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VEGAS DINING NEWS: Steaks Stripped from Caesars Palace Eatery, Red Rock to Swap New Restaurant for Old One
In March 2023, Caesars Entertainment and Tao Group Hospitality debuted Stanton Social Prime at Caesars Palace as an offshoot of New York City’s Stanton Social, which closed in 2018. But steak didn’t cut it for the owners -- at least not as...
Former Las Vegas Porn Star Found Guilty of Killing & Decapitating Her Ex to Be With His Son
A Las Vegas jury on Friday night convicted Devyn Michaels of first-degree murder after deciding that the former porn star beat her on-and-off boyfriend/baby daddy to death and then decapitated him in August 2023. If you don’t think that was the most...
Caesars Becomes 3rd Vegas Casino Company to Pay Millions for Same Illegal Bookie’s Gambling
This week, Caesars Entertainment became the third Las Vegas casino operator this year to be fined by the Nevada Gaming Commission for anti-money laundering failures related to illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer. The Reno-based company, which operates eight casino resorts on the Strip,...
5 Michigan Casinos That Shut Down but Transformed the Industry
Michigan’s gambling history isn’t just about the casinos that survived -- it’s about the ones that didn’t. These five defunct venues, ranked by historical impact, helped shape tribal sovereignty, urban gaming, and regulatory reform. Though gone, their legacies still influence how Michigan...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The El Rancho Vegas’ Origin Story
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 February 25, 2025. One day in 1938 or 1939, Thomas Everett Hull -- who owned the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel...
Indicted Gambler Wins Major Las Vegas Poker Event, Exposing Industry Blind Spot
Poker pro Gal Yifrach won the 2025 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas Main Event on November 12. That wouldn’t be big news except that Yifrach is currently under federal indictment for operating an illegal gambling business and laundering its...
FALLOUT VEGAS REVENUE: Room Taxes, Gaming Fees, Rentals All Down in FY Q1
The LVCVA reported that tourism to Sin City was down significantly for the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year Officials blame economic uncertainty and consumer anxiety for the downturn The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) delivered grim but expected...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Even Longer Runs from Eagles & New Kids, Brandy & Monica Spark Residency Rumor
New Kids on the Block renewed their vows with Dolby Park Live at Park MGM for another year. The first Vegas residency by the hit '90s boy band, “The Right Stuff,” added 16 new dates on Wednesday, and the band headed to...
Elon’s Boring Co. Fined Nearly $500K More for Environmental Violations While Digging Vegas Loop
Environmental regulators have once again fined the Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunneling venture. This time, it must pay $500K for violations it committed while digging the latest expansion for its Vegas Loop underground people-mover. According to Fortune magazine, Boring dumped toxic drilling...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: 7 Vegas Spots Ranked Top 100 US Earners, Siegel’s 1941 to be Rubbed Out
Restaurant Business magazine’s annual list of the 100 top-earning Independent US eateries includes seven from Las Vegas. For the fourth time in the past five years, the Top of the World Steakhouse has topped all other Vegas entries in this ranking. Without...
