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VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Colosseum Thrown to the Leppards, Babyface Returns, It’s Not Steve Miller Time
Def Leppard roars into Caesars Colosseum Babyface polishes his act at the Pearl Steve Miller says weather concerns will keep him from touring Def Leppard will perform its third Vegas residency next year, its first at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: A Serial Killer Targets Unhoused Tunnel Residents
In the tunnels beneath Las Vegas, a serial killer preys on the unhoused population living there under unfortunate enough circumstances as it is. “It sounds crazy, but it’s true,” said Jay, 45, one of the tunnel’s residents, in a 2023 video posted...
Is a New ‘Hangover Experience’ Coming to Las Vegas?
Ever wake up in a trashed Caesars Palace suite with no memory of the previous night, a tooth missing and Mike Tyson’s tiger chasing you? According to some very flimsy evidence, Warner Bros. is gauging audience interest in a “Hangover Experience.” The...
Manny Pacquaio and Boxing Fans Robbed in Las Vegas
Manny Pacquiao was robbed of making history on Saturday night in Las Vegas, where the formerly retired boxing great had hoped to reclaim his welterweight title from current champ Mario Barrios. And most of the 13,000 fans packing the MGM Grand Garden...
Smile for the Security Cameras Facing Your Las Vegas Strip Balcony
This week, X user @JoeWarner81 went viral by spotting an array of cameras in the corner of a TikTok video filmed looking out from a balcony at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. The cameras were mounted on an adjacent low rooftop and pointed...
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 was revealed. Read that story here. In...
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 at the Sahara Hotel’s Congo Room in...
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 streamer, Rodney Finley, and his wife Tanisha,...
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 poker two most prestigious titles in the...
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 several apparently outrageous elements. The receipt --...
