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2028 stories by Corey Levitan
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Ciao Bella Vita, Parm to Aria’s Table, Spirits Lost
Las Vegas restaurateur Sergio Montegrande has closed all three of his Bella Vita Italian restaurants, which have been locals favorites since he opened his original Henderson location in 2015. Usually, when this happens, eateries leave a pleasantly worded note on their social media...
Aussie Casino Doles Out Millions by Mistake, Then Has Recipients Arrested
Star Casino in Sydney, Australia gave away millions in cash due to a software glitch before casino operators recognized and corrected the error. Their correction included arresting the recipients of the cash. The glitch, introduced via a software update to the Star's...
Tropicana Las Vegas Selling Off Entire Furnished Suites Before Implosion
The pre-implosion liquidation sale at the Tropicana Las Vegas, which we first told you about last month, just got even weirder. Ohio-based International Content Liquidations (ICL), which had been selling TVs, furniture, art, and lighting fixtures piecemeal from the 67-year-old casino resort,...
NoMad Hotel to Check Out of Park MGM on Las Vegas Strip
The NoMad will soon be no more on the Las Vegas Strip. The boutique luxury hotel, which currently occupies 293 rooms on the top four floors of Park MGM, has been evicted by its new corporate owners. Hilton acquired a majority controlling...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Boyz II Men II Cosmo, Mariah Carey-ing Over, Change is Beautiful
Boyz II Men, the top-selling R&B group of all time, have announced four upcoming shows at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan: August 23, 24, 30, and 31. The Boyz performed a hit residency at The Mirage from 2013 to 2019, and last...
DOJ to Sue Ticketmaster/Live Nation for Ticket Monopoly
The Justice Department is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit in federal court against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, according to multiple reports. At issue is Live Nation’s alleged monopoly over live entertainment in the US and the exorbitant fees...
New Paris Las Vegas Tower, Annexed from Horseshoe, Getting Rare Balconies
Many unusual attributes will accompany the new Versailles Tower at Paris -- unusual even for Las Vegas -- when it fully opens later this year. First of all, it’s not new at all, but one of the oldest towers at the former...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: To ‘86’ Someone Was Vegas Mob Slang for Murder
The bodies of so many murder victims were buried in the desert outside Las Vegas that, many of you have undoubtedly heard, it transformed the number "86" into a verb. The term is alleged by multiple internet sources to derive from a...
Las Vegas Overstated F1 Race’s Vegas Impact — Report
The marketing firm paid by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) exaggerated the benefit to Las Vegas of hosting the first Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, according to a new report. On Tuesday, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal,...
Most Bellagio Las Vegas Trees Planted to Replace Those Felled For F1 Now Dead
Of the 14 fir trees replanted last fall in front of the Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip, a whopping 13 are no longer alive. The trees replaced similar, but more mature, evergreens felled to make way for a Formula 1 Las...
