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2099 stories by Corey Levitan
Showgirl Exhibit at Las Vegas City Hall Highlights Extinct Sin City Icon
A new exhibition at Las Vegas City Hall highlights the history of an extinct but once vital icon of Las Vegas. “The Spectacle of the Showgirl" runs through October 10. The free exhibition on loan from Grant Philipo’s Las Vegas Showgirl Museum...
Some Vegas Players Knock (Very) Relocated Venetian Poker Room
On Thursday, the Venetian opened its brand new poker room. The new space -- announced back in February -- is the largest for poker in Las Vegas. It has 49 tables spread across 14,000 square feet, dedicated bathrooms, USB charging ports at...
Turo Car-Sharing Now Allowed at Vegas Airport, But Arrangement Frustrates Users
Turo, the car-sharing rental platform that’s like Airbnb for vehicles, finally has an official drop-off location at Harry Reid International Airport. On July 16, the Clark County Board of Commissioners approved a two-year permit for Turo to operate in the remote lot...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Aldean Next to Open Country Joint on Strip, Vegas Has $10 Lobster Rolls
Jason Aldean will be the next country star to open a restaurant in Las Vegas -- not, as previously reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Morgan Wallen. Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar will occupy 10,00 square feet on the second and...
Las Vegas’ Only Giraffe Dies at Lion Habitat Ranch
Ozzie, Las Vegas’ only giraffe, died early Friday morning from injuries suffered during a fall at Lion Habitat Ranch, a nonprofit sanctuary in Henderson, Nev. “In the quiet hours before dawn, something startled Ozzie, causing him to stumble,” the ranch posted on...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: You Don’t Have to Pay Resort Fees
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on March 17, 2023. All major resorts on the Las Vegas Strip now charge resort fees, even those,...
Did YouTube Star MrBeast Abuse Game Show Contestants in Las Vegas?
MrBeast faces allegations of mistreating contestants appearing on his upcoming Amazon Prime reality competition series, which filmed for three nights last month at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The accusations against "Beast Games," first reported by Casino.org’s own Vital Vegas and now...
LOST VEGAS: Hidden Relics of Sin City’s Past You Can Still See
The history of Las Vegas has an unusual adversary: The people who own its landmarks. Every time Las Vegas explodes, it seems, it implodes first. Virtually nothing from the Strip's early history -- the Desert Inn, Sands, Dunes, Stardust, and now even...
F1 Fans Not Racing to Rent Las Vegas Rooms This Year — MGM
Hotel reservations and ticket packages for the second F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix are experiencing a rapid deceleration from last year. So said MGM Resorts execs during the casino company's second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. “It’s off to a soft start as...
Westgate Las Vegas Unveils New Elvis Memorabilia Exhibit
The Westgate Las Vegas this morning unveiled a permanent new memorabilia collection celebrating Elvis Presley, who performed at the casino resort from July 31, 1969 through Dec. 12, 1976. One of several panels of a new Elvis Presley memorabilia collection unveiled by...
