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2397 stories by Corey Levitan
Boulder City Moves to Protect Historic Motels From Vegas Bulldozers
Boulder City, Nev. has approved a plan to create a protected district for its historic motels This initiative follows the recent demolition of three landmark mid-century motels by Las Vegas The district will provide legal protections for eight vintage properties that have...
7th Proposed Vegas NBA Arena Site in Play Also Plans Casino
Starr Vegas is a new $10 billion proposal for an NBA-ready arena 2 miles south of the Las Vegas Strip The 63-acre site would include a basketball arena, retractable-roof soccer stadium and a casino The project marks the seventh site currently competing...
Popstar Bruno Mars Addresses Gambling Debt Rumor
Bruno Mars addressed long-standing gambling debt rumors during his tour kickoff in Las Vegas The singer joked with Anderson .Paak on stage, claiming he is finally 'debt-free' Despite past reports of multimillion-dollar losses, MGM Resorts previously denied any outstanding debt During the...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Luxor is Sinking
Did you know the Luxor is sinking just like the parts of Titanic on display inside of it? At least, that’s the takeaway you’ll get from “The Luxor Pyramid Is Sinking – Vegas’ Most Dangerous Casino,” “Inside the Collapse of the Luxor:...
UNLV Finds AI Oversight and Management Gap in Gaming
A new UNLV report found that few companies have a plan for managing AI While 80% of firms use generative AI, most lack dedicated teams for oversight and control Regulators expressed low confidence and limited visibility into how licensees currently deploy AI...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Sphere’s 1st Cancellation As Jack White Bans Phones
Kenny Chesney has canceled two of his upcoming Las Vegas Sphere dates, becoming the first headliner in the Sphere’s nearly three-year history to do so. Ticketholders to the country singer’s July 3 and 4 performances received a message from Chesney this week...
Offset Sued for $100K Casino Debt Prior to Separate Casino Shooting
Rapper Offset faces a $100,000 lawsuit from Detroit's MotorCity Casino for an unpaid credit line The civil complaint was filed shortly before Offset was shot outside a Florida casino MotorCity alleges breach of contract after a failed attempt to withdraw the funds...
Report: Vegas Casinos Chase Celine Dion in ‘Blank Check Moment’
Las Vegas casino companies are offering record-breaking sums to land Celine Dion's return, according to the National Enquirer The superstar's 2026 Paris residency is viewed as a medical litmus test for her third Las Vegas residency Dion's two Caesars Palace residencies were...
LOST VEGAS: The Kit Carson Club
The Sands Hotel was built around the bones of a 1940s roadside gambling joint originally called the Kit Carson Club Mob-connected former LAPD vice cop Guy McAfee and Flamingo founder Billy Wilkerson both saw their dreams fail at the site The old...
Report: Binion’s Las Vegas Employees Accused of Skimming $300K
Three Binion’s employees allegedly used unauthorized "manual discounts" on cash transactions to steal nearly $300,000 An internal audit uncovered the scheme, conducted between 2022-23, after finding a 30% gap between food inventory costs and revenue The suspects reportedly laundered the stolen cash...
