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Corey Levitan
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LOST VEGAS: The Continental and the Last (Known) Mob Skim
Cook E. Jarr, the beloved lounge singer who died on Tuesday, is the most famous person publicly associated with Las Vegas’ Continental Hotel and Casino. He was such a mainstay, $500 casino chips were once...
Las Vegas Sphere Reveals Surprise Next Residency in Video
In a video posted to social media by the Las Vegas Sphere on Wednesday morning, a sun-bleached blue rocking chair awaits someone on an idyllic island coast. Who might that someone be? A wave washes...
Las Vegas Icon Cook E. Jarr Moves on to That Great Lounge in the Sky
Before he died Tuesday from complications of pneumonia at age 83, beloved Las Vegas cult icon Cook E. Jarr single-handedly kept the spirit of lounge music alive on the Strip for 30 years. Jarr, sporting...
Luxor Las Vegas Guest Sues for Shockingly Bad Experience
A former elementary school teacher from Michigan is suing MGM Resorts, claiming that he was electrocuted by a faulty lamp in a hotel room at MGM’s Luxor casino resort. David Van Horn filed suit in...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Janet Extends Stay at Resorts World, Nelly and Lenny News
Janet Jackson’s Resorts World residency won't wrap on February 15, but will instead return for at least six more dates. Tickets for her May 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, and 31 shows go on sale...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Saguaro Cactuses Grow Here
A recent documentary series about Las Vegas from CNN aimed to set the facts straight, once and for all, about Sin City. So you would think they wouldn't get one of their facts about Las...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: MGM Resorts Considers Charging for Window Tables
According to the Public Gaming Research Institute, Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli authored a note to investors stating that MGM Resorts is “exploring additional ways to generate revenues through creative strategies, including tiered seating in...
Hit-and-Run Driver Who Put Las Vegas Bus Driver in Coma Leaves HUGE Clue at Crime Scene
Erika Bruce was driving home late one night last week from Barstow, Calif. when another vehicle plowed into hers. The collision forced her off the road and into a ditch. Now she lay in a...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Casinos Employ Coolers to Stop Hot Streaks
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 Aug. 14, 2023. In the Oscar-nominated 2003 movie "The Cooler," William H. Macy portrays...
Warner Bros.’ Las Vegas Film Studio Proposal Loses its Developer
One of two major Hollywood studios proposed for Las Vegas no longer has anyone to build it. Newport Beach, Calif.’s Birtcher Development is no longer set to construct Warner Bros. Studios Nevada, a 34-acre film...
