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VEGAS DINING NEWS: Palms Closing Four Restaurants!
The Palms is closing not one but four restaurants from three celebrated chefs. Mabel’s Bar & Q, opened in 2018 by James Beard Award and “Iron Chef” winner Michael Symon as “Mabel’s BBQ,” will close following its final service on September 12....
Elton, Celine & the Creeping Threat of AI-Fabricated Entertainment News
On Aug. 25, a 68-year-old woman from Henderson, Nev. shared a heartwarming social media story about three Las Vegas music legends who came together at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace three days earlier to perform. She didn’t know the Facebook post was...
Jackpot for CEOs, Pennies for Pit Bosses: Same 3 Gaming Giants Make ‘Low-Wage 100′ List
Caesars, MGM, and Las Vegas Sands have been named as three of the 100 Standard and Poors companies with the lowest median pay for workers Workers at those gaming firms earned median wages of between $42,426 and $47,607 last year The CEO's...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Frank Sinatra’s Porn Video
A longstanding rumor suggests that a struggling, 19-year-old Frank Sinatra starred in a porn film before hitting it big The claim was made in the book "Frank Sinatra, the Boudoir Singer" by Darwin Porter Porter says he heard the story from ex-Rat...
F1 Sues Las Vegas Gift Shop
Formula 1 is suing Bonanza Gift Shop, while advertises itself as "the world's largest" for selling phony Las Vegas Grand Prix merch It seeks $1 million in reputational damage Not all the Formula 1 lawsuits in Vegas are filed by small businesses...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas Was Built on Barren Desert
EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on July 9, 2024. Las Vegas is the second driest city in the US after Yuma, Ariz., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Why Taylor Will Never Play Sphere, Backstreet for More (Again), Blake in the Saddle
The Las Vegas Sphere has an oft-repeated policy of not commenting on which A-listers might or might not be in its headlining pipeline. So the very first time an exec actually does it, you can be sure of one thing -- other...
Jaylen Brown’s Father Arrested in Las Vegas for Stabbing Someone Over Door Ding
The father of NBA superstar Jaylen Brown was arrested on a charge of attempted murder in Las Vegas on Thursday Quenton Marcelles Brown reportedly stabbed the victim following an argument over a door ding in a parking lot Jaylen Brown reportedly doesn't...
Hard Rock Auctions Las Vegas Relics from Mirage
More than 300 sculptures and paintings from the former Mirage are now up for bidding in an online auction The items include the famous bronze mermaid and brass dolphins sculptures The online online runs from now until Sept. 19 Hard Rock International...
Colin Farrell Stars as Desperate Macau Gambler in Upcoming Netflix Film
Colin Farrell is throwing out the Oscars bait in his new Netflix film, "Ballad of a Small Player" In the film, Farrell plays a gambling addict in Macau The movie opens in theaters on October 15, and moves to Netflix on October...
