1130 stories by Corey Levitan
NFL Releases Schedule for Super Bowl Week in Las Vegas
We now know what else fans lucky enough to attend Super Bowl LVIII will be up to in Las Vegas during the week of Feb. 4-11, 2024. That’s because the NFL made several (very) pregame announcements on Wednesday, August 23. A Super...
Priscilla Presley to Headline Secret Las Vegas Shows
No press release went out and no advertisements ran when three upcoming Las Vegas shows headlined by Priscilla Presley quietly went on sale on the South Point casino resort’s website back on June 20. The reason, it can safely be assumed, is...
MGM Resorts International Faces $15K Lawsuit After Bat Found in Las Vegas Strip Hotel
Eight Arizona residents say they received necessary preventative rabies treatments after sharing their New York-New York hotel room with a live bat in April 2022. This is according to their recently filed civil complaint against MGM Resorts International, which operates the casino...
F1 Blinks, Lowering Vegas Grand Prix Viewing Fees for Resistant Clubs and Eateries — Report
Formula 1 is lowering the fees many say it's charging in an attempt to strong-arm from clubs and restaurants with a view of the Las Vegas Grand Prix track. As previously reported, F1 had been demanding $1,500 per head according to maximum...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Vanderpump to Rule 3rd Strip Eatery; Elvis Wedding Cake Rebaked
Reality star/restaurateur Lisa Vanderpump plans to open her third Las Vegas eatery. This one's at the Flamingo, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which lists its source as “a person with knowledge of the project who was not authorized to speak publicly.”...
B-52s Extend Vegas Residency, Singer Fred Schneider Books Punk Rock Museum
On Monday, the B-52s announced the extension of their Vegas residency at the Venetian in Vegas. The band, universally loved for its ’80s party-rock classics “Rock Lobster,” “Private Idaho,” and “Love Shack,” wraps up 10 dates at the Venetian Theater on September...
A’s Hire Construction Manager for Las Vegas Ballpark
The Oakland A’s announced Monday the hiring of Mortenson-McCarthy as construction manager for their proposed $1.5 billion ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip, according to a press release from the Major League Baseball (MLB) team. A joint venture of Minneapolis-based Mortenson and...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Usher-ing Out, Minogue Sells Out (Again)
Usher has announced what he claims are the final dozen dates of his Las Vegas residency. It will conclude with a run from Nov. 3-Dec. 2 at Dolby Live at Park MGM, its home since July 2022. The eight-time Grammy-winner actually began...
More Vegas Casinos Announce Competitively Priced F1 Grand Prix Packages
Several more viewing options for the Las Vegas Grand Prix being held November 16-18 were announced this week by the Palms and Ellis Island casino hotels. Though both are off the Strip, they face the racetrack that Formula 1 is currently erecting...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Elvis Was a Straight-Up Racist – Mary J. Blige, Quincy Jones, Chuck D Weigh In on a Persistent Controversy
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 Jan. 20, 2023. In 2002, hip-hop singer Mary J. Blige sang “Blue Suede Shoes,” a Carl Perkins song popularized...
