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Mike Tyson Rumored to Appear at WrestleMania 41 in Vegas
WrestleCon announced on Tuesday that boxing icon Mike Tyson will make his first appearance at the annual professional wrestling convention, which returns to Las Vegas this year for only the third time in its 12-year history. Of course, WrestleCon, to be held...
Cirque Du Soleil to Debut Temporary Las Vegas Exhibit
There are no contortionists or acrobats in the next Las Vegas show from Cirque du Soleil -- just lot of sitting still in an exhibit hall. “Stories from Backstage: Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas,” produced in collaboration with the city’s Neon...
WWE Announces WrestleMania 41 Wraparound Events in Vegas
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced Friday a trio of wraparound events for its first WrestleMania in Las Vegas since 1993. SmackDown, NXT Stand and Deliver, and Raw will occupy T-Mobile Arena in the days surrounding WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium. "Raw" welcomes...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Tiger Attack Wasn’t Siegfried & Roy’s Fault
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 Oct. 9, 2023. What happened at Siegfried & Roy's infamous final show 20 years ago last week -- which ended...
What to Bring Back to Las Vegas From its Classic Past — Poll
Our friends at the Las Vegas Advisor (LVA) website on Thursday published the results of a poll asking readers what they would bring back to Las Vegas from its glory days, if they were in charge. Not surprisingly, the Top 10 vote-getters...
Nevada Supreme Court Backs Backstreet Boy Nick Carter’s Defamation Case
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling Tuesday that Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys was likely defamed and can move forward with a countersuit against his rape accuser. In a 2017 blog post, Melissa Schuman claimed she was raped by...
We All Scream for This Vegas Museum
Here’s a scoop for you … The Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC) plans to open its seventh permanent location in Las Vegas in 2026. The experience, which Business Insider called “a Willy Wonka factory come to life that you won’t want to...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Tom Jones & Katy Perry Return (Not Together), Bruno Re-Parks
It is unusual for a headliner to return, 60 years after their Las Vegas debut and still generate enough buzz to land at Wynn Las Vegas instead of off-Strip on an oldies package tour. But that’s Tom Jones, who returns to the...
THE BUNK MONKS: Fake Buddhist Clergy Solicit ‘Donations’ on The Strip
Stroll the Las Vegas Strip for a half hour and you’ll run into any number of people generating income as costumed characters. They're not really misrepresenting themselves, other than probably to the IRS. Everyone knows they're not really Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, or...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Gonzalo Garcia-Pelayo Invented the Only Technique to Beat Roulette Without Cheating
“The story of how the only profitable roulette system was uncovered and how the man that discovered it won $1.5 million, is a tale that continues to inspire casino fans new and old,” reads the Times of Malta’s April 21, 2022 edition....
