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2097 stories by Corey Levitan
Bellagio Fountains Assassin Could Face Death Penalty
Prosecutors will consider seeking the death penalty against Manuel “Sin City Manny” Ruiz The YouTube livestreamer was arraigned Thursday for two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon Ruiz allegedly murdered a rival YouTube streamer, Rodney Finley, and his wife Tanisha,...
Michael Mizrachi Crowned 2025 WSOP Main Event Champ
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi won the WSOP Main Event on Wednesday Earlier this summer, he won the WSOP's $50K Poker Player's Championship for the fourth time in his career He's the first player to win poker two most prestigious titles in the...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Seeing (Ole) Red Over Auto Gratuity, No Viva Another Vegan
Vegas diners reach the tipping point over an Ole Red receipt Another plant-based eatery dies on the vine in Vegas A July 11 receipt from the Las Vegas Ole Red has achieved virality due to several apparently outrageous elements. The receipt --...
HOOTIE’S HOOT GOES MUTE: Darius Rucker Abruptly Ends Atlantic City Casino Show
Darius Rucker abruptly ended his July 12 show at the Hard Rock & Casino in Atlantic City, Casino.org has learned, when his voice unexpectedly blew out. "Y'all, I can't sing anymore,” he told his audience after only three songs. “I will play...
Margets, 2nd Woman to Make Final Table at WSOP Main Event, Busts Out on Day 1
The historic run of Leonor “Leo” Margets' at the 2025 World Series of Poker was not as historic as millions had been hoping. The only woman to make the Main Event’s final table in 30 years was knocked out on Day 1...
LOST VEGAS: Bob Stupak’s Vegas World
Bob Stupak was one of Vegas' most original -- and successful -- hustlers His biggest and most-lasting impression on the city -- and its skyline -- was the creation of the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino (today, the Strat) on the north end...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Sphere Finally Announces Zac Brown, DJ Snake to Charm UNITY, Kelly Says Sorry
Zac Brown toes his way into the Sphere in December DJ Snake slithers into the Unity residency at Sphere in September Kelly Clarkson kicks off her Vegas residency one week late The Strip's worst-kept musical secret is finally out. The Zac Brown...
First Woman Makes WSOP Main Event Final Table Since 1995
Leo Margets is the first woman to reach the WSOP Main Event final table in 30 years A poker pro from Spain, Margets was the last woman standing in the 2009 Main Event, finishing 27th A member of the Spanish Poker Player...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Strip’s First Magician
John Calvert is thought to be the first magician to perform on the Vegas Strip That honor actually belongs to Gloria Dea, who performed two shows on one night in May 1941 before vanishing from the magical limelight Dea remained in entertaiment,...
Will Kassouf Banned from WSOP for Disrupting Main Event
Following his elimination Saturday night from this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event at Paris & Horseshoe Las Vegas, Will Kassouf was escorted off the premises and banned from the remainder of the series, which includes five more tournaments. According...
