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2397 stories by Corey Levitan
Three Affiliated Tribes Submit $2 Billion Casino & Arena Plan for Las Vegas Massacre Site
North Dakota's Three Affiliated Tribes are looking to build a new casino hotel and arena on the land they own across from the Luxor on the Vegas Strip The tribe submitted a pre-review application for the project to Clark County The land...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Planet Hollywood’s $13 Pizza Slices, Eat Eats It
Planet Hollywood-based Pin-Up's pricey pizza Resorts World redefines ramen Eat no more A slice of plain cheese at Planet Hollywood’s Pin-Up Pizza will now set you back $12.99, according to its latest menu. But if you want to save $23.93, just order...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Electric Daisy Carnival Creators Plotting Sphere Show, New Life for ‘Beautiful’?
EDM at the Sphere? Life goes on? Santana plays on Organizers of the two biggest festivals in electronic dance music -- Las Vegas’ Electric Daisy Carnival and Belgium’s Tomorrowland -- are joining forces to produce a new Sphere show. Though they feature...
UNSOLVED VEGAS MYSTERIES: The Most Unlikely Suicide in Sin City History
The body of Raymond Spilsbury was found in the Colorado River near Hoover Dam in February 1946 Spilsbury's ankles were shackled with his own belt and his pockets filled with stones Despite this, authorities ruled out foul play and determined that Spilsbury...
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Creative Genius Behind Las Vegas’ Second Most Famous Sign
The electronic sign outside the Little Darlings strip club has become a Las Vegas landmark The sign, which is viewable from I-15, is known for its consistently funny messages Las Vegas makes a big deal about its signs. There’s that famous one...
Revolving Doors at Trump Las Vegas Hotel Flung Woman to Her Death, Lawsuit Claims
Trump International Hotels is being sued for the wrongful death of a woman allegedly ejected from its revolving doors. Diana Truschke was staying at the hotel when she attempted to exit through its revolving door on March 21, 2023. According to the...
SCOTUS Refuses Steve Wynn’s Bid to Overturn Libel Precedent
US Supreme Court rejects Steve Wynn's appeal to overturn current defamation laws Wynn wanted to use his 2018 case against the Associated Press to make it easier for public figures to successfully sue for defamation Wynn argues that current law is "unfit...
After Top Gambling Regulator Quits to Lobby for FanDuel, Fla. Proposes Bill to Bar a Repeat
Louis Trombetta accepted a job offer from sports betting giant FanDuel while serving as Florida's top gambling regulator His hardline regulatory stance resulted in three of FanDuel's competitors shutting down their fantasy sports betting games in the state A new state bill...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Downtown’s Slots are Looser Than the Strip’s
Downtown casinos used to pay more back on their slot machines than Strip casinos For the past four years, this trend has reversed Almost no one knows Most gamblers think that downtown slots are looser on average -- have a higher return-to-player...
YouTube Cracks Down on Gambling Content to Protect Kids
New YouTube policies target online gambling content All online gambling content is now age-restricted In-person gambling vloggers are unaffected YouTube has enacted stricter rules for its online gambling creators. As of March 19, vloggers who play online slots or virtual casino games,...
