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Mob Killed Pope John Paul I for Refusing to Launder Money from Vegas Skim, Claims New Book
A new memoir is stirring controversy with an explosive claim linking the Las Vegas mob to the sudden death of Pope John Paul I in 1978. In “Mafia Secrets: Untold Tales from the Hollywood Godfather,” actor‑turned‑author Gianni Russo alleges that the pontiff...
Family of Ex-Nevada Senator’s Son Sues Vegas Casino Where He was Murdered
The family of Na’onche Osborne is suing Boyd Gaming's Aliante Casino Osborne, the adopted son of former Democratic Nevada state senator Pat Spearman, was shot dead at the North Las Vegas casino on March 27 Osborne's biological mother filed the suit. claiming...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Trouble in Jason Aldean’s Kitchen, World’s Largest Japanese Cultural Hub Planned
The largest Japanese dining, cultural and entertainment complex in the US is being planned for Chinatown in Las Vegas, just 1.5 miles west of the Wynn and Encore. According to chinatownvegas.com, a hyperlocal news site that announced the news on Tuesday, Chubby...
LOST VEGAS: Caesars Magical Empire
A lavish kingdom of dining and magic once greeted visitors to Caesars Palace. Before the center-Strip casino resort built the Colosseum for Celine Dion, the same footprint housed what now feels like a fever dream. The 66,000 square-foot Caesars Magical Empire required...
Flamingo Las Vegas Getting Facelift for 80th Birthday
One of the Las Vegas Strip’s oldest casino resorts is getting a facelift to look younger. The Flamingo announced on Monday that it will completely redesign its lobby in time for the property’s 80th birthday celebration next year. The new lobby will...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Guns N’ Roses Returning to Allegiant, a Loggins Jam
Guns N' Roses take another shot at Vegas Kenny Loggins to cut Footloose on Valentine's Day Guns N’ Roses, the partially intact band that performed the first rock concert at Allegiant Stadium in 2021, is returning five years later for an encore....
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Taxi Lobby Blocked Monorail from Reaching Airport
The Las Vegas Monorail shuttles patrons along the Strip, but fails to reach the airport Many blame that on the region's taxi and limousine industries While they have always lobbied against a monorail at the airport, their impact was negligible It seems...
F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Finishes in Drama: Race Favorite Disqualified
Max Verstappen won the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix for Oracle Red Bull Racing on Saturday night, but the real story happened three hours after the race finished. Race officials disqualified McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, after both their MCL39’s...
Who is Mathew Bowyer, the Bookie Who Nearly Took the Vegas Strip Down with Him?
An image-conscious high school student from the poorer side of Southern California’s San Juan Capistrano, Mathew Bowyer ran poker games out of his parents’ garage. The profits allowed him to buy a new pickup truck, outfitted with booming subwoofers, to keep up...
Another Loose Manhole Cover Ends F1 Las Vegas Practice
Thursday night's practice session for this weekend's F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix was ended early because of a loose manhole cover F1 previously ran into manhole issues in its 2023 race in Sin City The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, which...
