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Penn & Teller Cancel Multiple Vegas Shows Due to Injury
Penn & Teller canceled six upcoming shows at the Rio in Vegas, starting this past weekend Penn Jillette, the duo's speaking half, broke his ankle and is under doctor’s orders not to return to the stage The longest-running headliners in Las Vegas...
Guitar Hotel Ignites Las Vegas Sign War
Though only half-finished, the Hard Rock's Guitar Hotel tower is already dominating Strip views and overshadowing LED signs. Seemingly in response, Caesars Entertainment installed a 17K square-foot digital billboard for Horseshoe in 2023 is currently building a smaller pylon for Caesars Palace The...
Lamar Odom Arrested for DUI in Las Vegas
Former NBA star Lamar Odom was arrested in Las Vegas for DUI Saturday morning He was cited for speeding over 41 mph above limit and failing to maintain his lane He was arrested for DUI in 2013 and suffered a near-fatal drug...
Plug Pulled on Atari-Branded Las Vegas Hotel
It’s game over for the a videogame-branded Las Vegas hotel. Atari has officially abandoned its plans to build a 400-room Strip property -- “possibly” with a casino -- on the Strip. Pitfall! Atari first announced the project in January 2020, two months...
Caesars Palace Goes Full Imperial with New Luxury Villas
Caesars Palace has raised the bar on opulence with two gilded Colosseum Tower presidential villas and 29 Octavius Tower sky villas The renovations mark a 60th-anniversary push to rival Wynn, Venetian, and Fontainebleau's highest-end offerings Villas at Caesars Palace start at $25K...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: You Can Rent the Hangover Suite at Caesars Palace
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on March 25, 2024. "Featured in blockbuster films, the Caesars Palace Hangover Suite is a two-bedroom suite which provides for...
Illegal Bookie Mathew Bowyer Nominated to Nevada’s Black Book
The Nevada Gaming Control Board nominated convicted illegal bookie Mathew Bowyer to the state's permanent Black Book exclusion list on Wednesday Bowyer's gambling ring, linked to Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, triggered $26.8 million in Las Vegas casino money-laundering fines in 2025 If approved...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: BTS Pledges Allegiant, Metallica Close to Sphere Announcement
BTS will K-pop into Vegas in May Metallica will reportedly roll into the Sphere Drink in Madison Beer at the Fontainebleau in June BTS will perform three shows at Allegiant Stadium on their upcoming first tour in five years. The K-pop kings...
Ohio Double-Murder Suspect Has Las Vegas Past
Police say Michael David McKee shot his ex-wife and her husband to death in Ohio on December 30 Six months before that, he had been a doctor for two years in Las Vegas When Columbus, Ohio, police announced that 39‑year‑old Michael David...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Mary J. Blige Announces 1st Vegas Residency
Mary J. Blige will launch her first‑ever Las Vegas residency in 2026, a 10‑show run titled “Mary J. Blige: My Life, My Story” at Dolby Live at Park MGM. The dates are May 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 and July 10, 11,...
