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Las Vegas Home of Tupac Shakur Murder Suspect ‘Ransacked’ by Criminals
The Las Vegas area home belonging to the family of Duane "Keefe D" Davis -- the man charged with the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur -- was burglarized and ransacked on Wednesday by criminals, according to an exclusive report by...
Vegas Sphere Goes Full Death Star for CES Lego Stunt
After two-plus years of being an emoji, a blinking eye and a basketball, the Sphere finally achieved its highest form: a 366‑foot‑tall LEGO Death Star that CES VIPs blew up for fun. On Wednesday night, the globular wonder’s 580,000‑square‑foot “Exosphere” was re‑skinned...
Bagel-Eating Champ Joey Chestnut Facing Another Las Vegas Hole-y War
Competitive eating -- that uniquely American sport that pretty much rewards obesity -- returns to its natural habitat on January 31, when Joey Chestnut defends his title at the fourth annual Siegel’s Bagelmania World Bagel Eating Championship in Las Vegas. (Yes, competitive...
Robot Deals Tone-Deaf Blackjack at CES in Las Vegas
Sharpa’s humanoid robot North wowed CES attendees with its blackjack dealing but sparked a backlash on social media Critics blasted the demo as tone‑deaf in a city dependent on human card dealers Others mocked North’s extremely slow dealing speed Sharpa evoked the...
Tourism Slump Cost Vegas Nearly 5K Jobs in Late ’25
Las Vegas ended 2025 by losing thousands of jobs. According to a Jan. 6 report from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), 4,700 were lost between September and November, based on seasonally adjusted figures. The culprit was the tourism...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Bellagio’s New Dinnertainment, Rio’s Hash House a Gone-Gone
The Mayfair Supper Club reopened at Bellagio on New Year’s Eve with a fully reworked production and expanded menu, marking the venue’s first major creative overhaul since opening in 2019. The relaunch introduced a new nightly show produced by Outside The Box...
Hard Rock Las Vegas’ Guitar Hotel Construction Strums Past Midpoint
Construction of the new Hard Rock Guitar Hotel on the Vegas Strip is progressing on pace The new structure, which replaces the Mirage, is expected to open in late 2027 Hard Rock International’s Guitar Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip has surpassed...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Adele Residency Film in Cards, Panic Returns, Spice Girls at Sphere?
Reports suggest Adele fans could expect a documentary about her Caesars Palace residency Widespread Panic will overtake Vegas in May Could The Sphere be getting Spicy? There were never any public declarations of a documentary being shot, either from Adele or Caesars...
Las Vegas Convention Center Completes $600M Renovation in Time for CES
The Las Vegas Convention Center’s Central Hall reopened Monday, Jan. 5, after a sweeping $600 million, eight‑year renovation. Leaders from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) cut the ceremonial ribbon one day before...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Billionaire, the Condom & the Schmucks Who Believe It
Hot tip: If you Google a story because you suspect it might be false, and the resulting links lead you only to personal WordPress blogs, random social accounts and "news outlets" with WTF names, then you already have your answer. And yet,...
