1304 stories by Corey Levitan
Top-Grossing Vegas Residencies of All Time — Report
On July 17, the Las Vegas Review-Journal published a list of the Top 10 grossing Las Vegas residencies of all time. Ascribing dollar figures to Las Vegas concerts is difficult and controversial since that information is usually kept secret by the venues,...
Officials Approve $1M Grant for Las Vegas Massacre Memorial on Strip
The Clark County Commission voted Tuesday to award a $1 million grant to the Vegas Strong Fund for the Forever One Memorial, which will honor those killed during the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas Strip...
Where All the Mirage Relics Will Go
When The Mirage re-emerges from its construction cocoon in three years, it will be a Hard Rock casino resort with virtually no trace of its former self to trigger nostalgia among its visitors. Some of the property’s unique relics have already found...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Sphere Goes EDM for NYE, Eagles Extend, Barry Recommits
For the highest-tech concert venue in the world, the Vegas Sphere sure has made some low-tech bookings ... until now. On New Year’s Eve, Anyma will become the first electronic dance music (EDM) act to play the spherical wonderland. The Italian producer...
NEW DAM FEE: Hoover May Charge Visitors Just to Drive to It
Guided tours of the Hoover Dam currently cost $30 per person -- only $10 if all you want to do is enter the visitor’s center -- plus $10 to park a vehicle you've driven there. Now, a newly built toll plaza suggests...
Remembering The Mirage, the Vegas Game-Changer That Closes This Week
This Thursday, The Mirage, the casino resort that remade Las Vegas, closes up shop for good. The body of what was once the world’s largest resort will live on, as the 3,000-room structure with the 91,000-square-foot casino gets transformed into the second...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: NASA Faked Moon Landing in Vegas Desert
This Saturday marks 55 years since NASA fooled most of the world into thinking that humans walked on the Moon. In 2019, a study conducted for C-SPAN found that 6% of respondents and an alarming 11% of millennials actually believe this asshattery....
WSOP Poker Player Suffers Heart Attack, Continues in Main Event
Even a heart attack isn’t serious enough to keep a poker pro out of the World Series of Poker Main Event, which opened July 3 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Adam Rude of Clarksville, Tenn. told the Poker News website...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: EDO No. 3, Tamba’s Strip Return
The owners of Las Vegas’ Anima by EDO and EDO Tapas & Wine are going for a trifecta. Roberto Liendo, Joe Mikulich, and James Beard-nominated Chef Oscar Amador will open Braseria in early 2025. The Spanish-French brasserie will debut at The Collective, a...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Imperial Palace was Shaped Like a Swastika
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Nov. 11, 2022. A popular myth has resurfaced since the LINQ Hotel replaced the Imperial Palace on the Las...
