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2161 stories by Corey Levitan
Nevada Cannabis Sales Slightly Off High, But Still About $1B Yearly
Sales from legal cannabis brought about $1B in taxable revenue into Nevada this past fiscal year, according to the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB), funding the state's K-12 public schools to the tune of $147M. More than $89M of this budgetary boon...
Las Vegas Mass Shooting Survivors Wed on Incident’s 5th Anniversary
Robert Aguilar and Rosa Miranda survived the worst mass shooting in US history together. But on Oct. 1, the long-time couple reclaimed the anniversary of the ill-fated Route 91 Harvest Festival as their own by getting married. Aguilar and Miranda stood near...
Oscar De La Hoya to Become Las Vegas Resident, Joining Archrival
Oscar De La Hoya is about to join his former boxing archrival, Floyd Mayweather, as a resident of Las Vegas. The former champ, who currently resides in Los Angeles, is building a mansion in the MacDonald Highlands community, 17 miles southeast of...
‘I Dew’: Man to Wed Mountain Dew Can in Las Vegas Publicity Stunt
A man plans to marry a can of Hard Mountain Dew on Wednesday night in Las Vegas. In a publicity stunt cooked up by brand managers of the alcoholic PepsiCo product to generate articles exactly like this, Thomas Rank of Avon, Ind.,...
Mormons to Build Second Las Vegas Temple
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has announced plans to erect a second Las Vegas temple. The temple will occupy the northwest valley on Lone Mountain Road between Craig and Alexander, about 16 miles west of Las Vegas’ first...
David Blaine Adds New Las Vegas Magic Residency Dates
David Blaine’s first residency, which kicked off Sept. 30 at Resorts World Las Vegas, has been making tickets disappear. The illusionist and the casino resort have added six new 2023 dates: January 6, 7, 27, and 28, and March 10 and 11....
Coolio Was Booked to Headline October Las Vegas Residency
Rapper Coolio was set to headline his first Las Vegas residency this month, according to TMZ. When he died last week at age 59, Coolio was finalizing the details with local production company Fan Rebellion to headline “Boombox” at the Westgate. The...
Rhianna Bets at the Super Bowl Include Multiple Options
As soon as the Super Bowl LVII teams are set, some sportsbooks will offer odds that have nothing to do with the football game. Super Bowl halftime novelty prop bets grow in popularity every year, in step with the popularity of sports...
LOST VEGAS: Quickie Divorce Tourism and Hoot Gibson’s D4C Casino Ranch
Today, getting an uncontested, no-fault divorce is no problem in any US state. But in the first half of the 20th century, most state laws actively discouraged civil disunions. In New York, the only way to get a divorce — up until...
Cheating Allegations Rock Poker World After Impossible Call
UPDATE: A newer story about this cheating scandal, including new allegations, can be found here. One of the wildest calls ever made in professional poker has led to allegations of cheating and an investigation that may employ lie-detector tests. Poker ace Garrett...
