Areas of Expertise
1983 stories by Corey Levitan
Sacramento’s First Tribal Casino, Sky River, Now Open
Sacramento County's first tribal gaming casino opened at midnight on Aug. 15, two weeks ahead of schedule. The Sky River Casino — located 15 miles south of downtown Sacramento in Elk Grove — was developed and built for the Wilton Rancheria Tribe...
Las Vegas Sees (Almost) Driverless Lyfts Now Live
Driverless Lyfts are available right now in Las Vegas, but with a big catch. Each vehicle arrives with not one but two backup drivers standing by to take control of the car should anything go wrong. The service was announced this morning...
Las Vegas Airport False Shooter Report Caused by Loud Noise, Suspect Arrested
UPDATE: Police have identified the man suspected of sparking Sunday’s Las Vegas Airport panic, according to the Associated Press. Stefan Mathias Hutchinson, 33, of Carmichael, Calif., was arrested at the airport on a felony burglary charge. He is being held at the...
Rare Orange Lobster Beats Vegas Odds at Downtown Steakhouse
Barry’s Downtown Prime at Circa Resort & Casino won the lobster lottery this past Saturday. The downtown Las Vegas steakhouse announced that it found an orange lobster, the chances of which are widely reported to be about one in 30 million. An...
Jonas Brothers Return to Park MGM Las Vegas this November
Global pop icons the Jonas Brothers will perform three shows, Nov. 10-12, at Dolby Live at the Park MGM. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. PST through Ticketmaster. No prices have been announced. A presale for Jonas Brothers...
Two Las Vegas Residents Die in Flood Channel Near Mandalay Bay
Two individuals died in a flood channel near Mandalay Bay on Aug. 12. It is unknown whether they were residents of the interconnected network of channels stretching hundreds of miles across the Las Vegas Valley. When floods ravage Las Vegas, as they...
Las Vegas Airport False Shooter Report Causes Panic, Grounds Flights
Mass panic erupted over an active shooter at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas at 4:30 a.m. Sunday. There was no shooter, only a loud noise in Terminal 1 caused by someone taken into police custody. Nevertheless, hundreds of travelers ran...
Second Round of Las Vegas Flooding Leaves One Dead Near Mandalay Bay
One person was killed by raging rainwater on Thursday night in the second round of monsoonal flooding to hit Las Vegas in two weeks. At around 10:30 p.m., Clark County fire and police removed a victim from a flood channel behind Mandalay...
Las Vegas Sports Betting: Alleged Ponzi Scheme Bilked $8.5M From Victims
Matthew J. Turnipseede, 49, of Las Vegas, Nev., was indicted Thursday for defrauding 72 investors out of more than $8.5 million. Turnipseede promised investors double-digit profits via sports wagering, the US Justice Department’s Northern District of Ohio Division alleges. He was charged...
Atlantic City Cops: Ex-NFL Star Frank Gore Dragged Naked Woman by Hair Through Casino Hotel
Former NFL running back Frank Gore is accused of grabbing a woman by the hair and "violently dragging her nude person,” according to court documents cited by TMZ. The alleged incident happened on the morning of July 31 in in a 59th...
