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Two Legionnaires Cases Reported at South Point Casino in Las Vegas
Two separate cases of Legionnaires' disease are being investigated at the South Point casino hotel in Las Vegas, the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) announced Thursday. One case occurred in August 2024, while the other occurred in February 2025. Both are “travel-associated”...
LOST VEGAS: Celebrity Dealers
Among the various illegal activities one might have stumbled across in a Las Vegas casino in the 1950s was celebrity dealing. Dean Martin reportedly ran blackjack tables for kicks between his 8 p.m. and midnight shows at the Sands, a casino that,...
Fontainebleau Las Vegas and Tom Brady to Debut Memorabilia Display
Fontainebleau Las Vegas and Tom Brady will open a temporary sports and entertainment museum in June "Hall of Excellence" will feature impressive memorabilia from Brady and other notables Fontainebleau Las Vegas announced Wednesday that it will open a temporary sports and entertainment...
Sex Worker Hired for Diddy’s ‘Freak Offs’ Was Convicted Las Vegas Killer & Reality Star
Ash Armand's photo was introduced during the first week of Sean "P Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial Prosecutors claim he was one of 13 male escorts hired to perform at the disgraced record mogul's "freak off" sex parties Armand was initially known...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: New ‘Restaurant Fee’ In, Bahama Breeze Out
Check your checks, Las Vegas visitors. Some restaurants now charge a fee separate from the price of your food and drinks, tax and tip. Vegas visitor Dave Larouche recently shared a tweet of the receipt for his bill at Giordano’s at the...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Roth v. Hagar in Vegas, No KISS Reunion, Did Katy Fail?
The second living museum of Van Halen nostalgia arrives in Las Vegas Sept. 8, when original singer David Lee Roth swings a new tour into the BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau. Though most hardcore fans consider the “Van Hagar” era of pop-rock hits...
Planning Takes Off Again for Second Las Vegas Airport
The environmental impact statement process has restarted on a second Las Vegas airport First proposed in 1998, the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport will be built 30 miles south of the Strip and serve 35 million travelers per year It's already seven years...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Resort Fees Have Been Banned
New resort fee rules imposed by the FTC have gone into effect The rules change how hotels must inform guests about additional fees tacked onto their nightly room rates, but aren't making the fees illegal Last Monday, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC)...
Wynn Las Vegas Sued for Negligence After Boy Nearly Drowned
The family of a Utah boy who nearly drowned in a Wynn Las Vegas swimming pool is suing the casino resort company for negligence. According to the lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in Clark County District Court, Joseph Stanley III dove to the...
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 which...
