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Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas Leads 2023 US Box Office Take
The main showroom inside Resorts World has been named the world’s highest-grossing venue under 5K capacity on Billboard magazine’s annual “Boxscore” list of top-grossing venues. It's Resorts World Theatre's second straight year making the list, which highlights the top-grossing venues in four...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Wu-Tang to Stage Vegas’s First Hip-Hop Residency, 98 Degrees’ Fake NYE, Punk Rock Bowling
Wu-Tang Clan will stage Las Vegas' first ever hip-hop residency when "Wu-Tang Clan: The Saga Continues ... The Las Vegas Residency" kicks off on Super Bowl Weekend at Virgin Hotels. The residency will take place February 9-10, and resume on March Madness...
Guy Fieri Announces Free Vegas Super Bowl Tailgate Party
Guy Fieri is cooking up a free tailgate party for Super Bowl LVIII. The spiky-haired Food Network star will preside over a celebration featuring live music and 20 restaurant pop-ups of his design. Guys' Flavortown Tailgate will kick off at 10:30 a.m....
Neon Museum in Vegas to Restore 1960s Flamingo Sign
The Neon Museum has announced plans to restore an icon of Las Vegas that it's possessed for decades without any public knowledge. Since it was acquired, it has even been on display ... sort of. Much like a real flamingo sticking its...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Viva Boss Vegas, Maroon 5 Adds 16, Justin to Open Fontainebleau
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will viva Las Vegas for the first time in more than 20 years. The Boss and his band have booked T-Mobile Arena for Friday, March 22. Springsteen has not played Vegas since “The Rising Tour” stopped...
Check Yourself: Las Vegas Airport to Test Self-Service TSA Screening
As the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) grapples with the return of air travel to pre-pandemic levels, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is rolling out a self-service screening option. The Screening at Speed Program, developed by the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T),...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Why Did the Wynn Reopen Mizumi Without its Star Chef?
Even before Chef Min Kim came to Wynn Las Vegas in 2015, he was a culinary superstar. The former executive chef at Mizumi at Wynn Palace in Macau previously helmed the Michelin-starred Narisawa in Tokyo and the Michelin-starred Ryugin. So why would...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Flamingo Was the First Strip Casino
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 31, 2023. We've already busted the myth perpetuated by that scene in the 1991 film, "Bugsy," in...
The Las Vegas Visit that Nearly Ended John Lennon’s Career
Some 43 years ago today, John Lennon’s life was ended by a deranged fan in one of the most senseless murders of the 20th century. But 16 years before that, unbeknownst to even most Beatles fans, his career was almost ended at...
Seth Rogen Las Vegas Sphere Video Lights Up Internet With Questions
Famed comic actor and cannabis entrepreneur Seth Rogen posted a video on Instagram recently that lit up the internet with speculation and amusement. The clip depicts Rogen, the purveyor of the Houseplant brand of cannabis and accessories, apparently sampling his own product...
