of price-fixing. The class action lawsuit filed in January accuses Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Wynn Resorts Holdings, and Treasure Island of illegally...
Formula 1 Begins Road Work for Las Vegas Grand Prix
Road crews have begun the long and intrusive work of transforming some of Las Vegas’ busiest public roadways into 3.8 miles of track for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The 50-lap race and its preliminary events will be held November...
