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2277 stories by Corey Levitan
‘Dances with Wolves’ Star Busted in Las Vegas for Sex with Minors
Las Vegas police on Tuesday arrested former Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse for sexually assaulting indigenous girls as young as 13. The crimes were allegedly committed over the span of two decades, according to a 50-page search warrant obtained by the...
Las Vegas Airport Opens Pop-Up Marriage License Bureau Ahead of Valentine’s Day
Quickie Las Vegas weddings are a little slower around Valentine’s Day. More than 1,500 marriage licenses are issued during the days leading up to and including Feb. 14. That’s double the number of licenses issued during an average non-holiday period. So why...
One of Iowa’s Last Three Riverboat Casinos Moving Ashore
The number of Iowa casinos that float will soon sink by 33.3%. The Casino Queen Marquette was granted permission last week by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) to move its 17K square-foot gambling floor – including more than 400 slot...
Fake History: ‘Historic’ Showgirl Sign isn’t the Original
One small detail was missing from reports this weekend that “the famous Lido de Paris sign” – from the very first showgirl show on the Las Vegas Strip – is about to be relit by the Neon Museum for the first time...
Jay Leno Reveals His OTHER Hobby-Related Injury Before Switching Las Vegas Resorts
Former Mirage headliner Jay Leno thought his days of maiming himself while engaged in a hobby were behind him. On Nov. 12, he famously received second-degree burns on his face and upper body when the engine of one of his rare vintage...
Las Vegas Trump Hotel Ranked World’s 10th-Ugliest Building
The Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas has been ranked the 10th-ugliest building in the entire world. That’s the entire world, which most likely contains billions of buildings. The list was published on the website of Buildworld, a British home improvement company....
How the ‘Diamond Lady’ Gambling Boat Ended Up in the Rough — Part III
Though her decks are still somewhat intact and her name still visible on the hull, the Diamond Lady is a sad skeleton of what she was when she launched in 1991. In our second follow-up story about the first legal gambling boat...
Las Vegas Strip Resorts Colluded to Fix Room Rates, Class Action Lawsuit Claims
A class action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that four of the main Las Vegas Strip resort operators colluded via data-sharing software to artificially inflate the prices of their hotel rooms. The suit names Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Treasure Island, and Wynn...
LOST VEGAS: Liberty’s Last Stand Was Not What It Seemed
It’s appropriate that the hottest bar to open in Las Vegas in 1931 opened on April Fool’s Day. More on that in a moment. Liberty’s Last Stand, located at 10 Stewart Ave. downtown, was a dilapidated Wild West saloon packed with the...
Las Vegas Restaurants Make the List for James Beard Awards, Yelp’s Top Spots
This week brought a double serving of good food news to Las Vegas. Five area chefs and one bar earned nominations for the annual James Beard Awards, and two Las Vegas restaurants were named to the Yelp Top 100 for 2023. Oscar...
