1396 stories by Corey Levitan
CEO Apologizes as Las Vegas Grapples with Disruptions from Inaugural F1 Grand Prix, Promises $1.7 Billion Boost
The chief of the F1′s parent company last week issued a public apology to Las Vegas for the many challenges its residents have endured over the past eight months as the Strip slowly transformed into a racetrack for this weekend’s inaugural Las...
Nevada Brothel Offers F1 Drivers Free Sex Ahead of Las Vegas Grand Prix
All 20 F1 drivers have been offered free sex at one of Nevada’s legal brothels ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix this Saturday. The offer was tendered by Addison Gray and Alice Little at the Chicken Ranch, located 60 miles west...
F1 to Remove Tunnel Population Living Beneath Las Vegas Strip
Formula One is reshaping the surface of the Las Vegas Strip for its inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, running from November 16-18, and the world beneath that surface. A series of interconnected concrete flood channels ushers stormwater beneath the Las Vegas Strip...
UFC First Sporting Event to Book Las Vegas Sphere
UFC has become the Las Vegas Sphere’s first sports booking. Over the weekend, UFC chief Dana White confirmed a September 16 card at the globe-shaped venue. "Mexican Independence Day, we are booked for The Sphere," White said at the UFC 295 post-fight...
Race Planners Didn’t Realize Las Vegas Gets Cold: Former F1 Director
According to Ross Brawn, the planners of the inaugural F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix didn’t take into account how cold Las Vegas gets at night this time of year. And Brawn knows because he was one of those planners. “The one thing...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Anti-Trans Backlash Forced Garth Brooks to Cancel Residency
On July 10, 2023, social media exploded with a bombshell: country superstar Garth Brooks was forced to cancel all remaining dates of his "Plus One" residency at Caesars Palace. The reason for low ticket sales was a backlash from his audience for...
F1 Race Forces Most Las Vegas Headlining Shows to Cancel
It’s lights out for most of Las Vegas’ regularly scheduled entertainment during F1’s inaugural Grand Prix, running Nov. 16-18 along the Las Vegas Strip itself. Arriving at any Strip destination at a particular time will be a mission fraught with myriad unknown...
Red Rock Releases New Inspirada Renderings
Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ: RRR) has unveiled new renderings of the luxury casino hotel it hopes to build in Henderson, Nev.’s Inspirada community. The Inspirada would fill the same luxury locals niche as the company’s Green Valley Ranch, also in Henderson, and...
F1 Las Vegas Prices Collapse as More than 10K Race Tickets Remain Unsold
The rubber has finally hit the road on the demand for F1 seats at their original price points. With less than a week left until the inaugural F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, more than 10K tickets remain unsold, causing ticket brokers and...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Howard Hughes Bought Silver Slipper Just to Dim its Sign
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 May 1, 2023. This is already our second Howard Hughes myth, and there are still a bunch left to...
