Areas of Expertise
2099 stories by Corey Levitan
Fontainebleau Bets $112.5M on 5 More Las Vegas Strip Acres
The owner and developer of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas plans to expand its footprint. Jeffrey Soffer seeks to buy 5 additional acres, just south of his casino resort on the Strip, for $112.5 million. The Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA)...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The ‘World’s Tallest Thermometer’
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 Sept. 4, 2023. The "world’s tallest thermometer" in Baker, Calif., is a liar. It’s not that there’s a taller thermometer somewhere...
ELECTRIC TUBBY CARNIVAL: Teletubby Rave Coming to AREA15 in Vegas
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, and Po want to rage with you all night long. On Friday night, June 21, "House of Teletubbies: Tubbyland Rave" will explode onto the dancefloor at the Portal, inside the off-Strip Gen Z entertainment mecca known as AREA...
4-Month-Old Pups Abandoned on Sidewalk in Las Vegas Heat
Officers with Animal Protection Services in Las Vegas rescued four puppies earlier this week who were abandoned in a bucket on a sidewalk. The officers brought them to the Animal Foundation, which announced Thursday that the puppies, all 4-month-old siblings, are responding...
$700M in Fed Funding Announced to Boost Water Levels in Vegas-Adjacent Lake Mead
The Department of the Interior on Thursday announced an initial $700 million in federal funding to help boost the water level at Lake Mead. In a press release, the department shared its hope that this investment could return “more than 700,000 acre-feet...
Two New Films in Production for Vegas Sphere
Two new hour-long films are reportedly in production for the Sphere at Venetian. One, or both, will replace “Postcard from Earth,” the Darren Aronofsky sci-fi opus that has screened in between live music performances since the venue opened last September. One of...
Las Vegas Casino Resorts Face Appeal in Price-Fixing Lawsuit
The four major Las Vegas Strip casino resorts haven't put that pesky price-fixing lawsuit behind them. A 2023 class action suit accused Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts, Wynn Resorts, and Treasure Island of colluding to artificially inflate the price of their hotel rooms....
Cashless Gaming Device Installed at First Tribal Casino
Acres Manufacturing has debuted its Cashless Casino technology on every slot machine at Rolling Hills Casino & Resort in Corning, Calif. The tech allows cash-free wagering on any machine, regardless of its manufacturer. Cashless Casino is now in use in 11 states,...
A’s Ask to Play Unusually High Number of Home Games Away from Vegas Per Year
In a newly discovered stipulation in their 30-year non-relocation agreement with Las Vegas, the Oakland Athletics are requesting to play up to eight home games per year away from their proposed baseball stadium. That's more than double the number of “neutral-site home...
UH-OH: Vegas Hasn’t Broken a Low-Temp Record in 25 Years
Twenty-five years ago today, Las Vegas broke a low temperature record for the day. What most tourists, and even residents, haven't noticed is that it hasn’t done so since. That record, set on June 4, 1999, was 50° Fahrenheit. It broke a...
