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2431 stories by Corey Levitan
Casino Chips Used by Mobile Ring to Launder Illegal Pot Profits, Feds Say
Damario Kentel King was sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison this week for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. The 35-year-old Mobile, Ala. resident admitted to smuggling 400-700 kilograms of marijuana from January 2018 through May 2021 – enough to roll more than...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Snoop Dogg, Jacksons Concert Dates
Beyoncé' has announced a concert stop at Allegiant Stadium on August 26. It’s part of her upcoming global tour called “Renaissance,” which features music from her latest album of the same name. In its announcement today, promoter Live Nation says that verified...
‘Dances with Wolves’ Star Busted in Las Vegas for Sex with Minors
Las Vegas police on Tuesday arrested former Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse for sexually assaulting indigenous girls as young as 13. The crimes were allegedly committed over the span of two decades, according to a 50-page search warrant obtained by the...
Las Vegas Airport Opens Pop-Up Marriage License Bureau Ahead of Valentine’s Day
Quickie Las Vegas weddings are a little slower around Valentine’s Day. More than 1,500 marriage licenses are issued during the days leading up to and including Feb. 14. That’s double the number of licenses issued during an average non-holiday period. So why...
One of Iowa’s Last Three Riverboat Casinos Moving Ashore
The number of Iowa casinos that float will soon sink by 33.3%. The Casino Queen Marquette was granted permission last week by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) to move its 17K square-foot gambling floor – including more than 400 slot...
Fake History: ‘Historic’ Showgirl Sign isn’t the Original
One small detail was missing from reports this weekend that “the famous Lido de Paris sign” – from the very first showgirl show on the Las Vegas Strip – is about to be relit by the Neon Museum for the first time...
Jay Leno Reveals His OTHER Hobby-Related Injury Before Switching Las Vegas Resorts
Former Mirage headliner Jay Leno thought his days of maiming himself while engaged in a hobby were behind him. On Nov. 12, he famously received second-degree burns on his face and upper body when the engine of one of his rare vintage...
Las Vegas Trump Hotel Ranked World’s 10th-Ugliest Building
The Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas has been ranked the 10th-ugliest building in the entire world. That’s the entire world, which most likely contains billions of buildings. The list was published on the website of Buildworld, a British home improvement company....
How the ‘Diamond Lady’ Gambling Boat Ended Up in the Rough — Part III
Though her decks are still somewhat intact and her name still visible on the hull, the Diamond Lady is a sad skeleton of what she was when she launched in 1991. In our second follow-up story about the first legal gambling boat...
Las Vegas Strip Resorts Colluded to Fix Room Rates, Class Action Lawsuit Claims
A class action lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that four of the main Las Vegas Strip resort operators colluded via data-sharing software to artificially inflate the prices of their hotel rooms. The suit names Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Treasure Island, and Wynn...
