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Caesars Entertainment Puts Dozens of Las Vegas Shows on Sale for $50 This Week
Caesars Entertainment has launched its second annual "Caesars Show Week," offering $50 ticket deals on dozens of productions across its resorts The promotion features major headlining residencies at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, including Kelly...
Las Vegas ‘1 October’ Memorial Short $7M in Funding With 10-Year Anniversary Looming
The long-planned Forever One Memorial honoring the 58 victims of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting remains $7 million short of its $34 million construction budget Despite the state denying funding assistance, a recent surge...
Golden Knights Owner Bill Foley Launches First Official Bid for Las Vegas NBA Team
Billionaire Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley has submitted the first formal bid for a Las Vegas NBA expansion franchise Foley's proposal leverages his existing local infrastructure, including a stake in T-Mobile Arena and a...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Al Capone Bribed Nevada to Legalize Gambling
The claim that Chicago crime boss Al Capone bribed Nevada lawmakers to legalize gambling is repeated constantly, but falls apart when you search for a shred of supporting evidence. There isn’t any. Other than a...
Police: Trio Kidnapped and Beat Man at MGM Grand Over Alleged Fake Sports Betting Scheme
Three Michigan men were arrested this week for allegedly kidnapping and beating New Yorker Naved Azim in an MGM Grand hotel room The suspects -- a dentist, a DJ, and a physical therapist -- accused...
Player 86’ed from World Series of Poker Event for Smoking
Brazilian poker player João Siqueira was disqualified from Event 56 at the WSOP on Friday for smoking at the table Siqueira argued with a floor supervisor before putting his lit cigarette into a water bottle...
Downtown Vegas’ Former Gold Spike Casino Sells (for 42% of What Tony Hsieh Paid)
Las Vegas real-estate investors have purchased the former Gold Spike Hotel & Casino from Tony Hsieh’s estate for $11.38 million That’s nearly 58% off Hsieh's original 2013 purchase price While currently operating as a community...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Casino Lights Trace Out Nevada’s Border from Space
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on March 31, 2025. Nearly all Nevada border towns, no matter how small,...
Vegas Flood Channel Transforms Into Emergency Delivery Room for Firefighters
Las Vegas firefighters responded to a woman giving birth inside an underground flood-control tunnel this week Paramedics clamped and cut the umbilical cord before transporting mother and baby to a local hospital, where both are...
Floyd Mayweather No Longer ‘Money’ in Las Vegas: Boxing Legend Faces Felony Charges Over Bad Check
Floyd Mayweather faces up to 24 years in prison over two Nevada felony charges involving a bad check The boxer allegedly passed a check with insufficient funds on New Year's Eve 2024 to buy a...
