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Billy Walters, Sports Betting Legend (and Ex-Con), to Publish Autobiography
Billy Walters – who has been called "the Michael Jordan of sports betting" – will publish his first book, "Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk," on August 15, it was announced Wednesday by Simon & Schuster. Cowritten with award-winning journalist Armen...
Las Vegas Votes to Lock in F1 Grand Prix on Strip Through 2032
Officials in Las Vegas have approved the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix as an annual event for at least 10 more years. The unanimous 7-0 vote on Tuesday by the Clark County Commission – which waives traffic ordinances that prevent the...
Poker World Freaks Over Heads-Up Tourney Surrender
Here’s one you don’t see every day. William Pinkerton – a heads-up player in a $400 buy-in tournament held last week at the Potomac Winter Poker Open at MGM National Harbor in Maryland – was down 6-to-1 to Jacob Mitich, with at...
Filling Lake Mead with Mississippi River Water No Longer a Pipe Dream
Despite recent rains, the water level in Lake Mead – which supplies Las Vegas with 90% of its water – was 1,046.94 feet above sea level on Feb. 2. That’s only 28% of its full capacity. And cutting water use, even drastically,...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Gordon Ramsay, New Echo & Rig, Expanding into Liberace, More
Gordon Ramsay made what was billed as a surprise appearance on February 4 at his "Hell’s Kitchen" in Caesars Palace. It celebrated the fifth anniversary of the first of his five US locations for the restaurant brand. While the exact timing of...
‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor Arraigned for Sex with Minors
Nathan Chasing Horse – a former actor who starred in the movie Dances With Wolves – was arraigned Monday in Las Vegas. He faces felony charges that he sexually abused and trafficked Indigenous women and underage girls. The 46-year-old member of the...
Las Vegas Eyes Second Major Airport to Open 2037
Harry Reid International Airport hosted a record high of 52.6 million passengers in 2022, according to figures it released on Monday. That shatters its previous record of 51.5 million, set in 2019, representing nearly 13 million more travelers and a 32.6 percent...
From O.J. Simpson to Britney Spears Scandals: Las Vegas Hotel Rooms They Don’t Want You Renting
The hardest hotel reservations in Las Vegas aren’t in the Palms Fantasy Tower or atop the Bellagio. They’re the rooms that hosted some of Las Vegas’s most infamous celebrity events, crimes and misconduct. Staying in some of the rooms on this list...
David Koresh’s 1968 Chevy Camaro For Sale in Las Vegas
The car once owned by fallen cult leader David Koresh is for sale in Las Vegas. The Vegas Auto Gallery expects the black 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS 427 Coupe – distastefully nicknamed “Armageddon’s Relic” – to fetch six figures. The 500-horsepower Camaro,...
Valentine’s Day Dining on the Las Vegas Strip
All you need is love – and reservations – on the Las Vegas Strip for Valentine’s Day. That's because the holiday is one of the busiest restaurant days of the year. Here are the most romantic Strip restaurants offering prix-fixe menus on...
