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VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Davante Adams’ In-Home Taco Bell
A wild Las Vegas celebrity home listing went viral last week after the Raiders traded wide receiver Davante Adams to the New York Jets. The Opendoor listing advertised a 7,421 square-foot house with eight bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, and its own Taco Bell....
Grad Student Turns 40 Cents into $500K via Online BetMGM Game
Jonathan Hamrick, a grad student from West Virginia, turned 40 cents into $532,969 this week, via a spin on an online slot game from BetMGM. That’s over 1.3 million times his original bet. The money will pay off his loans for tuition...
Las Vegas Strip Attraction Closing After Only 7 Months
The Las Vegas Strip just got a little less immersive. "Particle Ink: House of Shattered Prisms" will close on Monday, October 28, after fewer than seven months at the Luxor. Occupying the former wedding chapel on the casino resort’s mezzanine level, "Particle...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: You Know Which Floor Your Hotel Room is Really On
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 Sept. 11, 2023 If your room at The Wynn is on the 60th floor, you don't have a...
Guitarist Jake E. Lee Addresses Las Vegas Shooting
Jake E. Lee reached out from his Las Vegas hospital bed on Thursday, where the former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist is recovering from multiple nonfatal gunshot wounds. “I deeply appreciate all the concern and well wishes,” Lee posted on the Facebook page of...
New A’s Las Vegas Stadium and Casino Renderings
We still don’t have a detailed financial plan from A’s owner John Fisher for building his team’s new stadium on the Las Vegas Strip, but we do have some pretty new drawings of how the ballpark and an adjoining Bally’s Crop. casino...
Convicted Murderer of Las Vegas Reporter Gets Additional Prison Time
Robert Telles, a former Clark County Public Administrator, who was sentenced to 20 years to life in August for stabbing Las Vegas newspaper reporter Jeff German to death in 2022, received additional prison time Wednesday in Eighth Judicial District Court. Judge Michelle...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: World’s Biggest In-N-Out, Venetian Building Food Hall
A new In-N-Out Burger is currently under construction in Vegas on the third-floor roof deck of The BLVD, the 400K square-foot retail, entertainment and dining plaza being built on the site of the old Hawaiian Marketplace at 3755 S. Las Vegas Blvd....
Former Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist Jake E. Lee Shot in Las Vegas
Jake E. Lee, former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, was shot while walking his dog in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning, TMZ was the first to report. Lee, 67, is currently in intensive care at a Las Vegas hospital. Though he was shot...
Caesars Virginia Casino to Debut with Gordon Ramsay Joint
When Caesars Virginia opens later this year in Danville, it will have its own Gordon Ramsay restaurant. The casino resort's Ramsay’s Kitchen will be the first eatery in Virginia to license the celebrity chef's name and likeness. Though it hasn't been confirmed,...
