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Another Las Vegas Casino Suffered Major Cyberattack — Back in January
The OYO Hotel & Casino Las Vegas (formerly Hooters Hotel & Casino) suffered a significant cyberattack in January 2025, according to court filings first reported by Crain's New York Business on October 14, 2025. The resulting data breach reportedly compromised the personal...
Aces Celebrate Third WNBA Championship on Las Vegas Strip
For the third time in four seasons, the Las Vegas Aces celebrated their WNBA championship with a high-energy parade down a closed Las Vegas Strip on Friday, October 17. The team rode atop a double-decker bus past thousands of elated fans, many...
Las Vegas Casino Expansion Expands
Red Rock Resorts is doubling down on its Durango Casino & Resort. While construction continues on a previously announced expansion -- adding 25,000 square feet of casino space and a 2,000-space parking garage -- the company has already filed plans with Clark...
Canadian Airline to Charge For Reclining Seats
Canadian airline WestJet plans to charge customers extra to recline their seats The company is reconfiguring 43 planes to force economy passengers to sit in "fixed recline” position Canadian tourists don’t really need more reasons not to visit Las Vegas Canadians sick...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Howard Hughes Lived in The Green House
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on October 28, 2024. What makes this myth so pervasive and difficult to challenge is that it was started by a...
First Las Vegas Gaming Resort Receives Michelin Key
Fontainebleu Las Vegas has become the city's first casino resort to receive a prestigious Michelin Guide key Like Michelin's stars for restaurants, keys are used to signify properties that provide exceptional service The Four Seasons and Waldorf Astoria in Vegas have also...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: More Shows There Was No Doubt About, Eagles to Become Longest Sphere Resident, Culture’s New Club
No Doubt has added six new shows to its 2026 “Live at Sphere” residency, bringing the total to 12 so far. Plenty more are anticipated. Tickets go on sale for the May 21, 23, 24, 27, 29, and 30, 2026 concerts at...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: World-Class Buffet May Be Back for Seconds, Vegas’ Top Ranked New Restaurants
Rio execs are considering bringing back the Carnival World Buffet Three Vegas eateries made Yelp's list of the year's 25 best new restaurants The beloved Carnival World Buffet at the Rio just might be revived. In a licensing hearing before the Nevada...
RetroEscapes: TikTok Influencer’s Las Vegas Theme Park Closer to Fantasyland Than Reality
Plans for a new nostalgia-based Vegas theme park appear to be more of a pipe dream than anything else The man behind RetroEscapes hasn't yet secured the land, permits, or financing for the planned $500-$600 million off-Strip project Only the future will...
El Guitar Hotel de Hard Rock toma forma sobre las cenizas del volcán Mirage en el Strip de Las Vegas
La silueta de la parte inferior de una guitarra eléctrica es ahora claramente reconocible a medida que la construcción del futuro Guitar Hotel de Hard Rock se eleva sobre el Strip de Las Vegas. Esta semana se ha podido ver a los...
