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Corey Levitan
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F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Finishes in Drama: Race Favorite Disqualified
Max Verstappen won the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix for Oracle Red Bull Racing on Saturday night, but the real story happened three hours after the race finished. Race officials disqualified McLaren drivers Lando Norris...
Who is Mathew Bowyer, the Bookie Who Nearly Took the Vegas Strip Down with Him?
An image-conscious high school student from the poorer side of Southern California’s San Juan Capistrano, Mathew Bowyer ran poker games out of his parents’ garage. The profits allowed him to buy a new pickup truck,...
Another Loose Manhole Cover Ends F1 Las Vegas Practice
Thursday night's practice session for this weekend's F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix was ended early because of a loose manhole cover F1 previously ran into manhole issues in its 2023 race in Sin City The...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: MGM Grand Fire Victims Died Because They Wouldn’t Leave Slots
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 March 18, 2024. We rerun it on the 45th anniversary of one...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Goo Goos Get Resident, Weird Al Returns, Chainsmokers & Cavin Harris Re-up with Wynn
Goo Goo Dolls (they of the “the”-less moniker) will play a five-show residency at the Venetian Theatre next spring. This marks a change of scenery for the Grammy-nominated rock band behind the Top 10 hits...
LOST VEGAS: Casino Security Office ‘Justice’
The people who claim to miss the days when the mob ran Vegas probably weren't caught cheating back then Until the 1980s, the practice of being "back-roomed" was a common occurrence The practice was depicted...
Elaine Wynn’s Art Fetches More Than $70 Million in New York Auction
Six paintings owned by the late Elaine Wynn sold at Christie’s for a total of $70,335,000 this week, just short of the $75 million estimate set by the New York auction house. The highest price...
NEW VIDEO: Armed Man Disguised as Security Guard Robs Las Vegas Casino
UPDATE: Las Vegas police released the following new video of the robbery at Rampart Casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, November 13. The video shows the suspect, disguised as a security guard, demanding money from...
Las Vegas Movie Studio Bill Dies in Nevada Senate
A proposal to bring two Hollywood studios to Las Vegas collapsed in the Nevada Senate on Wednesday night, ending months of debate over one of the largest tax incentive packages in state history. Assembly Bill...
UPDATE: Lawmakers Approve Banning Some Criminals from Vegas Strip for Up to a Year
UPDATE: The Nevada Senate passed an amended version of Governor Joe Lombardo's crime bill in the early morning hours of Wednesday's special legislative session. AB4 would reopen a court to adjudicate low-level crimes on the Las...
