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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Crooks Robbed a Potato Chip Truck Thinking it Had Casino Chips
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 Dec. 9, 2022. “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story,” Mark Twain once...
UPDATE: Gaming Regulators Fine MGM Resorts $8.5M Over Illegal Bookmakers
UPDATE: The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) on Thursday voted 4-0 to accept the $8.5 million proposed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and accepted by MGM Resorts for its role in permitting illegal bookmakers to gamble at the MGM Grand and...
UPDATE: License Revoked from Trainer Who Gave Winning Racehorse Coke
UPDATE: The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday revoked the horseracing license of Alvaro Torres, the trainer who drugged a horse with cocaine, for five years. EARLIER: After The Saime Pro won the second race of the Elko County Fair on Aug. 24,...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Paris LV Bar Closed by Health Dept, Bottled Blonde & Wynn’s Pisces Set Openings
Demerits lower Paris service bar rating Bottled Blonde looking for fun in Vegas Pisces swimming into the Wynn The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) closed a service bar at Paris Las Vegas on Wednesday for six demerits during a routine inspection. The...
Why Las Vegas Concert Prices are Higher Than Other Cities
An analysis of stadium concert tour prices confirms that tickets in Las Vegas tickets cost more Add-on fees make up the majority of that price difference Tickets to concerts in Las Vegas have always felt more expensive than in other cities. Now,...
Two More Las Vegas Poker Rooms Reportedly Leaving Casino Floors
Caesars Entertainment is reopening its closed poker rooms at Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood, according to reliable reports Both will be located away from their more profitable casino floors Caesars Palace's poker room will be half the size of its predecessor, but...
FAA Says it Fixed Vegas Airport Issues that Increased Risk of Mid-Air Plane/Helicopter Collisions
The FAA said it corrected "several immediate" safety issues at Harry Reid International Airport three weeks ago The issues increased the likelihood of mid-air collisions between passenger planes and tourist helicopters, according to the agency The FAA said their fixes resulted in...
Resorts World Las Vegas Hires 1st Chief Compliance Officer Following Illegal Betting Scandal
Resorts World Las Vegas has hired its first chief compliance officer It will be gaming attorney Jennifer Roberts' job to ensure no repeats of the recent scandal in which illegal bookmakers were allowed to gamble at the casino resort Resorts World Las...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Bob Marley Hope Road Sets Opening, Will Foreigner Reunite With Gramm in Vegas?
Hope Road leads Bob Marley fans to Mandalay Bay Foreigner checks into the Venetian Pitbull returns to the Fontainebleau Bob Marley Hope Road will open June 25 at Mandalay Bay. The experience will be a self-guided interactive museum celebrating the life of...
NFL Hall of Famer Accused of Rape in Las Vegas Lawsuit
A $50 million civil suit filed against Shannon Sharpe accuses the former football star of multiple counts of sexual abuse Sharpe's attorney claims the sex was consensual and that the lawsuit is nothing more than a blackmail attempt NFL Hall of Famer...
