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VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Mob Boss Bugsy Siegel Fathered the Las Vegas Strip
Think Las Vegas was founded by mobsters? Think again. That moment in the 1991 film Bugsy when Warren Beatty walked out into the barren desert and had a vision? Fake news. Mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel didn't create the Las Vegas Strip. He...
Allegiant Stadium Hotel Proposal Would Continue Southward Las Vegas Strip Push
A new 19-story, 340-room hotel is planned for an industrial parcel adjacent to Allegiant Stadium, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. This would be the latest evidence that the Raiders’ 65K-seat stadium is successfully pushing the Las Vegas Strip...
Las Vegas Strip Store Leases: You Won’t Believe How Much it Costs
The reason so many $5,000 watches are for sale on the Las Vegas Strip is because luxury goods are the only way to pay the extravagant rents charged by hotels and malls located there. Leasing inside the Shops at Crystals, Wynn, or...
Las Vegas Public Official Arrested For Murder of Reporter Who Investigated Him
A Las Vegas public official who was the subject of stories written by Las Vegas investigative reporter Jeff German has been arrested for that reporter’s murder. Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, 45, was taken into custody on Wednesday evening. He was...
El Cortez Casino Thief Swipes $19K in Chips from Table
At 6:49 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, a man belly-flopped onto a craps table at El Cortez casino in downtown Las Vegas. He then brazenly grabbed more than $19K in chips from the dealer, according to Scott Roeben of Casino.org, whose...
ACLU Sues Fremont St. for Age Restrictions, Citing 1st Amendment Violation
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (ACLU) is suing the City of Las Vegas and the Fremont Street Experience (FSE) on behalf of a Las Vegas street performer and two 18-year-olds. It claims that age restrictions to enter the tourist attraction,...
Nevada Gaming Board Prepping For Steve Wynn Sexual Harassment Hearing
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) is preparing for a long-awaited disciplinary hearing against former Wynn Resorts Ltd. CEO Steve Wynn on sexual harassment charges, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on Tuesday. The hearing, to be held before the Nevada Gaming Commission...
BetMGM Debuts New TV Ads Starring Jamie Foxx, Sports Icons
Actor Jamie Foxx stars with a cast of sports icons in the first of a series of new TV commercials from BetMGM. The first ad for the betting and iGaming operator launches along with Amazon's Thursday Night Football on Sept. 8. In...
Las Vegas Police Seek Magic Show Dressing Room Masturbator
Las Vegas police are looking for a man caught masturbating on camera in a dressing room used by Murray Sawchuck’s magic show in Las Vegas, TMZ reports. Security camera footage obtained by TMZ shows the incident, which took place at the Laugh...
Kansas Sports Betting Sees 16K Missouri Bets Blocked on First Day of Legal Ops
The Show-Me State wants to see the money. On Sept. 1, the first day of legal sports betting in Kansas, GeoComply Solutions reported blocking 16K attempts to use mobile sports betting apps from Missouri. According to the location detection software and cybersecurity...
