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American Country Music Awards Leave Las Vegas for Texas
What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. After 18 years, the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards is leaving town for good. This week, the ACM announced the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, as the permanent new...
Las Vegas Elvis Impersonators Sing Praises For New ‘Elvis’ Movie
Baz Luhrmann’s new Elvis movie recently hit the big screen. Does the film stand up to the biggest experts: Elvis impersonators? The movie follows Presley's (Austin Butler) career through the eyes of his manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). The story covers...
Chess Champ Cashes In Checks for Poker Chips
Magnus Carlsen refuses to play in next year’s world chess championship and will voluntarily surrender the title he’s held since winning it in 2013 at age 22. His rating of 2882 is the highest ever achieved in chess. Earlier this year, Chess.com...
Vegas Mob Museum to Expand
The Mob Museum has apparently made someone an offer they couldn’t refuse. The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement has purchased a 30,000-foot parcel, just east of its historic building in downtown Vegas, in which it plans to expand. Neither...
Hunter S. Thompson’s Iconic ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ Pit Stops Revisited
Hunter S. Thompson would have turned 84 this week. His 1971 novel, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, was a mind-exploding quest for the American Dream set in one of the most unlikely cities to discover it. Here's a look back on...
US Gamblers Getting Wider, Says Reno Chair Maker
Betting your ass in Las Vegas is now a bigger bet, according to a Reno, Nev., manufacturer of deluxe gaming chairs. Seats for slot machines and gaming tables that once spanned 12 inches across have grown to a now-routine 17 to 21....
Espen Jorstad Wins His First World Series of Poker Main Event
Norwegian Espen Jorstad won the 53rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Saturday, July 16, marking the first victory for both Jorstad and Norway in poker's most prestigious game. The 34-year-old poker pro, who lives in London, took home $10...
Fremont Street Officials Say Beefed-Up Security Successful
The first weekend of the strictest security ever imposed by the Fremont Street Experience (FSE) is being hailed as a triumph by attraction officials and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). The police reported no violent incidents, including aggravated assaults or...
Vegas Strip Will Soon Offer Formula 1 Grand Prix Experience
A permanent Formula 1 experience is expected to open near the Las Vegas Strip as a new tourist attraction sometime in early 2023-- just in time for Vegas' Grand Prix. Plans are still being finalized for the experience. But soon, racing and...
Snoqualmie Casino Begins $400M Expansion
A $400 million expansion has begun at Washington State’s Snoqualmie Casino. The gaming location is just 30 miles away from Seattle. The two-year project is expected to bring 1.2 million square feet of renovations. This includes the addition of a 210-room luxury...
