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Las Vegas Will Soon Host World’s First Punk Rock Museum
The grand opening in Las Vegas of the world's first Punk Rock Museum is set for Jan. 13, 2023. Conceived by Mike "Fat Mike" Burkett, singer/bassist for LA punk band NOFX, the exhibit hall will be dedicated exclusively to the crowd-surfing, loogie-hocking,...
Las Vegas Named Second-Most Foul-Mouthed US City
All those curse words at the sportsbook, the poker table, and the 7-11 slot machines apparently add up. A new survey has identified Las Vegas, Nev. as having the second-highest rate of swearing in the nation, with 30 instances per Las Vegan...
Las Vegas Raiders Davante Adams Charged for Shoving Photographer – Update
UPDATE: Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams has received a citation for assault for pushing a photographer in the aftermath of Monday night's 30-29 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, according to Kansas City Municipal Court records. The misdemeanor assault charge...
Las Vegas Strip Slasher Charged, Mental Competency Questioned – Update
UPDATE: The so-called "Las Vegas Strip Slasher," Yonni Barrios, 32, was charged Tuesday with two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder. Barrios is accused of killing Las Vegas residents Maris DiGiovanni, 30, and Brent Hallett, 47, in an unprovoked...
Blink-182 Reunion to Play Las Vegas Festival on World Tour
Blink-182, one of the all-time most beloved pop-punk bands, announced on Tuesday that its most successful lineup has reunited. Drummer Travis Barker, bassist Mark Hoppus, and singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge – the cofounder who left the group in 2015 and was subsequently replaced...
Texas’ Largest and Most Popular Poker Club Raided by Police
On Sunday, the largest and most popular poker club in Texas was raided in the middle of a tournament. Police fined at least 49 players, arrested six staff members, and seized $132,840 in guaranteed prize money at the Watauga Social Lounge near...
Las Vegas’ M Resort to Double in Size
Penn Entertainment on Monday announced a new $206 million tower that will double the capacity of its M Resort, located 10 miles south of the Las Vegas Strip. The project is part of an $850 million expansion of four Penn properties in ...
Las Vegas Strip Stabbing Suspect Escaped Bungled L.A. Prosecution – Report
According to London’s Daily Mail, Thursday’s tragic mass stabbing on the Las Vegas Strip, which killed two and wounded six, could probably have been avoided had a Los Angeles district attorney not bungled an earlier prosecution of the suspect. Yoni Barrios, an...
Poker Cheating Scandal Gets $15K Weirder
Robbi Jade Lew – the woman accused in the cheating scandal still rocking the world of poker – was robbed of $15K in chips following the game in which she was accused of cheating. And she doesn't seem to care. A statement...
Las Vegas Strip Stabbing: Two Dead, Six Injured
An updated version of this story appears here. Two people were killed and six more were injured after a stabbing attack on the Las Vegas Strip Thursday morning. Las Vegas police are investigating the incident, which was reported around 11:42 a.m. in...
