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2028 stories by Corey Levitan
Robotaxi Self-Crashes in Las Vegas
A robotaxi from Zoox rear-ended an occupied passenger car last month on an unnamed Las Vegas freeway No injuries were reported A software issue was identified and corrected Zoox is owned by Amazon The journey of self-driving taxis hit a speedbump last...
Las Vegas Icon Smokey Robinson Accused of Multiple Rapes in $50 Million Civil Suit
Motown legend Smokey Robinson is facing a $50 million lawsuit on charges of sexual assault The suit, filed by four unnamed former housekeepers, alleges Robinson raped them each multiple times at his homes in California and Vegas between 2006 and 2024 Each...
FX Brings ‘Alien: Earth’ Experience to Las Vegas
In space, no one can hear you scream. Not so in the south parking lot of AREA15, where FX will stage a temporary attraction previewing its “Alien: Earth” series on May 16 and 17. “The Wreckage,” which premiered at SXSW in March,...
Wynn Las Vegas Delays Tower Remodel Due to Tariffs
Wynn Resorts has delayed renovating its Encore tower The $200 million project was scheduled to take place this summer Wynn Resorts on Tuesday became the first major Las Vegas casino company to admit that tariffs have affected their plans. During the company’s...
Two Vegas Restaurants Owned by Accused Piero’s Terrorizer Suddenly Close
Table 34 and Bramàre, two prominent off-Strip Las Vegas restaurants, have suddenly closed Both are co-owned by Evan Glusman, the man arrested on April 26 for threatening to shoot up his father's Las Vegas restaurant, Piero's In the latest twist in the...
Florida Gambling Bill Dies in Committee
Florida's HB147 has died in committee The wide-ranging gambling bill would have increased penalties for illegal gambling and bribing professional athletes, barred gaming regulators from employment in the gaming industry, and decoupled thoroughbred tracks from live racing The bill was seen as...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Beyonce is Sphereless, American Music Awards Giving Out Seats
Faced with a cease-and-desist letter from the Sphere, Beyoncé dropped the globular wonder from a video screening during her current “Cowboy Carter” tour this week. In the video, a giant-size Queen Bey stomped through Las Vegas, picking up and playing with the...
UPDATE: Las Vegas Mayor’s Announcement of 2nd Circa Casino Premature
UPDATE: Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley indeed announced that a new casino from Circa co-founder Derek Stevens was "in our future" during her first State of the City address. However, according to Vital Vegas, she shouldn't have. That is to say that...
Burlesque Hall of Fame in Vegas Goes Bust, Blames Trump
A downtown fixture since 2006, the Burlesque Hall of Fame Museum will close in July Museum officials blame President Trump, saying "recent economic and political events" have caused attendance to plummet Visitor traffic in Vegas dropped almost 8% in March, according to...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: $9 Billion Halo Megaresort to Replace Luxor & Excalibur
A recent news story announced that Luxor and Excalibur are undergoing demolition and will be replaced with a $9 billion, 1,000-foot resort The story, which featured AI-generated renderings, was immediately met with skepticism Debunked as an April Fool's prank, some people are...
