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Corey Levitan
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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: There Was a “Miss Atomic Bomb” Beauty Pageant
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. 27, 2023. Three days later, coincidentally, the true identity of Miss Atomic Bomb...
Late Singer Connie Francis Held Las Vegas Record
Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the pre-Beatles era who died Thursday at age 87, was the youngest solo performer to headline in Las Vegas. At least she was in 1960, when she performed...
Bellagio Fountains Assassin Could Face Death Penalty
Prosecutors will consider seeking the death penalty against Manuel “Sin City Manny” Ruiz The YouTube livestreamer was arraigned Thursday for two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon Ruiz allegedly murdered a rival YouTube...
Michael Mizrachi Crowned 2025 WSOP Main Event Champ
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi won the WSOP Main Event on Wednesday Earlier this summer, he won the WSOP's $50K Poker Player's Championship for the fourth time in his career He's the first player to win...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: Seeing (Ole) Red Over Auto Gratuity, No Viva Another Vegan
Vegas diners reach the tipping point over an Ole Red receipt Another plant-based eatery dies on the vine in Vegas A July 11 receipt from the Las Vegas Ole Red has achieved virality due to...
HOOTIE’S HOOT GOES MUTE: Darius Rucker Abruptly Ends Atlantic City Casino Show
Darius Rucker abruptly ended his July 12 show at the Hard Rock & Casino in Atlantic City, Casino.org has learned, when his voice unexpectedly blew out. "Y'all, I can't sing anymore,” he told his audience...
Margets, 2nd Woman to Make Final Table at WSOP Main Event, Busts Out on Day 1
The historic run of Leonor “Leo” Margets' at the 2025 World Series of Poker was not as historic as millions had been hoping. The only woman to make the Main Event’s final table in 30...
LOST VEGAS: Bob Stupak’s Vegas World
Bob Stupak was one of Vegas' most original -- and successful -- hustlers His biggest and most-lasting impression on the city -- and its skyline -- was the creation of the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Sphere Finally Announces Zac Brown, DJ Snake to Charm UNITY, Kelly Says Sorry
Zac Brown toes his way into the Sphere in December DJ Snake slithers into the Unity residency at Sphere in September Kelly Clarkson kicks off her Vegas residency one week late The Strip's worst-kept musical...
First Woman Makes WSOP Main Event Final Table Since 1995
Leo Margets is the first woman to reach the WSOP Main Event final table in 30 years A poker pro from Spain, Margets was the last woman standing in the 2009 Main Event, finishing 27th...
