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VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Au Revoir Aureole, Hello ‘Top Chef’ stars, Vic’s, & Durango Food Hall
After 20 years as its own Mandalay Bay tourist attraction, Chef Charlie Palmer’s Aureole at Mandalay Bay is closing. And its gravity-defying “wine angels,” who fetch vintage bottles from its four-story wine tower? They’ll float off to other jobs, hopefully. “The restaurant...
Bally’s Evicts Tribune Printing Plant from Future Chicago Casino Site
It was no surprise, just an expected spot of bad news for Tribune Publishing workers, when Bally’s issued an official notice of relocation to the printing plant several weeks ago. The Rhode Island-based casino company plans to demolish the Freedom Center --...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: U2 Confirms Residency, Beyoncé, Duran Duran, Dinner with Gene Simmons
U2 waited until the Super Bowl to (finally) announce its residency at the MSG Sphere. As reported by Casino.org back in July, the superstar Irish rock band will perform 12 shows at the $2.2B entertainment venue behind the Venetian. Its first Las...
U2 to Announce Las Vegas Residency in Super Bowl Ad
An updated version of this story appears here. ___________________________________________________ U2 is expected to announce its residency at the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas during a Super Bowl commercial this Sunday. That would confirm what we reported to you back in July 2022:...
Four Seasons Las Vegas Worker Sues ex-UFC Fighter for Unprovoked Attack
A maintenance worker at the Four Seasons in Las Vegas is suing the company and former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen after being allegedly attacked. Joshua Olds and four other people claim they were assaulted without provocation one night in 2021, according...
Tribal Nation Expands Las Vegas Massacre Holdings with Shuttered Motel
The Three Affiliated Tribes is growing its macabre holdings surrounding the site of the Las Vegas Massacre. The North Dakota tribal nation is reportedly in the process of purchasing an abandoned motel called the White Sands. Owned by the estate of Spartaco...
Mark Wahlberg, New Las Vegas Resident, Shooting Movie at Aria
It’s not exactly the Hollywood 2.0 Mark Wahlberg promised to remake Las Vegas into when he moved to town last August. But it's something. A movie starring Wahlberg is currently filming for Apple TV on the Las Vegas Strip. For the past...
WNBA Investigating Las Vegas Aces for Multiple Allegations: Reports
The WNBA is investigating disturbing allegations made by Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby. She is claiming that her former team, defending champions the Las Vegas Aces, bullied and manipulated her for being pregnant, the league said in a statement Wednesday. The...
Billy Walters, Sports Betting Legend (and Ex-Con), to Publish Autobiography
Billy Walters – who has been called "the Michael Jordan of sports betting" – will publish his first book, "Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk," on August 15, it was announced Wednesday by Simon & Schuster. Cowritten with award-winning journalist Armen...
Las Vegas Votes to Lock in F1 Grand Prix on Strip Through 2032
Officials in Las Vegas have approved the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix as an annual event for at least 10 more years. The unanimous 7-0 vote on Tuesday by the Clark County Commission – which waives traffic ordinances that prevent the...
