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The ‘Swelce’ Swell: The Swift Kick Taylor Will Give Super Bowl
The cover of February’s Sports Illustrated features a cartoon illustrating the cover of “Why the Super Bowl and Las Vegas are the Perfect Couple.” And, of course, the drawing’s most prominent image is of a certain Kansas City Chiefs tight end holding...
Bill Cosby Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl in Elvis’ Hotel Suite: Lawsuit
The Westgate Las Vegas has been named as the scene of a new sexual assault lawsuit against Bill Cosby. In the civil suit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, Los Angeles resident Chelan Lasha accuses the disgraced former TV...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Rao’s to Rao-pen on Strip
Rao's, the beyond-exclusive Italian eatery, is reportedly scouting locations for its second Las Vegas run. According to the New York Post, this will happen while its owners are in town to serve five nights of pop-up dinners to VIP invitees at a...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Sphere is Dead Set, Strip’s First All-Spanish Residency
Dead & Company has all but confirmed what we reported earlier this month. The jam supergroup featuring Grateful Dead survivors Bob Weir and Mickey Hart with singer-songwriter John Mayer will headline the next Vegas Sphere residency after U2. Dead & Company are...
Historic Las Vegas Bar Approved for Gaming via FaceTime
One of Las Vegas' longest-operating bars has made history for another reason. Last week, the Hard Hat Lounge received what is believed to be the only gaming license ever approved via a video call. Frankie Sidoris, the new owner of the old...
Union Scores Decent Severance for Tropicana Las Vegas Employees
When the Tropicana Casino permanently closes on April 2, two days shy of its 67th anniversary, many of its employees could walk away with a year or more in pay. Because of a union contract in December, severance at the Las Vegas...
Taylor Swift Will Be at Super Bowl, But Not to Sing: Report
Sources close to Taylor want a Swift end to rumors that she will perform at the Super Bowl, according to a new report. When the Super Bowl is played in Las Vegas for the first time on Sunday, February 11, both the...
TROP TO DROP SOON! Iconic Vegas Casino Announces Closing Date
The Tropicana Las Vegas announced on Monday that its doors will permanently close on April 2. That is only two days short of the Strip icon’s 67th anniversary. The announcement came in an internal memo to employees from VP/GM Arik Knowles. The...
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: Las Vegas Details You Never Noticed
There are some interesting details about Las Vegas that even its most seasoned tourists probably never noticed, and that’s because the town doesn’t particularly want them to. They’re right there, though. You just have to know where to look. The St. Regis...
Nevada Gaming Control Board Website Was Hacked
On Wednesday, Casino.org reported that the Nevada Gaming Control Board's (NCGB) website may have fallen victim to a cyberattack. Now, that attack has been confirmed. In a statement posted to the agency's Twitter/X account late Thursday, the control board admitted that its...
