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2028 stories by Corey Levitan
WSOP Poker Player Suffers Heart Attack, Continues in Main Event
Even a heart attack isn’t serious enough to keep a poker pro out of the World Series of Poker Main Event, which opened July 3 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Adam Rude of Clarksville, Tenn. told the Poker News website...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: EDO No. 3, Tamba’s Strip Return
The owners of Las Vegas’ Anima by EDO and EDO Tapas & Wine are going for a trifecta. Roberto Liendo, Joe Mikulich, and James Beard-nominated Chef Oscar Amador will open Braseria in early 2025. The Spanish-French brasserie will debut at The Collective, a...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Imperial Palace was Shaped Like a Swastika
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 Nov. 11, 2022. A popular myth has resurfaced since the LINQ Hotel replaced the Imperial Palace on the Las...
No Sphere Residency for Beyoncé, Who Could Land Elsewhere on Vegas Strip — Report
Talks have broken off between Beyoncé and the Sphere, the Vegas venue she teased about playing in a February Verizon commercial. However, according to the New York Post, the pop superstar could land elsewhere on the Strip. Reps for the singer, whose...
Pete Rose Claims Gambling Scandal Cost Him $100M
While gambling in Las Vegas in 2007, Nebraska businessman Terrance Watanabe lost $127 million, believed to be one the biggest gambling losses ever. Pete Rose came close. The former Major League Baseball icon, now 83, claims that gambling cost him $100 million,...
Bally’s Files Implosion Permit Application to Drop Trop
Bally’s Corporation, which closed the Tropicana Las Vegas last April and has slowly been demolishing it since, filed an application to implode the casino resort’s two 22-story towers on Thursday. The permit application, filed with Clark County, requests the implosion of the...
Las Vegas Stripper Sued for Committing Relationship Fraud
An Arkansas man is suing a Las Vegas exotic dancer for $38.5 million, claiming that she “hoodwinked into thinking they were in an exclusive, romantic relationship” for 10 years. According to KNWA-TV/Fayetteville, which obtained a copy of the lawsuit and broke the story...
Caesars Entertainment Opens Booking for Paris Las Vegas’ Balcony Rooms
The first hotel rooms with balconies to open since the Cosmopolitan’s in 2010 are now up for grabs at the Paris Las Vegas website. Las Vegas visitors can now book the eagerly awaited rooms, in the newly renovated Versailles Tower for nights...
Downtown Grand Casino in Las Vegas For Sale
The Downtown Grand is for sale. The property, one block north of the Fremont Street Experience, has a 24,000-square-foot casino and 1,124 hotel rooms. According to Casino.org’s own Vital Vegas blog, CIM Group, the owner of the real estate, is asking $180...
OYO VEY! OSHA Investigates Vegas Casino for A/C Outage in 120° Heat
The Nevada branch of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the OYO Las Vegas Hotel & Casino for inadequate air conditioning. According to multiple local reports, the agency received complaints from employees about sweltering conditions inside the 30,000-square-foot casino....
