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VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Cyn City, McGraw Eases Dolly’s Partin’, ABBA to Take a Chance on Bally’s?
Cyndi Lauper will perform her first Las Vegas residency with six dates at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace this spring: April 24, 25 and 29 and May 1-2. Live Nation is calling her run in Las Vegas “an opportunity for fans who...
Failed Bill to Bring Movie Studios to Vegas Could be Resurrected in Special Session
The Nevada legislature will reconvene in a special session sometime in the next couple of months Lawmakers are expected to reconsider bills authorizing film and tax credits that could lead to the creation of a Las Vegas-based film studio Previous efforts to...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: YouTuber ‘Almost Died’ on Strat Ride
One of YouTube’s most recognizable personalities, IShowSpeed, recently rode the SkyJump attraction from the top of the Strat’s famous Las Vegas tower to the bottom. The simulated 829-foot freefall, which he livestreamed on September 26, went off without incident. But the next...
Las Vegas Sands Powers Off iGaming Experiment
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) has exited the iGaming space a little over three years after entering it, officially closing its pilot digital venture last week. Sands Digital Services (SDS) was formed in Carson City, Nev. in March 2022 to stream live...
Projected Cost of Vegas High-Speed Train Nearly DOUBLES!
The estimated cost of Brightline West’s high-speed rail line connecting Southern California to Las Vegas has surged to $21.5 billion, nearly doubling from its last publicly confirmed estimate of $12.4 billion in January 2025. The updated figure was disclosed in a US...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Celine Dion Helicoptered to and From Caesars Palace
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 June 5, 2023. Celine Dion has suffered enough misfortune. A rare degenerative neurological disease, Stiff Person’s Syndrome, has thrust the Canadian...
NOTICIAS DE MÚSICA EN LAS VEGAS: Zac en el Sphere se expande, Rod sigue, Doja Cat, NIN y más
Zac Brown añade más fechas en el Sphere Rod Stewart no puede dejar Caesars Palace Doja Cat planea visita a Las Vegas en 2026 La Zac Brown Band ha añadido dos fechas más a lo que ahora es una gira de ocho...
Boyd Gaming Faces Wave of Data Breach Lawsuits
Boyd Gaming is facing a class-action lawsuit following a cyberattack last month The lawsuit claims Boyd failed to adequately protect customer and employee data Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. (BYD) faces six federal lawsuits in Nevada following a cyberattack that compromised sensitive...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Zac’s Sphere Expands, Rod Willing, Doja Cat, NIN & More
Zac Browns adds more Sphere dates Rod Stewart can't quit Caesars Palace Doja Cat plans 2026 Vegas visit The Zac Brown Band has added two more dates to what is now an eight-show residency at the Las Vegas Sphere. The extra demand...
Tourist Survives 11,000-Foot Skydiving Plunge in Vegas Desert
A 24-year-old British tourist suffered "extreme" injuries during a recent tandem parachute dive outside Las Vegas Both main and reserve parachutes failed, sending Mitchell Deakin and his instructor plummeting toward the ground at 35-45 mph The FAA is investigating the cause of...
