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2175 stories by Corey Levitan
Vegas High-roller Sues Aria Casino Over Real-Life ‘Hangover’ Experience
Michael Duke Thomson claims his last memory on January 23, 2024 was leaving the high-limit blackjack room at the Aria in Las Vegas around midnight with a few thousand dollars in chips. Cut to the next scene and he’s handcuffed inside the...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Ticket Sales are Very (J) Low, Motown Queen Returns
Jennifer Lopez is reportedly being paid $1 million per night for her upcoming residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. But very few people are paying to see it. Tickets for "Up All Night Live in Vegas" -- 11 dates scattered between...
Vanderpump Hotel Las Vegas Sneak Peek
The final renderings of how the Cromwell will look after transforming into the Vanderpump Hotel have leaked, thanks to excellent sleuthing by the “Five Hundy by Midnight” podcast. The casino resort is being rebranded by owner Caesars Entertainment via a license with...
LOST VEGAS: The Riata Casino and the Battle its Owner Lost to the Mob
The Riata was a short-lived establishment on the Vegas Strip in the early 1970s Though many internet references to the casino claim its founder stood up to the mob and won, the opposite is true The property became the Silver City, which...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The ‘World’s Largest Golden Nugget’ is Real
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. “The Hand of Faith is the biggest gold nugget in existence, the second-biggest ever discovered, and...
Las Vegas Residents 7.5 Times More Likely to Be Gambling Addicts — UNLV Study
A new study says 15% of Nevada residents are problem gamblers A problem gambler is defined as someone who has suffered repeated harm over the last year because of their gambling It’s not a surprise that people in the only US state...
New US Entry Rules Could Cripple Las Vegas’ Recovery
A new Trump Administration proposal threatens to deter even more Vegas vacations from abroad The proposal mandates five years of social media disclosure for all foreign visitors -- even from counties considered visa-waived International tourism to Vegas is already off around 12%...
VIDEO: Trailer Drops for Baz Luhrmann’s ‘EPiC’ Elvis Presley Las Vegas Concert Doc
Director Baz Luhrmann just dropped the trailer for his "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert" documentary The film restores unseen 16mm and 8mm reels of Elvis at the International/Hilton in Las Vegas, synced with narration from the King Baz Luhrmann has unveiled the...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Oasis Blows Off Sphere, David Byrne, Bryan Adams
The Sun claims that Oasis turned down “big money” for a Las Vegas Sphere residency. It makes perfect sense for Sphere chief James Dolan to want Noel and Liam Gallagher after the brothers’ “Live ’25” reunion tour sold out 41 stadiums on...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: 2 Fine Dining Lists Totally Diss Strip, Eggslut Hatches 2nd Vegas Location
Despite all Las Vegas media outlets regurgitating the corporate publicity spin, Las Vegas fared embarrassingly poorly in two recent prestigious food rankings. Only two Sin City restaurants cracked the top 100 in the annual LaListe ranking of the world’s top 1,000 restaurants....
