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2136 stories by Corey Levitan
Most Regrettable Las Vegas Experiences
Las Vegas offers dozens of ways to regret losing your money in each and every casino. This is a warning about some of the most popular nongambling ways. We’ve tried, and thoroughly regretted, all of these “must do” experiences, hopefully so you...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Jason Aldean Sets Date to Fight Blake Shelton (Restaurant-Wise)
Do enough country music fans visit Las Vegas every weekend to make Jason Aldean’s new Southern restaurant and honky-tonk just as successful as Blake Shelton’s almost identical Ole Red across the Strip and a 10-minute walk north? TC Restaurant Group, the corporation...
Dennis Hof’s Love Ranch Brothel Near Vegas Demolished
One month after Las Vegas lost the Tropicana, another institution that locals and tourists visited but didn’t talk about as much was demolished. Dennis Hof’s Love Ranch, located 80 miles outside Sin City in Nevada's Nye County, where prostitution is legal, was...
Robert Telles, Las Vegas Journalist Killer, Files Appeal
Robert Telles, the former county administrator convicted of murdering the Las Vegas reporter who investigated him, filed a notice on Monday appealing that conviction to the Nevada Supreme Court. In August, Telles, now 48, was sentenced to 20 years to life for...
LOST VEGAS: Royal Nevada Casino Hotel, 1955-58
The Royal Nevada opened on April 19, 1955 and closed on January 30, 1958, making it one of the shortest-lived Las Vegas casino resorts. What happened in between was a clusterf*** of bad timing, bad decisions, and, especially ironic for a casino,...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Sammy Hagar Parks it at Park MGM, New Edition’s Additions, Tyler Childers
Sammy Hagar will perform a residency at Park MGM’s Dolby Live in April and May, he announced on Monday. Hagar's "The Best of All Worlds Tour" will be Vegas residency No. 11 for the former Van Halen frontman. It follows jaunts at...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: False Adele Residency Flags
With “Weekends With Adele” wrapping on Saturday after 100 performances, we bring you a special edition dedicated to correcting some of the less-than-accurate stories that have circulated about the pop superstar’s Caesars Palace residency. Palestinian Flag Adele carried the flag of the...
This Pizza & Wings Costs $653 at Allegiant VIP Box in Vegas!
If you find yourself in a VIP box at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, do everyone you’re with a favor and walk to the nearest concession stand, where a full pizza with pepperoni will cost $40, not $300. While watching the UNLV...
Either Vegas Grand Prix Will Draw 1/3 of 2023 Spectators or F1 Fibbed Last Year
Either attendance for the second Las Vegas Grand Prix (LVGP) will be drastically down this year, or F1 just admitted to inflating last year’s attendance figures -- perhaps to help overstate the race’s economic impact on the Strip. According to LVSportsBiz.com, which...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Casinos Pump in Extra Oxygen
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 July 29, 2022. One of the most enduring myths of Vegas is that casinos pump oxygen onto...
