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Japanese Man Faces 5 Years in Prison for Gambling Online
Makoto Chomabayashi faces five years in prison for gambling in an online casino, which is illegal in Japan Three years is the maximum for his gambling, then another two for acting as a casino affiliate Chomabayashi is believed to have gambled $194...
Free Parking at Resorts World Las Vegas All Summer
Resorts World Las Vegas will offer free parking, from June 2 through Aug. 28, at its guest and hotel parking garages. There are “no strings attached,” the resort announced Friday on its social media pages. You don’t have to be a loyalty...
Electronic Poker Table on Display at WSOP Raises Stakes in Automation of Las Vegas
Jackpot Digital on Friday announced that its new dealer-less Jackpot Blitz electronic poker table is on display at the 2025 World Series of Poker, which got underway Tuesday at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas. If you’ve stayed in Las...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Lefty Rosenthal, Who Inspired De Niro’s ‘Casino’ Character, Hired the Strip’s First Female Dealers
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 July 17, 2023. Sure, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal secretly ran the Stardust, Fremont, Marina, and Hacienda casinos in Las Vegas for the...
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Lays off Dozens of Table Game Dealers
The Fontainebleau laid off dozens of table game dealers this week The Las Vegas casino hotel has faced many challenges since opening in 2023 Chief among the challenges is an anemic location and competition from more established luxury resorts The Fontainebleau Las...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Eatwell Farewell May Signal Giada Sayonara, Toughest Vegas Reservations
Giada departing the Cromwell? TastingTable names the 10 hardest reservations in Vegas Travelers won't go hungry at Harry Reid International Eatwell at the Cromwell has closed, which isn’t earth-shattering news since it was only a 24-hour quick-service food stall that opened in...
Zac Brown Inadvertently Announces Las Vegas Sphere Residency
Zac Brown wasn’t lying when he revealed last year on the Theo Von podcast that his eponymous band would perform at the Sphere by the end of the year. He just didn’t say which year. Now, the country star has made the...
World Series of Poker Bans A.I. & Human Help During Play
A scandal over last year's World Series of Poker champion briefly consulting a laptop has forced a rule change The tournament, which began Tuesday, now bans all electronic assistance and coaching during game play A scandal has forced the World Series of...
Angry Mob at Vegas Punk Rock Festival Attacks Biker Wearing Nazi Emblem
A man attending a Las Vegas punk rock festival was attacked by concertgoers because of his T-shirt The shirt, from a now-defunct California chopper shop, sported a logo similar to a Nazi SS insignia A man in a T-shirt with a logo...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Rivea of No Return, Where’s the Hands Down Best Vegas Burger?
Rivea at the W Las Vegas, will close on June 22, according to MGM Resorts. Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse opened the Riviera-inspired French and Italian fusion restaurant on the 64th floor of what was originally the Delano Hotel in October 2015. Before...
