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New Hope from DOJ for Reviving Las Vegas Hotel Price-Fixing Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is backing consumers fighting to revive a class-action lawsuit that accuses the major Las Vegas hotel chains of sharing data with each other via algorithms that keep room rates artificially inflated. This marks a rare ray...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Final Resting Place of Whiskey Pete
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 Dec. 16, 2022. On Feb. 2, 1994, construction workers were grading the land for the light rail that today...
ALL-OUT! Sahara Will Be 7th Vegas Strip Casino to Fold Poker Room in 5 Years
The Sahara will close its poker room on November 16, replacing the space with more slot machines. “When it debuts in mid-December, the enhanced offerings will include dedicated slot banks where players can be some of the first in Las Vegas to...
No Water in the Sahara!
Of all the Las Vegas casino resorts to run out of water, it’s beyond ironic that it would be the one named after the world's most famous desert. But the north Strip property has been as bone dry as the actual Sahara...
Menendez Brother Will Viva in Las Vegas if Freed — Report
Erik Menendez has had time to think long and hard about this decision, and he's chosen Las Vegas as his new home, TMZ reports. On Thursday, LA County District Attorney George Gascón recommended that Erik, 53, and his older brother Lyle, 56,...
How to Halloween in Las Vegas (Adults Only)
Las Vegas is frightening enough on a normal day, but the spooky season usually elevates matters to another level. Here’s how to Halloween this year… Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26 Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics Classical musicians tackle seasonal favorites...
LOST VEGAS: Nudes on Ice
Nipples and ice aren’t a popular pairing, at least not in public. But topless female ice-skaters once glided over an iced-over showroom stage at the Aladdin, and two decades later, in a 1988 revival at the Plaza downtown. Yes, the name was...
Latest Diddy Sex Lawsuit Names Las Vegas
Las Vegas was the setting for one of seven new lawsuits charging Sean “Diddy” Combs with sexual abuse. The suit was filed on behalf of an unidentified Arizona woman who claims the rap mogul drugged and raped her at Planet Hollywood in...
Las Vegas’ Ellis Island Getting All Fancy
Ellis Island Casino Hotel no longer wants to be known as a dive. The first official renderings of how the family-owned property will look after emerging from its current $35 million cocoon of renovation were released Monday. And, frankly, the vibe is...
LOST VEGAS: The First Neon Sign in Las Vegas
Even the 2,300 residents of Las Vegas at the time realized that the small tombstone shape announcing the name of Fremont Street’s Overland Hotel was special. And that feeling was confirmed when the Las Vegas Evening Review dedicated a story to it....
