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Chris Moneymaker Folds Poker Room to Avoid Criminal Charges
Chris Moneymaker has been forced to close the Kentucky poker room he opened just five months ago, according to PokerNews.com. His decision follows threats of criminal action from local authorities. Card rooms are illegal in Kentucky. However, Moneymaker’s circumvented that state law...
Las Vegas City Council Tables Cannabis Lounge Vote to Mull Changes
A proposed ordinance on cannabis consumption lounges, which was scheduled for a vote Wednesday by the Las Vegas City Council, was delayed until March 1. The extra time is intended to give community members, city officials, and stakeholders time to consider possible...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Billy Idol to Rock Hoover Dam, New Tickets for Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Depeche Mode, More
Rock idol Billy Idol has announced the first-ever concert at Hoover Dam. If you’ve been, you know there’s no room for a full concert, so only 250 tickets were made available for the April 8 show. The cheapest, a whopping $749 each,...
U2 to Earn Unheard-Of Payday for Las Vegas Residency, Opening Date Set – Report
Billionaire entertainment mogul James Dolan, chair of Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: MSGE), is taking heat for the payday he's reportedly agreed to lavish upon U2 for opening his MSG Sphere in Las Vegas this fall. The Irish band’s commitment was...
Las Vegas Male Revue Lands Unique Reality TV Series
After over 20 years on the Strip, the longest-running male revue in the history of Las Vegas has snagged itself its own reality TV show. HGTV has green-lighted Flip the Strip, starring the naughty blokes from Thunder From Down Under at the Excalibur....
LOST VEGAS: Raquel Welch’s Cabaret Show
Raquel Welch – who died February 15 at age 82 after a brief illness – was known for her film and TV roles. But few remember that the ‘60s sex symbol also starred in her own Las Vegas nightclub act. Her one-hour...
MSG Sphere Boss Cleans House as Vegas Venue Enters Construction Homestretch: Report
Only months away from the completion of the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas, Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: MSGE) chair James Dolan has sacked two top executives in charge of the overbudget $2.2B project, according to a New York Post report...
Mirage Dolphins Relocated to Sea World
Three of the six remaining dolphins at Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage have been relocated to Sea World San Diego, according to a staff memo from Mirage president Joe Lupo. More accurately, Karli, Sofi, and Osborne...
Las Vegas Strip Getting $50M New Nightclub
The Bottled Blonde chain of pizzerias and beer gardens -- headquartered in Scottsdale, where it was founded in 2014 -- is making its Las Vegas debut. Its standalone building will open in the Grand Bazaar Shops, next to Horseshoe Las Vegas (formerly...
(Extremely) Last-Minute Las Vegas Valentine’s Day Ideas
So you find yourself in Vegas with your special someone on Valentine’s Day and you seriously forgot to buy a gift? We’re here to help, not to judge. Though all the good Valentine’s Day dinner reservations are taken, you're lucky to have...
