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VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: From 0 to 2 Sick New Worlds, Babyface & Kenny Chesney Return (Not Together)
This year’s Sick New World (SNW) nu metal festival -- which was supposed to be headlined by Metallica and Linkin Park at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 12 -- was canceled due to poor ticket sales. So why not schedule...
Billionaire Matthew Prince: ‘Ozempic is Killing Vegas’
Matthew Prince’s claim that Ozempic is “killing Vegas” is provocative Current data links Las Vegas’s tourism decline to factors including economic shifts and digital disruption No direct evidence links weight-loss drugs Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince has a "pet theory" explaining the Las...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The ‘Penis on Pecos’ Was Built by a Porn Star
Built in 1975, the house known as the "Penis on Pecos" wasn't really designed by a porn star The house got its nickname after a pilot informed the owner of its phallic shape when viewed from the air The original owners sold...
Another Las Vegas Casino Suffered Major Cyberattack — Back in January
The OYO Hotel & Casino Las Vegas (formerly Hooters Hotel & Casino) suffered a significant cyberattack in January 2025, according to court filings first reported by Crain's New York Business on October 14, 2025. The resulting data breach reportedly compromised the personal...
Aces Celebrate Third WNBA Championship on Las Vegas Strip
For the third time in four seasons, the Las Vegas Aces celebrated their WNBA championship with a high-energy parade down a closed Las Vegas Strip on Friday, October 17. The team rode atop a double-decker bus past thousands of elated fans, many...
Las Vegas Casino Expansion Expands
Red Rock Resorts is doubling down on its Durango Casino & Resort. While construction continues on a previously announced expansion -- adding 25,000 square feet of casino space and a 2,000-space parking garage -- the company has already filed plans with Clark...
Canadian Airline to Charge For Reclining Seats
Canadian airline WestJet plans to charge customers extra to recline their seats The company is reconfiguring 43 planes to force economy passengers to sit in "fixed recline” position Canadian tourists don’t really need more reasons not to visit Las Vegas Canadians sick...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Howard Hughes Lived in The Green House
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on October 28, 2024. What makes this myth so pervasive and difficult to challenge is that it was started by a...
First Las Vegas Gaming Resort Receives Michelin Key
Fontainebleu Las Vegas has become the city's first casino resort to receive a prestigious Michelin Guide key Like Michelin's stars for restaurants, keys are used to signify properties that provide exceptional service The Four Seasons and Waldorf Astoria in Vegas have also...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: More Shows There Was No Doubt About, Eagles to Become Longest Sphere Resident, Culture’s New Club
No Doubt has added six new shows to its 2026 “Live at Sphere” residency, bringing the total to 12 so far. Plenty more are anticipated. Tickets go on sale for the May 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, and 30, 2026 concerts at...
