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Trainer Fined $100K by Nevada Regulators for Drugging Race Horses
Ricardo Castillo faces a 15-year ban and $100K fine for drugging horses he ran in the Elko County Fair That's 25 times the maximum fine imposed by Nevada's horse racing steward This is the second time in history that the Nevada Gaming...
LOST VEGAS: Celebrity Casino Greeters
Celebrity greeters were once a popular Vegas tradition They've gone the way of 99-cent buffet and showgirls on the Strip Another once-popular tradition that Las Vegas has abandoned is the celebrity casino greeter. Hired from the 1950s through the 1970s, celebrity greeters...
Tickets On Sale For ‘Wizard of Oz’ at Vegas Sphere
Tickets for the Las Vegas Sphere's reproduction of "The Wizard of Oz" are now on sale Screenings start August 28 The price point aligns with what the Sphere charges for its current feature films Tickets to the immersive version of "The Wizard...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Sartiano’s for the Wynn, All-You-Can-Eat Guy Fieri for $20, What’s Going Into Julian Serrano’s Former Aria Space?
Sartiano’s Italian Steakhouse is set to debut this winter at the Wynn. The upscale eatery, founded in New York City by Scott Sartiano in 2023 blends classic Italian cuisine with a contemporary steakhouse experience. The restaurant is part of Sartiano’s Bond Hospitality...
Circa Las Vegas to Host ‘World’s Largest Slot Party’
Circa Resort & Casino in downtown Las Vegas will host a full-day slot tournament on July 19. It's promoting “Slotapalooza” as “the world’s largest slot party.” The tournament will include $20K in free play and free player merchandise. Starting at 7 pm,...
Reality Star Cited for Battery After Las Vegas Casino Fight
Reality TV star Tarek El Moussa was cited for battery after allegedly kneeing another man unconscious The victim allegedly "got out of line" with El Moussa's 77-year-old father, witnesses told TMZ The altercation occurred at the Venetian, where El Moussa had traveled...
Athletics Set Groundbreaking Date for Vegas Stadium — With Most Financing Still Not in Place
The Athletics have set a groundbreaking ceremony date for their new Las Vegas Strip stadium The project may not get built because the large majority of its funding is still not in place after nearly two years of soliciting shares in the...
Bellagio Fountains Assassin Claims He Shot in Self-Defense
Manuel "SinCity-Mannywise" Ruiz faces murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing rival vlogger Rodney "Finny Da Legend" Finley and his wife outside the Bellagio on Saturday night The two vloggers reportedly had a long-running feud that led to previous confrontations Ruiz claims...
UFO Cover-up About Nevada’s Area 51 Exposed … But It’s Not What You Think
A congressionally ordered 2023 investigation revealed shocking new evidence of a government cover-up about Area 51, the secret US Air Force Base operating 81 miles northwest of Las Vegas since 1955. Only what was covered up, according to investigators, is that the...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Flu Turn Scotches Rod Residency, Resorts World Takes a Chance on ABBA
Rod Stewart is getting more practice canceling concerts lately than playing them. His spree of disappointment began just three hours before the June 1 show in in his ongoing second Caesars Palace residency was scheduled to start. Stewart announced on Instagram that...
