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‘The Voice’ Contestant Dies by Suicide in Las Vegas
Ryan Whyte Maloney, who competed on Season 6 of the "The Voice" in 2014, fatally shot himself in Las Vegas on Tuesday. According to the police report obtained by TMZ, the incident followed a drunken argument the 44-year-old had with his fiancée...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Salt Bae Pulls Up Steaks, Health Dept Closes Planet Hollywood-Adjacent Eatery
Nusr-Et Steakhouse, the high-end restaurant located on The Park promenade between New York-New York and Park MGM, has closed. Nusr-Et was opened in February 2022 by Nusret Gökçe, the larger-than-life Turkish chef better known as Salt Bae, who came to fame after...
Nevada Supreme Court Backs Backstreet Boy Nick Carter’s Defamation Case
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling Tuesday that Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys was likely defamed and can move forward with a countersuit against his rape accuser. In a 2017 blog post, Melissa Schuman claimed she was raped by...
Experience MrBeast at Resorts World Las Vegas
Resorts World is marketing a fan experience geared to followers of the MrBeast YouTube channel. “The MrBeast Experience” includes a three-night stay at Resorts World, a MrBeast “mystery bag” stocked with MrBeast-branded merchandise and, for one lucky guest, a $10K voucher redeemable...
We All Scream for This Vegas Museum
Here’s a scoop for you … The Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC) plans to open its seventh permanent location in Las Vegas in 2026. The experience, which Business Insider called “a Willy Wonka factory come to life that you won’t want to...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Tom Jones & Katy Perry Return (Not Together), Bruno Re-Parks
It is unusual for a headliner to return, 60 years after their Las Vegas debut and still generate enough buzz to land at Wynn Las Vegas instead of off-Strip on an oldies package tour. But that’s Tom Jones, who returns to the...
THE BUNK MONKS: Fake Buddhist Clergy Solicit ‘Donations’ on The Strip
Stroll the Las Vegas Strip for a half hour and you’ll run into any number of people generating income as costumed characters. They're not really misrepresenting themselves, other than probably to the IRS. Everyone knows they're not really Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, or...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Gonzalo Garcia-Pelayo Invented the Only Technique to Beat Roulette Without Cheating
“The story of how the only profitable roulette system was uncovered and how the man that discovered it won $1.5 million, is a tale that continues to inspire casino fans new and old,” reads the Times of Malta’s April 21, 2022 edition....
O.J.’s Vegas Death House Drama: Estate Sues to Evict His Son
O.J. Simpson’s estate is suing his son for refusing to vacate the disgraced football icon’s last place of residence. According to TMZ, Justin Simpson -- the 36-year-old son of O.J. and the woman he was criminally acquitted of murdering, Nicole Brown Simpson...
Tupac Suspect Faces New Charge for Jail Battery
The Las Vegas man accused of orchestrating the 1996 murder of rap legend Tupac Shakur now has a new charge to answer to. On Sunday, Duane “Keffe D” Davis was charged with battery by a fellow inmate at the Clark County Detention...
